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Hafiz al-Sa’id

As‘ad al-Shuqairi

1860 - February 1940

1868 - October 1930

Bendali Saliba al-Jawzi

Freih Abu Middein

1875 - 9 February 1949

Khalil al-Sakakini

23 January 1878 - 13 August 1953

Abdallah Mukhlis

27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947

1880 - 16 June 1946

Abd al-Qadir Muzaffar

1882 - 22 April 1942

Boulos Shehadeh

1882 - 1 August 1943

Raghib al-Nashashibi

Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi

1882 - 29 June 1963

1885 - 19 December 1953

11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941

Muhammad Izzat Darwaza

21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984

Abd al-Hamid Shuman

1888 - 9 September 1974

Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim

Awni Abd al-Hadi

1889 - 15 March 1970

Jamal al-Husseini

1892 - 5 July 1982

27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993

Muhammad Amin al-Husseini

1895 - 4 July 1974

Muhammad Ali al-Taher

1896 - 22 August 1974

Wasif Jawhariyyeh

Matiel Mogannam

15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992

Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari

1900 - 29 May 1980

1905 - 2 May 1941

15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979

Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih

1907 - 8 January 2001

1907 - 27 July 2006

Ahmad al-Shuqairi

1908 - 25 February 1980

Abd al-Karim al-Karmi

1909 - 11 October 1980

1910 - 26 February 1971

Sami Taha Hamran

1911 - 11 September 1947

Abd al-Majid Shuman

1912 - 5 July 2005

Qudsia Khourshid

5 August 1912 - 2 December 2009

28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976

Wadi‘a Qaddura Khartabil

1917 - 12 December 2003

Haydar Abd al-Shafi

10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007

1923 - 12 May 2004

Yusra al-Barbari

15 April 1923 - 13 May 2009

20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999

Salma Khadra Jayyusi

16 April 1925 - 20 April 2023

1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008

1926 - 23 January 1984

Issam Abd al-Hadi

1928 - 8 August 2013

Samira Abu Ghazaleh

1928 - 12 January 2017

1929 - 2 June 2016

Ibrahim Abu-Lughod

15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001

7 May 1929 - 5 July 1994

24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004

3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012

Bassam Shak’a

1930 - 22 July 2019

Ismail Shammout

2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006

Bashir Barghouti

1931 - 9 September 2000

Anis Abdullah Sayigh

3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009

13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009

Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)

10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988

1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003

1936 - 3 August 1978

1939 - 19 August 2014

Faisal al-Husseini

17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001

1941 - 5 February 2023

Mahmoud Darwish

13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008

Dalal al-Mughrabi

29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978

1962 - 31 July 2024

9 February 1963

Events

The Ottoman Government Sets Out Principles Governing Jewish Immigration to the Empire

24 November 1881

Ottoman Consolidated Regulations on Jewish Residence and Land Purchase in Palestine

29 November 1900 - 28 January 1901

Palestinian Peasants in Tiberias Score a Rare Success Against Zionist Land Acquisition

8 December 1900 - 11 November 1901

The Mandate System: Article 22 of the League of Nations Covenant

10 January 1920

Advisory Council for Palestine Is Established

3rd Palestinian National Congress Meets in Haifa

13 December 1920 - 19 December 1920

Hybrid Status for Transjordan; Prince Abdullah Becomes Its Emir

Amin al-Husseini Elected Mufti of Jerusalem

Regulation Concerning the Supreme Moslem Sharia Council

20 December 1921 - 9 January 1922

The League of Nations Confirms Britain’s Mandate over Palestine

The British Issue a Constitution for Palestine in the Form of an Order in Council

5th Palestinian National Congress Meets in Nablus

20 August 1922 - 1 September 1922

League of Nations Approves Exclusion of Transjordan Territory from the Jewish National Home

14 September 1922 - 16 September 1922

Palestinians Boycott Elections

February 1923 - March 1923

6th Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jaffa

Official Onset of British Mandate for Palestine

29 September 1923

Islamic Conference in Defense of al-Buraq and Muslim Holy Places in Jerusalem

1 November 1928

White Paper (Amery) on Status Quo at al-Buraq / Western Wall

19 November 1928 - 27 December 1928

League of Nations Council Approves the Appointment of an International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall

14 January 1930 - 15 May 1930

White Paper (Passfield) of 1930 Is Published

20 October 1930

Enactment of the Palestine Order in Council Related to al-Buraq / Western Wall

Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1931

Pan-Islamic Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

7 December 1931 - 17 December 1931

Revival of the Legislative Council Idea

December 1935 - March 1936

Enactment of Emergency Regulations

Great Britain Issues the Palestine Martial Law (Defence) Order in Council, 1936

30 September 1936

Criminal Code Ordinance of 1936

Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1937

18 March 1937 - 24 March 1937

The Palestine Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper

Pact of the League of Arab States; Annex on Palestine

The British Mandate Issues the Defence (Emergency) Regulations

27 September 1945

Independence of the Emirate of Transjordan and Establishment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan

Arab League Meets in Bludan and Reacts to the Recommendations of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry

8 June 1946 - 12 June 1946

Arab League Supervises the Establishment of a Unified Palestinian Arab Higher Committee

Anglo-American Conference Meets in London and Proposes the Morrison-Grady Federal Plan

The Palestine Commission Submits First Reports to Security Council

31 January 1948 - 16 February 1948

SC Res. 42: Appealing Permanent Members for Guidance on Palestine

US Apparent Hesitancy Toward Partition

18 March 1948 - 30 March 1948

SC Res. 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine

SC Res. 44: Requesting a GA special session on Future Palestine Government

Zionist Leadership Decides to Proclaim Jewish State on 16 May

SC Res. 46: Calling upon All Parties to Cease Military Activities in Palestine

SC Res. 48: Establishment of the UN Truce Commission for Palestine

British Parliament Enacts the Palestine Act, 1948

Great Britain Issues the Termination of Jurisdiction in Palestine (Transitional Provisions) Order in Council of 1948

Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Revocations) Order in Council, 1948

Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel

Israel's Law and Administration Ordinance

SC Res. 49: Calling for a Cease-fire and Maintenance of the Truce in Jerusalem

SC Res. 50: Calling for a 4-week Cessation of Hostilities in Palestine

First Palestine Truce, Israeli Reinforcements and Destruction of Palestinian Villages

11 June 1948 - 8 July 1948

Count Bernadotte's Palestine Plan

Responses to Bernadotte's Plan

2 July 1948 - 5 July 1948

SC Res. 53: Appealing to all Parties for Prolongation of the Truce in Palestine

SC Res. 54: Ordering Parties to Desist from Military Action; Instructing Mediator to Continue Efforts for Jerusalem Demilitarization

Israel's Area of Jurisdiction and Powers Ordinance

16 September 1948

Establishment of All-Palestine Government in Gaza

22 September 1948 - 2 October 1948

Israel's Provisional Council Enacts Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance

23 September 1948

SC Res. 61: Calling for Withdrawal of Forces and Establishment of Permanent Truce Lines and Demilitarized Zones

4 November 1948

SC Res. 62: Calling for Establishment of Armistice in all Sectors of Palestine

16 November 1948

Israel's Application for UN Membership Fails to Obtain Security Council Approval

17 December 1948

Arab Sacrifice Brigade Formed and Dissolved

1 March 1949 - 30 November 1950

SC Res. 69: Recommending Admission of Israel to UN Membership

General Refugee Congress Meets in Ramallah

The UNGA Ad Hoc Political Committee, Dealing with Israel's Admission Application, Requests Clarifications

4 May 1949 - 9 May 1949

Special International Regime for Jerusalem

Assassination of King Abdullah

20 July 1951 - 11 August 1952

SC Res. 95: Calling on Egypt to End Restrictions on Commercial Shipping through Suez Canal

1 September 1951

Publication of the Constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

King Hussein’s Formal Accession to the Throne

SC Res. 101: Censuring Israel for Its Retaliatory Action in Qibya in Violation of the Israel-Jordan Armistice

24 November 1953

SC Res. 106: Condemning Israel’s Attack against Egypt’s Regular Army in Gaza

Gaza's Basic Law

Security Council Resolution S/RES/111

19 January 1956

UNGA 997 (ES-I): Calling for an Immediate Cease-Fire (the Suez Crisis)

2 November 1956

Fatah Is Founded

Basic Law for the Gaza Strip

25 February 1958 - 15 March 1958

The Arab League and Palestinian Entity

Fatah's Organizational Structure Set in a Kuwait Meeting

10 October 1959

Lebanon Establishes a Higher Commission for Palestine Affairs

Fatah and the Palestinian Entity

Israel Land Administration Law, 5720-1960

The Constitutional Statute for the Gaza Strip

Draft Security Council Resolution S/5407

3 September 1963

Fatah Opens Its First Office in Algeria

23 September 1963

1st Palestine National Council Is Held in Jerusalem: Establishment of the PLO

28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964

Fatah Issues Its First Military Communiqué

The PLO Executive Committee Adopts its Bylaws

Israel Carries out an Operation in Jordan in Response to Fatah Raids

2nd Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo

31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965

The Council of the Arab League Adopts the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in the Arab States

11 September 1965

3rd Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca

13 September 1965 - 18 September 1965

3rd Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza

20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966

Israeli Air Force Carries out a Raid in Syria in Response to Fatah Operations

Reservations of Lebanon, Kuwait and Libya to the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States

Draft Security Council Resolution S/7575/Rev.1

4 November 1966

Israeli-Jordanian Battle at al-Samu' after a Fatah Operation

11 November 1966 - 13 November 1966

Security Council Resolution S/RES/228

25 November 1966

Israeli-Syrian Violence Escalates; Fatah's Military Operations Increase

1 January 1967 - 30 April 1967

June War, 5th Day

Security Council Resolution S/RES/237

General Assembly Resolution 2252 (ES-V)

Formation of a Higher Islamic Council in Jerusalem

Fatah Guerrilla Resistance in the West Bank

Security Council Resolution S/RES/242

22 November 1967

Palestinians Reorganize

11 December 1967 - 19 January 1968

First Communiqué of Fatah to the World Press in English and Arabic

Battle of al-Karama, a Turning Point in Palestinian and Pro-Palestinian Mobilization

Yasir Arafat Assumes Prominence within Fatah

SC Res. 252: Considering all Israeli Measures to Change Jerusalem's Legal Status as Invalid

4th Palestine National Council in Cairo Adopts a Revised National Charter

10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968

Fatah Defines its Political Objective

19 October 1968

Lebanon Issues the Law on the Acquisition of Immovable Property Rights by Non-Lebanese

Fatah Reaffirms its Political Objective

28 January 1969

5th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo

1 February 1969 - 4 February 1969

Israel Strengthens its Control over East Jerusalem

27 April 1969 - 26 June 1969

SC Res. 267: Calling once more upon Israel to Rescind all Measures which May Change the Status of Jerusalem

6th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo

1 September 1969 - 9 September 1969

SC Res. 271: Condemning the Execrable Act of Desecration of al-Aqsa Mosque

15 September 1969

Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in South Lebanon and Jordan Valley

22 May 1970 - 29 May 1970

7th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo

30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970

19 June 1970 - 7 August 1970

1st Extraordinary Session of the Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman

27 August 1970 - 28 August 1970

UNGA 2628 (XXV): Urging Speedy Implementation of SC Res. 242 (1967)

4 November 1970

President Sadat Suggests Partial Israeli Withdrawal from Suez Canal

4 February 1971

8th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo

28 February 1971 - 5 March 1971

9th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo

7 July 1971 - 13 July 1971

Jordan Complains to UN Security Council on Jerusalem

13 September 1971

SC Res. 298: Deploring Israel’s Failure to Respect Previous Resolutions on its Measures Affecting Status of Jerusalem

25 September 1971

Israeli Military Operation in South Lebanon

25 February 1972 - 28 February 1972

10th (Extraordinary) Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo

6 April 1972 - 12 April 1972

11th Palestine National Council Meets in Cairo

6 January 1973 - 12 January 1973

Hussein Bashir Abu al-Khayr Is Assassinated in Nicosia

24 January 1973

Assassination of Zaid Muqsi in Athens

Ahmed Bouchiki Assassinated in Lillehammer

Palestine National Front Is Established in the Occupied Territories

6 October 1973 - 27 October 1973

American-Soviet Agreement on a Cease-fire

21 October 1973

SC Res. 338: Calling for Cease-fire and Deciding to Start Immediately Negotiations for Just Durable and Peace

22 October 1973

Israeli Advance Continues and an International Nuclear Crisis Looms

23 October 1973 - 27 October 1973

12th Palestine National Council, Cairo: A New Political Program

1 June 1974 - 8 June 1974

Palestinian Rejection Front

10 October 1974

Palestinian Operations from South Lebanon

5 March 1975 - 20 November 1975

US-Israel Memorandum of Agreement Regarding the Reconvening of the Geneva Conference

1 September 1975

A General Congress to Defend Arab Lands Meets in Nazareth

18 October 1975

UNGA 3375 (XXX): Calling for Inviting PLO to any UN Efforts on the Middle East on Equal Footing with Other Parties

10 November 1975

UNGA 3376 (XXX): Establishing a Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People

10 November 1975

Statement S/11889 by SC President on Inviting the PLO to the Debate on ME Problem

30 November 1975

SC Res. 381: Renewing UNDOF Mandate and Deciding to Hold a Future Debate on ME Problem

30 November 1975

The PLO at the Security Council

4 December 1975

The PLO Invited again to Security Council's Debate

12 January 1976

Municipal Elections Are Held in the West Bank

Plane Hijacked to Entebbe

27 June 1976 - 4 July 1976

Draft SC Res. S/12119 to Affirm Palestinian Rights, as Requested by GA, Vetoed by US

PLO Becomes a Full Member of the Arab League

9 September 1976

13th Palestine National Council Meets in Cairo

12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977

US Steps Back from the US-Soviet Statement on the Geneva Conference

The PLO Central Council Condemns Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem

30 November 1977

Israel's Autonomy Plan for the West Bank and Gaza Strip

28 December 1977

Fatah Commando Operation and Israel's "Litani Operation"

11 March 1978 - 18 March 1978

Ezzedine Kalak Is Assassinated in Paris

Camp David Summit; Camp David Accords

5 September 1978 - 17 September 1978

14th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus

15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979

Ali Hassan Salameh Is Killed in Beirut

22 January 1979

SC Res. 446: Establishing a Commission to Examine the Situation Relating to Settlements in the Occupied Territories

1st Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Beersheba

3rd Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Herzliya

25 June 1979 - 26 June 1979

4th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria

5 July 1979 - 6 July 1979

6th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria

26 September 1979 - 27 September 1979

Assassination of Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Brigheeth and Samir Toukan in Cyprus

15 December 1979

Israeli Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority

17 January 1980

Egyptian Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority

28 January 1980

SC Res. 465: Calling on Israel to Dismantle Settlements and Cease Constructing, Planning New Ones

President Carter's Disavowal of US Vote for SC Res. 465

Venice Declaration

Foreign Embassies Leave Jerusalem

20 August 1980 - September 1980

15th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus

11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981

Majid Abu Sharar Is Assassinated in Rome

Draft SC Res. S/14832/Rev.1 to Consider Israeli Golan Measures an Act of Agression, Vetoed by US

20 January 1982

Israel's Proposal for the Palestinian Self-Governing Authority

31 January 1982

UNGA Res. ES/9-1: Adopts Content of Vetoed Draft SC Res. on Israeli Golan Measures

5 February 1982

Popular Resistance and Israeli Measures in West Bank

16 February 1982 - 30 March 1982

Draft SC Res. S/14943 to Denounce Dismissal of Palestinian Mayors, Vetoed by US

Draft SC Res. S/14985 to Condemn Shooting of Worshippers at Haram al-Sharif, Vetoed by US

Assassination Attempt of Israeli Ambassador in London

SC Res. 508: Calling Upon all Parties to Cease Military Activities in Lebanon and across Lebanese-Israeli Border

Draft SC Res. S/15255/Rev.2 on a (French) Plan for Military Disengagement in Beirut, Vetoed by US

PLO and Jordan Agree on Idea of Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation

9 October 1982 - 10 November 1982

16th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers

14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983

Failed Attempt of Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination

31 March 1983 - 8 April 1983

Scission within Fatah

18 May 1983 - 15 September 1983

Reactions to Fatah Scission in Occupied Territories

26 June 1983 - 9 November 1983

Tension in Hebron

1 July 1983 - 30 July 1983

Draft SC Res. S/15895 to Condemn Attacks Against Palestinian Civilians in Hebron, Vetoed by US

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis

3 August 1983 - 7 August 1983

UNGA 38/58: Calling for the Convening of an International Peace Conference on the Middle East

13 December 1983

Jordanian Parliament Revived

9 January 1984 - 18 January 1984

Palestinian Internal Polarization

27 March 1984 - 20 May 1984

Fatah-Democratic Alliance Precarious Reconciliation

27 June 1984 - 2 September 1984

17th Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman

22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984

Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement

11 February 1985 - 22 February 1985

PLO Executive on Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement

18 February 1985

Attempts to Form a Jordanian-Palestinian Delegation to Meet the US

1 March 1985 - 1 September 1985

Palestinian National Salvation Front Is Formed in Damascus

The PLO, the US, and Resolution 242

Draft SC Res. S/17459 to Call upon Israel to Stop its Repressive Measures, Vetoed by US

13 September 1985

Draft SC Res. S/17769 to Deplore Provocative Acts in the Haram al-Sharif, Vetoed by US

30 January 1986

Assassination of Zafir al-Masri

2 March 1986 - 3 March 1986

Fatah-DFLP-PCP Reconciliation: The Prague Declaration

6 September 1986

Deportation of Muhammad Dahlan

13 December 1986 - 26 January 1987

Hussein-Peres London Secret Agreement

18th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers: Restoration of Unity

20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987

SC Res. 605: Deploring Israeli Violent Repression of Palestinian Intifada

22 December 1987

SC Res. 607: Calling upon Israel to Refrain from Deporting Palestinians

Unified National Leadership of the Uprising

SC Res. 608: Calling upon Israel to Rescind Deportation Orders of Palestinians

14 January 1988

Draft Security Council Resolutions S/19466, S/19780, S/20463, S/20677, and S/20945/Rev.1

1 February 1988 - 7 November 1989

US Secretary of State Shultz Negotiations Plan

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Algiers

7 June 1988 - 9 June 1988

19th Palestine National Council Meets in Algiers and Proclaims the Palestinian State

12 November 1988 - 15 November 1988

Arafat addresses the UN General Assembly in Geneva

13 December 1988 - 14 December 1988

Start of US-PLO Dialogue

14 December 1988

UNGA 43/177: The PLO to Be Designated as Palestine in the UN System; Territorial Scope

15 December 1988

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis

31 March 1989 - 2 April 1989

The PLO Executive Committee Rejects Israel's Peace Initiative

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Casablanca

23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989

Egypt Proposes a Ten-Point Plan for Palestinian Elections

1 July 1989 - 30 September 1989

SC Res. 641: Deploring the Continuing Deportation by Israel of Palestinian Civilians

China's Five-Point Proposal on Middle East Peace

21 September 1989

The Issue of Hamas's Participation in the Palestine National Council

Draft SC S/21326 to Dispatch a SC Commission to Palestinian Territory to Recommend Ways of Protecting Civilians Vetoed by US

Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait

3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991

SC Res. 672: Condemns Israel's Acts of Violence and Requests the SG to Submit Report on Mission Sent to Region

12 October 1990

SC Res. 673: Deplores Israel's Refusal to Receive Mission of SG

24 October 1990

Statement S/22027 by SC President on Palestinian Legitimate Political Rights and International Conference

20 December 1990

SC Res. 681: Deploring Israel's Decision to Resume Deportations of Palestinian Civilians

20 December 1990

17 January 1991 - 28 February 1991

President Bush Outlines US Goals Following the Gulf War

Secretary Baker First Stage Diplomacy

9 March 1991 - 22 May 1991

Israel Deports Four Palestinians from Gaza to South Lebanon

SC Res 694: Deploring Israel's Deportation of Palestinian Civilians

20th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers

23 September 1991 - 28 September 1991

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis

17 October 1991

US-Soviet Invitation to the Madrid Peace Conference

18 October 1991

1st Negotiation Round, Madrid

3 November 1991

SC Res. 726: Condemning Israel's Decision to Resume Deportation of Palestinian Civilians

6th Negotiation Round, 1st Stage, Washington

24 August 1992 - 3 September 1992

6th Negotiation Round, 2nd Stage, Washington

14 September 1992 - 24 September 1992

Multilateral Talks

29 October 1992 - 12 November 1992

Bilateral Negotiation Round Delayed

11 January 1993

9th Negotiation Round, Washington

27 April 1993 - 13 May 1993

Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Signed in Washington

13 September 1993

PLO Central Council Meeting in Tunis Prepares the Implementation of the DOP

10 October 1993 - 12 October 1993

SC Res. 904: Condemning the Massacre of Palestinian Worshippers in al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron

Talks on Security for Palestinians in Hebron

20 March 1994 - 30 March 1994

The Mirage of the 5-Year Countdown to Palestinian Statehood

4 May 1994 - 3 May 1999

Palestinian Police Shoot on Demonstrators in Gaza

18 November 1994 - 23 November 1994

Draft SC S/1995/394 to Condemn Israeli Land Expropriation in Jerusalem Vetoed by the US

Israeli Restrictions on the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem

17 August 1995 - 31 August 1995

Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II)

28 September 1995

Palestinian Presidential and Legislative Elections

20 January 1996

Start of the Countdown for the Three-Phase Further Redeployment in the West Bank

Inauguration of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza

21st Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza

22 April 1996 - 24 April 1996

SC Res. 1073: Calling for the Reversal of all Acts (Opening of Western Wall Tunnel) Aggravating the Situation

28 September 1996

Palestinian Response to Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Project

27 February 1997 - 10 April 1997

Draft SC Res. S/1997/199 to Call on Israel to Refrain from Settlement Activities (Jabal Abu Ghunaym) Vetoed by US

Draft SC Res. S/1997/241 to Demand that Israel Cease Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Vetoed by US

UNGA ES-10/2: Condemning Israel's Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement

Statement S/PRST/1998/21 by SC President against Israel Broadening Boundaries of Jerusalem

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza

10 December 1998

Palestinian Popular Congress to Confirm Nullification Articles of National Charter, Gaza

14 December 1998

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza

27 April 1999 - 29 April 1999

Official Colonization Activity and (Very) Partial Removal of Settler Outposts

10 October 1999 - 10 November 1999

Petition of the Twenty Denouncing the Palestinian Authority

27 November 1999 - 29 November 1999

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza

2 February 2000 - 3 February 2000

Mounting Malaise in the Palestinian Territories

17 February 2000 - 18 May 2000

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza

2 July 2000 - 3 July 2000

Clinton Invites Arafat and Barak to a Summit in Camp David

3 July 2000 - 11 July 2000

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza

9 September 2000 - 10 September 2000

Israeli Retaliatory Strategy and First Signs of a "Militarized" Intifada

19 October 2000 - 7 November 2000

Assassination of Hussein Ubayyat in Beit Sahur, Before a Clinton-Arafat Meeting in Washington

9 November 2000

Toward a Protracted Confrontation

10 November 2000 - 22 December 2000

Assassination of Jamal Abd al-Razeq near Rafah

22 November 2000

Assassination of Yusif Abu Sawi in al-Khader

12 December 2000

Draft Security Council Resolution S/2000/1171

18 December 2000

Assassination of Dr. Thabet Thabet in Tulkarm

31 December 2000

Draft SC Res. S/2001/270 Calling for Cessation of Settlement Activities and Protection of Palestinian Civilians Vetoed by US

13th Arab Summit Meets in Amman

27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001

Lebanese MPs challenge the Constitutionality of Equating Immovable Property Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees with their Resettlement

Lebanon's Constitutional Council Upholds the Prohibition of Real Estate Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees

Assassination attempt of Abd al-Karim Owais in Jenin

Israel's "Efforts" to Provoke Escalation

4 July 2001 - 14 August 2001

Israel Closes Orient House and Other Jerusalem Institutions

Assassination of Imad Abu Sunayna in Hebron

Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation Escalates

20 August 2001 - 10 September 2001

Assassination of Atef Ubayyat in Beit Sahur

18 October 2001

Draft SC Res. S/2001/1199 Demanding Cessation of Violence and Return to Previous Positions Vetoed by the US

15 December 2001

An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey

17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002

Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield

28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002

SC Res. 1402: Calling for Cease-Fire and Withdrawal of Israeli Troops from Palestinian Cities

SC Res. 1405: Welcoming SG Initiative to Send Fact-Finding Team to Jenin Refugee Camp

On the Road to Reform: First Palestinian Steps and Plans

15 May 2002 - 24 June 2002

Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path

18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002

Aftermath of Salah Shehadeh's Assassination

22 July 2002 - 14 August 2002

Israeli Operation Matter of Time; Siege on Arafat Tightened; Protests All Over Occupied Territories

18 September 2002 - 29 September 2002

SC Res. 1435: Concern over Reoccupation of Arafat's Headquarters in Ramallah and Call for Israeli Withdrawal

24 September 2002

Israel Unable to Quell Palestinian Attacks

10 October 2002 - 5 January 2003

Draft SC Res. S/2002/1385 Demanding Israel's Compliance with 4th Geneva Convention Vetoed by US

20 December 2002

15th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

8 March 2003 - 9 March 2003

The PLC Discusses and Approves Amendments to the Basic Law Creating the Post of Prime Minister

10 March 2003 - 18 March 2003

Mahmoud Abbas Forms the Palestinian Government

19 March 2003 - 29 April 2003

The Cease-Fire: Toward Failure

1 July 2003 - 12 August 2003

Mahmoud Abbas Resigns as Prime Minister

6 September 2003

Ahmad Qurai' Is Appointed PM: A Nine-Week Ministerial Crisis

7 September 2003 - 12 November 2003

Draft SC Res. S/2003/891 Against any Israeli Act of Deportation and any Threat to Arafat's Safety Vetoed by US

16 September 2003

UNGA Res. ES-10/12: Demands Israel to Desist from any Israeli Act of Deportation and any Threat to Arafat's Safety

19 September 2003

Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah

4 October 2003 - 30 October 2003

Draft SC Res. S/2003/980 on Illegality of Wall inside OPT Vetoed by US

14 October 2003

UNGA Res. ES-10/13: Demands that Israel Stop and Reverse Construction of Wall inside OPT

21 October 2003

SC Res. 1515: Endorsing Quartet Roadmap to a Two-State Solution

19 November 2003

Draft SC Res. S/2004/240 Condemning Extrajudicial Executions (Shaykh Ahmad Yasin) and all Terrorist Acts Vetoed by US

SC Res. 1544: Condemning Israeli Killing of Civilians and Demolition of Homes in Rafah Refugee Camp

16th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis; Rejection of Israel's Disengagement Plan

22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004

Life Sentence Against Marwan Barghouti

Annual Zionist General Council (WZO) Meets in Jerusalem

Operation Full Court Press in Nablus

23 June 2004 - 19 August 2004

The Palestinian Leadership Faces an Internal Crisis and Risks Loss of Control

7 July 2004 - 27 July 2004

Draft SC Res. S/2004/783 Condemning Israeli Broad Incursion in Northern Gaza Strip Vetoed by US

Smooth and Constitutional Transition in PLO and PA Leadership

11 November 2004 - 1 December 2004

First Round of Municipal Elections

23 December 2004 - 27 January 2005

Palestinian Efforts to Stop Anti-Israeli Attacks: An Informal One-Month Truce

17 January 2005 - 26 January 2005

New Palestinian Cabinet under Ahmad Qurai'

24 February 2005

Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo

15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005

Second Round of Municipal Elections

Third Round of Municipal Elections

29 September 2005

The Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee Is Established

25 November 2005

Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah's Confused Preparation

25 November 2005 - 28 December 2005

Fourth Round of Municipal Elections

15 December 2005

Palestinian Legislative Elections: Registered Party Slates

18 December 2005

The Return of Palestinian Diplomatic Representation to Lebanon

6 January 2006 - 17 August 2011

Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory

26 January 2006 - 29 January 2006

Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions

27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006

Israeli Operations Resume

3 February 2006 - 11 February 2006

US-Israel Plan to Destabilize a Hamas-Led PA

17 February 2006 - 19 February 2006

PA New Legislature and Consultations to Form a New Cabinet

18 February 2006 - 16 March 2006

Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet

19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006

Israel Launches Operation Southern Arrow

30 March 2006 - 14 May 2006

Assassination of Ra'id Ubayyat in Beit Sahour

Hamas-Led PA Ministry of Interior Establishes the Executive Support Force in Gaza

20 April 2006 - 25 May 2006

The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document

10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006

Israeli Operations in the West Bank

24 May 2006 - 22 June 2006

Fatah-Hamas Clashes

26 May 2006 - 24 June 2006

Major Arrest Raid Against Hamas-Affiliated PA Officials

29 June 2006 - 19 August 2006

Draft SC Res. S/2006/508 Condemning Palestinian Abduction of Israeli Soldier and Israeli Assault on Gaza Vetoed by US

July War: Diplomacy Paralyzed by the US

14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006

Major Israeli Operation in Nablus

19 July 2006 - 21 July 2006

SC Res. 1701: Calling for a Cessation of Hostilities to End Israel's War on Lebanon

July War: Israel Attempts a Ground Offensive in Southern Lebanon

11 August 2006 - 14 August 2006

July War: The Cease-Fire

12 August 2006 - 14 August 2006

Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: Demonstrations and Violence

28 August 2006 - 23 October 2006

Palestinian Unity Talks: A Cabinet of Technocrats?

6 November 2006 - 20 November 2006

Draft SC Res. S/2006/878 Condemning Israel's Attack on Beit Hanoun Vetoed by US

11 November 2006

Three Dramatic Spikes in Fatah-Hamas Violence

10 December 2006 - 8 February 2007

Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord

28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007

Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus

25 February 2007 - 7 March 2007

Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government

15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007

19th Arab Summit Meets in Riyadh: Revival of the Arab Peace Initiative

28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007

Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank

3 April 2007 - 29 May 2007

Fatah-Hamas Infighting Resumes

11 May 2007 - 20 May 2007

The Battle of Nahr el-Bared

20 May 2007 - 2 September 2007

Hamas Seizes Control of Gaza

10 June 2007 - 16 June 2007

Emergency Cabinet in the West Bank

14 June 2007 - 26 June 2007

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007

Fayyad's Emergency Government Becomes a de facto Regular Government

5 July 2007 - 14 July 2007

Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference

Another PLO Central Council Meeting Within Four Weeks

Nablus Remains a Hot Spot

15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008

The PLO Presents "the Palestine Announcement in Lebanon"

A Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Damascus

23 January 2008 - 25 January 2008

Assassination of Muhammad Shihada, Ahmad Balbul, Imad Kamel and Issa Marzouk in Bethlehem

Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen

18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008

The PLO Central Council Meets in Ramallah

23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008

SC Res. 1850: Expressing Support for the Annapolis Negotiations and the Quartet Principles of January 2006

16 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 5

31 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 6

War on Gaza: Calls for Active Diplomacy

4 January 2009 - 5 January 2009

SC Res. 1860: Calling for a Gaza Ceasefire and Arrangements to Prevent Arms Trafficking

UNGA Res. ES-10/18: Supporting an Immediate Gaza Ceasefire According to Security Council Resolution 1860

23 January 2009

Palestinian National Unity Talks Resume in Cairo

25 February 2009 - 18 May 2009

The UN Human Rights Council Forms a Fact-Finding Mission on the War on Gaza (the Goldstone Mission)

War on Gaza: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Related to UN Premises

Israel Land Administration Law

Fatah Sixth General Conference Is Held in Bethlehem

4 August 2009 - 8 August 2009

Fatah Sixth General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies

8 August 2009 - 11 August 2009

Palestine National Council Special Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

26 August 2009 - 27 August 2009

Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More

9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009

Goldstone Report on the War on Gaza

15 September 2009 - 25 September 2009

The Goldstone Report and Palestinian Erratic Decision-Making

29 September 2009 - 16 October 2009

Israel-Hamas Token Preliminary Prisoner Deal

2 October 2009 - 3 October 2009

Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections Postponed

12 November 2009

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

15 December 2009 - 16 December 2009

Palestinian Municipal Elections Announced and Delayed

8 February 2010 - 12 February 2011

US Offers Ambiguous Assurances to the Palestinians

20 April 2010 - 21 April 2010

The United Nations Human Rights Council Establishes a Fact-Finding Mission on the Mavi Marmara Incident

2 June 2010 - 27 September 2010

The UN Secretary-General Establishes a Panel of Inquiry on the Mavi Marmara Incident (Palmer Commission)

US Makes Incredible Offer to Israel in Exchange for a Two-Month Partial Settlement Freeze

29 September 2010 - 12 December 2010

The PLO Considers Internationalization as an Alternative to Negotiations

16 October 2010

Fatah Dispute with Muhammad Dahlan

28 December 2010 - 12 June 2011

Impact of the Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Popular Politics

2 February 2011 - 15 March 2011

Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics

14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011

Draft SC Res. S/2011/24 Reaffirming that Israeli Settlements in OPT Are Illegal Vetoed by US

18 February 2011

Abbas and Mishal Sign in Cairo a Record of Understandings Related to the 2009 National Conciliation Draft Agreement

4 May 2011 - 17 May 2011

US President Barack Obama Gives a Major Speech on the Middle East

19 May 2011 - 22 May 2011

Diplomatic Efforts to Avert Palestinian Statehood Bid at the UN

2 June 2011 - 11 July 2011

Palestinian Reconciliation Accord Put on Hold

14 June 2011 - 7 August 2011

Fate of the Palestinian UN Admission Request

28 September 2011 - 8 November 2011

The State of Palestine Becomes Full Member of the UNESCO

5 October 2011 - 31 October 2011

Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo

20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011

Fayyad's Cabinet Reshuffle

Fatah and Hamas Sign an Agreement on an Implementation Timetable in Cairo

Assassination of Abdallah Makawi in Rafah

Local Elections in the West Bank

20 October 2012 - 22 December 2012

Visit of Qatar’s Emir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to Gaza

23 October 2012

Hamas and Fatah Exchange Reconciliation Gestures

22 November 2012 - 7 February 2013

UNGA Res. 67/19: According Palestine Non-Member Observer State Status in the UN

29 November 2012

Hamas's Khalid Mishal Visits the Gaza Strip

8 December 2012

24th Arab Summit Meets in Doha

26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013

Khalid Mishal Reelected Head of Hamas

1 April 2013 - 2 April 2013

Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Resigns

Toward Another Hamas-Fatah Agreement in Cairo

27 April 2013 - 14 May 2013

A PLO-Hamas Agreement (the Shati' Agreement) to Form a Conciliation Cabinet

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014

Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 4 and 5

11 July 2014 - 12 July 2014

UNHRC Res. A/HRC/RES/S-21/1: Condemning Israel's Assault on Gaza, Dispatching Commission of Inquiry

A Lebanese Government Readiness to Facilitate Licensing of Palestinian Associations

Failed Attempt at Empowering the Palestinian Unity Government in Gaza

7 September 2014 - 9 October 2014

The PLO Strives for a Security Council Resolution Specifying a Timetable for Ending the Occupation

26 September 2014 - 28 November 2014

Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel

10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014

Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Addresses the 2014 Gaza War

17 December 2014

Draft SC Res. S/2014/916 Containing Palestinian Principles for a Negotiated Solution Rejected by SC

30 December 2014

President Abbas Signs Acceptance of the ICC Jurisdiction and Accession to the ICC Rome Statute

31 December 2014 - 7 January 2015

The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza

11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015

France and Arab League Consider Resuscitating Securty Council Initiative

15 January 2015 - 29 June 2015

Palestinians in the West Bank Boycott Israeli Dairy and Processed Food Products

9 February 2015 - 2 March 2015

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

4 March 2015 - 5 March 2015

26th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh

28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015

Israel Detains Khalida Jarrar, then Releases Her, then Detains Her again

2 April 2015 - 19 January 2025

UNHRC Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict

A Third Intifada or a Temporary Outburst?

2 October 2015 - 31 January 2016

The EU and the Middle East Peace Process

18 January 2016

Three Rounds of Hamas-Fatah Talks in Doha Come to Naught

7 February 2016 - 18 June 2016

To Satisfy Israel, France Backpedals on an Important Component of its Peace Initiative

9 March 2016 - 23 May 2016

The UN Human Rights Council Decides to Establish a Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities

Attempts at Holding Palestinian Municipal Elections

21 June 2016 - 31 January 2017

Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements

22 September 2016 - 22 December 2016

The Convening of Fatah's 7th General Conference Is Announced in Effort to Consolidate Abbas's Leadership

1 November 2016

Fatah Seventh General Conference Is Held in Ramallah

29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016

Fatah Seventh General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies

4 December 2016

SC Res. 2334: Condemning Israel's Settlement Activities without Enforcement Mechanism

23 December 2016

Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings Renewed in Doha, Beirut and Moscow, with No Results

5 January 2017 - 17 January 2017

Paris Conference for Peace in the Middle East

15 January 2017 - 16 January 2017

Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul

25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017

Hamas Forms a Committee to Administer Gaza Strip

28th Arab Summit Meets at the Dead Sea

Palestinians Start Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons

17 April 2017 - 26 May 2017

Municipal Elections in the West Bank

The Internal Palestinian Reconciliation Process Is Relaunched with Some Credibility This Time

26 August 2017 - 10 October 2017

Fatah and Hamas Sign in Cairo an Agreement to End Palestinian Division

12 October 2017

Israeli and US Reactions to the Fatah-Hamas Agreement in Cairo

17 October 2017 - 19 October 2017

Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails

1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017

Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital

6 December 2017 - 20 December 2017

Emergency Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Jerusalem

13 December 2017

Draft SC Res. S/2017/1060 to Oppose Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem Vetoed by US

18 December 2017

UNGA Res. ES-10/19 Opposes Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem

21 December 2017

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

14 January 2018 - 6 February 2018

President Mahmoud Abbas Presents Palestinian Peace Plan to Security Council

20 February 2018

The Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip

30 March 2018 - 14 May 2018

29th Arab Summit Meets in Dhahran

23rd Palestine National Council Convenes in Ramallah

30 April 2018 - 3 May 2018

UN Human Rights Council Establishes Commission into Israel’s Attacks on the Great March of Return Protesters

Draft SC Res. S/2018/516 Calling for the Protection of Palestinian Civilians Vetoed by the US

UNGA Res. ES-10/20 Calls for the Protection of the Palestinian Civilian Population

Long-Term Cease-Fire Linked to Palestinian Reconciliation

7 August 2018 - 31 December 2018

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

28 October 2018 - 30 October 2018

The Palestinian Constitutional Court Considers the Legislative Council to Be Dissolved

12 December 2018 - 22 December 2018

Conditions Worsen for Palestinian Prisoners

2 January 2019 - 12 May 2019

PA-Hamas Disagreements Lead to Temporary Closure of Rafah Crossing

7 January 2019 - 3 February 2019

Israel Unilaterally Ends the Temporary International Presence in Hebron

28 January 2019 - 6 February 2019

Hamdallah Resigns, Is Replaced by Mohammad Shtayyeh

29 January 2019 - 13 April 2019

Russian Effort on Reconciliation Fails and Hamas-Fatah Relations Further Deteriorate

13 February 2019 - 17 February 2019

The Waqf Reopens Bab al-Rahma at the Haram al-Sharif Compound

14 February 2019 - 17 March 2019

UNHRC Report on Israeli Attacks on Great March of Return Protesters

28 February 2019

The US Recognizes the Golan Heights as Part of Israel

21 March 2019 - 25 March 2019

US Blocks UNSC Statement Condemning Sur Bahir Demolitions

US Peace Plan – Palestinian and International Reactions

28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020

UN Releases List of Businesses Connected to Israeli Settlements

12 February 2020

International and Palestinian Responses to Israel’s Annexation Plans

18 May 2020 - 23 June 2020

After Threats of Annexation, Normalization Reignites Palestinian Reconciliation Talks

3 September 2020 - 24 September 2020

Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill

1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020

Repeated Demolition of Khirbet Humsa

3 November 2020 - 27 October 2021

PA Announces Legislative, Presidential and PNC Elections, Later Postpones

15 January 2021 - 29 April 2021

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 2

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 8

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 9

UN Human Rights Council Establishes an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine

27 May 2021 - 22 July 2021

Elections for Village Councils in the West Bank

11 December 2021

Historical Texts

The Covenant of the League of Nations: Article 22

10 January 1920

Proclamation of the Independence of Syria

San Remo Conference Resolutions: Syria, Mesopotamia [Iraq], Palestine Mandates

Palin Commission Report

Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots

The Supreme Islamic Shari'a Council Order

20 December 1921

Churchill White Paper

League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine

The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)

Palestine Legislative Council Election Order, 1922

Statement of the Executive Committee of the 5th Palestinian National Congress on Boycotting the Legislative Council Elections (in Arabic)

1 September 1922

Council of the League of Nations: Article 25 of the Palestine Mandate: Approving the Memorandum by the British Representative

16 September 1922

Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem

19 November 1928

Report of the Shaw Commission on the al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances of August, 1929

Passfield White Paper

20 October 1930

Report “to Determine the Rights and Claims of Moslems and Jews in Connection with the Western or Wailing Wall at Jerusalem”

1 December 1930

MacDonald's Letter to Weizmann

13 February 1931

Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931

Proposed New Constitution for Palestine

22 December 1935 - 23 December 1935

Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner

Peel Commission Report

Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead) Report

9 November 1938

British Government Statement on the Partition (Woodhead) Commission's Report

11 November 1938

MacDonald White Paper

Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper

Land Transfers Regulations, 1940

20 February 1940

The Alexandria Protocol on Forming the League of Arab States

Pact of the League of Arab States

The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945

22 September 1945

Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry

UNGA Partition Plan

29 November 1947

SC Res. 44: Requesting a GA ٍSpecial Session on Future Palestine Government

UNSC Resolution 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine

UNSC Resolution 46

UNSC Resolution 48

UNGA Resolution 186 (S-2)

Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel

Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance

UNSC Resolution 49

UNSC Resolution 50

Abandoned Areas Ordinance

Suggestions Presented by the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte) to the Two Parties

UNSC Resolution 53

UNSC Resolution 54

Progress Report of the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte)

16 September 1948

Israel: Area of Jurisdiction and Powers Ordinance No. 29 of 1948

16 September 1948

Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance No. 33, 5708-1948

23 September 1948

Palestinian National Council: Proclamation of the Independence of Palestine

UNSC Resolution 61

4 November 1948

UNSC Resolution 62

16 November 1948

UNGA Resolution 194 (III)

11 December 1948

Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement

24 February 1949

UNSC Resolution 69

Lebanon-Israel General Armistice Agreement

Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement

UNGA Resolution 273 (III)

Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement

United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report

22 September 1949

UNGA Resolution 302 (IV)

8 December 1949

UNGA Resolution 303

9 December 1949

Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950

UNSC Resolution 95

1 September 1951

UNSC Resolution 101

24 November 1953

UNSC Resolution 106

UNSC Resolution 111

19 January 1956

UNGA Resolution 997 (ES-I)

2 November 1956

Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962

UNSC Resolution 171

Draft of UNSC Resolution 5407

Palestine National Council, 1st Session: List of Members (in Arabic)

28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964

Palestine National Council, 1st Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)

28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964

Palestine National (qawmi) Charter

Basic Law of the PLO

Fatah First Military Communiqué

Palestine National Council, 2nd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)

31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965

Protocol for the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States

11 September 1965

Palestine National Council, 3rd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)

20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966

Draft of UNSC Resolution 7575/Rev.1

3 November 1966

UNSC Resolution 228

25 November 1966

UNSC Resolution 237

UNGA Resolution 2252 (ES-V)

UNGA Resolution 2253 (ES-V)

UNGA Resolution 2254 (ES-V)

UNSC Resolution 242

22 November 1967

Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release

UNSC Resolution 252

Palestine National Council, 4th Session: Political Resolutions

10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968

Palestine National (watani) Charter

Amended Basic Law of the Palestine Liberation Organization

UNGA Resolution 2443 (XXIII)

19 December 1968

UNGA Resolution 2452 (XXIII)

19 December 1968

Palestine National Council, 5th Session: Political Statement

4 February 1969

UNSC Resolution 267

Palestine National Council, 6th Session: Political Statement

6 September 1969

UNSC Resolution 271

15 September 1969

9 December 1969

UNGA Resolution 2535 (XXIV)

10 December 1969

Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Final Statement

30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970

Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions

Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions

UNGA Resolution 2628 (XXV)

4 November 1970

UNGA Resolution 2649 (XXV)

30 November 1970

UNGA Resolution 2672 (XXV)

8 December 1970

Palestine National Council, 8th Session: Interim Political Program of the Palestine Revolution

Palestine National Council, 9th Session: Final Statement

UNSC Resolution 298

25 September 1971

UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)

6 December 1971

UNSC Resolution 313

28 February 1972

Speech by Jordan’S King Hussein, Proposing a United Arab Kingdom in the Event of a Peaceful Settlement

Palestine National Council, 10th Session (Extraordinary): Political program

UNSC Resolution 316

Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Statement (in Arabic)

12 January 1973

Programme of the Palestine National Front in the Occupied Territory

UNSC Resolution 338

22 October 1973

Sixth Arab Summit: Confidential Decisions

28 November 1973

Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement

28 November 1973

Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Political Program

12 December 1973

Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Egypt

18 January 1974

Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria

PLO Interim Program (Ten-Point Program)

Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA

13 November 1974

UNGA Resolution 3237 (XXIX)

22 November 1974

Memorandum of Agreement between the U.S. and Israel Regarding the Reconvening of the Geneva Conference

1 September 1975

UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)

10 November 1975

UNGA Resolution 3375 (XXX)

10 November 1975

UNSC Resolution 381

30 November 1975

Security Council Decision Inviting the PLO to Participate in its Debate on the Situation in the Middle East

4 December 1975

Draft of UNSC Resolution 11898

5 December 1975

Draft of UNSC Resolution 11940

23 January 1976

The Koenig Memorandum

Draft of UNSC Resolution 12022

Draft of UNSC Resolution 12119

Eighth Arab Summit: Statement

25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976

Palestine National Council, 13th Session: Political Declaration

12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977

Israel-U.S. Working Paper on the Resumption of the Geneva Peace Conference

PLO Central Council, Statement on Sadat's Visit to Israel

30 November 1977

Statement by Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories on Sadat’s Visit to Israel

8 December 1977

Begin's Autonomy Plan

28 December 1977

UNSC Resolution 425

Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)

17 September 1978

Palestine National Council, 14th Session: National Unity Programme

15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979

UNSC Resolution 446

Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt

Joint Letter from President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin to President Carter Concerning Negotiations on Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority

16 January 1980

Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

28 January 1980

UNSC Resolution 465

The Regional Committee of the Heads of Arab Local Authorities in Israel Statement On the Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors

The Venice Declaration

Sadat’s Letter to Begin Following Israel’s Enactment of Basic Law on Jerusalem

UNSC Resolution 478

Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué

25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980

Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement

11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981

UNSC Resolution 497

17 December 1981

Draft of UNSC Resolution 14832/Rev.1

19 January 1982

Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza

31 January 1982

UNGA Resolution ES-9/1

5 February 1982

Draft of UNSC Resolution 14943

Draft of UNSC Resolution 14985

UNSC Resolution 508

UNSC Resolution 509

Draft of UNSC Resolution 15185

Draft of UNSC Resolution 15255/Rev.2

Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut

1 September 1982

Israeli Cabinet Communiqué on President Reagan's Peace Proposal

2 September 1982

Twelfth Arab Summit: the Fez Initiative

9 September 1982

Palestine National Council, 16th Session: Final Statement

14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983

Draft of UNSC Resolution 15895

UNGA Resolution 38/58

13 December 1983

Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409

Palestine National Council, 17th Session: Final Statement

22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984

Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement

11 February 1985

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1985: Final Communiqué

7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985

Draft of UNSC Resolution 17459

12 September 1985

Cairo Declaration on the PLO and Terrorism as read by PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat

7 November 1985

Draft of UNSC Resolution 17769

29 January 1986

The London Agreement

Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement

20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1987: Resolutions

8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987

UNSC Resolution 605

22 December 1987

UNSC Resolution 607

UNSC Resolution 608

14 January 1988

Draft of UNSC Resolution 19466

29 January 1988

The Shultz Negotiations Plan

Draft of UNSC Resolution 19780

Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)

Palestinian Declaration of Independence

15 November 1988

Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué

15 November 1988

Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly

13 December 1988

Press Conference Statement of Yasir Arafat Clarifying His Speech Before the UN General Assembly

14 December 1988

Statement by President Reagan on Opening American-PLO Dialogue

14 December 1988

UNGA Resolution 43/177

15 December 1988

Draft of UNSC Resolution 20463

17 February 1989

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question

23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989

Draft of UNSC Resolution 20677

UNSC Resolution 641

Egypt's Ten-Point Response to Israel's Election Plan in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

Draft of UNSC Resolution 20945/Rev.1

6 November 1989

Draft of UNGA Resolution A/44/L.50

29 November 1989

PLO “Assumptions” with Regard to Baker's Five Points

1 December 1989

Hamas’s Memorandum on Restructuring the Palestine National Council (in Arabic)

Draft of UNSC Resolution 21326

UNSC Resolution 672

12 October 1990

UNSC Resolution 673

24 October 1990

UNSC Resolution 681

20 December 1990

Note by the S.C. President: On the International Conference for Peace in the Middle East

20 December 1990

President George Bush Address to Joint Session of Congress on the Middle East

Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: Memorandum to U.S. Secretary James Baker

UNSC Resolution 694

Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement

28 September 1991

U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians

18 October 1991

U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel

18 October 1991

U.S.-Soviet Letter of Invitation to Peace Talks in Madrid

18 October 1991

Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference

31 October 1991

UNSC Resolution 726

UNSC Resolution 799

18 December 1992

Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)

13 September 1993

Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel

30 December 1993

UNSC Resolution 904

Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area

Draft of UNSC Resolution 1995/394

Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

28 September 1995

Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement

The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document

31 October 1995

Palestine National Council, 21st Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)

22 April 1996 - 25 April 1996

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1996: Resolution on the Palestine Question

21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996

UNSC Resolution 1073

28 September 1996

Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron

17 January 1997

Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/199

Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/241

UNGA Resolution ES-10/2

UNGA Resolution ES-10/3

UNGA Resolution 52/250

Statement by the President of the Security Council S/PRST/1998/21

Wye River Memorandum

23 October 1998

UNGA Resolution ES-10/6

9 February 1999

Declaration of the Heads of State or Government of the European Union On the Middle East Peace Process: The Berlin Declaration

Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum

4 September 1999

Basic Agreement Between the Holy See and the Palestine Liberation Organization

15 February 2000

UNSC Resolution 1322

UNGA Resolution ES-10/7

20 October 2000

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué

21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000

PLO Negotiating Team Reservations Concerning President Bill Clinton’s 23 December Proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement

PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy

20 January 2001

Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees

22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001

The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)

27 January 2001

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/270

Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal For an Israeli-Palestinian Cease-Fire and Resumption of Negotiations

The Mitchell Report

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/1199

14 December 2001

UNSC Resolution 1397

Fourteenth Arab Summit: The Arab Peace Initiative

UNSC Resolution 1402

UNSC Resolution 1405

Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council

UNSC Resolution 1435

24 September 2002

Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2002/1385

20 December 2002

Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law

Israel and the Road Map

23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/891

16 September 2003

UNGA Resolution ES-10/12

25 September 2003

The Geneva Accord

12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/980

14 October 2003

UNGA Resolution ES-10/13

27 October 2003

UNSC Resolution 1515

19 November 2003

UNGA Resolution ES-10/14

12 December 2003

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/240

UNGA Resolution 58/292

UNSC Resolution 1544

UNGA Resolution ES-10/15

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/783

Palestinian Authority's Declaration on Institutional Renewal

Palestinian Parties and Factions Code of Conduct during the Legislative Electoral Process

17 October 2005

Statement by Middle East Quartet on the Palestinian Legislative Elections

30 January 2006

Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council

National Conciliation Document

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/508

UNSC Resolution 1701

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/878

10 November 2006

UNGA Resolution ES-10/16

30 November 2006

UNGA Resolution ES-10/17

24 January 2007

Mecca Agreement

8 February 2007

Statement of the Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (in Arabic)

PLO Central Council, Statement (in Arabic)

Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry

30 January 2008

PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)

23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008

UNSC Resolution 1850

16 December 2008

UNSC Resolution 1860

Memorandum of Understanding between Israel and the United States Regarding Prevention of the Supply of Arms and Related Materiel to Terrorist Groups

16 January 2009

UNGA Resolution ES-18

23 January 2009

Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council

Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years

Fatah Sixth General Conference: Political Program (in Arabic)

Fatah Sixth General Conference: Five Points of Clarification on Political Program

Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)

25 September 2009

UNGA Resolution 64/10

1 December 2009

Statement by the President of the Security Council S/PRST/2010/9

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2011/24

18 February 2011

Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Related Understandings Between Fatah and Hamas

President Barack Obama's Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy

Statement by Middle East Quartet

23 September 2011

Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations

23 September 2011

UNGA Resolution 67/19

29 November 2012

PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)

26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014

HRC Resolution S-21/1

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916

30 December 2014

Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War

Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict

Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA

30 September 2015

Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process

18 January 2016

Scope of Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities

Middle East Peace initiative: Joint Communiqué

Report of the Middle East Quartet

Fatah's 7th General Conference: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)

29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016

UNSC Resolution 2334

23 December 2016

Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace

28 December 2016

Statement of the Preparatory Committee for the Palestine National Council (in Arabic)

11 January 2017

Middle East Peace Conference Joint Declaration

15 January 2017

Law for the Regularization of Settlement in Judea and Samaria, 5777-2017

6 February 2017

UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid

China’s Four-Point Proposal on Promoting the Settlement of the Palestinian Issue

Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon

Agreement Between Fatah and Hamas to End Palestinian Division

12 October 2017

Mahmoud Abbas’s Op-Ed in The Guardian: Britain Must Atone for the Balfour Declaration – and 100 years of Suffering

1 November 2017

Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2017/1060

18 December 2017

UNGA Resolution ES-10/19

21 December 2017

PLO Central Council, 28th Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)

15 January 2018

Twenty-Ninth Arab Summit (The Jerusalem Summit): Dhahran Declaration

Palestine National Council, 23rd Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)

30 April 2018 - 4 May 2018

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516

UNGA Resolution ES-10/20

PLO Central Council, 29th Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)

15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018

UNGA Resolution 73/5

16 October 2018

PLO Central Council, 30th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)

28 October 2018 - 29 October 2018

UNGA Resolution 73/89

6 December 2018

Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

28 February 2019

30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration

Database of All Business Enterprises Involved in Israeli Settlement Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

12 February 2020

Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Egypt and Jordan (The Munich Group)

11 January 2021

B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid

12 January 2021

The Dignity and Hope Manifesto: The Unity Intifada

HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine

Historical Media

Opening of Seventh Session of the Council of the Arab League

Mahane Yehuda Explosion

22 November 1968

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology

The UN and Palestine: Security Council Vetoed Draft Resolutions

1963 - present

Thematic Chronology

The UN and Palestine: Security Council Resolutions

1948 - present

Thematic Chronology

Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation Attempts

2005 - present

Thematic Chronology

Palestinian National Congresses

1918 - 1934

Thematic Chronology

Palestine Liberation Organization: National Council Sessions

1964 - present

Thematic Chronology

The War on Gaza, 2008-2009

2008 - 2009

Highlights

Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City

Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property

Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab

Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967

Incubators of Resistance

The Palestine Communist Party

The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party

Palestinian Informal Justice

Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism

VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War

VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival

Palestinian Cinema

From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression

Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948

A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba

The October 2000 Events in Israel

The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst

The Education of Palestinians in Israel

Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization

XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)

V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict

October 1973 War

A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP

The Separation Wall

Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians

Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992

Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality

Palestinian Embroidery

A Rich and Diverse National Heritage

Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967

The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space

The Judaization of the Galilee

A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity

Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community

Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968

A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance

Land Day, 30 March 1976

A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel

Palestine Liberation Organization (II)

From the Limelight to the Backstage

The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara

The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)

After the Nakba

The Palestinian Communist Movement

Palestinian Refugees in Syria

Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP

The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse

A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism

The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine

Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba

Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967

A Never-Ending Normalization

Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp

The King-Crane Commission of 1919

Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives

The Palestinian Flag

A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity

The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression

Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)

The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine

The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas

Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917

Promising Palestine Away

Resolution 242, 22 November 1967

Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement

Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982

A Massacre by Proxy

A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps

Perpetuating the Temporary

VI. The Rise Of The Palestinian Movement In The Wake Of The 1967 Arab Defeat

China and the Palestine Question

From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support

The European Union and the Palestine Question

From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions

Baqa‘a Refugee Camp

Dheisheh Refugee Camp

Fawwar Refugee Camp

Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp

Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine

A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact

Talbieh Refugee Camp

Shatila Refugee Camp

Italy and the Palestine Question

From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility

Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp

Mexico and the Palestine Question

Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor

The War on Gaza, 2008–2009

Israel’s Strategic Quandary

Yarmouk Refugee Camp

Wihdat Refugee Camp

Palestine and International Justice

The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability

Spain and the Palestine Question

Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel

Palestinians in Germany

From Melancholia to Anger

The Village of al-Araqib

Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond

The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991

Between Ideology and Realism

Beddawi Refugee Camp

Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity

Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988

Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood

The May 2021 Gaza War

Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes

The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip

Thwarting Resettlement Schemes

The 2014 Gaza War

An Asymetric Draw

XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks

Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails

Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance

The Bosnians of Palestine

The New South Africa and the Palestine Question

From Good Offices to Total Support

The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question

Solidarity of the Colonized

The Palestinians in Sweden

Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses

Palestinian Theater

The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art

Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993

Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement

The First Intifada, 1987-1993

Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom

IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority

The Second Intifada, 2000-2005

Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations

The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948

An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status

Palestine Liberation Organization (I)

The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement

Mar Elias Refugee Camp

Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp

Camp David Accords, 1978-1979

Shattering the Arab Front

The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism

Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel

Periods

VI. Rise of the Palestinian National Movement

XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted