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A Religious Component Related to Jerusalem and Other Elements Are Added to a Capitulation Granted to France
20 May 1604 - 17 April 1607
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A New Ottoman Capitulation: From Gracious Protection to Extraterritorial Immunities
28 May 1740
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With the Ottoman-Russian Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji, Capitulations Turn into Bilateral Treaties
21 July 1774
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The Fall of Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani
12 June 1775 - 22 August 1775
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Establishment of European and American Consulates in Jerusalem
1838 - 1862
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Ottoman Firman Confirms Status Quo in Jerusalem and Bethlehem Christian Holy Places
8 February 1852
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Founding Principles of Ottoman Reform: The Tanzimat Stage II
18 February 1856
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Toward the Treaty of Paris Ending the Crimean War and Strengthening the European Influence on the Ottoman Empire
25 February 1856 - 30 March 1856
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Law Granting Foreigners the Right to Own Real Estate in the Ottoman Empire., 7 Safar 1284
10 June 1867
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Treaty of Berlin Confirms the Status Quo Related to the Christian Sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem
13 July 1878
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The Ottomans and Sale of Land to Jews in Palestine
26 November 1892 - 3 April 1893
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Establishment of the Arab-Ottoman Brotherhood Society in Istanbul
2 September 1908 - April 1909
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Establishment of the Literary Club in Istanbul
July 1909 - March 1915
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Treaty of Versailles; Establishment of the League of Nations
28 June 1919 - 10 January 1920
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Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
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The Ottomans Sign the Treaty of Sèvres; The Turkish National Assembly in Ankara Rejects It
19 August 1920
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The British Issue a Constitution for Palestine in the Form of an Order in Council; Non-Applicability to Transjordan
10 August 1922
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British-French Demarcation of Line Between Palestine (Including Transjordan) and Syria (Including Lebanon)
7 March 1923
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British Formal and Conditional Assurance to Transjordan's Abdullah
25 April 1923 - 25 May 1923
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Treaty of Lausanne Is Signed with Ataturk's Turkey
24 July 1923
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13th Zionist Congress Is Held in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary)
6 August 1923 - 18 August 1923
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14th Zionist Congress Is Held in Vienna
18 August 1925 - 31 August 1925
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16th Zionist Congress Is Held in Zurich
28 July 1929 - 11 August 1929
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Shaw Commission Report on al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances
12 March 1930
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The "International Parliamentarian Congress of Arab and Islamic Countries in Support of Palestine" Is Held in Cairo
7 October 1938 - 11 October 1938
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Pact of the League of Arab States; Annex on Palestine
22 March 1945
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Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan
22 March 1946
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Independence of the Emirate of Transjordan; a New Constitution for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
25 May 1946 - 7 December 1946
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Transjordan's Application for UN Membership Fails to Obtain Security Council Approval
26 June 1946 - 29 August 1946
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Truman's Statement after Postponement of Round Table Conference on Palestine
4 October 1946
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UNGA Res. 106 (S-1): Creation of a Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP)
15 May 1947
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Setting up an Ad Hoc Committee on the Palestinian Question
23 September 1947 - 25 November 1947
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A New Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan
15 March 1948
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Trusteeship Plan for Palestine
20 April 1948
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Arab States Explain Reasons for Intervening in Palestine
15 May 1948
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Great Britain Recognizes Israel on a de facto Basis
30 January 1949
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The US Recognizes Transjordan on a de jure Basis
31 January 1949
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Official Name of Jordan as an Issue
14 May 1949
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Great Britain Announces Formal Recognition of Extended Kingdom of Jordan and de jure Recognition of Israel Simultaneously
27 April 1950
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Israeli Law of Return
5 July 1950
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Led by George Habash, Arab Nationalist Activists on the Way to Structure Their Movement
1 January 1951 - 30 November 1952
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UNRWA Signs Agreement with Jordan as Refugee Host Country
14 March 1951 - 20 August 1951
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The Knesset Enacts the Nationality Law
1 April 1952
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Soviet Union Threatens Intervention
5 November 1956
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UNGA Res. 1120 (XI): Calling Again for Withdrawal of French, British and Israeli Troops
24 November 1956
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UNGA Res. 1123, 1124, 1125 (XI)
19 January 1957 - 3 February 1957
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Fatah Defines its Political Objective
19 October 1968
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Lebanon Issues the Law on the Acquisition of Immovable Property Rights by Non-Lebanese
4 January 1969
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Fatah Reaffirms its Political Objective
28 January 1969
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5th Arab Summit Meets in Rabat and Ends in Failure
21 December 1969 - 23 December 1969
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October War
6 October 1973 - 27 October 1973
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Israeli Advance Continues and an International Nuclear Crisis Looms
23 October 1973 - 27 October 1973
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Start of Civil War in Lebanon
13 April 1975 - 2 September 1982
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Israel's Conditions for Geneva Conference
25 September 1977
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Camp David Summit; Camp David Accords
5 September 1978 - 17 September 1978
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9th Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad and Condemns the Camp David Accords
5 November 1978
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14th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus
15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979
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Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty Is Signed in Washington, DC
26 March 1979
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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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A Probable Israeli Nuclear Test Explosion in the Ocean near South Africa
22 September 1979
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10th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
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Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Herzliya
1 May 1980 - 7 May 1980
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Israeli Air Force Destroys Iraqi Nuclear Reactor Under Construction Near Bagdad
7 June 1981
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Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo
11 November 1981 - 12 November 1981
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SC Res. 497: Considering Null and Void Israel’s Decision to Impose its Laws in the Occupied Golan
17 December 1981
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Last Stage of Israeli Withdrawal from the Sinai
25 April 1982
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Reagan's Plan on the Palestinian Issue
1 September 1982
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Israel Rejects the Reagan Plan
2 September 1982
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Israeli-Lebanese Negotiations
28 December 1982
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Scission within Fatah
18 May 1983 - 15 September 1983
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Yasir Arafat in Tripoli, Lebanon, and then Cairo
16 September 1983 - 22 December 1983
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Palestinians in the Occupied Territories Oppose Reactivating the Jordanian Parliament
23 January 1984
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Palestinian Internal Polarization
27 March 1984 - 20 May 1984
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17th Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
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Attempts to Form a Jordanian-Palestinian Delegation to Meet the US
1 March 1985 - 1 September 1985
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US Legislation Aiming at the Closure of the PLO UN Observer Mission in New York
9 October 1987 - 22 December 1987
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UNGA Res. 42/210: Affirms PLO UN Mission Covered by Headquarters Agreement with Host Country
17 December 1987
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Non-Armed Intifada
3 January 1988 - 13 February 1988
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UNGA Res. 42/229: Calling Host Country to Abide by Agreement (on PLO Mission), Requesting ICJ Opinion
2 March 1988
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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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A US Federal Court Refuses to Order the Closure of the PLO UN Mission
29 June 1988
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Casablanca
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Baghdad
28 May 1990 - 30 May 1990
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President Bush Outlines US Goals Following the Gulf War
6 March 1991
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Multilateral Talks
29 October 1992 - 12 November 1992
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Israeli-Jordanian Peace Treaty Signed near Aqaba
26 October 1994
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
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Mounting Malaise in the Palestinian Territories
17 February 2000 - 18 May 2000
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The Mitchell Committee of Fact-Finding on the Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation
7 November 2000 - 30 December 2000
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Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton "Proposals"
19 December 2000 - 23 December 2000
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Israeli and Palestinian Responses to the Clinton Proposals
28 December 2000 - 3 January 2001
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A Lebanese Legislative Amendment Equates Immovable Property Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees with their Resettlement
3 April 2001
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Lebanese MPs challenge the Constitutionality of Equating Immovable Property Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees with their Resettlement
19 April 2001
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Lebanon's Constitutional Council Upholds the Prohibition of Real Estate Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees
10 May 2001
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On the Road to Reform: First Palestinian Steps and Plans
15 May 2002 - 24 June 2002
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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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Possible Sale of Properties Belonging to Greek Orthodox Church in Jerusalem Old City Revealed
18 March 2005 - 24 May 2005
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Disengagement: Evacuation of Troops; The Case of Gaza-Egypt Border
15 August 2005 - 12 September 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Israeli and International Reactions
27 January 2006 - 5 February 2006
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Israel’s Campaign Against Non-ID Holders in the West Bank
1 April 2006 - 6 September 2006
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35th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem
19 June 2006 - 22 June 2006
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July War: Israel Launches an Air War Against Hizballah
13 July 2006
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Emergency Cabinet in the West Bank
14 June 2007 - 26 June 2007
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The Annapolis Conference Opens a New Round of Palestinian-Israeli Talks
27 November 2007
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20th Arab Summit Meets in Damascus
29 March 2008 - 30 March 2008
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Seal on Gaza Borders Tightened
5 November 2008 - 29 November 2008
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War on Gaza: US-Israel MOU on Arms Smuggling into Gaza
16 January 2009
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The New Netanyahu Government Prepares its Position on the Palestinian Issue
31 March 2009 - 5 May 2009
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22nd Arab Summit Meets in Sirte
27 March 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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The Knesset passes the Law on Disclosure Requirements for Recipients of Support from a Foreign State Entity
2 March 2011
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23rd Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad
29 March 2012
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Abbas Announces Intent to Apply for Observer State Status in Speech at UN General Assembly
27 September 2012
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UNGA Res. 67/19: According Palestine Non-Member Observer State Status in the UN
29 November 2012
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Israel Freezes Transfer of Tax Revenues to the Palestinian Authority
2 December 2012 - 25 March 2013
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24th Arab Summit Meets in Doha
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
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Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
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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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Despite the Negotiation Crisis, Palestinian and Israeli Representatives Pursue Talks in Jerusalem
3 April 2014 - 22 April 2014
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President Abbas Signs Acceptance of the ICC Jurisdiction and Accession to the ICC Rome Statute
31 December 2014 - 7 January 2015
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The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza
11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015
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Arab Parties in Israel Form a Joint List For the Knesset Elections
22 January 2015
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
4 March 2015 - 5 March 2015
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Israeli Elections: Likud's Victory and Strengthening of Arab Representation
17 March 2015 - 19 March 2015
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UNGA Res. 69/320: Palestine Allowed to Raise Flag at UN
10 September 2015
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Netanyahu Reaffirms Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif; Cameras at Haram al-Sharif?
22 October 2015 - 24 October 2015
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Provocative Israeli Decision Related to Haram al-Sharif
26 June 2016 - 5 July 2016
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Continued Violation of the Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif
12 July 2016
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Abbas Signs 22 Treaties as a Response to Trump's Move on Jerusalem
18 December 2017
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PA Requests Membership of International Treaties and Conventions in Response to US Embassy Move
24 March 2018 - 6 June 2018
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Beirut Port Explosion
4 August 2020 - 7 August 2020
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Towards a Unity Intifada
23 April 2021 - 10 May 2021
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Facebook Censors Palestinians
24 May 2021 - 15 October 2021
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A US-UNRWA Agreement Forces the Agency to Make Severe Policy Changes
14 July 2021 - 23 September 2021
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Jewish National Fund Begins Forestation Project in the Naqab to Displace Palestinians
10 January 2022 - 15 January 2022

Biographies

Biography
Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi
1842 - 1906
Biography
Najib Nassar
1865 - 3 March 1948
Biography
Abd al-Latif Salah
1884 - 8 November 1952
Biography
Jamal al-Husseini
1892 - 5 July 1982
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
Sadhij Nassar
1900 - 1970
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Qadri Tuqan
1910 - 26 February 1971
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Emile Habibi
29 August 1922 - 2 May 1996
Biography
Siba Fahoum
1923 - 12 May 2004
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
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
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa)
14 May 1938 - 27 August 2001
Biography
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 19 August 2014
Biography
Kamal Boullata
1942 - 6 August 2019
Biography
Rim Banna
6 December 1966 - 24 March 2018

Historical Texts

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Letter from Theodore Herzl to Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi
19 March 1899
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Letter from Sir Henry McMahon to Sharif Hussein
25 October 1915
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Balfour Declaration
2 November 1917
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Message of the General Syrian Congress To the King-Crane Commission
3 July 1919
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Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
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Proclamation of the Independence of Syria
7 March 1920
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San Remo Conference Resolutions: Syria, Mesopotamia [Iraq], Palestine Mandates
25 April 1920
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Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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Franco-British Convention on Mandate Boundaries
23 December 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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League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
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The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
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Palestine Legislative Council Election Order, 1922
10 August 1922
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Agreement between Great Britain and Transjordan Emirate
20 February 1928
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Shaw Commission Report
12 March 1930
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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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Report of the British - International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
1 December 1930
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MacDonald's Letter to Weizmann
13 February 1931
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Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931
19 May 1931
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The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
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National Bloc Party: Bylaws
4 October 1935
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Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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The Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1937
18 March 1937
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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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Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead Commission) Report
9 November 1938
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London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence
16 March 1939
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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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Pact of the League of Arab States
22 March 1945
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The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
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US Congress Resolution on Palestine
17 December 1945 - 19 December 1945
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Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan, 1946
22 March 1946
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The Haganah: Plan Gimmel (Plan C): Section on Countermeasures
May 1946
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Statement by the Council of the Arab League on the Anglo-American Committee's Report on Palestine
12 June 1946
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The Grady-Morrison Plan
24 July 1946
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Arab Constitutional Proposals at London Roundtable Conference
30 September 1946
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UNSCOP Majority Proposal: Partition Plan
3 September 1947
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UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
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UN Palestine Commission Report on Security in Palestine
16 February 1948
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Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan, 1948
15 March 1948
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UNGA Resolution 186 (S-2)
14 May 1948
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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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Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
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UNGA Resolution 212 (III)
19 November 1948
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Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement
24 February 1949
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Lebanon-Israel General Armistice Agreement
23 March 1949
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Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
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Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement
20 July 1949
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United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report
22 September 1949
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UNGA Resolution 302 (IV)
8 December 1949
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Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
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Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Egypt And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
12 September 1950
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UNGA Resolution 393 (V)
2 December 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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UNGA Resolution 513 (VI)
26 January 1952
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Prevention of Infiltration (Offences and Jurisdiction) Law 1954 (5714)
16 August 1954
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Exchange of Notes Between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
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Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
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UNGA Resolution 1124 (XI)
2 February 1957
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Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962
5 March 1962
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Exchange of Letters Between Israel and UNRWA
14 June 1967
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Statement on Principles for Peace in the Middle East
19 June 1967
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UNGA Resolution 2252 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
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UNGA Resolution 2254 (ES-V)
14 July 1967
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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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UNGA Resolution 2452 (XXIII)
19 December 1968
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Palestine National Council, 6th Session: Political Statement
6 September 1969
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Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
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UNGA Resolution 2535 (XXIV)
10 December 1969
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Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions
28 August 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2672 (XXV)
8 December 1970
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UNSC Resolution 298
25 September 1971
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UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)
6 December 1971
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Sixth Arab Summit: Confidential Decisions
28 November 1973
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Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement
28 November 1973
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Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
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UNGA Resolution 3379 (XXX)
10 November 1975
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The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
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Eighth Arab Summit: Statement
25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976
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Palestine National Council, 13th Session: Political Declaration
12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977
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Israel-U.S. Working Paper on the Resumption of the Geneva Peace Conference
5 October 1977
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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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Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
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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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Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 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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Tenth Arab Summit: Final Statement
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
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Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority
16 January 1980
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UNSC Resolution 478
20 August 1980
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Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
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Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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UNSC Resolution 497
17 December 1981
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 14832/Rev.1
19 January 1982
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UNGA Resolution ES-9/1
5 February 1982
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 15185
8 June 1982
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President Reagan's Talking Points Sent to Prime Minister Begin
31 August 1982
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Israeli Cabinet Communiqué on President Reagan's Peace Proposal
2 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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Draft of UNSC Resolution 15895
1 August 1983
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UNGA Resolution 38/58
13 December 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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UNGA Resolution 42/229
2 March 1988
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UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
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Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
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Palestinian Declaration of Independence
15 November 1988
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Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 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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Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
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Draft of UNGA Resolution A/44/L.50
29 November 1989
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President George Bush Address to Joint Session of Congress on the Middle East
6 March 1991
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U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel
18 October 1991
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Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel
30 December 1993
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
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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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Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/2
25 April 1997
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UNGA Resolution 52/250
13 July 1998
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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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President Clinton Proposals on Israeli‑Palestinian Peace
23 December 2000
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Palestinian Response to President Clinton Proposals
1 January 2001
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Israel’s Response to President Clinton Proposals
3 January 2001
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Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 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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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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President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
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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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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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Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
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EU’s Decision on a Border Assistance Mission to Rafah
12 December 2005
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Statement by Middle East Quartet on the Palestinian Legislative Elections
30 January 2006
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Joint Understanding Between Israel and the PLO Read by President Bush
27 November 2007
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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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Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University
14 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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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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UNGA Resolution 67/19
29 November 2012
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HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
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Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention Declaration
17 December 2014
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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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UNGA Resolution 69/320
10 September 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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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
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UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
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Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: 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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Basic Law: Israel - the Nation-State of the Jewish People
19 July 2018
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UNGA Resolution 73/5
16 October 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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Abraham Accords: Treaty of Peace 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
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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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ICC Decision on its Jurisdiction in Palestine
5 February 2021
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Framework for Cooperation between UNRWA and the USA, 2021-2022
14 July 2021
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Amnesty Report on Israeli Apartheid
1 February 2022
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Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry to HRC
9 May 2022
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US-Israel Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership
14 July 2022
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UNGA Resolution 77/247
30 December 2022

Highlights

Highlight
World Zionist Organization
Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine
Highlight
Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
Highlight
June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Highlight
Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
Highlight
October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
Highlight
Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
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Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
Highlight
Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
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Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
Highlight
Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
Highlight
Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”
Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History
Highlight
The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
Highlight
The Education of Palestinians in Israel
Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization
Highlight
The Judaization of the Galilee
A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity
Highlight
The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
Highlight
The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
Highlight
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
Highlight
The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
Highlight
Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
Highlight
The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
Highlight
Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
Highlight
Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
Highlight
II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
Highlight
IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
Highlight
VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War
1973-1982
Highlight
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
Highlight
IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
Highlight
X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure
1993-2000
Highlight
Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
Highlight
The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
Highlight
The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
Highlight
Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
Highlight
Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
Highlight
Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Colonization and Dispossession
Zionism's Imagined Geography
Highlight
Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
Highlight
Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
Highlight
China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
Highlight
France and the Palestine Question Before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
Highlight
Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
Highlight
Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
Highlight
The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
Highlight
The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948
An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status
Highlight
Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
Highlight
The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
Highlight
The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
Highlight
Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
Highlight
The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
Highlight
Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
Highlight
Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
Highlight
Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
Highlight
Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
Highlight
Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
Highlight
The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
Highlight
The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
Highlight
The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel
Highlight
Palestinians in El Salvador
A Prosperous, yet Depoliticized Diaspora
Highlight
The United Kingdom and the Palestine Question Before 1917
Ideological and Colonialist Path to Conquest
Highlight
The United States and the Palestine Question Before 1944
From Heavenly Jerusalem to Earthly Jerusalem
Highlight
Japan and the Palestine Question
A Policy still Subordinate to the US
Highlight
Zarqa Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
Highlight
Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
Highlight
The Great March of Return
Peaceful Demonstrations, Bloody Crackdown
Highlight
XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
Highlight
The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
Highlight
1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
Highlight
V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
Highlight
Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
Highlight
Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
Highlight
The Peel Commission, 1936–1937
Sowing the Seeds of the Partition
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
Highlight
Brazil and the Palestine Question
Competing Solidarities, Fluctuating Policies

Periods

Period
VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War

Places

Place
al-Ghabisiyya
Place
'Artuf
Place
Daliyat al-Rawha'
Place
Kuwaykat
Place
Ma'lul
Place
Nasir al-Din
Place
Qisarya
Place
Wadi Hunayn

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Foreign Interference in Ottoman Internal Affairs
1569 - 1923

Charts

Document
Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities", 2015
2015