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Biographies

Biography
Ali al-Rimawi
1860 - 1919
Biography
As‘ad al-Shuqairi
1860 - February 1940
Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Abdallah Mukhlis
27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947
Biography
Omar al-Bitar
1880 - 16 June 1946
Biography
Raghib al-Nashashibi
1882 - 1951
Biography
Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi
1882 - 1958
Biography
Tawfiq Canaan
24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964
Biography
Muhammad Izzat Darwaza
21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
Iskandar al-Khoury al-Beitjali
1889 - 7 July 1973
Biography
George Antonius
1891 - 1942
Biography
Issa al-Sifri
1894 - 19 March 1949
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Musa Nasir
4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
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
Qadri Tuqan
1910 - 26 February 1971
Biography
Fouad Nassar
28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976
Biography
Antoine Zahlan
1928 - 1 September 2020
Biography
Tawfiq Zayyad
7 May 1929 - 5 July 1994
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Bassam Shak’a
1930 - 22 July 2019
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Anis Abdullah Sayigh
3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Leila Khaled
9 April 1944
Biography
Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946
Biography
Fathi Shiqaqi
4 January 1951 - 26 October 1995
Biography
François Abou Salem
16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024

Events

Event
Eight Jewish Colonies Are Established in Palestine between 1899 and 1907
1899 - 1907
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The Sykes-Picot Agreement Defines the British and French Spheres of Influence over the Ottoman Arab Provinces
23 November 1915 - 16 May 1916
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Establishment in New York of the Palestine Anti-Zionism Society (Later Renamed Palestine National League)
1917 - 1921
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Opening of the Paris Peace Conference
18 January 1919
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Municipal Elections Are Held in Palestine
April 1927
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Labor Victory in Great Britain
26 July 1945
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Independence of the Emirate of Transjordan and Establishment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
25 May 1946
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West Bank to Be Placed under Jordanian Military Government
16 May 1948 - 24 May 1948
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Jordan and Israel Sign Agreement on Demilitarization of Mount Scopus Area
7 July 1948
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Arab Responses to Formation of the All-Palestine Government
5 October 1948 - 14 October 1948
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UNCCP Convenes the Lausanne Conference
27 April 1949 - 12 September 1949
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UNGA 303 (IV): To Place Jerusalem under a Permanent International Regime
9 December 1949
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Jordanian Parliamentary Elections; Formal Unification of the Two Banks
11 April 1950 - 24 April 1950
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Publication of the Constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
8 January 1952
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King Hussein’s Formal Accession to the Throne
2 May 1953
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Anti-Israeli Demonstrations in Jordan
21 October 1953
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SC Res. 101: Censuring Israel for Its Retaliatory Action in Qibya in Violation of the Israel-Jordan Armistice
24 November 1953
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Arab League and Jordan River Waters
15 February 1954
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Jordanian Nationality Law
16 February 1954
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The US and Jordan River Waters
25 June 1954 - 6 July 1954
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Baghdad Pact
24 February 1955
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Anti-Monarchic Coup in Iraq
14 July 1958
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Palestinian Delegation at the UN
18 October 1963 - 5 November 1963
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President Bourguiba and 1947 Partition Plan
27 February 1965 - 11 March 1965
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Israel Carries out an Operation in Jordan in Response to Fatah Raids
27 May 1965
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The Council of the Arab League Adopts the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in the Arab States
11 September 1965
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Demonstrations in Jordan
20 November 1966 - 25 November 1966
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June War, 1st Day
5 June 1967
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Small Fraction of 1967 War Refugees to Return to the West Bank
14 August 1967 - 19 October 1967
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Security Council Resolution S/RES/242
22 November 1967
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First Communiqué of Fatah to the World Press in English and Arabic
January 1968
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Israeli Military Confrontation with Jordan and Palestinian Guerrillas
14 February 1968 - 15 February 1968
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27th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
9 June 1968 - 19 June 1968
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Explosion in Mahane Yehuda in West Jerusalem
22 November 1968 - 28 November 1968
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Israel Strengthens its Control over East Jerusalem
27 April 1969 - 26 June 1969
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Deportation from West Bank
9 June 1969 - 6 October 1969
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1st Extraordinary Session of the Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
27 August 1970 - 28 August 1970
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PFLP Hijack Operations
6 September 1970 - 12 September 1970
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Black September in Jordan
15 September 1970 - 25 September 1970
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9th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
7 July 1971 - 13 July 1971
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King Hussein Proposes a "United Arab Kingdom"
15 March 1972
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6th Arab Summit Is Held in Algiers
26 November 1973 - 28 November 1973
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Opening of an Arab-Israeli Peace Conference in Geneva
21 December 1973
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Likud's Victory in Israeli Elections
17 May 1977
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Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem
19 November 1977 - 21 November 1977
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Israel's Autonomy Plan for the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 December 1977
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Camp David Summit; Camp David Accords
5 September 1978 - 17 September 1978
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SC Res. 446: Establishing a Commission to Examine the Situation Relating to Settlements in the Occupied Territories
22 March 1979
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SC Res. 465: Calling on Israel to Dismantle Settlements and Cease Constructing, Planning New Ones
1 March 1980
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Battle of the Mountain
14 June 1982 - 26 June 1982
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Reagan's Plan on the Palestinian Issue
1 September 1982
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PLO and Jordan Agree on Idea of Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation
9 October 1982 - 10 November 1982
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16th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983
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Failed Attempt of Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination
31 March 1983 - 8 April 1983
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Jordanian Parliament Revived
9 January 1984 - 18 January 1984
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Palestinian Internal Polarization
27 March 1984 - 20 May 1984
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PLO Executive on Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement
18 February 1985
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Breakdown of Jordanian-Palestinian Coordination
25 January 1986 - 1 April 1986
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Deportation of Muhammad Dahlan
13 December 1986 - 26 January 1987
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Hussein-Peres London Secret Agreement
11 April 1987
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Deportation of Marwan Barghouti and Khalil Achour
14 May 1987
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Resumption of Diplomatic Activity
30 January 1988 - 10 February 1988
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Israel Deports Four Palestinians from Gaza to South Lebanon
18 May 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 Invitation to the Madrid Peace Conference
18 October 1991
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6th Negotiation Round, 1st Stage, Washington
24 August 1992 - 3 September 1992
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Multilevel Gaza-Jericho Negotiations
12 December 1993 - 23 February 1994
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Israeli-Jordanian Peace Treaty Signed near Aqaba
26 October 1994
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Redeployment from Hebron Delayed
28 March 1996
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Commemoration of the Nakba 50th Anniversary
14 May 1998 - 15 May 1998
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Ehud Barak Becomes Prime Minister After a Campaign Focused on Separation Between Israelis and Palestinians
17 May 1999
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Failure to Reach the FAPS by 13 May 2000 Target Date: Eilat Round
30 April 2000 - 8 May 2000
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Israeli-Palestinian (Post-Stockholm) Back Channel
1 June 2000 - 3 June 2000
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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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Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal for a Cease-Fire and a Resumption of Talks
16 April 2001 - 27 April 2001
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US Response to the Israeli Invasion
4 April 2002 - 17 April 2002
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The Likud Wins the Elections for the Knesset
28 January 2003
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Disengagement: Celebrations in Gaza
12 September 2005 - 24 September 2005
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Fourth Round of Municipal Elections
15 December 2005
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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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18th Arab Summit Meets in Khartoum
28 March 2006 - 29 March 2006
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Israeli and US Reactions to the Revived Arab Peace Initiative
29 March 2007 - 17 April 2007
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Hamas Seizes Control of Gaza
10 June 2007 - 16 June 2007
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Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 July 2007
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Effects of the Siege of Gaza on Private Sector Production
9 December 2007 - 9 January 2008
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Hamas and Israel Agree on a Six-Month Gaza Cease-Fire; Blockade Marginally Eased
17 June 2008 - 4 November 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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Clashes in East Jerusalem over al-Aqsa Mosque
27 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
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Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements
31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009
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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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Pro-Democracy Revolts and Demonstrations in Several Arab Countries
17 December 2010 - 11 February 2011
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On Nakba Day, Palestinians Head Up Toward Cease-Fire Lines with Israel
15 May 2011 - 5 June 2011
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Israeli-Palestinian “Exploratory Talks” in Amman
3 January 2012 - 25 January 2012
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Palestinian Mass Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2012 - 14 May 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 2
15 November 2012
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Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
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Heightened Tension at Haram al-Sharif
30 September 2014 - 22 December 2014
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French Efforts in Favor of a Draft UNSC Resolution on Palestinian-Israeli Peace
2 December 2014 - 17 December 2014
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Israeli Elections: Likud's Victory and Strengthening of Arab Representation
17 March 2015 - 19 March 2015
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No Cameras at Haram al-Sharif
25 October 2015 - 26 October 2015
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Palestinians Thwart the Setting Up of Cameras at Haram al-Sharif
18 March 2016 - 18 April 2016
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A Doubtful Israel-Palestinian Postal Service Memorandum of Understanding
4 September 2016 - 15 August 2018
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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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The Israeli Knesset Passes a Law Regularizing Settlements Retroactively
6 February 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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Two Jordanians Killed at Israeli Embassy in Amman
23 July 2017 - 24 July 2017
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Popular Protests Against US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
7 December 2017 - 31 December 2017
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The Arab League Jerusalem Committee Meets to Discuss Trump's Jerusalem Announcement
6 January 2018
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Trump Peace Negotiating Team to Travel to Middle East
15 June 2018 - 24 June 2018
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The Waqf Reopens Bab al-Rahma at the Haram al-Sharif Compound
14 February 2019 - 17 March 2019
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US ‘Peace to Prosperity’ Plan and Conference
22 June 2019 - 26 June 2019

Historical Texts

Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
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Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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Peel Commission Report
July 1937
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Biltmore Conference Declaration
11 May 1942
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British Referral of the Palestine Question to the UN
2 April 1947
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Statement by the Governments of the Arab League States on their Military Intervention in Palestine
15 May 1948
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Statement by the States, Members of the Arab League, on the Entry of Their Armies in Palestine
15 May 1948
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Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
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Jordan-Israel Agreement: For the Demilitarization of Mount Scopus Area
7 July 1948
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Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
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Declaration of Jordan’s National Assembly, On the Unity between the Eastern and Western Banks of Jordan
24 April 1950
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Agreement between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
14 March 1951
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Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962
5 March 1962
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Palestine National (qawmi) Charter
28 May 1964
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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 (watani) Charter
10 July 1968
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Amended Basic Law of the Palestine Liberation Organization
17 July 1968
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Palestine National Council, 6th Session: Political Statement
6 September 1969
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Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Final Statement
30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970
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Palestine National Council, 8th Session: Interim Political Program of the Palestine Revolution
5 March 1971
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Speech by Jordan’S King Hussein, Proposing a United Arab Kingdom in the Event of a Peaceful Settlement
15 March 1972
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Palestine National Council, 10th Session (Extraordinary): Political program
10 April 1972
Document
Programme of the Palestine National Front in the Occupied Territory
15 August 1973
Document
Sixth Arab Summit: Confidential Decisions
28 November 1973
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Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement
28 November 1973
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Seventh Arab Summit: The Palestine Resolution
29 October 1974
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Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
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The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
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Palestine National Council, 13th Session: Political Declaration
12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977
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Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
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Begin's Autonomy Plan
28 December 1977
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Ninth Arab Summit: Final Statement
2 November 1978 - 5 November 1978
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Palestine National Council, 14th Session: National Unity Programme
15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979
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Joint Letter from President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin to President Carter Concerning Negotiations on Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
26 March 1979
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Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
Document
Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement
11 February 1985
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1985: Final Communiqué
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1987: Resolutions
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
Document
King Hussein’s Address to the Nation on Severing Ties with the West Bank
31 July 1988
Document
Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
Document
Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
Document
Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
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Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991
Document
Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
Document
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
Document
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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Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
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Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
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Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
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Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
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30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019
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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

Historical Media

Document
Arab Revolt 1936 - Royal Commission
11 January 1937

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
Highlight
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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Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
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Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
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Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War
1973-1982
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
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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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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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October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
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Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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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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Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
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Land Day, 30 March 1976
A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-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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Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
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Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
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X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000
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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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Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
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June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
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Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
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The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
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Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
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The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948
An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status
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The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans

Periods

Period
XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted