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Biographies

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
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
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
Qadri Tuqan
1910 - 26 February 1971
Biography
Fouad Nassar
28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976
Biography
Anis Abdullah Sayigh
3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009

Historical Texts

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Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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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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Palestine National (qawmi) Charter
28 May 1964
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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
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Sixth Arab Summit: Confidential Decisions
28 November 1973
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Seventh Arab Summit: The Palestine Resolution
29 October 1974
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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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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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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
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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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Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
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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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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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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

Events

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Independence of the Emirate of Transjordan and Establishment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan
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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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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Israeli Military Confrontation with Jordan and Palestinian Guerrillas
14 February 1968 - 15 February 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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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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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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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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Commemoration of the Nakba 50th Anniversary
14 May 1998 - 15 May 1998
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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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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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Unilateral Cease-Fire Announcement and Gaza-First Arrangements
21 June 2003 - 2 July 2003
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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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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert's Political Gamble
31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008
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Fatah Sixth General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
8 August 2009 - 11 August 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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Fatah Dispute with Muhammad Dahlan
28 December 2010 - 12 June 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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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

Highlights

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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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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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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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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
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The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
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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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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
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Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
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Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement