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Events

Event
Ottoman Pledges to Grant Facilities to France: Towards the Capitulations Regime
18 October 1569 - 1613
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Appointment of the King-Crane Commission
20 March 1919 - 21 July 1919
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Charles Tegart's Means of Control
3 December 1937
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Arab Office (AO) Is Opened in Washington
September 1945 - December 1947
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US-Palestinian Meeting in Jerusalem
29 July 1986
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US Voices Dissatisfaction with Israel
23 February 1990 - 3 March 1990
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The US Administration Suspends Dialogue with the PLO
20 June 1990
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President Bush Outlines US Goals Following the Gulf War
6 March 1991
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President Bush's Letters to M.E. Leaders on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991 - 14 July 1991
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US-Soviet Joint Statement on the Middle East, Moscow
31 July 1991
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8th Negotiation Round, Washington
7 December 1992 - 16 December 1992
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US Congress Passes the "Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995"
23 October 1995 - 8 November 1995
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Palestinian-Israeli Clashes Abate
23 December 2000 - 6 February 2001
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Israel and the US Put Effective End to Peace Talks
7 February 2001 - 8 February 2001
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US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation
12 September 2001 - 16 October 2001
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President Bush Publicly Endorses the Creation of a Palestinian State
2 October 2001 - 15 October 2001
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Timid Diplomatic Efforts
2 November 2001 - 19 November 2001
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US Response to the Israeli Invasion
4 April 2002 - 17 April 2002
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Israeli and International Pressures for a PA Reform
7 May 2002 - 5 June 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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George W. Bush's Major Speech on US Policy for the Middle East
24 June 2002
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Toward a "Road Map" to Final Status?
13 August 2002 - 5 November 2002
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Israeli Leaders Push for an American War Against Iraq
16 October 2002 - 9 February 2003
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The US War Against Iraq; Security Developments in the West Bank and Gaza
17 March 2003 - 9 April 2003
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With US Blessing, Ambivalent Israeli Acceptance of the "Steps Set out in the Road Map"
4 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
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Israel Launches Operation Continuous Story Against Palestinian Leaders
14 March 2004 - 5 April 2004
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Sharon's Letter to Bush on Disengagement Plan
14 April 2004
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Bush's Letter to Sharon on the Disengagement Plan
14 April 2004
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Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Plan
15 April 2004 - 29 April 2004
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Reactions to Bush's Assurances to Sharon RE Disengagement Plan
15 April 2004 - 6 May 2004
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UNGA Res. 58/292: Affirming that Status of Palestinian Territory Remains one of Military Occupation
6 May 2004
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Settlement Activity in Spite of Road Map
2 August 2004 - 23 August 2004
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London Meeting on Supporting the Palestinian Authority
1 March 2005
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Major Construction Plan in Ma'ale Adumim
21 March 2005 - 6 April 2005
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Mahmoud Abbas's First Visit to White House as PA President
26 May 2005
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Disengagement: Evacuation of Troops; The Case of Gaza-Egypt Border
15 August 2005 - 12 September 2005
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Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 July 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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Bush's Statement on Palestinian Statehood, Jerusalem
10 January 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 to Nowhere
27 May 2008 - 30 August 2008
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The War on Gaza (2008-09): Operation Cast Lead/ Battle of al-Furqan
27 December 2008 - 18 January 2009
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The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian Talks Through Letters of Guarantee
16 December 2009 - 4 January 2010
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Trump Signs the 6-Month Waiver Delaying the Application of the Jerusalem Embassy Act
1 June 2017

Biographies

Biography
Tawfiq Canaan
24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Abd al-Aziz Rantisi
1947 - 17 April 2004
Biography
Rim Banna
6 December 1966 - 24 March 2018

Historical Texts

Document
Proclamation of Martial Law in Jerusalem
11 December 1917
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Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots
10 August 1921
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Report of the British - International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
1 December 1930
Document
The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
Document
Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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Exchange of Notes Between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
Document
The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
Document
President Bush's letter to Prime Minister Sharon
14 April 2004
Document
President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
Document
Joint Understanding Between Israel and the PLO Read by President Bush
27 November 2007
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President George W. Bush’s Speech Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
10 January 2008
Document
Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016

Highlights

Highlight
Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
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Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
Highlight
Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
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Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
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The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
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IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
Highlight
Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
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The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
Highlight
XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017

Places

Place
al-Haditha