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Biographies

Biography
Ali al-Rimawi
1860 - 1919
Biography
Aref al-Dajani
1860 - 13 April 1930
Biography
As‘ad al-Shuqairi
1860 - February 1940
Biography
Abd al-Qadir Muzaffar
1880 - 1949
Biography
George Antonius
1891 - 1942
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Ihsan Abbas
2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003
Biography
Ismail Shammout
2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006
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
Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946

Events

Event
Elections Held for Third Ottoman Parliament; Five Representatives from Regions in Palestine
17 December 1908 - 17 January 1912
Event
Elections Held for Fourth Ottoman Parliament; Five Representatives from Regions in Palestine
18 April 1912 - 5 August 1912
Event
Founding of the Arab National Party in Jerusalem
8 November 1923
Event
Establishment of the National Defense Party
2 December 1934
Event
President Bush's Letters to M.E. Leaders on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991 - 14 July 1991
Event
Revival and Failure of Syrian-Israeli Talks
7 December 1999 - 26 March 2000
Event
Syrian President Hafiz al-Asad Dies
10 June 2000 - 11 June 2000
Event
Assassination of Ahmad As'ad in Artas
5 May 2001
Event
In Contrast with Islamic Jihad, Hamas Leadership Leaves Syria
17 January 2012 - 12 March 2012

Historical Texts

Document
Statement of the Arab National Conference
13 December 1931
Document
Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement
28 November 1973
Document
Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002

Highlights

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October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
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Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
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Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
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Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
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The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993

Places

Place
Bayt Mahsir
Place
Isdud