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Acre under Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani Challenges Direct Ottoman Rule
1746 - 1775
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Zionist-Palestinian Violence Breaks out in Jaffa
16 March 1908
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Jemal Pasha Orders the Public Hanging of Arab Nationalists from the Levant
21 August 1915 - 6 May 1916
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Limited British Advances; Stabilization of the Military Front
21 December 1917 - 21 April 1918
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British Failed Attempts to Conquer Transjordan
21 March 1918 - 4 May 1918
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The Issue of the Administration of Transjordan
25 July 1920 - 31 December 1920
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Churchill and Abdullah Reach Preliminary Understanding over Transjordan
2 March 1921 - 30 March 1921
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General Strike and Demonstrations in Palestine
8 October 1933 - 3 November 1933
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Establishment of the National Defense Party
2 December 1934
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Revival of the Legislative Council Idea
December 1935 - March 1936
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Memorandum of Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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London Round Table Conference Convenes
7 February 1939 - 27 March 1939
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Establishment of the Institute of Arab American Affairs (IAAA) in New York
25 November 1944 - 31 January 1950
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Arab Office (AO) Is Opened in Washington
September 1945 - December 1947
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Formation of the (Palestinian) Arab Higher Front in Opposition to the Palestine Arab Party
29 May 1946
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Arab League Supervises the Establishment of a Unified Palestinian Arab Higher Committee
12 June 1946
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Zionist Leadership Decides to Proclaim Jewish State on 16 May
12 April 1948
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Control of Coastal Plain Haifa-Tel Aviv
13 May 1948 - 23 May 1948
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Arab Armies Cross Palestine Borders
15 May 1948 - 10 June 1948
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Third Phase of the Palestine War: Arab-Israeli War
15 May 1948 - 6 January 1949
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Israel Establishes Military Government in Palestinian Areas
21 October 1948
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Operation Hiram in the North
28 October 1948 - 31 October 1948
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Israel Conducts its First Population Census
8 November 1948 - 1 February 1949
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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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Israel Enacts the Registration of Inhabitants Ordinance
1 February 1949
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Cross-Border Attacks from Gaza
1950
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Jordan Issues National Guard Law
17 January 1950
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Palestinians in Israel Protest the Nationality law
14 July 1952
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SC Res. 101: Censuring Israel for Its Retaliatory Action in Qibya in Violation of the Israel-Jordan Armistice
24 November 1953
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Israeli Operation Against Jordan
28 March 1954
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The Knesset Issues the Prevention of Infiltration Law
16 August 1954
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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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Clashes Across Gaza Borders
2 April 1956 - 14 April 1956
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Israeli-Jordanian Clashes
25 July 1956 - 21 August 1956
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Nationalization of the Suez Canal
26 July 1956
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Egyptian-Israeli Armed Incidents
17 August 1956 - 11 September 1956
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Escalation Across Jordanian-Israeli Lines
10 September 1956 - 26 September 1956
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Israel Addresses the Future of Sinai
7 November 1956 - 8 November 1956
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Civil War in Lebanon
May 1958 - October 1958
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Syrian-Israeli Clashes
19 August 1963 - 20 August 1963
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Israel Carries out an Operation in Jordan in Response to Fatah Raids
27 May 1965
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Israeli-Jordanian Battle at al-Samu' after a Fatah Operation
11 November 1966 - 13 November 1966
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Israeli-Syrian Aerial Battle
7 April 1967 - 21 April 1967
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Assassination Attempt of Wadi Haddad in Beirut
10 July 1970
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Sharon's Pacification of Gaza
August 1970 - December 1971
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Israeli Military Operation in South Lebanon
25 February 1972 - 28 February 1972
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Black September Hijack Operation
8 May 1972
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Israeli Military Operation in South Lebanon
21 June 1972 - 24 June 1972
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October War, 1st Day
6 October 1973
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October War, 2nd Day
7 October 1973
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Israeli Army Crosses the Suez Canal Westwards
15 October 1973 - 22 October 1973
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Palestinian Operations in Northern Israel
11 April 1974
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Plane Hijacked to Entebbe
27 June 1976 - 4 July 1976
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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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Philip Habib's Mediation for Cease-fire in South Lebanon
24 July 1981
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South Lebanon Cease-fire Is Broken
21 April 1982 - 9 May 1982
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Israeli Aerial Bombardment and Palestinian Artillery Across the Lebanon-Israel Border
4 June 1982 - 5 June 1982
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SC Res. 508: Calling Upon all Parties to Cease Military Activities in Lebanon and across Lebanese-Israeli Border
5 June 1982
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Demolitions in the Jordan Valley
1 November 1984 - 11 November 1984
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Israeli Repression in the Occupied Territories
4 December 1986 - 11 December 1986
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Clashes in the Occupied Territories
9 February 1987 - 18 February 1987
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Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Amman
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
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Start of the Intifada in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
9 December 1987
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Egypt Proposes a Ten-Point Plan for Palestinian Elections
1 July 1989 - 30 September 1989
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Multilevel Gaza-Jericho Negotiations
12 December 1993 - 23 February 1994
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Final Chapter of Gaza-Jericho Negotiations
31 March 1994 - 1 May 1994
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Palestinian Police Shoot on Demonstrators in Gaza
18 November 1994 - 23 November 1994
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Separation Fence
11 April 1995
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The Tragedy of the Palestinians in Libya
9 August 1995 - 13 January 1999
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First Netanyahu-Arafat Meeting
4 September 1996
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Palestinian Response to Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Project
27 February 1997 - 10 April 1997
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Suicide Bombings in West Jerusalem: Israeli Reactions and Palestinian Measures
30 July 1997 - 25 September 1997
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Israeli Settlement Activities Amid Attempts to Resume Talks
10 September 1997 - 6 November 1997
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Renewed Israeli Settlement Activities and Plans in East Jerusalem
25 May 1998 - 21 June 1998
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President Clinton's Visit to Gaza
14 December 1998
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Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II Accord)
4 September 1999
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Official Resumption of Final Status Talks
13 September 1999 - 6 December 1999
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Setting Up Israeli-Palestinian Back Channel
1 December 1999 - 5 May 2000
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Failure to Reach a FAPS by 13 February 2000 Target Date
8 December 1999 - 6 February 2000
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Mounting Anti-Israeli Mobilization
10 May 2000 - 20 May 2000
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Start of the Second Intifada
29 September 2000 - 4 October 2000
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Arab and International Support of Palestinian Uprising
30 September 2000 - 7 October 2000
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Toward a Protracted Confrontation
10 November 2000 - 22 December 2000
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Operation Bronze and Escalation
7 March 2001 - 16 May 2001
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New Threshold Crossed with Suicide Bombing and Warplanes
18 May 2001 - 4 June 2001
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Israel's "Efforts" to Provoke Escalation
4 July 2001 - 14 August 2001
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Losses During the 1st Year of the Second Intifada
28 September 2001
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Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield
28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002
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Invasion of Jenin Camp: Fierce Battle
3 April 2002 - 19 April 2002
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Invasion of Nablus: Fierce Resistance
3 April 2002 - 21 April 2002
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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Raids West Bank Towns and Shells Arafat's Headquarters
5 June 2002 - 17 June 2002
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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path
18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002
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Israeli Army Refocuses on Gaza Strip
19 August 2002 - 7 October 2002
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Israeli Operation Matter of Time; Siege on Arafat Tightened; Protests All Over Occupied Territories
18 September 2002 - 29 September 2002
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Losses on the Two-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada
28 September 2002
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Military Confrontation Escalates Again in Gaza
15 February 2003 - 6 March 2003
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Assassination of Titu Masud and Suhayl Abu Nahal in Gaza City
11 June 2003
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The Cease-Fire: Toward Failure
1 July 2003 - 12 August 2003
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Losses on the Three-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada
28 September 2003
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Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah
4 October 2003 - 30 October 2003
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Violence Abates to a Moderate Level
1 November 2003 - 17 December 2003
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Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan
2 February 2004 - 13 March 2004
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Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Plan
15 April 2004 - 29 April 2004
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In Spite of Israeli Raids, Palestinian Military Resistance Remains High in Gaza
2 May 2004 - 13 May 2004
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Widening Philadelphi (Salahuddin) Route: Operation Rainbow
16 May 2004 - 24 May 2004
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Operation Active Shield in Gaza; Assassination of Militants in Gaza and West Bank
27 June 2004 - 5 August 2004
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Losses on the Four-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada
28 September 2004
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Israel Launches Operation Eastern Step
8 January 2005 - 17 January 2005
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Implementation of Israel's Disengagement from Gaza
9 July 2005 - 23 November 2005
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Disengagement: The Case of Gaza-Egypt Crossing in Rafah
7 September 2005 - 17 September 2005
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Legal Status of the Gaza Strip after the Disengagement: Foreign Territory?
12 September 2005 - 21 September 2005
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Disengagement: Celebrations in Gaza
12 September 2005 - 24 September 2005
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Losses on the Five-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada
28 September 2005
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Post Disengagement: Agreement on Movement and Access
15 November 2005
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Post Disengagement: Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing
15 November 2005 - 23 November 2005
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After Ongoing Israeli Military Activities, A Surge in Violence
27 November 2005 - 15 December 2005
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Israeli Operations Resume
3 February 2006 - 11 February 2006
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US-Israel Plan to Destabilize a Hamas-Led PA
17 February 2006 - 19 February 2006
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Pressure on Palestinians; Gaza on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
1 March 2006 - 25 April 2006
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Israeli Raid on Jericho Jail
14 March 2006 - 18 March 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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Israeli Operations in the West Bank
24 May 2006 - 22 June 2006
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Fatah-Hamas Clashes
26 May 2006 - 24 June 2006
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Hamas Operation Dispel Illusion: Capture of Gilad Shalit
25 June 2006 - 1 July 2006
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Israel Retaliates Against Shalit's Capture: Operation Summer Rains
28 June 2006 - 8 July 2006
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Major Arrest Raid Against Hamas-Affiliated PA Officials
29 June 2006 - 19 August 2006
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New Israeli Pattern of Battering Gaza
11 July 2006 - 15 August 2006
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Hizballah Fighters Capture Israeli Soldiers
12 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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Major Israeli Operation in Nablus
19 July 2006 - 21 July 2006
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Israel's Operation Summer Rains Against Gaza Continues
15 August 2006 - 9 September 2006
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Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: Demonstrations and Violence
28 August 2006 - 23 October 2006
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Israel's Operation Summer Rains Enters its 4th Month
1 October 2006 - 31 October 2006
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Israel's Operation Autumn Clouds Against Gaza
1 November 2006 - 12 November 2006
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Three Dramatic Spikes in Fatah-Hamas Violence
10 December 2006 - 8 February 2007
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The US to Strengthen Security Forces Loyal to Abbas
14 December 2006 - 5 January 2007
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Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus
25 February 2007 - 7 March 2007
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Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank
3 April 2007 - 29 May 2007
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Fatah-Hamas Infighting Resumes
11 May 2007 - 20 May 2007
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Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 July 2007
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Ongoing Military Confrontation: Israel Declares Gaza a "Hostile Territory"
16 August 2007 - 3 November 2007
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Nablus Remains a Hot Spot
15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008
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Relentless Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation in Gaza
15 January 2008 - 22 January 2008
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Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai
23 January 2008 - 3 February 2008
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Israel Launches Operation Hot Winter in Gaza
28 February 2008 - 3 March 2008
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Israel Announces New Settlement Construction Plans
9 March 2008 - 2 April 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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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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Gaza Cease-Fire Falls Apart
14 December 2008 - 21 December 2008
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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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Post-Annapolis Talks: Palestinian Stocktaking
1 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 18
13 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 19: Hamas Cease-Fire Offer
14 January 2009
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Gaza Tenuous Cease-Fire
27 January 2009 - 12 February 2009
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Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction, Sharm al-Shaykh
2 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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Hamas's Heavy-Handed Control of a Salafi Group in Gaza
22 July 2009 - 15 August 2009
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Israel's Demolition and Eviction Orders Increase in East Jerusalem
2 August 2009 - 9 November 2009
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Cross-Border Violence, Gaza
20 September 2009 - 3 October 2009
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Clashes in East Jerusalem over al-Aqsa Mosque
27 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
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Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements
31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009
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The Deceptive Settlement Freeze
26 November 2009 - 5 January 2010
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Gaza Cross-Border Situation Deteriorates
11 March 2010 - 1 April 2010
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Egypt Announces a Restricted Opening of its Border with Gaza after the Mavi Marmara Incident
2 June 2010
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Israel Resumes Provocative Settlement Measures in East Jerusalem
21 June 2010 - 30 June 2010
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Impact of the Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Popular Politics
2 February 2011 - 15 March 2011
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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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Despite US, European, and Arab Pressure, Abbas Submits a Request for Full UN Membership
12 September 2011 - 23 September 2011
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A Serious Round of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in Gaza
9 March 2012 - 13 March 2012
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Another Spate of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in Gaza
17 June 2012 - 23 June 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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Israel's 2012 Assault on the Gaza Strip, Day 1
14 November 2012
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Palestinians in the West Bank Protest Israel's Assault on Gaza
16 November 2012 - 21 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 5
18 November 2012
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Assassination of Ahmad al-Nahal in al-Shati Refugee Camp
18 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 7
20 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza: Cease-Fire Evening Announcement
21 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza: A Balance Sheet
22 November 2012
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Tension Mounts Over Haram al-Sharif Following Israeli Provocations
4 February 2014 - 26 February 2014
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Kerry Draws Up a Working Draft Framework for Negotiations
17 February 2014
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Heavy Fire Exchange Across the Gaza Strip
12 March 2014 - 13 March 2014
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Settlement Plans Continue and Weigh Heavily on Negotiations
13 March 2014 - 20 March 2014
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Tension and Hostilities Mount Across Gaza
14 June 2014 - 2 July 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 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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Egypt's Noncoordinated Cease-Fire Initiative Fails
14 July 2014 - 16 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, Days 11 and 12
18 July 2014 - 19 July 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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A Lebanese Government Readiness to Facilitate Licensing of Palestinian Associations
26 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War: A Balance Sheet
26 August 2014
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Failed Attempt at Empowering the Palestinian Unity Government in Gaza
7 September 2014 - 9 October 2014
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Heightened Tension at Haram al-Sharif
30 September 2014 - 22 December 2014
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Ziad Abu Ain Dies After Being Struck by Israeli Soldiers During a Peaceful Demonstration
10 December 2014 - 11 December 2014
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The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza
11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015
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26th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh
28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
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Settlement Construction
23 July 2015 - 17 November 2015
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Tension Escalates at Haram al-Sharif
2 August 2015 - 28 September 2015
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With the Haram al-Sharif Tensions, Protests Spread to the Occupied Territories
13 September 2015 - 30 September 2015
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Israel's Policy Toward the Palestinian Outburst
4 October 2015 - 13 October 2015
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France Plans to Resume its Peace Initiative
29 January 2016 - 16 February 2016
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Three Rounds of Hamas-Fatah Talks in Doha Come to Naught
7 February 2016 - 18 June 2016
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Settlers Attempt to Modify the Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif
5 February 2017 - 24 May 2017
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Palestinians Start Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2017 - 26 May 2017
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Municipal Elections in the West Bank
13 May 2017
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Palestinian Prisoners in Israel End Hunger Strike
27 May 2017
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Israel Closes Off the Haram al-Sharif Following a Palestinian Operation in the Old City of Jerusalem
14 July 2017 - 15 July 2017
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Palestinian Popular Response to Israel's Measures over the Haram al-Sharif
16 July 2017 - 23 July 2017
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As Israel Backtracks on Its Measures Concerning the Haram al-Sharif, Palestinian Pressure Continues and Succeeds
24 July 2017 - 4 August 2017
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Fatah and Hamas Sign in Cairo an Agreement to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
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Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails
1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017
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President Trump Announces the Official US Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
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Popular Protests Against US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
7 December 2017 - 31 December 2017
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The US Opens its Embassy in Jerusalem; Guatemala and Paraguay (Temporarily) Follow Suit
14 May 2018 - 15 May 2018
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Airstrikes and Rockets in Wake of Casualties during Great March of Return Protest
26 May 2018 - 20 August 2018
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Talks for a Long-Term Gaza Cease-Fire
7 August 2018 - 10 November 2018
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Qatar's Assistance to Gaza
9 October 2018 - 8 November 2018
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Israel Continues to Attack Great March of Return Protesters
17 October 2018 - 1 November 2018
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Botched Undercover Israeli Operation in Gaza Sparks Exchange of Fire
11 November 2018 - 13 November 2018
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PA-Hamas Disagreements Lead to Temporary Closure of Rafah Crossing
7 January 2019 - 3 February 2019
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Russian Effort on Reconciliation Fails and Hamas-Fatah Relations Further Deteriorate
13 February 2019 - 17 February 2019
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The Waqf Reopens Bab al-Rahma at the Haram al-Sharif Compound
14 February 2019 - 17 March 2019
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Israeli Violence Ahead of One-Year Anniversary of Great March of Return; Egyptian Restraint Efforts
22 March 2019 - 29 March 2019
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Great March of Return Anniversary and Land Day
29 March 2019 - 30 March 2019
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Israeli Bombing Resumes Against Gaza
1 May 2019 - 5 May 2019
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Palestinian Court Orders to Block Access to Dozens of Websites
17 October 2019
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Israel Uses COVID-19 Against Palestinians
21 March 2020 - 22 September 2020
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Israel Attack Gaza over Incendiary Protest Balloons
6 August 2020 - 1 September 2020
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Leading Human Rights Groups Deem Israel an Apartheid State
12 January 2021 - 27 April 2021
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Hightened Tension over Attempts to Evict Palestinian Families from Sheikh Jarrah
15 February 2021 - 9 May 2021
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Israeli-Imposed Restrictions and Violence at the Haram al-Sharif Compound
13 April 2021 - 10 May 2021
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Towards a Unity Intifada
23 April 2021 - 10 May 2021
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Evyatar Outpost Resettled; Palestinian Protesters Killed or Injured
3 May 2021 - 31 December 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 7
16 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 12
21 May 2021
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Death of Nizar Banat after Arrest by PA Forces
24 June 2021 - 21 June 2022

Biographies

Biography
Jurji Habib Hanania
1864 - 1920
Biography
Najib Nassar
1865 - 3 March 1948
Biography
Said al-Shawwa
1868 - October 1930
Biography
Abdallah Mukhlis
27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947
Biography
Omar al-Bitar
1880 - 16 June 1946
Biography
Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi
1882 - 1958
Biography
Tawfiq Canaan
24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964
Biography
Wadi‘ Faris al-Bustani
1888 - 20 January 1954
Biography
Abd al-Hamid Shuman
1888 - 9 September 1974
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
Iskandar al-Khoury al-Beitjali
1889 - 7 July 1973
Biography
George Antonius
1891 - 1942
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
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
Sophie Halaby
26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997
Biography
Nicola Ziadeh
1907 - 27 July 2006
Biography
Badr Lama
23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi
1909 - 11 October 1980
Biography
Qadri Tuqan
1910 - 26 February 1971
Biography
Abd al-Majid Shuman
1912 - 5 July 2005
Biography
Qudsia Khourshid
5 August 1912 - 2 December 2009
Biography
Fouad Nassar
28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976
Biography
Hind al-Husseini
25 April 1916 - 13 September 1994
Biography
Fatima al-Budeiri
1923 - June 2009
Biography
Muin Bseiso
1926 - 23 January 1984
Biography
Samira Abu Ghazaleh
1928 - 12 January 2017
Biography
Antoine Zahlan
1928 - 1 September 2020
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
Biography
Tawfiq Zayyad
7 May 1929 - 5 July 1994
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Anis Abdullah Sayigh
3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
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
Abd al-Aziz Rantisi
1947 - 17 April 2004
Biography
François Abou Salem
16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011

Historical Texts

Document
Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement
1 October 1906
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
League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
Document
The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
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Peel Commission Report
July 1937
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The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
Document
Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
Document
UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
Document
UNGA Resolution 186 (S-2)
14 May 1948
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UNGA Resolution 212 (III)
19 November 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
Document
Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement
20 July 1949
Document
UNGA Resolution 302 (IV)
8 December 1949
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UNGA Resolution 393 (V)
2 December 1950
Document
Agreement between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
14 March 1951
Document
UNSC Resolution 101
24 November 1953
Document
UNSC Resolution 111
19 January 1956
Document
UNGA Resolution 997 (ES-I)
2 November 1956
Document
Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
Document
UNSC Resolution 228
25 November 1966
Document
UNGA Resolution 2252 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
Document
Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
Document
Cairo Agreement between the Lebanese Authorities and the Palestinian Guerrilla Organizations
3 November 1969
Document
Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement
28 November 1973
Document
Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
Document
UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
UNGA Resolution 3375 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
Document
Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
Document
UNSC Resolution 508
5 June 1982
Document
UNSC Resolution 509
6 June 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 15185
8 June 1982
Document
Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut
20 August 1982
Document
Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/210
17 December 1987
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 19466
29 January 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/229
2 March 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
Document
Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 43/160
9 December 1988
Document
Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 43/177
15 December 1988
Document
UNSC Resolution 681
20 December 1990
Document
Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
Document
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
Document
Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
Document
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
Document
Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
Document
The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
Document
Legal Personality Agreement Between Israel and the Holy See
10 November 1997
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
The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
Document
The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)
11 June 2001
Document
Letter of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
12 March 2002
Document
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
The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Document
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement Plan: Key Principles
14 April 2004
Document
UNGA Resolution 58/292
17 May 2004
Document
Palestinian Authority's Declaration on Institutional Renewal
1 March 2005
Document
Agreement on Movement and Access In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
Document
Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
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
UNSC Resolution 1860
8 January 2009
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
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Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years
22 June 2009
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Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
Document
President Barack Obama's Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy
19 May 2011
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China's Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
6 May 2013
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HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916
30 December 2014
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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
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Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
18 January 2016
Document
Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
Document
Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
Document
Agreement Between Fatah and Hamas to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
Document
Statement by President Donald Trump On Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 June 2018
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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
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Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel
15 September 2020
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12 January 2021
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February 1968
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Palestine: A Homeland Denied
1979
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At Erez Crossing (The Queue)
1997

Highlights

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Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
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Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine
Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement
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The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
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Palestinian Photographers before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
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Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
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Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
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Present Absentees in Israel
Exiled in Their Own Homeland
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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 Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
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The Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
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Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
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Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War
1973-1982
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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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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The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
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Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
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XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict
1950-1966
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October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
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The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
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Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
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Palestinian Embroidery
A Rich and Diverse National Heritage
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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 Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
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Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
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Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
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Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
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Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
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Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine
The Emergence of a Working Class
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Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
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The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
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The Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
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Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
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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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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
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1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
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Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
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Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939
A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression
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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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Marka Refugee Camp
Jordan
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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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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)
Before the Nakba
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Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
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Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Shatila Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
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Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”
Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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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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Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
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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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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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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 Nakba
Stages of a Forced Displacement
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Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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Dera‘a Refugee Camp
Syria
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The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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The Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses
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The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
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Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
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The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948
An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status
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Mar Elias Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
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Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance

Periods

Period
IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
2003 - 2006
Thematic Chronology
The May 2021 Gaza War
2021