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Jerusalem Area Designated as a Sanjaq
July 1872
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Nabi Musa Festival: Palestinian Mobilization and Palestinian-Zionist Clashes
2 April 1920 - 9 April 1920
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The Palestine Gendarmerie Is Disbanded and the Palestine Police Reorganized
1 April 1926
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Land Settlement Ordinance No. 9
30 May 1928
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Anti-British Operation and British Retaliation in al-Bassa
6 September 1938 - 10 September 1938
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UNGA 106 (S-1): Creation of a Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP)
15 May 1947
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Majority of UNSCOP Members Recommend Partition
15 June 1947 - 3 September 1947
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Zionist Military Preparations
14 January 1948 - 20 February 1948
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Arms for the Zionist Forces
1 April 1948 - 14 May 1948
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First Palestine Truce, Israeli Reinforcements and Destruction of Palestinian Villages
11 June 1948 - 8 July 1948
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Egyptian-Czech Arms Deal
27 September 1955
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Israel Addresses the Future of Gaza
10 November 1956 - 3 February 1957
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Proposals Announced by Joseph Johnson, Special Representative of the UNCCP
31 August 1962
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Military Order No. 291 on Land Settlement
19 December 1968
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Start of Civil War in Lebanon
13 April 1975 - 2 September 1982
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3rd Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Herzliya
25 June 1979 - 26 June 1979
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Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Are Held in London
25 October 1979 - 26 October 1979
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The Palestinians' 14 Demands
14 January 1988
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Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir in Tunis
16 April 1988
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The Baker Five-Point Plan
10 October 1989
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Statement S/22027 by SC President on Palestinian Legitimate Political Rights and International Conference
20 December 1990
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20th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
23 September 1991 - 28 September 1991
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US Letters of Assurances to Parties to Upcoming Peace Conference
15 October 1991 - 18 October 1991
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
17 October 1991
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The Madrid Peace Conference
30 October 1991 - 2 November 1991
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9th Negotiation Round, Washington
27 April 1993 - 13 May 1993
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Norwegian Secret Channel, Official Stage
20 May 1993 - 20 August 1993
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Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Initialed and Approved
20 August 1993 - 30 August 1993
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Mutual Recognition Between Israel and the PLO
9 September 1993 - 10 September 1993
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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 Mirage of the 5-Year Countdown to Palestinian Statehood
4 May 1994 - 3 May 1999
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Rabin, Peres, and Arafat Are Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
9 December 1994
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Land Expropriation in Jerusalem Suspended
18 May 1995 - 22 May 1995
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Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II)
28 September 1995
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Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Maps the Shape of the Israeli-Palestinian Permanent Solution
5 October 1995
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Israeli Army Redeploys from Areas in the West Bank
November 1995 - December 1995
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Palestinian Presidential and Legislative Elections
20 January 1996
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Start of the Countdown for the Three-Phase Further Redeployment in the West Bank
7 March 1996
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Redeployment from Hebron Delayed
28 March 1996
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21st Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza
22 April 1996 - 24 April 1996
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
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SC Res. 1073: Calling for the Reversal of all Acts (Opening of Western Wall Tunnel) Aggravating the Situation
28 September 1996
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Clinton - Netanyahu - Arafat - Hussein Meeting in Washington
1 October 1996 - 2 October 1996
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Protocol on Redeployment in Hebron Signed
6 October 1996 - 16 January 1997
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Ambiguous and Weakened Assurances on Further Redeployment
16 January 1997
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Draft SC Res. S/1997/199 to Call on Israel to Refrain from Settlement Activities (Jabal Abu Ghunaym) Vetoed by US
7 March 1997
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Israeli Settlement Activities Amid Attempts to Resume Talks
10 September 1997 - 6 November 1997
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US Position on Further Redeployment and Palestinian Obligations
5 December 1997 - 3 September 1998
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Wye River Plantation Meeting; Memorandum Signed
15 October 1998 - 23 October 1998
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Israeli Obstacles to Wye River Implementation; First Stage Redeployment Only
30 October 1998 - 17 May 1999
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To Declare a Palestinian State at the End of the Transitional Period?
28 December 1998 - 25 April 1999
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Clinton's Letter of Assurance to Arafat as a "Compensation" for Not Declaring a State
26 April 1999
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End of the Oslo Five-Year Interim Period
4 May 1999
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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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Petition of the Twenty Denouncing the Palestinian Authority
27 November 1999 - 29 November 1999
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Setting Up Israeli-Palestinian Back Channel
1 December 1999 - 5 May 2000
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Revival and Failure of Syrian-Israeli Talks
7 December 1999 - 26 March 2000
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Start of the Second Intifada
29 September 2000 - 4 October 2000
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US Attempts at Easing Tension, but Confrontation Spikes
4 October 2000 - 12 October 2000
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SC Res. 1322: Deploring Provocation at Al-Haram al-Sharif and Excessive Use of Force against Palestinians
7 October 2000
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
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The Taba Talks
21 January 2001 - 27 January 2001
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Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal for a Cease-Fire and a Resumption of Talks
16 April 2001 - 27 April 2001
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Draft SC Res. S/2001/1199 Demanding Cessation of Violence and Return to Previous Positions Vetoed by the US
15 December 2001
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Arafat Accepts the Creation of a Prime Minister Position
9 February 2003 - 6 March 2003
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Yasir Arafat in the Line of Fire
4 September 2003 - 30 September 2003
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Reactions to Bush's Assurances to Sharon RE Disengagement Plan
15 April 2004 - 6 May 2004
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16th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis; Rejection of Israel's Disengagement Plan
22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004
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Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Security Coordination
15 February 2005 - 30 April 2005
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Implementation of Israel's Disengagement from Gaza
9 July 2005 - 23 November 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Parties and Factions Sign a Code of Conduct
17 October 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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International Responses to Palestinian Unity Efforts
2 February 2007 - 19 February 2007
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19th Arab Summit Meets in Riyadh: Revival of the Arab Peace Initiative
28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007
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Israeli and US Reactions to the Revived Arab Peace Initiative
29 March 2007 - 17 April 2007
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A Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Damascus
23 January 2008 - 25 January 2008
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President Obama Prepares Active Engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
22 January 2009 - 4 March 2009
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US Offers Ambiguous Assurances to the Palestinians
20 April 2010 - 21 April 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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Surge in Settlement Expansion
30 November 2012 - 10 February 2013
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Kerry's Shuttle Diplomacy for the Resumption of Talks Intensifies and Apparently Succeeds
23 May 2013 - 19 July 2013
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Terms of Talk Resumption as Sponsored by Kerry
28 July 2013
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Israel Once Again Links the Second-Stage Release of Palestinian Prisoners with Settlement Expansion
29 October 2013 - 3 November 2013
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Settlement Plans Continue and Weigh Heavily on Negotiations
13 March 2014 - 20 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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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014
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Egypt's Noncoordinated Cease-Fire Initiative Fails
14 July 2014 - 16 July 2014
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No Effective Resumption of Gaza Postwar Talks in Cairo
23 September 2014
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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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A "Reconstruction Hudna" in Gaza?
2 March 2015 - 14 April 2015
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Tony Blair Resigns as Quartet Representative; Quartet Office Redefined
27 May 2015 - 11 June 2015
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Abbas Outlines Six Potential Legal Steps in Speech at the UNGA
30 September 2015
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The EU and the Middle East Peace Process
18 January 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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Israeli-Palestinian Joint Water Committee Reactivated
15 January 2017
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Paris Conference for Peace in the Middle East
15 January 2017 - 16 January 2017
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Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
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First Phone Contact Between Trump and Abbas
10 March 2017 - 12 March 2017
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The Internal Palestinian Reconciliation Process Is Relaunched with Some Credibility This Time
26 August 2017 - 10 October 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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Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
6 December 2017 - 20 December 2017
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
14 January 2018 - 6 February 2018
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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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International and Palestinian Responses to Israel’s Annexation Plans
18 May 2020 - 23 June 2020
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PA Issues Building Permits in Area C
1 October 2020
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Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill
1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020
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Meetings of the Munich Group and the Middle East Quartet
11 January 2021 - 18 November 2021
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PA Announces Legislative, Presidential and PNC Elections, Later Postpones
15 January 2021 - 29 April 2021
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Jewish National Fund Adopts New Policy to Purchase and Claim Lands in the West Bank
25 February 2021 - 2 September 2021
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The May 2021 Gaza War
10 May 2021 - 21 May 2021

Biographies

Biography
Omar al-Bitar
1880 - 16 June 1946
Biography
Izzeddin al-Qassam
1882 - 20 November 1935
Biography
Alfred Roch
1882 - 22 April 1942
Biography
May Ziadeh
11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941
Biography
Anwar Nuseibeh
1913 - 1986
Biography
Fouad Nassar
28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Hisham Sharabi
1927 - 13 January 2005
Biography
Issam Abd al-Hadi
1928 - 8 August 2013
Biography
Hanna Abu Hanna
16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Gabi Baramki
3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012
Biography
Bassam Shak’a
1930 - 22 July 2019
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008
Biography
Abd al-Aziz Rantisi
1947 - 17 April 2004
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024

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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The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
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Report on Immigration, Land Settlement and Development (The Hope-Simpson Report)
22 August 1930
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The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
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Peel Commission Report
July 1937
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Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
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MacDonald White Paper
17 May 1939
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Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper
30 May 1939
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The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
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Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
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UNGA Resolution 106 (S-1)
15 May 1947
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UNGA Resolution 273 (III)
11 May 1949
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UNGA Resolution 513 (VI)
26 January 1952
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Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Egypt
18 January 1974
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Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria
31 May 1974
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Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
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UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)
10 November 1975
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UNGA Resolution 3375 (XXX)
10 November 1975
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The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
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Joint US-USSR Communiqué on Reconvening the Geneva Conference on the Middle East
1 October 1977
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UNSC Resolution 425
19 March 1978
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Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
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Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
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Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority
16 January 1980
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Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 January 1980
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The Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
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Sadat’s Letter to Begin Following Israel’s Enactment of Basic Law on Jerusalem
3 August 1980
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Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza
31 January 1982
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Reagan Plan
1 September 1982
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Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
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Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409
13 March 1984
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UNGA Resolution 42/210
17 December 1987
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Secretary of State George Shultz: A Statement for Palestinians
26 February 1988
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UNGA Resolution 42/229
2 March 1988
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UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
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King Hussein’s Address to the Nation on Severing Ties with the West Bank
31 July 1988
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UNGA Resolution 43/160
9 December 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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Statement by President Reagan on Opening American-PLO Dialogue
14 December 1988
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UNGA Resolution 43/177
15 December 1988
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Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
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Secretary of State James Baker's: Five Points Framework for an Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue
10 October 1989
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Israeli Cabinet Decision on the Five-Point Plan of Secretary Baker
5 November 1989
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PLO “Assumptions” with Regard to Baker's Five Points
1 December 1989
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Egypt's "Assumptions" with Regard to Baker's Five Points
5 December 1989
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UNSC Resolution 672
12 October 1990
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Note by the S.C. President: On the International Conference for Peace in the Middle East
20 December 1990
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President George Bush Address to Joint Session of Congress on the Middle East
6 March 1991
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Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: Memorandum to U.S. Secretary James Baker
12 March 1991
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Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 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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Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel
30 December 1993
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UNSC Resolution 904
18 March 1994
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
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Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 1995/394
17 May 1995
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Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
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Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
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The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1996: Resolution on the Palestine Question
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
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UNSC Resolution 1073
28 September 1996
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Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/199
7 March 1997
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/241
21 March 1997
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/2
25 April 1997
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/3
15 July 1997
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UNGA Resolution 52/250
13 July 1998
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Statement by the President of the Security Council S/PRST/1998/21
13 July 1998
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Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/6
9 February 1999
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Declaration of the Heads of State or Government of the European Union On the Middle East Peace Process: The Berlin Declaration
25 March 1999
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Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
4 September 1999
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Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between The West Bank And The Gaza Strip
5 October 1999
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UNSC Resolution 1322
7 October 2000
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/7
20 October 2000
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
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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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Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001
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Israeli-Palestinian Joint Statement
27 January 2001
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The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/270
26 March 2001
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Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal For an Israeli-Palestinian Cease-Fire and Resumption of Negotiations
16 April 2001
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The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
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The Durban Declaration
8 September 2001
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/1199
14 December 2001
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UNSC Resolution 1397
12 March 2002
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Letter of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
12 March 2002
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UNSC Resolution 1402
30 March 2002
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The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
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Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
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President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
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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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Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/12
25 September 2003
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The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/14
12 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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Agreement on Movement and Access In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
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Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
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Statement by Middle East Quartet on the Palestinian Legislative Elections
30 January 2006
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Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/508
12 July 2006
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/878
10 November 2006
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/16
30 November 2006
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/17
24 January 2007
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President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
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President George W. Bush’s Speech Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
10 January 2008
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Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
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UNSC Resolution 1850
16 December 2008
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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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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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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2011/24
18 February 2011
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Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State
16 May 2011
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President Barack Obama's Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy
19 May 2011
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Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
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UNGA Resolution 67/19
29 November 2012
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China's Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
6 May 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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Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
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Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
18 January 2016
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Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
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UNSC Resolution 2334
23 December 2016
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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
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Law for the Regularization of Settlement in Judea and Samaria, 5777-2017
6 February 2017
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The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies
1 May 2017
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China’s Four-Point Proposal on Promoting the Settlement of the Palestinian Issue
18 July 2017
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Mahmoud Abbas’s Op-Ed in The Guardian: Britain Must Atone for the Balfour Declaration – and 100 years of Suffering
1 November 2017
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Statement by President Donald Trump On Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 June 2018
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Palestinian Prime Minister's Letter to Secretary of State on No Longer Accepting US Assistance
26 December 2018
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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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30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019
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Statement of ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda On Opening an Investigation into War Crimes in Palestine
20 December 2019
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Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Egypt and Jordan (The Munich Group)
11 January 2021
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B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid
12 January 2021
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The Dignity and Hope Manifesto: The Unity Intifada
18 May 2021

Historical Media

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Aftermath Outside of the New Gate
13 October 1933

Highlights

Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
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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 Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
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Palestinian Photographers before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
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Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
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Present Absentees in Israel
Exiled in Their Own Homeland
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Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab
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The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
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Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
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Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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XIII. With a Growingly Intractable Deadlock, Whither Palestine?
2017-
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Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
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Colonization and Dispossession
Zionism's Imagined Geography
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UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
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Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
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IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
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XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
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V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict
1950-1966
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The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
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Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule
Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition
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Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
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Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992
Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality
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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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France and the Palestine Question before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
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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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Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
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The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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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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Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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Nablus Soap Production
The Decline of an Ancient Heritage
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The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
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Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
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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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I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
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Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
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Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
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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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Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
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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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Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
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Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
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The Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
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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 European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp
Syria
Highlight
Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
Highlight
Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
Highlight
Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Shatila Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
Highlight
Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
Highlight
Urban Palestine
Divergent Trajectories of Spatial and Social Transformations
Highlight
Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
Highlight
Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
Highlight
Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
Highlight
Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
Highlight
The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
Highlight
Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
Highlight
The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
Highlight
The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
Highlight
The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
Highlight
The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
Highlight
Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
Highlight
The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
Highlight
XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017
Highlight
Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
Highlight
The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
Highlight
The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
Highlight
Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
Highlight
Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
Highlight
X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
Highlight
Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
Highlight
Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance
Highlight
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance
Highlight
Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
Highlight
The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Mitchell-Mediated Negotiations and the Settlement Threat
2009 - 2010
Thematic Chronology
Palestinian-Israeli Interim Negotiation Rounds
1991 - 1999
Thematic Chronology
Egyptian-Israeli Negotiation Rounds on Palestinian Autonomy
1977 - 1982

Periods

Period
X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure