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Biographies

Biography
Jurji Habib Hanania
1864 - 1920
Biography
Najib Nassar
1865 - 3 March 1948
Biography
Freih Abu Middein
1871 - 1955
Biography
Isa al-Isa
1878 - 29 June 1950
Biography
Abdallah Mukhlis
27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947
Biography
Alfred Roch
1882 - 22 April 1942
Biography
Boulos Shehadeh
1882 - 1 August 1943
Biography
Raghib al-Nashashibi
1882 - 1951
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
George Antonius
1891 - 1942
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Musa Nasir
4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Fuad Saba
1902 - 27 August 1984
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi
1909 - 11 October 1980
Biography
Samiha Khalil
20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937
Biography
François Abou Salem
16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978
Biography
Tawfiq Ibrahim
- 1966

Events

Event
Emerging Palestinian Identity and Arab Nationalism
1905 - 1914
Event
Zionist Evasion of Ottoman Regulations
August 1907
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1st Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
27 January 1919 - 10 February 1919
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Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
Event
The Mandate System: Article 22 of the League of Nations Covenant
10 January 1920
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Palin Commission of Inquiry
12 April 1920 - 1 July 1920
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Hybrid Status for Transjordan; Prince Abdullah Becomes Its Emir
11 April 1921
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Report of the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry on Jaffa Disturbances
10 August 1921
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Prevention of Crime (Tribal and Village Areas) Ordinance Goes into Effect
1 January 1925
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Powerful Earthquake in Palestine and Transjordan
11 July 1927
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The British Form a Commission of Inquiry on Disturbances at al-Buraq / Western Wall
13 September 1929
Event
League of Nations Council Approves the Appointment of an International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
14 January 1930 - 15 May 1930
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Shaw Commission Report on al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances
12 March 1930
Event
John Hope Simpson Sent to Palestine to Investigate Questions of Immigration, Land Settlement and Development
2 May 1930
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Hope Simpson Report Is Published
22 August 1930 - 20 October 1930
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White Paper (Passfield) of 1930 Is Published
20 October 1930
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Report of the International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
1 December 1930
Event
17th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
30 June 1931 - 15 July 1931
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Lewis French and the Palestine Development Scheme
19 July 1931 - April 1932
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Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1931
23 July 1931
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Protection of Cultivators Ordinance, No. 37
31 August 1933
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Murison Commission of Inquiry
4 January 1934
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The British Issue the Press Ordinance
17 January 1935
Event
Memorandum of Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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Avner Defense Plan
June 1937
Event
Peel Commission Report Proposes Partition of Palestine
7 July 1937
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Palestinians Reject Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
Event
20th Zionist Congress Meets in Zürich
3 August 1937 - 16 August 1937
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Third Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
October 1938 - September 1939
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Partition (Woodhead) Commission Report Is Published
9 November 1938
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The British Government Rejects the Conclusions of the Partition (Woodhead) Commission
11 November 1938
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Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry Publishes its Report after a Visit to Palestine
6 March 1946 - 20 April 1946
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Anglo-American Conference Meets in London and Proposes the Morrison-Grady Federal Plan
24 July 1946
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Majority of UNSCOP Members Recommend Partition
15 June 1947 - 3 September 1947
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Ad Hoc Committee on the Palestinian Question
23 September 1947 - 25 November 1947
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The Palestine Commission Submits First Reports to Security Council
31 January 1948 - 16 February 1948
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SC Res. 42: Appealing Permanent Members for Guidance on Palestine
5 March 1948
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Israeli Intelligence Report on the Depopulation of Palestine until 31 May 1948
30 June 1948
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Israel's Application for UN Membership Fails to Obtain Security Council Approval
17 December 1948
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UNGA 393 (V): Economic Reintegration of Refugees in the Middle East
2 December 1950
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UNGA 512 (VI): UNCCP to Continue its Efforts
26 January 1952
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The US and Jordan River Waters
25 June 1954 - 6 July 1954
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UNRWA Director Issues Special Report on Situation in Gaza Strip
15 December 1956
Event
GA Resolution 1604 (XV)
21 April 1961
Event
Reports on Israeli Plans Against Syria
12 May 1967 - 14 May 1967
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Israeli Military Confrontation with Jordan and Palestinian Guerrillas
14 February 1968 - 15 February 1968
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UNGA 2443 (XXIII): Establishing Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting Human Rights in Occupied Territories
19 December 1968
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The Koenig Memorandum on Israeli Policy toward the Palestinians in Israel
1 March 1976 - April 1976
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US State Department Releases First Human Rights Report
May 1977
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6th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
26 September 1979 - 27 September 1979
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Deportation of Bassam Shak'a Reversed After West Bank Mayors Threaten Resignation
11 November 1979 - 5 December 1979
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Kahan Report on the Sabra-Shatila Massacres
7 February 1983 - 10 February 1983
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UNGA 38/58: Calling for the Convening of an International Peace Conference on the Middle East
13 December 1983
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S-G Report (A/39/130-S/16409), Pursuant to UNGA Res. 38/58 on ME Peace Conference
13 March 1984
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SC Res. 605: Deploring Israeli Violent Repression of Palestinian Intifada
22 December 1987
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Draft Security Council Resolutions S/19466, S/19780, S/20463, S/20677, and S/20945/Rev.1
1 February 1988 - 7 November 1989
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Baghdad
28 May 1990 - 30 May 1990
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SC Res. 672: Condemns Israel's Acts of Violence and Requests the SG to Submit Report on Mission Sent to Region
12 October 1990
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President Bush's Letters to M.E. Leaders on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991 - 14 July 1991
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Intifada Statistics
30 July 1991
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Arafat Survives a Plane Crash in Libya
7 April 1992 - 8 April 1992
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President Clinton Signs the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1993
28 October 1993
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Status of Orient House in Jerusalem
29 May 1994 - 7 June 1994
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US Congress Passes the "Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995"
23 October 1995 - 8 November 1995
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UNGA ES-10/2: Condemning Israel's Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement
25 April 1997
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UNGA ES-10/3: Emphasizing Personal Responsibilities Arising from Grave Breaches of Geneva Convention
15 July 1997
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Israel's Position on Further Redeployment and on Palestinian Obligations
23 November 1997 - 14 January 1998
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European Union Declaration "Compensating" the PLO for Not Declaring a State
25 March 1999
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Undermining the Talks and Preparing for their Failure: The Settlers and the Israeli Army
15 July 2000 - 8 August 2000
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
9 September 2000 - 10 September 2000
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Sharm al-Shaykh Summit
16 October 2000 - 18 October 2000
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
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The Mitchell Committee of Fact-Finding on the Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation
7 November 2000 - 30 December 2000
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Israeli Idea of Security Fence (Separation Wall) Begins to Take Shape
26 December 2000 - 3 January 2001
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Draft SC Res. S/2001/270 Calling for Cessation of Settlement Activities and Protection of Palestinian Civilians Vetoed by US
27 March 2001
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The Mitchell Report Is Issued
30 April 2001 - 15 May 2001
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The Tenet Cease-Fire Plan
11 June 2001 - 20 June 2001
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Timid Diplomatic Efforts
2 November 2001 - 19 November 2001
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Another Timid Return to Diplomacy: a Peres-Qurai' Draft?
16 December 2001 - 27 December 2001
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SC Res. 1397: Affirming a Vision of Two States, Israel and Palestine, Living Side by Side
12 March 2002
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Invasion of Jenin Camp: Fierce Battle
3 April 2002 - 19 April 2002
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Birth of the Middle East "Quartet"
10 April 2002
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Israel Decides to Create Buffer Zones (Separation Wall)
14 April 2002 - 25 April 2002
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SC Res. 1405: Welcoming SG Initiative to Send Fact-Finding Team to Jenin Refugee Camp
19 April 2002
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Assassination of Muhammad Ubayyat in Beit Jala
13 October 2002
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15th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh
1 March 2003
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Yasir Arafat in the Line of Fire
4 September 2003 - 30 September 2003
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UNGA Res. ES-10/13: Demands that Israel Stop and Reverse Construction of Wall inside OPT
21 October 2003
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UNGA Res. ES-10/14: Requesting an Advisory Opinion from the ICJ on the Legal Consequences of the Wall
8 December 2003
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The Palestinian Leadership Faces an Internal Crisis and Risks Loss of Control
7 July 2004 - 27 July 2004
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The Knesset Enacts the Prevention of Funding of Terrorism Law, 2005
29 December 2004
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions
27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006
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US-Israel Plan to Destabilize a Hamas-Led PA
17 February 2006 - 19 February 2006
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Israel Launches Operation Southern Arrow
30 March 2006 - 14 May 2006
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Israel’s Campaign Against Non-ID Holders in the West Bank
1 April 2006 - 6 September 2006
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Abbas's Control Over PA Security Forces
5 April 2006 - 11 April 2006
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July War: A Balance Sheet
14 August 2006
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After the July War: Winograd Commission Interim Report
30 April 2007
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Abbas-Olmert Meetings to Reach Understandings Before the International Conference
6 August 2007 - 10 September 2007
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Effects of the Siege of Gaza on Private Sector Production
9 December 2007 - 9 January 2008
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Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai
23 January 2008 - 3 February 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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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Intensify
4 February 2008 - 24 February 2008
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Gaza: Military Confrontation Continues and Siege is Tightened
26 March 2008 - 15 May 2008
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Hamas and Israel Agree on a Six-Month Gaza Cease-Fire; Blockade Marginally Eased
17 June 2008 - 4 November 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert's Political Gamble
31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008
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Israel Breaks the Gaza Cease-Fire
4 November 2008 - 30 November 2008
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Seal on Gaza Borders Tightened
5 November 2008 - 29 November 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 7
2 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 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 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 21
16 January 2009
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President Obama Prepares Active Engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
22 January 2009 - 4 March 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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The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Israeli Side: The Settlements Issue
18 May 2009 - 1 June 2009
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US-Israel Disagreement Over the Settlements Freeze
26 June 2009 - 28 July 2009
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US Resolve on Settlement Freeze Peters Out
19 August 2009 - 22 September 2009
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Goldstone Report on the War on Gaza
15 September 2009 - 25 September 2009
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Clashes in East Jerusalem over al-Aqsa Mosque
27 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
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The Goldstone Report and Palestinian Erratic Decision-Making
29 September 2009 - 16 October 2009
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UNGA Res. 64/10: Endorsing the Goldstone Report and Calling Upon both Sides to Investigate the Violations Reported in it
5 November 2009
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The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian Talks Through Letters of Guarantee
16 December 2009 - 4 January 2010
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The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian “Proximity” Talks
7 January 2010 - 8 February 2010
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The Arab League and the PLO Endorse Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks
3 March 2010 - 7 March 2010
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US Demands on Israel After the Ramat Shlomo Plan
9 March 2010 - 25 March 2010
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US Offers Ambiguous Assurances to the Palestinians
20 April 2010 - 21 April 2010
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With the Arab League Blessing, Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks Are Launched
22 April 2010 - 20 May 2010
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The United Nations Human Rights Council Establishes a Fact-Finding Mission on the Mavi Marmara Incident
2 June 2010 - 27 September 2010
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President Obama Meets Netanyahu and Pushes the Palestinians for Direct Talks with Israel
6 July 2010 - 23 August 2010
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Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks, Mediated by George Mitchell, Formally Relaunched in Washington
1 September 2010 - 2 September 2010
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Direct Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Held in Sharm al-Shaykh and Jerusalem
14 September 2010 - 15 September 2010
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Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended
20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010
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Abbas, Backed by the Arab League, Halts Palestinian-Israeli Direct Talks
30 September 2010 - 15 December 2010
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The Knesset passes the Law on Disclosure Requirements for Recipients of Support from a Foreign State Entity
2 March 2011
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Report of the Panel of Inquiry on the Mavi Marmara Incident (Palmer Commission)
2 September 2011
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Fate of the Palestinian UN Admission Request
28 September 2011 - 8 November 2011
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Palestinian-Israeli Exchange of Letters for Cooperation on Taxes and Customs
31 July 2012
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Dangerous Surge of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in and across Gaza
14 October 2012 - 13 November 2012
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Assassination of Ahmad Ja'bari in Gaza City
14 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 3
16 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 5
18 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 7
20 November 2012
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Surge in Settlement Expansion
30 November 2012 - 10 February 2013
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Launch of Kerry-Sponsored Palestinian-Israeli Direct Negotiations in Washington
29 July 2013 - 30 July 2013
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Israel's Settlement Expansion Disrupts the Palestinian Negotiation Team
31 October 2013 - 13 November 2013
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For the Third Time, Israel Links the Release of Palestinian Prisoners with Settlement Expansion
6 January 2014 - 22 January 2014
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Kerry Draws Up a Working Draft Framework for Negotiations
17 February 2014
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Kerry Prepares Another Working Draft Framework for Negotiations
15 March 2014
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Dangerous Escalation on the Gaza Front
3 July 2014 - 7 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: Israel Launches Ground Invasion (Phase II)
17 July 2014 - 31 July 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: A Balance Sheet
26 August 2014
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Renewal of Settlement Activity
31 August 2014 - 24 December 2014
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Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism
16 September 2014
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Settlement Construction
30 January 2015
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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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Settlers Set Fire to Two Palestinian Family Homes in Duma, West Bank
31 July 2015 - 9 August 2015
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Israel Pursues its Confiscation of Palestinian Land in the West Bank
10 March 2016 - 21 April 2016
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The UN Human Rights Council Decides to Establish a Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities
24 March 2016
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The Quartet Issues a Report on the Impediments to Palestinian-Israeli Settlement
1 July 2016
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The PLO Executive Committee Decides to Boycott the Quartet
3 July 2016 - 10 July 2016
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The Knesset adopts the NGO “Funding Transparency” Law
11 July 2016
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Continued Israeli Settlement Activity and Destruction of Palestinian Infrastructure
27 July 2016 - 7 December 2016
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The Convening of Fatah's 7th General Conference Is Announced in Effort to Consolidate Abbas's Leadership
1 November 2016
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Israel's State Comptroller Publishes Report on Gaza 2014 War
28 February 2017
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Palestinians Protest Israel's Killing of Basel al-Araj and Palestinian-Israeli Security Coordination
6 March 2017 - 28 March 2017
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First Phone Contact Between Trump and Abbas
10 March 2017 - 12 March 2017
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UNESCWA and the Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
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UN SG Antonio Guterres Distances Himself from ESCWA Report; Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf Resigns
16 March 2017 - 17 March 2017
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Gaza and the Electricity Issue
27 April 2017 - 1 August 2017
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PLO President Mahmoud Abbas Meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House
3 May 2017
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Palestinian Prisoners in Israel End Hunger Strike
27 May 2017
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Two Jordanians Killed at Israeli Embassy in Amman
23 July 2017 - 24 July 2017
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Trump's Aides Seem Ready to Embark on Devising a Peace Plan
24 August 2017
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The Fate of the PLO Diplomatic Office in Washington
17 November 2017
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Assassination Attempt on Muhammad Hamdan in Sidon
14 January 2018 - 29 January 2018
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Trump Peace Negotiating Team to Travel to Middle East
15 June 2018 - 24 June 2018
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Knesset Passes Law to Deduct Funds from the PA Tax Revenue
2 July 2018 - 3 July 2018
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Talks for a Long-Term Gaza Cease-Fire
7 August 2018 - 10 November 2018
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
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Qatar's Assistance to Gaza
9 October 2018 - 8 November 2018
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The US Replaces its Consulate General in Jerusalem by a Palestinian Affairs Unit within its New Embassy
18 October 2018
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Airbnb Pressured to End Operations in the West Bank; Reverses Decision After Pressure
19 November 2018 - 9 April 2019
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Australia Recognizes West Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
15 December 2018
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Settlement Construction in 2018 Remains High
31 December 2018
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Conditions Worsen for Palestinian Prisoners
2 January 2019 - 12 May 2019
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UNHRC Report on Israeli Attacks on Great March of Return Protesters
28 February 2019
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The US Consulate General in Jerusalem Is Merged in US Embassy in the City
4 March 2019
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UNRWA Financial Situation Worsened after Misconduct Allegations
29 July 2019 - 13 December 2019
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Gaza-Israel Exchange of Fire after Assassination of Baha Abu al-Ata
12 November 2019 - 15 November 2019
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Surge in the Number of Settlers Touring Haram al-Sharif in 2019
31 December 2019
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Israeli Settlement Construction Continues Unbated in Third Year of Trump Administration
31 December 2019
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International and Palestinian Responses to Israel’s Annexation Plans
18 May 2020 - 23 June 2020
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Sudan to Normalize Ties with Israel in Exchange for US Incentives
25 August 2020 - 23 September 2021
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Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill
1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020
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Israel Announces Massive Settlement Expansion after Normalization Deals
14 October 2020 - 15 December 2020
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Morocco Normalizes Relations with Israel in Exchange for US Recognition of Western Sahara as Part of Morocco
10 December 2020 - 14 December 2020
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Meetings of the Munich Group and the Middle East Quartet
11 January 2021 - 18 November 2021
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Jewish National Fund Adopts New Policy to Purchase and Claim Lands in the West Bank
25 February 2021 - 2 September 2021
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US Announces Resumption of UNRWA Funding and Forces UNRWA to Make Severe Policy Changes
7 April 2021 - 23 September 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 8
17 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War: A Balance Sheet
21 May 2021
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Facebook Censors Palestinians
24 May 2021 - 15 October 2021
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Israel Continues to Assert Dominance over the Haram al-Sharif Compound
18 July 2021 - 8 October 2021

Historical Texts

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Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement
1 October 1906
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1st Palestinian National Congress: Report to Paris Peace Conference (in Arabic)
February 1919
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Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
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The Covenant of the League of Nations: Article 22
10 January 1920
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Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots
10 August 1921
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The Supreme Islamic Shari'a Council Order
20 December 1921
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League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
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The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
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Report of the Shaw Commission on the al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances of August, 1929
12 March 1930
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Report on Immigration, Land Settlement and Development (The Hope-Simpson Report)
22 August 1930
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Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
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Report “to Determine the Rights and Claims of Moslems and Jews in Connection with the Western or Wailing Wall at Jerusalem”
1 December 1930
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Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931
19 May 1931
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The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
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Peel Commission Report
July 1937
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Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
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Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead) Report
9 November 1938
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British Government Statement on the Partition (Woodhead) Commission's Report
11 November 1938
Document
London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence
16 March 1939
Document
MacDonald White Paper
17 May 1939
Document
Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper
30 May 1939
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Land Transfers Regulations, 1940
20 February 1940
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The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
Document
Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
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UNGA Resolution 106 (S-1)
15 May 1947
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UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
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SC Res. 44: Requesting a GA ٍSpecial Session on Future Palestine Government
1 April 1948
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UNSC Resolution 48
23 April 1948
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UNGA Resolution 186 (S-2)
14 May 1948
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Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
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UNSC Resolution 49
22 May 1948
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UNSC Resolution 50
29 May 1948
Document
Suggestions Presented by the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte) to the Two Parties
28 June 1948
Document
Progress Report of the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte)
16 September 1948
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UNSC Resolution 61
4 November 1948
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UNGA Resolution 212 (III)
19 November 1948
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UNGA Resolution 194 (III)
11 December 1948
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Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement
24 February 1949
Document
Lebanon-Israel General Armistice Agreement
23 March 1949
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Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
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Ad Hoc Political Committee Resolution on Israel’s Application for UN Membership
4 May 1949
Document
UNGA Resolution 273 (III)
11 May 1949
Document
Report Submitted by the Arab Refugee Congress of Ramallah on al-Dawayima Massacre
14 June 1949
Document
Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement
20 July 1949
Document
United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report
22 September 1949
Document
UNGA Resolution 302 (IV)
8 December 1949
Document
UNGA Resolution 303
9 December 1949
Document
UNGA Resolution 393 (V)
2 December 1950
Document
UNGA Resolution 394 (V)
14 December 1950
Document
UNSC Resolution 95
1 September 1951
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UNGA Resolution 512 (VI)
26 January 1952
Document
UNGA Resolution 513 (VI)
26 January 1952
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UNSC Resolution 101
24 November 1953
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UNSC Resolution 106
29 March 1955
Document
UNSC Resolution 111
19 January 1956
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UNGA Resolution 997 (ES-I)
2 November 1956
Document
UNGA Resolution 1002 (ES-I)
7 November 1956
Document
Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
Document
UNGA Resolution 1123 (XI)
19 January 1957
Document
UNGA Resolution 1125 (XI)
2 February 1957
Document
UNGA Resolution 1604 (XV)
21 April 1961
Document
Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962
5 March 1962
Document
UNSC Resolution 171
9 April 1962
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 5407
29 August 1963
Document
Basic Law of the PLO
2 June 1964
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 7575/Rev.1
3 November 1966
Document
UNSC Resolution 228
25 November 1966
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
UNGA Resolution 2253 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
Document
UNGA Resolution 2254 (ES-V)
14 July 1967
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UNSC Resolution 242
22 November 1967
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UNSC Resolution 252
21 May 1968
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Amended Basic Law of the Palestine Liberation Organization
17 July 1968
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UNGA Resolution 2443 (XXIII)
19 December 1968
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UNGA Resolution 2452 (XXIII)
19 December 1968
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UNSC Resolution 267
3 July 1969
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UNSC Resolution 271
15 September 1969
Document
UNGA Resolution 2535 (XXIV)
10 December 1969
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Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions
4 June 1970
Document
UNGA Resolution 2628 (XXV)
4 November 1970
Document
UNGA Resolution 2672 (XXV)
8 December 1970
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UNSC Resolution 298
25 September 1971
Document
UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)
6 December 1971
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Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement
28 November 1973
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Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria
31 May 1974
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UNGA Resolution 3236 (XXIX)
22 November 1974
Document
UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
UNGA Resolution 3379 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
UNGA Resolution 3375 (XXX)
10 November 1975
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UNSC Resolution 381
30 November 1975
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 11940
23 January 1976
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The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 12119
29 June 1976
Document
Palestine National Council, 13th Session: Political Declaration
12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977
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UNSC Resolution 425
19 March 1978
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UNSC Resolution 446
22 March 1979
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Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
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Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority
16 January 1980
Document
UNSC Resolution 465
1 March 1980
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UNSC Resolution 478
20 August 1980
Document
Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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UNSC Resolution 497
17 December 1981
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 14832/Rev.1
19 January 1982
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-9/1
5 February 1982
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 14943
1 April 1982
Document
UNSC Resolution 508
5 June 1982
Document
UNSC Resolution 509
6 June 1982
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 15185
8 June 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 15255/Rev.2
25 June 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
UNGA Resolution 38/58
13 December 1983
Document
Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409
13 March 1984
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 17769
29 January 1986
Document
Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
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UNGA Resolution 42/210
17 December 1987
Document
UNSC Resolution 605
22 December 1987
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 19466
29 January 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/229
2 March 1988
Document
The Shultz Negotiations Plan
4 March 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 19780
14 April 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 43/160
9 December 1988
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20463
17 February 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20677
8 June 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20945/Rev.1
6 November 1989
Document
Draft of UNGA Resolution A/44/L.50
29 November 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 21326
31 May 1990
Document
UNSC Resolution 672
12 October 1990
Document
UNSC Resolution 673
24 October 1990
Document
UNSC Resolution 681
20 December 1990
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U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians
18 October 1991
Document
UNSC Resolution 799
18 December 1992
Document
Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel
30 December 1993
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
Document
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/241
21 March 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/2
25 April 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/3
15 July 1997
Document
Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/6
9 February 1999
Document
Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
4 September 1999
Document
Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between The West Bank And The Gaza Strip
5 October 1999
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/7
20 October 2000
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/270
26 March 2001
Document
The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)
11 June 2001
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/1199
14 December 2001
Document
UNSC Resolution 1397
12 March 2002
Document
UNSC Resolution 1402
30 March 2002
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The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
Document
UNSC Resolution 1405
19 April 2002
Document
President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
Document
Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
Document
A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
Document
Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
Document
The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/980
14 October 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/13
27 October 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/14
12 December 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/15
2 August 2004
Document
Palestinian Authority's Declaration on Institutional Renewal
1 March 2005
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/508
12 July 2006
Document
UNSC Resolution 1701
11 August 2006
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/878
10 November 2006
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/16
30 November 2006
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/17
24 January 2007
Document
President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
Document
Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
Document
Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 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
Statement by Middle East Quartet
23 September 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
Scope of Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities
24 March 2016
Document
Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
Document
Statement of the PLO Executive Committee on the Report of the Quartet (in Arabic)
3 July 2016
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
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 June 2018
Document
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
Document
Database of All Business Enterprises Involved in Israeli Settlement Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
12 February 2020
Document
HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021

Historical Media

Document
Peel Commission Proposes Partition Map
7 July 1937

Highlights

Highlight
Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
Highlight
Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
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XIII. With a Growingly Intractable Deadlock, Whither Palestine?
2017-
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III. Late Mandate
1936-1947
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UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
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Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
Highlight
The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
Highlight
World Zionist Organization
Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine
Highlight
XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
Highlight
The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
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Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
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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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The Judaization of the Galilee
A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity
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The Peel Commission, 1936–1937
Sowing the Seeds of the Partition
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The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
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Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
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The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
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Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
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Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
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The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
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Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
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Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
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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
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Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
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Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
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The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
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VI. The Rise Of The Palestinian Movement In The Wake Of The 1967 Arab Defeat
1966-1973
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The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
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UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
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Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
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Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
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Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
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The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
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XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017
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The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
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Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Israeli Assassination Campaign Within Palestine Borders (I)
1996 - 2004
Thematic Chronology
Israeli Assassination Campaign Within Palestine Borders (II)
2005-2019
Thematic Chronology
The UN and Palestine: General Assembly Resolutions
1947 - present
Thematic Chronology
Mitchell-Mediated Negotiations and the Settlement Threat
2009 - 2010
Thematic Chronology
The War on Gaza, 2008-2009
2008 - 2009
Thematic Chronology
British and International Commissions of Inquiry in Mandate Palestine
1919 - 1946