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Alliance Between Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani and Mamluk Leader Ali Bey al-Kabeer: To Conquer Palestine and Syrian Territory
November 1770 - June 1771
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Palestine Under Zahir al-Umar: Locus of Intra-Mamluk Rivalry
June 1771 - June 1773
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Palestine Under Zahir al-Umar: Locus of Renewed Ambition by Mamluk Muhammad Bey Abu al-Zahab
September 1773 - 11 June 1775
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Ibrahim Pasha in Palestine
October 1831 - 1834
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International Intervention Against Egyptian Rule in the Levant
1839 - 1841
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Establishment of the Qahtani Society in Istanbul
1909
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Formation of the Ottoman Party for Administrative Decentralization in Cairo
December 1912
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Formation of the Covenant Society in Istanbul
28 October 1913
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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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Establishment of the Reform Party
18 June 1935
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Operations Yoav and ha-Har in the South Put End to 2nd Truce
15 October 1948 - 4 November 1948
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The Egyptian Revolution of 1952
23 July 1952
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Baghdad Pact
24 February 1955
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Egyptian-Czech Arms Deal
27 September 1955
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Nationalization of the Suez Canal
26 July 1956
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London Conference on Suez
16 August 1956 - 23 August 1956
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Britain, France, and Israel Sign the Protocol of Sèvres
22 October 1956 - 24 October 1956
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Civil War in Lebanon
May 1958 - October 1958
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Iraq and a "Palestinian Republic"
15 December 1959
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Mahmoud Darwish Publishes First Book of Poetry, 'Asafeer bila Ajniha (Wingless Birds)
1960
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1st Arab Summit Meets in Cairo, Deals with Israeli Diversion of the Jordan River
13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964
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Egypt Reacts to Israeli Threats Against Syria
15 May 1967 - 22 May 1967
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Israel Prepares for War with US Consent
2 June 1967 - 4 June 1967
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June War, 5th Day
9 June 1967
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PLO-Lebanon Cairo Agreement Regulates Palestinian Civil and Military Presence in the Country
3 November 1969
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Emergency Arab Summit Meets in Cairo to Force a Palestinian-Jordanian Agreement
21 September 1970 - 28 September 1970
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Black September Hijack Operation
8 May 1972
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Mahmoud al-Hamshari Is Assassinated in Paris
8 December 1972 - 9 January 1973
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Ahmed Bouchiki Assassinated in Lillehammer
21 July 1973
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Ali Hassan Salameh Is Killed in Beirut
22 January 1979
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Assassination of Caricaturist Naji al-Ali
22 July 1987 - 29 August 1987
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Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Signed in Washington
13 September 1993
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Multilevel Gaza-Jericho Negotiations
12 December 1993 - 23 February 1994
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The Beilin-Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa), PFLP Deputy Secretary-General Returns to Palestine
30 September 1999
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Setting Up Israeli-Palestinian Back Channel
1 December 1999 - 5 May 2000
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George Habash Retires as S-G of PFLP
27 April 2000 - 28 April 2000
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Assassination attempt of Abd al-Karim Owais in Jenin
12 May 2001
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Assassination of Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa) in al-Bireh
27 August 2001
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Fallout of the Assassination of Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa)
28 August 2001 - 10 September 2001
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Assassination Attempt of Raed Karmi in Tulkarm
6 September 2001
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Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath
17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001
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Assassination of Mahmoud Abu Hanud near Nablus
23 November 2001
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With the Assassination of Abu Hanud, Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation Reaches a New Level
26 November 2001 - 15 December 2001
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Assassination of Ali Ajuri and Murad Marshud in Jaba‘
8 June 2002
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Arafat Accepts the Creation of a Prime Minister Position
9 February 2003 - 6 March 2003
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
8 March 2003 - 9 March 2003
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Mahmoud Abbas Forms the Palestinian Government
19 March 2003 - 29 April 2003
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US formally Presents Israel and the PA with the Road Map
30 April 2003
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Assassination of Yusuf Abu Hin in Gaza City
1 May 2003
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The PLO Approves the Road Map
3 May 2003 - 11 May 2003
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Abbas and Sharon Meet in Jerusalem
17 May 2003 - 29 May 2003
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Aqaba Summit: Bush, Abdullah, Abbas, and Sharon Meet
4 June 2003
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Mahmoud Abbas Resigns as Prime Minister
6 September 2003
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Assassination Attempt of Muhammad Abu Nusayra in Khan Yunis
27 September 2004
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Smooth and Constitutional Transition in PLO and PA Leadership
11 November 2004 - 1 December 2004
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Palestinian Presidential Elections: Mahmoud Abbas Is Elected
1 December 2004 - 15 January 2005
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Palestinian Efforts to Stop Anti-Israeli Attacks: An Informal One-Month Truce
17 January 2005 - 26 January 2005
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Abbas-Sharon Summit in Sharm al-Shaykh
8 February 2005
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Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Security Coordination
15 February 2005 - 30 April 2005
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New Palestinian Cabinet Under Ahmad Qurai'
24 February 2005
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Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo
15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005
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17th Arab Summit Meets in Algiers
22 March 2005 - 23 March 2005
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Mahmoud Abbas's First Visit to White House as PA President
26 May 2005
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Disengagement: Celebrations in Gaza
12 September 2005 - 24 September 2005
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Assassination of Mahmoud Arqan in Rafah
7 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Registered Party Slates
18 December 2005
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The Return of Palestinian Diplomatic Representation to Lebanon
6 January 2006 - 17 August 2011
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Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory
26 January 2006 - 29 January 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Israeli and International Reactions
27 January 2006 - 5 February 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions
27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006
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PA New Legislature and Consultations to Form a New Cabinet
18 February 2006 - 16 March 2006
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Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet
19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006
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Abbas's Control Over PA Security Forces
5 April 2006 - 11 April 2006
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Hamas-Led PA Ministry of Interior Establishes the Executive Support Force in Gaza
20 April 2006 - 25 May 2006
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A “Temporary International Mechanism” to Channel Funds Through Abbas’s Office
9 May 2006 - 27 July 2006
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The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006
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Assassination of Mahmud al-Majzub in Sidon
26 May 2006
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Fatah-Hamas Clashes
26 May 2006 - 24 June 2006
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Palestinian Factions Agree on the National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
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Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: The False Hopes of National Unity Talks
25 August 2006 - 23 September 2006
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Assassination of Aed al-Bashiti and Ali al-Nashar in Rafah
5 September 2006
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Palestinian Unity Talks: A Cabinet of Technocrats?
6 November 2006 - 20 November 2006
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Gaza Escalation Followed by a Negotiated Cease-Fire
20 November 2006 - 26 November 2006
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The US to Strengthen Security Forces Loyal to Abbas
14 December 2006 - 5 January 2007
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The US Revisits the Road Map
14 January 2007 - 15 January 2007
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Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord
28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007
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International Responses to Palestinian Unity Efforts
2 February 2007 - 19 February 2007
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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007
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A Mixed International Reception to the Palestinian Unity Government
17 March 2007 - 31 March 2007
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Fatah-Hamas Infighting Resumes
11 May 2007 - 20 May 2007
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Emergency Cabinet in the West Bank
14 June 2007 - 26 June 2007
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Reactions to West Bank-Gaza Strip Split
17 June 2007 - 20 June 2007
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007
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Fayyad's Emergency Government Becomes a de facto Regular Government
5 July 2007 - 14 July 2007
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Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 July 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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Palestinian and Israeli Teams to Prepare Annapolis International Conference
20 September 2007 - 25 November 2007
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The Annapolis Conference Opens a New Round of Palestinian-Israeli Talks
27 November 2007
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Bad Start
12 December 2007 - 27 December 2007
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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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Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen
18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: A Disappointing Abbas-Bush Meeting
24 April 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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The PLO Central Council Meets in Ramallah
23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008
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War on Gaza: Calls for Active Diplomacy
4 January 2009 - 5 January 2009
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The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side
21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009
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Fatah Sixth General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
8 August 2009 - 11 August 2009
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US Resolve on Settlement Freeze Peters Out
19 August 2009 - 22 September 2009
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Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More
9 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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Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements
31 October 2009 - 3 November 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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Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections Postponed
12 November 2009
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 December 2009 - 16 December 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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Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhuh in Dubai
20 January 2010 - 31 January 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 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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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 PLO Considers Internationalization as an Alternative to Negotiations
16 October 2010
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Pro-Democracy Revolts and Demonstrations in Several Arab Countries
17 December 2010 - 11 February 2011
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Fatah Dispute with Muhammad Dahlan
28 December 2010 - 12 June 2011
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Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics
14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011
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Abbas and Mishal Sign in Cairo a Record of Understandings Related to the 2009 National Conciliation Draft Agreement
4 May 2011 - 17 May 2011
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Abbas Confirms Palestinian UN Bid for Statehood
16 May 2011
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Palestinian Reconciliation Accord Put on Hold
14 June 2011 - 7 August 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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State of Palestine: Application for Admission to Membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
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The Quartet Proposes a Vague Timetable for the Resumption of Negotiations
23 September 2011 - 14 December 2011
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Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo
20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011
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Abbas and Mishal Sign the Doha Declaration and Then Agree on its Suspension
5 February 2012 - 23 February 2012
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Assassination of Zuhair al-Qaissi and Mahmoud Hanani in Gaza City
9 March 2012
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Sensing an Insurmountable Deadlock, Abbas Sends a Letter to Netanyahu
17 April 2012
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Fayyad's Cabinet Reshuffle
16 May 2012
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Abbas Announces Intent to Apply for Observer State Status in Speech at UN General Assembly
27 September 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 2
15 November 2012
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John Kerry Conducts Shuttle Diplomacy for Resumption of Negotiations
4 March 2013 - 8 May 2013
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US President Barack Obama Visits Israel and Bethlehem and Ramallah
20 March 2013 - 21 March 2013
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Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
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Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Resigns
13 April 2013
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Toward Another Hamas-Fatah Agreement in Cairo
27 April 2013 - 14 May 2013
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China's Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
6 May 2013
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Rami Hamdallah Forms New Palestinian Government
2 June 2013 - 6 June 2013
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Terms of Talk Resumption as Sponsored by Kerry
28 July 2013
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Israeli-Palestinian Talks Accelerate for Nothing
25 September 2013 - 23 October 2013
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Israel's Settlement Expansion Disrupts the Palestinian Negotiation Team
31 October 2013 - 13 November 2013
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Aim of Talks Is No Longer a Comprehensive Agreement but a Framework Agreement
14 November 2013 - 31 January 2014
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Abbas Meeting with Kerry in Paris Ends in Total Failure
19 February 2014 - 21 February 2014
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Kerry Prepares Another Working Draft Framework for Negotiations
15 March 2014
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Abbas's Meeting With Obama in Washington Tests US Credibility
16 March 2014
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Stakes Related to Whether Israel Will Release, as Agreed, the 4th Group of Palestinian Prisoners
17 March 2014 - 29 March 2014
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With the Nonrelease of Prisoners, the Palestinian Leadership Applies for Access to 19 International Conventions
1 April 2014
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Abbas Sets Three Conditions for Extension of Negotiations
22 April 2014
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A PLO-Hamas Agreement (the Shati' Agreement) to Form a Conciliation Cabinet
23 April 2014
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Israel Announces the Suspension of Negotiations with the Palestinians
24 April 2014
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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
2 June 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 2
9 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: Cease-Fire Talks in Cairo
11 August 2014 - 18 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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The PLO Strives for a Security Council Resolution Specifying a Timetable for Ending the Occupation
26 September 2014 - 28 November 2014
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Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel
10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014
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Israel Freezes Transfer of Tax Revenues to the Palestinian Authority
1 January 2015 - 21 April 2015
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France and Arab League Consider Resuscitating Securty Council Initiative
15 January 2015 - 29 June 2015
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Palestinians in the West Bank Boycott Israeli Dairy and Processed Food Products
9 February 2015 - 2 March 2015
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UNGA Res. 69/320: Palestine Allowed to Raise Flag at UN
10 September 2015
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Abbas Outlines Six Potential Legal Steps in Speech at the UNGA
30 September 2015
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Netanyahu Reaffirms Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif; Cameras at Haram al-Sharif?
22 October 2015 - 24 October 2015
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France Plans to Resume its Peace Initiative
29 January 2016 - 16 February 2016
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Palestinian Teachers Go on Strike in the West Bank
7 February 2016 - 12 March 2016
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To Satisfy Israel, France Backpedals on an Important Component of its Peace Initiative
9 March 2016 - 23 May 2016
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Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements
22 September 2016 - 22 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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Fatah Seventh General Conference Is Held in Ramallah
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
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First Phone Contact Between Trump and Abbas
10 March 2017 - 12 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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President Trump's Visit to Israel
22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017
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President Trump's Visit to Bethlehem
23 May 2017
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Palestinian Official Response to Israel's Measures over the Haram al-Sharif
14 July 2017 - 21 July 2017
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China's New Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
18 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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Trump's Aides Seem Ready to Embark on Devising a Peace Plan
24 August 2017
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100-Year Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration
1 November 2017 - 2 November 2017
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The Fate of the PLO Diplomatic Office in Washington
17 November 2017
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Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
6 December 2017 - 20 December 2017
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Abbas Signs 22 Treaties as a Response to Trump's Move on Jerusalem
18 December 2017
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President Mahmoud Abbas Presents Palestinian Peace Plan to Security Council
20 February 2018
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Assassination Attempt on PA PM Hamdallah and Intel Chief Faraj in Bayt Hanun
13 March 2018 - 19 March 2018
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PA Requests Membership of International Treaties and Conventions in Response to US Embassy Move
24 March 2018 - 6 June 2018
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29th Arab Summit Meets in Dhahran
15 April 2018
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23rd Palestine National Council Convenes in Ramallah
30 April 2018 - 3 May 2018
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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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Qatar's Assistance to Gaza
9 October 2018 - 8 November 2018
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PA President Abbas Signs Accession Papers for 11 International Organizations
15 November 2018
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The Palestinian Constitutional Court Considers the Legislative Council to Be Dissolved
12 December 2018 - 22 December 2018
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Hamdallah Resigns, Is Replaced by Mohammad Shtayyeh
29 January 2019 - 13 April 2019
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Israel Deducts Funds from the PA’s Tax Revenue
17 February 2019 - 2 May 2019
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PA President Mahmoud Abbas Tells UNGA that He Plans General Elections
26 September 2019 - 10 December 2019
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US Peace Plan – Palestinian and International Reactions
28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020
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COVID-19 Hits Palestine
5 March 2020 - 31 December 2020
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International and Palestinian Responses to Israel’s Annexation Plans
18 May 2020 - 23 June 2020
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UAE and Bahrain Announce Normalization with Israel
13 August 2020 - 11 September 2020
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After Threats of Annexation, Normalization Reignites Palestinian Reconciliation Talks
3 September 2020 - 24 September 2020
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Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill
1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020
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Saeb Erekat Succumbs to the COVID-19 Virus
8 October 2020 - 10 November 2020
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Hanan Ashrawi Resigns from PLO Executive Committee
9 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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PA Announces Legislative, Presidential and PNC Elections, Later Postpones
15 January 2021 - 29 April 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 6
15 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 8
17 May 2021
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Meetings Resume between PA and Israeli Ministers; Palestinians Added to Population Registry
29 August 2021 - 28 December 2021
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Gilbo Prison Escape
6 September 2021 - 21 May 2022
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Foreign Ministers of the US, UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, and Israel Meet in Sde Boker: The Negev Forum
27 March 2022 - 27 June 2022
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Assassination of Palestinian Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin
11 May 2022 - 15 November 2022
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Hussein al-Sheikh Appointed Secretary-General of the PLO Executive Committee
26 May 2022
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President Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Gantz Meet in Ramallah; Palestinians Added to Population Registry
7 July 2022 - 12 July 2022
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President Biden Meets with President Abbas in Bethlehem; No Joint Statement
15 July 2022
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Palestinian Reunification Conference in Algiers
11 October 2022 - 13 October 2022

Biographies

Biography
Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi
1842 - 1906
Biography
Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
Biography
Nakhla Zurayq
1859 - 21 July 1921
Biography
Ali al-Rimawi
1860 - 1919
Biography
Aref al-Dajani
1860 - 13 April 1930
Biography
As‘ad al-Shuqairi
1860 - February 1940
Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Jurji Habib Hanania
1864 - 1920
Biography
Said al-Shawwa
1868 - October 1930
Biography
Abdallah Mukhlis
27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947
Biography
Abd al-Latif Salah
1884 - 8 November 1952
Biography
May Ziadeh
11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
George Antonius
1891 - 1942
Biography
Jamal al-Husseini
1892 - 5 July 1982
Biography
Omar al-Saleh al-Barghouti
1894 - 22 June 1965
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Wasif Jawhariyyeh
1897 - 1973
Biography
Anbara Salam Khalidi
4 August 1897 - 1986
Biography
Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari
1900 - 29 May 1980
Biography
Najati Sidqi
15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979
Biography
Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih
1907 - 8 January 2001
Biography
Nicola Ziadeh
1907 - 27 July 2006
Biography
Badr Lama
23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947
Biography
Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini
1908 - 8 April 1948
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Constantine Zurayk
18 April 1909 - 12 August 2000
Biography
Qadri Tuqan
1910 - 26 February 1971
Biography
Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud
1913 - 13 July 1948
Biography
Anwar Nusseibeh
1913 - 22 November 1986
Biography
Fouad Nassar
28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Fatima al-Budeiri
1923 - June 2009
Biography
Yusra al-Barbari
15 April 1923 - 13 May 2009
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Muin Bseiso
1926 - 23 January 1984
Biography
Issam Abd al-Hadi
1928 - 8 August 2013
Biography
Samira Abu Ghazaleh
1928 - 12 January 2017
Biography
Hanna Abu Hanna
16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022
Biography
Ibrahim Dakkak
1929 - 2 June 2016
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
Biography
Bassam Shak’a
1930 - 22 July 2019
Biography
Ismail Shammout
2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Sulafa Hijjawi
1934 - 14 September 2021
Biography
Kamal Adwan
9 May 1935 - 10 April 1973
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Ezzedine Kalak
1936 - 3 August 1978
Biography
Naji al-Ali
1936 - 29 August 1987
Biography
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937 - 12 July 2025
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
Jamal Bannoura
1938 - 16 December 2020
Biography
Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa)
14 May 1938 - 27 August 2001
Biography
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 19 August 2014
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-Wahhab Darawshah
12 October 1943 - 10 March 2026
Biography
Leila Khaled
9 April 1944
Biography
Leila Shahid
13 July 1949 - 18 February 2026
Biography
Fathi Shiqaqi
4 January 1951 - 26 October 1995
Biography
François Abou Salem
16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024
Biography
Rim Banna
6 December 1966 - 24 March 2018

Historical Texts

Document
Statement of the Arab National Conference
13 December 1931
Document
Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
Document
Report Submitted by the Arab Refugee Congress of Ramallah on al-Dawayima Massacre
14 June 1949
Document
Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
Document
UNRWA-Egypt Agreement on Economic and Engineering Surveys
30 June 1953
Document
Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962
5 March 1962
Document
Rogers Plan II
19 June 1970
Document
PLO Central Council, Statement on Sadat's Visit to Israel
30 November 1977
Document
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
Document
Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
Document
Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
4 September 1999
Document
President Clinton Proposals on Israeli‑Palestinian Peace
23 December 2000
Document
Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
Document
National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
Document
Joint Understanding Between Israel and the PLO Read by President Bush
27 November 2007
Document
Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State
16 May 2011
Document
Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
Document
Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
Document
Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
Document
Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon
20 July 2017
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Op-Ed in The Guardian: Britain Must Atone for the Balfour Declaration – and 100 years of Suffering
1 November 2017
Document
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Statement Before Joe Biden
15 July 2022
Document
Joe Biden’s Statement Before Mahmoud Abbas
15 July 2022
Document
UNGA Resolution 77/247
30 December 2022

Historical Media

Document
Arab League Warnings
June 1946

Highlights

Highlight
Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917
Preliminary Sketches of Mandate Palestine's Boundaries
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement
Highlight
June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Highlight
The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
Highlight
The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
Highlight
Palestinian Photographers Before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
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The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
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Palestinian Visual Arts (II)
Pathfinders (1955-1965)
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Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
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Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
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Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
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The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
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Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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The Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
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The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
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VI. Rise of The Palestinian National Movement
1966-1973
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The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
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Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
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Jaramana Refugee Camp
Syria
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Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
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Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
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Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule
Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition
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The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp
Syria
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
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The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
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The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
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The United Kingdom and the Palestine Question Before 1917
Ideological and Colonialist Path to Conquest
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Japan and the Palestine Question
A Policy still Subordinate to the US
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XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
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XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
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1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance

Periods

Period
XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era

Places

Place
al-Dawayima
Place
al-Faluja
Place
al-Haram
Place
al-Khisas
Place
al-Lajjun
Place
al-Sawafir al-Gharbiyya
Place
al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya
Place
'Artuf
Place
Bayt Daras
Place
Dayr Sunayd
Place
Hittin
Place
'Ibdis
Place
'Innaba
Place
'Iraq al-Manshiyya
Place
Isdud
Place
Julis
Place
Jusayr
Place
Qaqun
Place
Saffuriyya
Place
Simsim
Place
Yazur
Place
al-Zib