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Greek Orthodox Backlash against Provision on Jerusalem's Holy Sites in Capitulation of 1604
1605
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A New Ottoman Capitulation: From Gracious Protection to Extraterritorial Immunities
28 May 1740
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Alliance Between Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani and Mamluk Leader Ali Bey al-Kabeer: To Conquer Palestine and Syrian Territory
November 1770 - June 1771
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With the Ottoman-Russian Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji, Capitulations Turn into Bilateral Treaties
21 July 1774
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The Fall of Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani
12 June 1775 - 22 August 1775
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A New Ottoman Firman on Christian Holy Places Causes Confusion; Holy Places as a Trigger of the Crimean War
21 March 1852 - 4 October 1853
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Founding Principles of Ottoman Reform: The Tanzimat Stage II
18 February 1856
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Toward the Treaty of Paris Ending the Crimean War and Strengthening the European Influence on the Ottoman Empire
25 February 1856 - 30 March 1856
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Young Turk Revolution
23 July 1908
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Formation of the Young Arab Society in Paris
1911 - 1914
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Outbreak of World War I
1 August 1914 - 4 August 1914
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The Ottomans Abrogate the Capitulations
9 September 1914
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The Ottomans Enter World War I; the Sinai-Palestine Front
1 November 1914 - 4 February 1915
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The Russian Revolution; Sykes-Picot Agreement Is Published
8 March 1917 - 23 November 1917
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The Fourteen Points of US President Woodrow Wilson
8 January 1918
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Founding of the Haganah, the Jewish Paramilitary Organization
June 1920
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British-French Demarcation of Line Between Palestine (Including Transjordan) and Syria (Including Lebanon)
7 March 1923
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The British Issue the Criminal Law (Seditious Offences) Ordinance
25 October 1929
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Formation of the Arab National League (ANL) in New York
August 1937 - May 1941
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MacDonald White Paper of 1939: Limited Concessions to Palestinians
17 May 1939 - 23 May 1939
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Outbreak of World War II
1 September 1939
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Stern Gang Calls for Alliance with Axis
October 1939
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Blowing up of SS Patria
November 1940
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British Recommend Partition
December 1943
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End of World War II
8 May 1945 - 15 August 1945
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The British Mandate Issues the Defence (Emergency) Regulations
27 September 1945
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Independence of the Emirate of Transjordan; a New Constitution for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
25 May 1946 - 7 December 1946
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First Phase of Palestine War: Offensive Defense versus Active Defense
29 November 1947 - 10 March 1948
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Fate of Diplomatic Representations in Jerusalem
11 February 1948 - 1 May 1948
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Second Phase of the Palestine War: Zionist Offensive
10 March 1948 - 15 May 1948
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A New Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan
15 March 1948
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Arab States Explain Reasons for Intervening in Palestine
15 May 1948
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Third Phase of the Palestine War: Arab-Israeli War
15 May 1948 - 6 January 1949
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Operations Yoav and ha-Har in the South Put End to 2nd Truce
15 October 1948 - 4 November 1948
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A Massacre in al-Dawayima
29 October 1948
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Emergency Regulations Regarding Absentee Property
2 December 1948
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Individual Return of Tens of Thousands of Palestinian Refugees; Israel Launches "War on Infiltration"
January 1949 - December 1956
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First Arab-Israeli Armistice Talks Commence Under UN Supervision in Rhodes
12 January 1949
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Official Name of Jordan as an Issue
14 May 1949
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Gaza's Egyptian Administration
8 August 1949
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Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
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With Mounting Tension In and Around Gaza, a Turning Point for Egypt and Opportunities for Israel
3 April 1955 - 27 September 1955
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Egyptian-Czech Arms Deal
27 September 1955
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France and Israel Sign Arms Deal and Prepare for War
22 June 1956 - 29 July 1956
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The 1956 War - The Tripartite Aggression
29 October 1956 - 12 March 1957
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Britain and France Join the War
31 October 1956
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The United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) Deploys in Sinai
12 November 1956 - 12 March 1957
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Fatah Is Founded
September 1957
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Civil War in Lebanon
May 1958 - October 1958
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Israel Prepares for War with US Consent
2 June 1967 - 4 June 1967
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June War, 1st Day
5 June 1967
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June War
5 June 1967 - 10 June 1967
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June War, 2nd Day
6 June 1967
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June War, 3rd Day
7 June 1967
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June War, 4th Day
8 June 1967
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June War, 5th Day
9 June 1967
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June War, 6th Day
10 June 1967
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Second Palestinian Exodus
10 June 1967 - 31 December 1967
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US President Lyndon B. Johnson and Principles for Peace in the Middle East
19 June 1967
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Small Fraction of 1967 War Refugees to Return to the West Bank
14 August 1967 - 19 October 1967
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4th Arab Summit Convenes in Khartoum
29 August 1967 - 1 September 1967
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Israel Conducts a Census of Palestinians in East-Jerusalem
27 September 1967
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Security Council Resolution S/RES/242
22 November 1967
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Palestinians Reorganize
11 December 1967 - 19 January 1968
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First Communiqué of Fatah to the World Press in English and Arabic
January 1968
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Guerrilla Resistance in Gaza Strip
1968 - 1970
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27th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
9 June 1968 - 19 June 1968
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4th Palestine National Council in Cairo Adopts a Revised National Charter
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
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UNGA Res. 2452 (XXIII): Calling upon Israel for Return of Inhabitants to Territories Occupied in 1967
19 December 1968
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Egypt's War of Attrition
8 March 1969 - 7 August 1970
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PLO-Lebanon Cairo Agreement Regulates Palestinian Civil and Military Presence in the Country
3 November 1969
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Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
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5th Arab Summit Meets in Rabat and Ends in Failure
21 December 1969 - 23 December 1969
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Rogers Plan II
19 June 1970 - 7 August 1970
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28th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem
18 January 1972 - 28 January 1972
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October War, 1st Day
6 October 1973
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October War
6 October 1973 - 27 October 1973
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October War, 2nd Day
7 October 1973
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October War, 3rd Day
8 October 1973
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October War, 4th Day
9 October 1973
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October War, 5th Day
10 October 1973
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October War, From the 6th to 10th Day
11 October 1973 - 14 October 1973
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12th Palestine National Council, Cairo: A New Political Program
1 June 1974 - 8 June 1974
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Start of Civil War in Lebanon
13 April 1975 - 2 September 1982
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Syrian Forces Enter Lebanon
31 May 1976
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SC Res. 446: Establishing a Commission to Examine the Situation Relating to Settlements in the Occupied Territories
22 March 1979
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1st Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Beersheba
25 May 1979
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Start of the Iraq-Iran War
22 September 1980
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11th Arab Summit Meets in Amman
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
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Fahd Plan Is Announced
7 August 1981
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Draft SC Res. S/14985 to Condemn Shooting of Worshippers at Haram al-Sharif, Vetoed by US
20 April 1982
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Sharon Goes to Washington to Get Green Light on Lebanon War
25 May 1982
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Reagan's Plan on the Palestinian Issue
1 September 1982
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Lebanon War Casualties
1 September 1982 - 11 October 1982
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Israel-Lebanon 17 May Agreement
17 May 1983 - 14 June 1983
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The War of the (Palestinian) Camps in Lebanon
19 May 1985 - 7 April 1987
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Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
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Draft SC Res. S/17459 to Call upon Israel to Stop its Repressive Measures, Vetoed by US
13 September 1985
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Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Amman
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
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The Palestinians' 14 Demands
14 January 1988
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Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait
3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991
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SC Res. 681: Deploring Israel's Decision to Resume Deportations of Palestinian Civilians
20 December 1990
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The Gulf War
17 January 1991 - 28 February 1991
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President Bush Outlines US Goals Following the Gulf War
6 March 1991
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SC Res 694: Deploring Israel's Deportation of Palestinian Civilians
24 May 1991
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20th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
23 September 1991 - 28 September 1991
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SC Res. 726: Condemning Israel's Decision to Resume Deportation of Palestinian Civilians
6 January 1992
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SC Res. 904: Condemning the Massacre of Palestinian Worshippers in al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron
18 March 1994
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Draft SC S/1995/394 to Condemn Israeli Land Expropriation in Jerusalem Vetoed by the US
17 May 1995
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The Beilin-Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
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UNGA Res. ES-10/6: Recommending Holding a Conference to Enforce the 4th Geneva Convention in the OPT
9 February 1999
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Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms its Applicability to the OPT
15 July 1999
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Failure of Final Status Talks at Camp David Summit
11 July 2000 - 25 July 2000
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UNGA Res. ES-10/7: Expresses Concern over Israeli-Palestinian Clashes and Respect for 4th Geneva Convention
20 October 2000
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
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Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton "Proposals"
19 December 2000 - 23 December 2000
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Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms Responsibility of all Contracting Parties in Ensuring its Respect
5 December 2001
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The Knesset Passes the Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
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Israel Unable to Quell Palestinian Attacks
10 October 2002 - 5 January 2003
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Israeli Leaders Push for an American War Against Iraq
16 October 2002 - 9 February 2003
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Draft SC Res. S/2002/1385 Demanding Israel's Compliance with 4th Geneva Convention Vetoed by US
20 December 2002
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15th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh
1 March 2003
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The US War Against Iraq; Security Developments in the West Bank and Gaza
17 March 2003 - 9 April 2003
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US formally Presents Israel and the PA with the Road Map
30 April 2003
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UNGA Res. 58/292: Affirming that Status of Palestinian Territory Remains one of Military Occupation
6 May 2004
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2nd Israel War on Lebanon: the July War
12 July 2006 - 14 August 2006
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July War: Israel Launches an Air War Against Hizballah
13 July 2006
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July War: Diplomacy Paralyzed by the US
14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006
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July War: Israel's Air War Fails to Knock out Hizballah
14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006
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July War: Israel's Special Operations Along the Border
17 July 2006 - 19 July 2006
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July War: Israel Attempts to Establish a Limited Foothold in Southern Lebanon
19 July 2006 - 29 July 2006
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July War: Massacre in Qana; 48-Hour Partial Suspension of Air Strikes
30 July 2006 - 2 August 2006
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July War: Israel Attempts to Create a Special Security Zone
2 August 2006 - 10 August 2006
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July War: Diplomatic Efforts for a Cease-Fire
5 August 2006 - 9 August 2006
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SC Res. 1701: Calling for a Cessation of Hostilities to End Israel's War on Lebanon
11 August 2006
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July War: Israel Attempts a Ground Offensive in Southern Lebanon
11 August 2006 - 14 August 2006
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July War: The Cease-Fire
12 August 2006 - 14 August 2006
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July War: A Balance Sheet
14 August 2006
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July War: Israel Begins Withdrawing from Southern Lebanon
14 August 2006 - 17 August 2006
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Olmert's Convergence Plan Put Aside; Settlement Activity Resumes
18 August 2006 - 21 September 2006
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Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: The False Hopes of National Unity Talks
25 August 2006 - 23 September 2006
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After the July War: Winograd Commission Interim Report
30 April 2007
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Settlement Expansion in Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa
4 December 2007
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The PLO Presents "the Palestine Announcement in Lebanon"
7 January 2008
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After the July War: Winograd Commission's Report on Israel's Handling of the 2006 Lebanon War
30 January 2008
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Israel Breaks the Gaza Cease-Fire
4 November 2008 - 30 November 2008
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Prelude to Israel's War on Gaza
21 December 2008 - 26 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 1, Start of Phase 1
27 December 2008
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The War on Gaza (2008-09): Operation Cast Lead/ Battle of al-Furqan
27 December 2008 - 18 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 2
28 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 3
29 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 4
30 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 5
31 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 6
1 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 7
2 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 8: End of Phase 1; Balance Sheet
3 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 9: Start of Phase 2
4 January 2009
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War on Gaza: Calls for Active Diplomacy
4 January 2009 - 5 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 10; Gaza Strip Segmented into 3 Operational Zones
5 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 11: Dramatic Surge in Palestinian Civilian Casualties
6 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 12
7 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 13
8 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 14
9 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 15: Intensification of Israeli Attacks
10 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 16
11 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 17
12 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 18
13 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 19: Hamas Cease-Fire Offer
14 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 20
15 January 2009
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War on Gaza: US-Israel MOU on Arms Smuggling into Gaza
16 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 21
16 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 22
17 January 2009
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War on Gaza: Israel Announces a Unilateral Cease-Fire
17 January 2009
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War on Gaza: Parallel Israeli and Hamas Cease-Fires; Balance Sheet
18 January 2009
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Israel Completes Its Withdrawal from Gaza
20 January 2009 - 21 January 2009
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Gaza Tenuous Cease-Fire
27 January 2009 - 12 February 2009
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21st Arab Summit Meets in Doha
30 March 2009
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The UN Human Rights Council Forms a Fact-Finding Mission on the War on Gaza (the Goldstone Mission)
3 April 2009
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War on Gaza: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Related to UN Premises
4 May 2009
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Goldstone Report on the War on Gaza
15 September 2009 - 25 September 2009
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Meaningful Reduction in Rockets Fired from Gaza Since the End of the War Against Gaza
31 December 2009
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Two Spates of Clashes Across Gaza Border
16 March 2011 - 10 April 2011
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On Nakba Day, Palestinians Head Up Toward Cease-Fire Lines with Israel
15 May 2011 - 5 June 2011
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Palestinians in the West Bank Protest Israeli Settlement Expansion
31 January 2014 - 7 February 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War
7 July 2014 - 26 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 1
8 July 2014
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Palestinians in West Bank Mobilize in Support of Gaza
8 July 2014 - 22 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 2
9 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 3
10 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 4 and 5
11 July 2014 - 12 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 6−8
13 July 2014 - 15 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 9 and 10
16 July 2014 - 17 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War: Israel Launches Ground Invasion (Phase II)
17 July 2014 - 31 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 11 and 12
18 July 2014 - 19 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 13-15: Dramatic Surge in the Fighting; al-Shuja‘iyya Destruction
20 July 2014 - 22 July 2014
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UNHRC Res. A/HRC/RES/S-21/1: Condemning Israel's Assault on Gaza, Dispatching Commission of Inquiry
23 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 16-20
23 July 2014 - 27 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 21-24
28 July 2014 - 31 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War: The Intermittent Cease-Fires (Phase III)
31 July 2014 - 26 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 25: Breakdown of 72-Hour Cease-Fire Due to Activation of the Hannibal Directive
1 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 26-28: Fighting Continues
2 August 2014 - 4 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 29-31: A 72-Hour Cease-Fire
5 August 2014 - 7 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 32-42: Three Days of Fighting Followed by Eight Days of Truce
8 August 2014 - 18 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War: Cease-Fire Talks in Cairo
11 August 2014 - 18 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 43
19 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War: Days 44-50
20 August 2014 - 26 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War: Toward an Open-Ended Cease-Fire
23 August 2014 - 26 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War: A Balance Sheet
26 August 2014
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Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Addresses the 2014 Gaza War
17 December 2014
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A "Reconstruction Hudna" in Gaza?
2 March 2015 - 14 April 2015
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Israel Detains Khalida Jarrar, then Releases Her, then Detains Her again
2 April 2015 - 19 January 2025
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The 2014 Gaza War: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools
27 April 2015
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Reports About Indirect Israel-Hamas Talks on Long-Term Cease-Fire
16 June 2015 - 16 June 2015
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UNHRC Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
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Palestine Submits Files to ICC, and Israel Decides to Interact with It
25 June 2015 - 30 October 2015
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Palestinians and International Partners Fight Against Israel’s Planned Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar
15 February 2017 - 21 October 2018
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Israel's State Comptroller Publishes Report on Gaza 2014 War
28 February 2017
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A Unified Lebanese Vision on Issues of Palestinian Refugees Living in Lebanon
20 July 2017
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Abbas Signs 22 Treaties as a Response to Trump's Move on Jerusalem
18 December 2017
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UNGA Res. ES-10/19 Opposes Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem
21 December 2017
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International Response to Israeli Attacks on Great March of Return Protesters
30 March 2018 - 14 May 2018
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Talks for a Long-Term Gaza Cease-Fire
7 August 2018 - 10 November 2018
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Long-Term Cease-Fire Linked to Palestinian Reconciliation
7 August 2018 - 31 December 2018
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The US Announces the Closure of PLO Representation in Washington
10 September 2018
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UNHRC Report on Israeli Attacks on Great March of Return Protesters
28 February 2019
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ICC Chief Prosecutor Finds Israel Is Committing War Crimes; Enquires on Scope of Territorial Jurisdiction
20 December 2019 - 28 January 2020
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Trump Administration Places Sanctions on International Criminal Court and Its Personnel
11 June 2020 - 2 September 2020
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Israel Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign but Excludes Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza
19 December 2020 - 22 December 2020
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ICC Rules that it has Jurisdiction in Occupied Palestinian Territories; Investigation Announced
5 February 2021 - 2 April 2021
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Towards a Unity Intifada
23 April 2021 - 10 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 1
10 May 2021
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The May 2021 Gaza War
10 May 2021 - 21 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 2
11 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 3
12 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 4
13 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 5
14 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 6
15 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 7
16 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 8
17 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 9
18 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 10
19 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 11
20 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 12
21 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War: A Balance Sheet
21 May 2021
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Ismail Haniyeh Presents Hamas's Vision for Advancing the Palestinian Cause
3 November 2021
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The (Ongoing) Independent International Commission of Inquiry Issues its First Report
9 May 2022

Biographies

Biography
Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
Biography
Musa Kazim Husseini
1853 - 26 March 1934
Biography
Nakhla Zurayq
1859 - 21 July 1921
Biography
Ali al-Rimawi
1860 - 1919
Biography
Aref al-Dajani
1860 - 13 April 1930
Biography
As‘ad al-Shuqairi
1860 - February 1940
Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Jurji Habib Hanania
1864 - 1920
Biography
Najib Nassar
1865 - 3 March 1948
Biography
Said al-Shawwa
1868 - October 1930
Biography
Freih Abu Middein
1871 - 1955
Biography
Khalil Baidas
1875 - 9 February 1949
Biography
Isa al-Isa
1878 - 29 June 1950
Biography
Khalil al-Sakakini
23 January 1878 - 13 August 1953
Biography
Abd al-Qadir Muzaffar
1880 - 1949
Biography
Alfred Roch
1882 - 22 April 1942
Biography
Boulos Shehadeh
1882 - 1 August 1943
Biography
Raghib al-Nashashibi
1882 - 1951
Biography
Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi
1882 - 1958
Biography
Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi
1882 - 29 June 1963
Biography
Tawfiq Canaan
24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964
Biography
Abd al-Latif Salah
1884 - 8 November 1952
Biography
Isaaf al-Nashashibi
1885 - 22 January 1948
Biography
Adil Jabir
1885 - 19 December 1953
Biography
May Ziadeh
11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941
Biography
Khalil Abdallah Totah
20 May 1886 - 24 February 1955
Biography
Mu‘in al-Madi
1887 - 1957
Biography
Muhammad Izzat Darwaza
21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984
Biography
Wadi‘ Faris al-Bustani
1888 - 20 January 1954
Biography
Rafiq al-Tamimi
1889 - 1957
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
George Antonius
1891 - 1942
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Jamal al-Husseini
1892 - 5 July 1982
Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Omar al-Saleh al-Barghouti
1894 - 22 June 1965
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Subhi al-Khadra
1895 - 4 July 1954
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Musa Nasir
4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971
Biography
Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi
1896 - 27 September 1951
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Wasif Jawhariyyeh
1897 - 1973
Biography
Mustafa al-Dabbagh
1897 - 1 October 1989
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Anbara Salam Khalidi
4 August 1897 - 1986
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
Ibrahim Tuqan
1905 - 2 May 1941
Biography
Ihsan al-Nimr
1905 - 21 May 1985
Biography
Najati Sidqi
15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979
Biography
Sophie Halaby
26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997
Biography
Badr Lama
23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947
Biography
Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini
1908 - 8 April 1948
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Constantine Zurayk
18 April 1909 - 12 August 2000
Biography
Qadri Tuqan
1910 - 26 February 1971
Biography
Sami Taha Hamran
1911 - 11 September 1947
Biography
Anwar Nusseibeh
1913 - 22 November 1986
Biography
Hind al-Husseini
25 April 1916 - 13 September 1994
Biography
Emile Touma
16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985
Biography
Ihsan Abbas
2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003
Biography
Rajeh al-Salfiti
1921 - 27 May 1990
Biography
Siba Fahoum
1923 - 12 May 2004
Biography
Yusra al-Barbari
15 April 1923 - 13 May 2009
Biography
Samiha Khalil
20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Hisham Sharabi
1927 - 13 January 2005
Biography
Samira Azzam
13 September 1927 - 8 August 1967
Biography
Samira Abu Ghazaleh
1928 - 12 January 2017
Biography
Antoine Zahlan
1928 - 1 September 2020
Biography
Ibrahim Dakkak
1929 - 2 June 2016
Biography
Tawfiq Zayyad
7 May 1929 - 5 July 1994
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Gabi Baramki
3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012
Biography
Ismail Shammout
2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Sulafa Hijjawi
1934 - 14 September 2021
Biography
Kamal Adwan
9 May 1935 - 10 April 1973
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937 - 12 July 2025
Biography
Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa)
14 May 1938 - 27 August 2001
Biography
Faisal al-Husseini
17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001
Biography
May Sayegh
1941 - 5 February 2023
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008
Biography
Leila Khaled
9 April 1944
Biography
Leila Shahid
13 July 1949 - 18 February 2026
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024
Biography
Yahya al-Sinwar
19 October 1962 - 17 October 2024
Biography
Khalida Jarrar
9 February 1963
Biography
Rim Banna
6 December 1966 - 24 March 2018
Biography
Tawfiq Ibrahim
- 1966

Historical Media

Document
Young Turks Revolution
July 1908
Document
Caricature: Balfour and the Woes His Ill-Fated Promise Brought to Palestine (Filastin Newspaper)
2 November 1932
Document
Illegal Immigration (I)
1946
Document
Illegal Immigration (II)
1946
Document
Palestine: A Homeland Denied
1979
Document
Implosion, Killing of the Women, Ninth Wave of Killing
2012

Historical Texts

Document
Letter from Sir Henry McMahon to Sharif Hussein
25 October 1915
Document
Proclamation of Martial Law in Jerusalem
11 December 1917
Document
Message of the General Syrian Congress To the King-Crane Commission
3 July 1919
Document
The Covenant of the League of Nations: Article 22
10 January 1920
Document
Proclamation of the Independence of Syria
7 March 1920
Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
Document
Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots
10 August 1921
Document
Churchill White Paper
3 June 1922
Document
The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
Document
The Hope Simpson Report
22 August 1930
Document
Statement of the Arab National Conference
13 December 1931
Document
Peel Commission Report
July 1937
Document
Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
Document
London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence
16 March 1939
Document
Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper
30 May 1939
Document
Biltmore Conference Declaration
11 May 1942
Document
The Alexandria Protocol on Forming the League of Arab States
7 October 1944
Document
Pact of the League of Arab States
22 March 1945
Document
The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
Document
Bevin's Statement on Formation of an Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
13 November 1945
Document
Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
Document
Truman’s Statement on US Efforts for Palestine
4 October 1946
Document
UNSCOP Minority Proposal: Federal State Plan
3 September 1947
Document
UNSCOP Recommendations Approved Unanimously or by Substantial Majority
3 September 1947
Document
UN Palestine Commission Report on Security in Palestine
16 February 1948
Document
Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan, 1948
15 March 1948
Document
UNSC Resolution 46
17 April 1948
Document
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
14 May 1948
Document
Statement by the Governments of the Arab League States on their Military Intervention in Palestine
15 May 1948
Document
UNSC Resolution 50
29 May 1948
Document
Progress Report of the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte)
16 September 1948
Document
Al-Dawayima Massacre, 29 October 1948 An Israeli Soldier Eye-Witness Account
8 November 1948
Document
Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement
24 February 1949
Document
Lebanon-Israel General Armistice Agreement
23 March 1949
Document
Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
Document
Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement
20 July 1949
Document
United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report
22 September 1949
Document
Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
Document
Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962
5 March 1962
Document
Palestine National (qawmi) Charter
28 May 1964
Document
Fatah First Military Communiqué
1 January 1965
Document
UNSC Resolution 237
14 June 1967
Document
Lyndon B. Johnson: Statement on Principles for Peace in the Middle East
19 June 1967
Document
UNGA Resolution 2252 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
Document
UNSC Resolution 242
22 November 1967
Document
Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
Document
Palestine National Council, 4th Session: Political Resolutions
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
Document
Palestine National (watani) Charter
10 July 1968
Document
UNGA Resolution 2443 (XXIII)
19 December 1968
Document
Palestine National Council, 5th Session: Political Statement
4 February 1969
Document
Palestine National Council, 6th Session: Political Statement
6 September 1969
Document
Cairo Agreement between the Lebanese Authorities and the Palestinian Guerrilla Organizations
3 November 1969
Document
Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
Document
Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions
4 June 1970
Document
Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions
28 August 1970
Document
Palestine National Council, 8th Session: Interim Political Program of the Palestine Revolution
5 March 1971
Document
UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)
6 December 1971
Document
Speech by Jordan’s King Hussein, Proposing a United Arab Kingdom in the Event of a Peaceful Settlement
15 March 1972
Document
Palestine National Council, 10th Session (Extraordinary): Political program
10 April 1972
Document
Sixth Arab Summit: Confidential Decisions
28 November 1973
Document
Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement
28 November 1973
Document
Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria
31 May 1974
Document
Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
Document
The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 12022
24 March 1976
Document
Joint US-USSR Communiqué on Reconvening the Geneva Conference on the Middle East
1 October 1977
Document
Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
Document
Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
Document
UNSC Resolution 446
22 March 1979
Document
Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
Document
UNSC Resolution 465
1 March 1980
Document
Sadat’s Letter to Begin Following Israel’s Enactment of Basic Law on Jerusalem
3 August 1980
Document
UNSC Resolution 478
20 August 1980
Document
Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
Document
UNSC Resolution 497
17 December 1981
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-9/1
5 February 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 14943
1 April 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 14985
20 April 1982
Document
Reagan Plan
1 September 1982
Document
Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 15895
1 August 1983
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 17459
12 September 1985
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 17769
29 January 1986
Document
Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
Document
UNSC Resolution 605
22 December 1987
Document
UNSC Resolution 607
5 January 1988
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 19466
29 January 1988
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 19780
14 April 1988
Document
Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
Document
Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
Document
Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20463
17 February 1989
Document
Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20677
8 June 1989
Document
UNSC Resolution 641
30 August 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20945/Rev.1
6 November 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 21326
31 May 1990
Document
UNSC Resolution 681
20 December 1990
Document
President George Bush Address to Joint Session of Congress on the Middle East
6 March 1991
Document
Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: 1st Memorandum to US Secretary James Baker
12 March 1991
Document
Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: 2nd Memorandum to US Secretary James Baker
9 April 1991
Document
Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: 4th Memorandum to US Secretary James Baker
26 April 1991
Document
Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
Document
Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
Document
Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
Document
The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/199
7 March 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/2
25 April 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/3
15 July 1997
Document
Statement by the President of the Security Council S/PRST/1998/21
13 July 1998
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/6
9 February 1999
Document
UNSC Resolution 1322
7 October 2000
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/7
20 October 2000
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
Document
President Clinton Proposals on Israeli‑Palestinian Peace
23 December 2000
Document
PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy
20 January 2001
Document
Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/270
26 March 2001
Document
The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/1199
14 December 2001
Document
Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
Document
Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
Document
President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
Document
UNSC Resolution 1435
24 September 2002
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2002/1385
20 December 2002
Document
Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
Document
Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/891
16 September 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/12
25 September 2003
Document
The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/13
27 October 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/14
12 December 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution 58/292
6 May 2004
Document
UNSC Resolution 1544
19 May 2004
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/15
2 August 2004
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/783
5 October 2004
Document
Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/508
12 July 2006
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/878
10 November 2006
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/16
30 November 2006
Document
Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-18
23 January 2009
Document
Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
Document
Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University
14 June 2009
Document
Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
Document
UNGA Resolution 64/10
1 December 2009
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2011/24
18 February 2011
Document
Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State
16 May 2011
Document
UNGA Resolution 67/19
29 November 2012
Document
HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916
30 December 2014
Document
Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
Document
Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
Document
UNSC Resolution 2334
23 December 2016
Document
Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
Document
UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
Document
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies
1 May 2017
Document
Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon
20 July 2017
Document
Bezalel Smotrich: Israel's Decisive Plan
7 September 2017
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 June 2018
Document
Basic Law: Israel - the Nation-State of the Jewish People
19 July 2018
Document
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
Document
Statement of ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda On Opening an Investigation into War Crimes in Palestine
20 December 2019
Document
ICC Decision on its Jurisdiction in Palestine
5 February 2021
Document
HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021
Document
Amnesty Report on Israeli Apartheid
1 February 2022
Document
Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry to HRC
9 May 2022
Document
UNGA Resolution 77/247
30 December 2022

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
June 1967 War
1966 - 1967
Thematic Chronology
October 1973 War
1973 - 1974
Thematic Chronology
Lebanon War, 1982
1982 - 1983
Thematic Chronology
The War on Gaza, 2008-2009
2008 - 2009
Thematic Chronology
The 2014 Gaza War
2014-2015
Thematic Chronology
Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
2003 - 2006
Thematic Chronology
The May 2021 Gaza War
2021
Thematic Chronology
1956 War
1955 - 1957
Thematic Chronology
Lebanon War, 2006
2006 - 2008

Highlights

Highlight
Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917
Preliminary Sketches of Mandate Palestine's Boundaries
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World Zionist Organization
Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine
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Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
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UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
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Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement
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June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
Highlight
Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
Highlight
October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
Highlight
Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
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Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
Highlight
Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
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Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
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Demography and the Palestine Question (I)
1850s-1948
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Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
1948-2048
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Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
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Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
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Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
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Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
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UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
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Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine
Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement
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The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
Highlight
The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
Highlight
Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
Highlight
Palestinian Photographers Before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
Highlight
Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
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Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
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Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
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Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
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Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
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The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
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Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”
Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History
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Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
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Present Absentees in Israel
Exiled in Their Own Homeland
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Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab
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The Judaization of the Galilee
A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity
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Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine
The Emergence of a Working Class
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Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
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Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
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The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
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Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
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Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
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The Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
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Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
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Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
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The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
Highlight
The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
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Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
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The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
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I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
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II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
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III. Late Mandate
1936-1947
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IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
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VI. Rise of The Palestinian National Movement
1966-1973
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VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War
1973-1982
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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XIII. A Growingly Intractable Deadlock
2017-
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The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
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The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)
Before the Nakba
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
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Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
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Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
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Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
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Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
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Jaramana Refugee Camp
Syria
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Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
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The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
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Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp
Syria
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Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
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Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Marka (Hittin) Refugee Camp
Jordan
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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France and the Palestine Question Before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
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UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Shatila Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
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Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
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Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
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Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses
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The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
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Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp
Syria
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp
Syria
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Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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Mar Elias Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
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Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
Highlight
The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
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Dera‘a Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
Highlight
The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
Highlight
The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel
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Palestinians in El Salvador
A Prosperous, yet Depoliticized Diaspora
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The United Kingdom and the Palestine Question Before 1917
Ideological and Colonialist Path to Conquest
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The United States and the Palestine Question Before 1944
From Heavenly Jerusalem to Earthly Jerusalem
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Japan and the Palestine Question
A Policy still Subordinate to the US
Highlight
Canada and the Palestine Question
Israel First, Palestinians Second
Highlight
Jerash Refugee Camp (Gaza Camp)
Jordan
Highlight
Zarqa Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
Highlight
The Great March of Return
Peaceful Demonstrations, Bloody Crackdown
Highlight
XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
Highlight
The Nakba
Stages of a Forced Displacement
Highlight
The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
Highlight
1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
Highlight
V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
Highlight
Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
Highlight
Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
Highlight
Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939
A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression
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Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
Highlight
The Peel Commission, 1936–1937
Sowing the Seeds of the Partition
Highlight
Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
Highlight
Aida Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
Highlight
Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
Highlight
Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance

Periods

Period
I. Ottoman Rule
Period
III. Late Mandate
Period
IV. The Palestine War and the Nakba
Period
V. Reverberations of the Palestine War
Period
VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War

Places

Place
'Amqa
Place
Abu al-Fadl
Place
Abu Kishk
Place
'Ajjur
Place
'Akbara
Place
al-'Abbasiyya
Place
al-Bassa
Place
al-Batani al-Sharqi
Place
al-Birwa
Place
al-Burj
Place
al-Dawayima
Place
al-Dirdara
Place
al-Faluja
Place
al-Farradiyya
Place
al-Ghubayya al-Tahta
Place
al-Hamma
Place
al-Jiyya
Place
al-Jura
Place
al-Kabri
Place
al-Khisas
Place
al-Khisas
Place
al-Lajjun
Place
al-Latrun
Place
al-Maliha
Place
al-Manshiyya
Place
al-Manshiyya
Place
al-Mansura
Place
al-Masmiyya al-Kabira
Place
al-Mazar
Place
al-Mazar
Place
al-Mirr
Place
al-Muzayri'a
Place
al-Nabi Yusha'
Place
al-Nuqayb
Place
al-Qastal
Place
al-Qubab
Place
al-Samakiyya
Place
al-Sarafand
Place
al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya
Place
al-Sawafir al-Shamaliyya
Place
al-Shaykh Muwannis
Place
al-Tantura
Place
al-Tira
Place
al-Tira
Place
Khirbat al-Wa'ra al-Sawda'
Place
al-Walaja
Place
Aqir
Place
'Arab Suqrir
Place
'Artuf
Place
'Atlit
Place
'Ayn al-Zaytun
Place
'Ayn Ghazal
Place
'Ayn Hawd
Place
'Ayn Karim
Place
Barbara
Place
Barfiliya
Place
al-Barriyya
Place
Bayt 'Itab
Place
Khirbat Bayt Lid
Place
Bayt Nabala
Place
Bayt Nattif
Place
Bayyarat Hannun
Place
Bayt 'Affa
Place
Bayt Daras
Place
Bayt Susin
Place
Bayt Jiz
Place
Bir Ma'in
Place
Bir Salim
Place
Biyar 'Adas
Place
Burayr
Place
Daniyal
Place
Dayr 'Amr
Place
Dayr Aban
Place
Dayr al-Hawa
Place
Dayr al-Qasi
Place
Dayr al-Shaykh
Place
Dayr Ayyub
Place
Dayr Sunayd
Place
Dayr Tarif
Place
Fajja
Place
Hamama
Place
Hatta
Place
Hawsha
Place
Hiribya
Place
Hittin
Place
Hulayqat
Place
'Ibdis
Place
Ijlil al-Qibliyya
Place
Ijzim
Place
'Innaba
Place
Iqrit
Place
'Iraq al-Manshiyya
Place
'Iraq Suwaydan
Place
Isdud
Place
Ishwa'
Place
Jaba'
Place
al-Jaladiyya
Place
Jarash
Place
Jilya
Place
Jubb Yusuf
Place
Julis
Place
Jusayr
Place
Kafr Saba
Place
Kafr Sabt
Place
Karatiyya
Place
Kasla
Place
Kawkaba
Place
Khirbat 'Iribbin
Place
Khirbat al-Burj
Place
Khirbat al-Manara
Place
al-Qubayba
Place
Khirbat al-Shuna
Place
Khirbat al-Taqa
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