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Biographies

Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani
1909 - 1977
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
Sulafa Hijjawi
1934 - 14 September 2021
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008
Biography
Abd al-Wahhab Darawshah
12 October 1943 - 10 March 2026

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Lebanon War, 1982
1982 - 1983

Highlights

Highlight
Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
Highlight
Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
Highlight
The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
Highlight
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
Highlight
IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
Highlight
X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure
1993-2000
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
Highlight
Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993

Events

Event
Arab Sanctions Against Egypt
27 March 1979 - 31 March 1979
Event
10th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
Event
Agreement on Withdrawal of Palestinian Forces from Beirut Reached and Implemented
20 August 1982 - 2 September 1982
Event
PLO and Jordan Agree on Idea of Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation
9 October 1982 - 10 November 1982
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
3 August 1983 - 7 August 1983
Event
Palestinian Internal Polarization
27 March 1984 - 20 May 1984
Event
Israeli Planes Attack PLO Headquarters in Tunis; Arafat Narrowly Escapes
25 September 1985 - 1 October 1985
Event
Resumption of Diplomatic Activity
30 January 1988 - 10 February 1988
Event
Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir in Tunis
16 April 1988
Event
Start of US-PLO Dialogue
14 December 1988
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
31 March 1989 - 2 April 1989
Event
US-PLO Official Meeting in Tunis
14 August 1989
Event
Assassination of Salah Khalaf (Abu Iyad) and Hayel Abdel Hamid (Abu al-Hol)
14 January 1991
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
17 October 1991
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting in Tunis Prepares the Implementation of the DOP
10 October 1993 - 12 October 1993
Event
Arafat's Decree N° 1: Pre-1967 Laws in West Bank and Gaza Are still in Force
20 May 1994
Event
Palestine National Authority (PNA) Holds First Official Meeting in Tunis
26 May 1994
Event
Arab and International Support of Palestinian Uprising
30 September 2000 - 7 October 2000
Event
16th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis; Rejection of Israel's Disengagement Plan
22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004
Event
Fatah Sixth General Conference Is Held in Bethlehem
4 August 2009 - 8 August 2009
Event
30th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis
31 March 2019
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Mecca
30 May 2019
Event
31st Arab Summit Meets in Algiers
1 November 2022 - 2 November 2022

Historical Texts

Document
Tenth Arab Summit: Final Statement
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
Document
Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
Document
Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
Document
Cairo Declaration on the PLO and Terrorism as read by PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat
7 November 1985
Document
PLO “Assumptions” with Regard to Baker's Five Points
1 December 1989
Document
Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
Document
Bezalel Smotrich: Israel's Decisive Plan
7 September 2017
Document
30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2019: Final Communiqué
30 May 2019

Historical Media

Document
Mother Palestine
1983