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Biographies

Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Jurji Habib Hanania
1864 - 1920
Biography
Tawfiq Canaan
24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964
Biography
Abd al-Latif Salah
1884 - 8 November 1952
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Karimeh Abbud
1893 - 27 April 1940
Biography
Ibrahim Tuqan
1905 - 2 May 1941
Biography
Sophie Halaby
26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997
Biography
Hind al-Husseini
25 April 1916 - 13 September 1994
Biography
Emile Habibi
29 August 1922 - 2 May 1996
Biography
Samiha Khalil
20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
Biography
Faisal al-Husseini
17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001

Historical Texts

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Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots
10 August 1921
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Churchill White Paper
3 June 1922
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The Hope Simpson Report
22 August 1930
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Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
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The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
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Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
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Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead) Report
9 November 1938
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MacDonald White Paper
17 May 1939
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The Grady-Morrison Plan
24 July 1946
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Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
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Palestine National Council, 4th Session: Political Resolutions
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
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Palestine National Council, 5th Session: Political Statement
4 February 1969
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Eighth Arab Summit: Statement
25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976
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Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
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PLO Central Council, Statement on Sadat's Visit to Israel
30 November 1977
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 14985
20 April 1982
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Reagan Plan
1 September 1982
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Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
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Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
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Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: Memorandum to U.S. Secretary James Baker
12 March 1991
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Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
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U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians
18 October 1991
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U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel
18 October 1991
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U.S.-Soviet Letter of Invitation to Peace Talks in Madrid
18 October 1991
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Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
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Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
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Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
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Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
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Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
4 September 1999
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PLO Negotiating Team Reservations Concerning President Bill Clinton’s 23 December Proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement
1 January 2001
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PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy
20 January 2001
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The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
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Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)
11 June 2001
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Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
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A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
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The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement Plan: Key Principles
14 April 2004
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Palestinian Authority's Declaration on Institutional Renewal
1 March 2005
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Palestinian Parties and Factions Code of Conduct during the Legislative Electoral Process
17 October 2005
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Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
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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
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Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Related Understandings Between Fatah and Hamas
4 May 2011
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Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
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Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
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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
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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
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Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon
20 July 2017
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Bezalel Smotrich: Israel's Decisive Plan
7 September 2017
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Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
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Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and the United Arab Emirates
13 August 2020
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Abraham Accords: Declaration of Peace, Cooperation, and Constructive Diplomatic and Friendly Relations, Announced by the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain
15 September 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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Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Egypt and Jordan (The Munich Group)
11 January 2021

Events

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MacDonald's Reassurance to Weizmann
13 February 1931
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Truman's Statement after Postponement of Round Table Conference on Palestine
4 October 1946
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Trusteeship Plan for Palestine
20 April 1948
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Military Order No. 363, Concerning the Protection of Nature Reserves
22 December 1969
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Start of Civil War in Lebanon
13 April 1975 - 2 September 1982
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The 12th Arab Summit Meeting in Fez Adopts the "Fez Initiative"
6 September 1982 - 9 September 1982
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Iron Fist Policy in the Occupied Territories
29 July 1985 - 4 August 1985
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ICJ on US Treaty Obligations and the US Position on the PLO Office in New York
9 March 1988 - 11 March 1988
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Conference on Multilateral Peace Talks, Moscow
28 January 1992 - 29 January 1992
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Israeli Idea of Security Fence (Separation Wall) Begins to Take Shape
26 December 2000 - 3 January 2001
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Israeli Attacks Resume: Operations Orange Iron, Violet Iron
17 November 2004 - 28 December 2004
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Israeli Operations Against Gaza Resume
24 June 2007 - 12 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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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Intensify
4 February 2008 - 24 February 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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Post-Annapolis Talks: Palestinian Stocktaking
1 January 2009
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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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Assassination of Abdallah Makawi in Rafah
7 October 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on the Gaza Strip, Day 1
14 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza
14 November 2012 - 22 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 2
15 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4
17 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 5
18 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 6
19 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: A Balance Sheet
22 November 2012
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Trilateral Agreement for a Red Sea-Dead Sea Link
9 December 2013
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 1
8 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 2
9 July 2014
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Israeli-Palestinian Joint Water Committee Reactivated
15 January 2017
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President Trump's Visit to Bethlehem
23 May 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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Botched Undercover Israeli Operation in Gaza Sparks Exchange of Fire
11 November 2018 - 13 November 2018
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COVID-19 Hits Palestine
5 March 2020 - 31 December 2020

Historical Media

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Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
March 1946
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Funeral of Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini
9 April 1948
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Old City of Jerusalem from the Church of the Savior
n.d.
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Palestine: A Homeland Denied
1979

Highlights

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Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Jaramana Refugee Camp
Syria
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Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp
Syria
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Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Marka Refugee Camp
Jordan
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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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Fawwar Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp
Syria
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Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Shatila Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Dera‘a Refugee Camp
Syria
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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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 March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
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Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
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Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine
Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement
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Palestinian Visual Arts (II)
Pathfinders (1955-1965)
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Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)
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Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
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Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
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The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
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Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
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The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
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Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
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1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
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Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
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Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
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Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
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The Judaization of the Galilee
A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
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Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule
Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition
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Nablus Soap Production
The Decline of an Ancient Heritage
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance
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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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XIII. A Growingly Intractable Deadlock
2017-
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Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance
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The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
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Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
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I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917