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Biographies

Biography
Musa Kazim Husseini
1853 - 26 March 1934
Biography
Abdallah Mukhlis
27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947
Biography
Musa Nasir
4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Sadhij Nassar
1900 - 1970
Biography
Ihsan al-Nimr
1905 - 21 May 1985
Biography
Nicola Ziadeh
1907 - 27 July 2006
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani
1909 - 1977
Biography
Sami Taha Hamran
1911 - 11 September 1947
Biography
Fadwa Tuqan
1917 - 12 December 2003
Biography
Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
28 August 1919 - 12 December 1994
Biography
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
16 April 1925 - 20 April 2023
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Muin Bseiso
1926 - 23 January 1984
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Anis Abdullah Sayigh
3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Naji al-Ali
1936 - 29 August 1987
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008
Biography
Abd al-Wahhab Darawshah
12 October 1943

Historical Texts

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Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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Biltmore Conference Declaration
11 May 1942
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Suggestions Presented by the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte) to the Two Parties
28 June 1948
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Palestine National Council, 5th Session: Political Statement
4 February 1969
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UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)
10 November 1975
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UNGA Resolution 3375 (XXX)
10 November 1975
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Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
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Tenth Arab Summit: Final Statement
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
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Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
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Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut
20 August 1982
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Reagan Plan
1 September 1982
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 15895
1 August 1983
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Cairo Declaration on the PLO and Terrorism as read by PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat
7 November 1985
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Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
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UNGA Resolution 42/210
17 December 1987
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UNGA Resolution 42/229
2 March 1988
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UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
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UNGA Resolution 43/160
9 December 1988
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Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
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UNGA Resolution 43/177
15 December 1988
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 20463
17 February 1989
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Draft of UNGA Resolution A/44/L.50
29 November 1989
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PLO “Assumptions” with Regard to Baker's Five Points
1 December 1989
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Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
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U.S.-Soviet Letter of Invitation to Peace Talks in Madrid
18 October 1991
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Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
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Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
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Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
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PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy
20 January 2001
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Israeli-Palestinian Joint Statement
27 January 2001
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/270
26 March 2001
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The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/1199
14 December 2001
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Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
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UNGA Resolution 58/292
17 May 2004
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/783
5 October 2004
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Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
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President Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World
4 June 2009
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Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2011/24
18 February 2011
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Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
18 January 2016
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Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
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UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
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30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019
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Database of All Business Enterprises Involved in Israeli Settlement Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
12 February 2020
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Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel
15 September 2020

Events

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Pan-Islamic Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
7 December 1931 - 17 December 1931
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US and USSR Endorse Partition
11 October 1947 - 13 October 1947
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Third Phase of the Palestine War: Arab-Israeli War
15 May 1948 - 6 January 1949
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The USSR Recognizes the State of Israel on a de jure Basis
17 May 1948
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Egyptian-Czech Arms Deal
27 September 1955
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Draft Security Council Resolution S/5407
3 September 1963
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President Bourguiba and 1947 Partition Plan
27 February 1965 - 11 March 1965
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2nd Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965
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Draft Security Council Resolution S/7575/Rev.1
4 November 1966
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June War, 6th Day
10 June 1967
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Emergency Arab Summit Meets in Cairo to Force a Palestinian-Jordanian Agreement
21 September 1970 - 28 September 1970
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SC Res. 338: Calling for Cease-fire and Deciding to Start Immediately Negotiations for Just Durable and Peace
22 October 1973
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Opening of an Arab-Israeli Peace Conference in Geneva
21 December 1973
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29th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
20 February 1978 - 1 March 1978
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Arab Sanctions Against Egypt
27 March 1979 - 31 March 1979
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10th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
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Birzeit University Is Closed
14 November 1980
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Majid Abu Sharar Is Assassinated in Rome
9 October 1981
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Popular Resistance and Israeli Measures in West Bank
16 February 1982 - 30 March 1982
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Agreement on Withdrawal of Palestinian Forces from Beirut Reached and Implemented
20 August 1982 - 2 September 1982
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PLO and Jordan Agree on Idea of Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation
9 October 1982 - 10 November 1982
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30th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
7 December 1982 - 16 December 1982
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
3 August 1983 - 7 August 1983
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Israeli Measures Against Palestinian Universities
2 November 1983 - 30 July 1984
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Palestinian Internal Polarization
27 March 1984 - 20 May 1984
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Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
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Israeli Planes Attack PLO Headquarters in Tunis; Arafat Narrowly Escapes
25 September 1985 - 1 October 1985
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Israeli Repression in the Occupied Territories
4 December 1986 - 11 December 1986
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Resumption of Diplomatic Activity
30 January 1988 - 10 February 1988
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Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir in Tunis
16 April 1988
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Start of US-PLO Dialogue
14 December 1988
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US-PLO Official Meeting Takes Place in Carthage, Tunisia
22 March 1989
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
31 March 1989 - 2 April 1989
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Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
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US-PLO Official Meeting in Tunis
14 August 1989
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Israel Deports Five Palestinians
27 August 1989
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Mass Emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel Is Triggered
1 October 1989 - 14 January 1990
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Assassination of Salah Khalaf (Abu Iyad) and Hayel Abdel Hamid (Abu al-Hol)
14 January 1991
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20th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
23 September 1991 - 28 September 1991
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
17 October 1991
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US-Soviet Invitation to the Madrid Peace Conference
18 October 1991
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32nd Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
26 July 1992 - 30 July 1992
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PLO Central Council Meeting in Tunis Prepares the Implementation of the DOP
10 October 1993 - 12 October 1993
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Arafat's Decree N° 1: Pre-1967 Laws in West Bank and Gaza Are still in Force
20 May 1994
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Palestine National Authority (PNA) Holds First Official Meeting in Tunis
26 May 1994
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Mounting Malaise in the Palestinian Territories
17 February 2000 - 18 May 2000
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Arab and International Support of Palestinian Uprising
30 September 2000 - 7 October 2000
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Draft Security Council Resolution S/2000/1171
18 December 2000
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Lebanese MPs challenge the Constitutionality of Equating Immovable Property Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees with their Resettlement
19 April 2001
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16th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis; Rejection of Israel's Disengagement Plan
22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004
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Arafat's Sudden Illness and Death
12 October 2004 - 12 November 2004
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Israeli Attacks Resume: Operations Orange Iron, Violet Iron
17 November 2004 - 28 December 2004
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July War: Diplomacy Paralyzed by the US
14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006
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Fatah Sixth General Conference Is Held in Bethlehem
4 August 2009 - 8 August 2009
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Pro-Democracy Revolts and Demonstrations in Several Arab Countries
17 December 2010 - 11 February 2011
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Al Jazeera Satellite TV and the Guardian Release the Palestine Papers
23 January 2011
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Impact of the Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Popular Politics
2 February 2011 - 15 March 2011
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4
17 November 2012
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Assassination of Muhammad Zuwari in Sfax
15 December 2016
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PA President Abbas Signs Accession Papers for 11 International Organizations
15 November 2018
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30th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis
31 March 2019
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Mecca
30 May 2019
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Israel Raids and Closes Offices of Human Rights Organizations in the West Bank
28 February 2021 - 15 September 2021
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Israel Is Readmitted as an Observer Country to the African Union, Later Suspended
22 July 2021 - 20 February 2023

Highlights

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The Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
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The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
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The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
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Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
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Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
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Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
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Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
1948-2048
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X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000
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Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
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The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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The Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Lebanon War, 1982
1982 - 1983