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Musa Kazim Husseini

1853 - 26 March 1934

1859 - 21 July 1921

As‘ad al-Shuqairi

1860 - February 1940

Jurji Habib Hanania

1868 - October 1930

Freih Abu Middein

1875 - 9 February 1949

1878 - 29 June 1950

Khalil al-Sakakini

23 January 1878 - 13 August 1953

Abdallah Mukhlis

27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947

1880 - 16 June 1946

1882 - 22 April 1942

Isaaf al-Nashashibi

1885 - 22 January 1948

1885 - 19 December 1953

Mu‘in al-Madi

Muhammad Izzat Darwaza

21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984

Wadi‘ Faris al-Bustani

1888 - 20 January 1954

Rafiq al-Tamimi

Awni Abd al-Hadi

1889 - 15 March 1970

Iskandar al-Khoury al-Beitjali

1889 - 7 July 1973

George Antonius

Omar al-Saleh al-Barghouti

1894 - 22 June 1965

27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993

Muhammad Amin al-Husseini

1895 - 4 July 1974

4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971

Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi

1896 - 27 September 1951

Wasif Jawhariyyeh

Mustafa al-Dabbagh

1897 - 1 October 1989

8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984

Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari

1900 - 29 May 1980

Zulaykha al-Shihabi

1903 - 13 May 1992

Ishaq Musa al-Husseini

1904 - 17 December 1990

1905 - 21 May 1985

26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997

Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih

1907 - 8 January 2001

Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini

1908 - 8 April 1948

1910 - 26 February 1971

Qudsia Khourshid

5 August 1912 - 2 December 2009

Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud

1913 - 13 July 1948

28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976

Wadi‘a Qaddura Khartabil

1917 - 12 December 2003

Haydar Abd al-Shafi

10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007

Jabra Ibrahim Jabra

28 August 1919 - 12 December 1994

2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003

29 August 1922 - 2 May 1996

Yusra al-Barbari

15 April 1923 - 13 May 2009

20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999

1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008

1926 - 23 January 1984

Issam Abd al-Hadi

1928 - 8 August 2013

Samira Abu Ghazaleh

1928 - 12 January 2017

Hanna Abu Hanna

16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022

1929 - 2 June 2016

7 May 1929 - 5 July 1994

24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004

3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012

Bassam Shak’a

1930 - 22 July 2019

Bashir Barghouti

1931 - 9 September 2000

13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009

Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)

10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988

1936 - 29 August 1987

Ghassan Kanafani

9 April 1936 - 8 July 1972

Ahmad Ismail Yasin

June 1936 - 22 March 2004

Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout

Youssef Sami al-Youssef

1938 - 2 May 2013

Faisal al-Husseini

17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001

Mahmoud Darwish

13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008

Abd al-Aziz Rantisi

1947 - 17 April 2004

Dalal al-Mughrabi

29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978

1962 - 31 July 2024

9 February 1963

Events

Ottoman Land Code, 7 Ramadan 1274

Ottoman Law of the Provinces: Administrative Reorganization in Syria and Palestine

7 November 1864

Jerusalem Area Designated as a Sanjaq

Great Britain Invades and Occupies Egypt

Administrative Reorganization in Syria and Palestine

6th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel

23 August 1903 - 28 August 1903

Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement

Foundation of Tel Aviv

Enactment of the Ottoman Associations Law

Formation of the Ottoman Party for Administrative Decentralization in Cairo

The Arab Congress Meets in Paris

17 June 1913 - 24 June 1913

World War I, the Ottomans Enter the War

1 August 1914 - February 1915

Hussein-McMahon Correspondence: Prelude to the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans

14 July 1915 - 30 March 1916

The Sykes-Picot Agreement Defines the British and French Spheres of Influence over the Ottoman Arab Provinces

23 November 1915 - 16 May 1916

Start of the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans

The British Prepare for the Occupation of Palestine

First Stage of British Palestine Campaign: Gaza Does not Fall

28 February 1917 - 19 April 1917

Second Stage of British Palestine Campaign: From Bir al-Sabi' and Gaza to Jerusalem

31 October 1917 - 9 December 1917

The Fourteen Points of US President Woodrow Wilson

British Failed Attempts to Conquer Transjordan

21 March 1918 - 4 May 1918

Appointment of a British Chief Administrator for Palestine

Third Stage of British Palestine Campaign: Completion of the Conquest of Palestine

19 September 1918 - 25 September 1918

Conquest of Damascus; Faisal Enters Liberated City

26 September 1918 - 3 October 1918

General Allenby Issues Guidelines for the Military Occupation of the Levant

23 October 1918

The Ottomans Sign the Armistice of Mudros; Istanbul Is Occupied

30 October 1918 - 13 November 1918

Opening of the Paris Peace Conference

18 January 1919

Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission

The Mandate System: Article 22 of the League of Nations Covenant

10 January 1920

The General Syrian National Congress Proclaims the Independence of Syria

7 March 1920 - 8 March 1920

Palin Commission of Inquiry

12 April 1920 - 1 July 1920

San Remo Conference: Distribution of Mandates

Palestine Civil Government and Appointment of Herbert Samuel as High Commisioner

French Occupy Damascus and Establish State of Greater Lebanon

14 July 1920 - 31 August 1920

The Issue of the Administration of Transjordan

25 July 1920 - 31 December 1920

The Ottomans Sign the Treaty of Sèvres; The Turkish National Assembly in Ankara Rejects It

3rd Palestinian National Congress Meets in Haifa

13 December 1920 - 19 December 1920

Churchill and Abdullah Reach Preliminary Understanding over Transjordan

2 March 1921 - 30 March 1921

Hybrid Status for Transjordan; Prince Abdullah Becomes Its Emir

Palestine Gendarmerie Is Established

1 July 1921 - 24 April 1922

The Palestinian Delegation Conducts Sterile Negotiations in London

2 July 1921 - 31 July 1922

Regulation Concerning the Supreme Moslem Sharia Council

20 December 1921 - 9 January 1922

The League of Nations Confirms Britain’s Mandate over Palestine

League of Nations Approves Exclusion of Transjordan Territory from the Jewish National Home

14 September 1922 - 16 September 1922

British-French Agreement on Boundary Line Between Palestine and Lebanon and Syria

British Formal and Conditional Assurance to Transjordan's Abdullah

25 April 1923 - 25 May 1923

Treaty of Lausanne Is Signed with Ataturk's Turkey

14th Zionist Congress Is Held in Vienna

18 August 1925 - 31 August 1925

Collective Punishments Ordinance Is Issued

Agreement between Great Britain and Transjordan Emirate

20 February 1928

16th Zionist Congress Is Held in Zurich

28 July 1929 - 11 August 1929

Protection of Cultivators Ordinance, No. 37

19th Zionist Congress Meets in Lucerne

20 August 1935 - 4 September 1935

Enactment of Emergency Regulations

Memorandum of Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner

Avner Defense Plan

Peel Commission Report Proposes Partition of Palestine

British Military Officers Replace Civilian Commissioners

The British Government Rejects the Conclusions of the Partition (Woodhead) Commission

11 November 1938

London Round Table Conference Convenes

7 February 1939 - 27 March 1939

Formation of a British-Arab Committee on Hussein-McMahon Correspondence at the London Round Table Conference

15 February 1939 - 16 March 1939

The British Mandate Issues the Defence (Emergency) Regulations

27 September 1945

League of Nations Passes on Supervision over Mandates to the UN

Independence of the Emirate of Transjordan and Establishment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Series of Zionist Anti-British Attacks

17 June 1946 - 22 July 1946

More Irgun Operations Against the British

29 December 1946 - 28 January 1947

London Round Table Conference Reopens and Fails

27 January 1947 - 18 February 1947

The Haganah Implements Plan Gimmel

1 December 1947

Plan Dalet Finalized by the Haganah

Second Phase of the Palestine War: Zionist Offensive

10 March 1948 - 15 May 1948

Palestinian Operations

11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948

US Apparent Hesitancy Toward Partition

18 March 1948 - 30 March 1948

Early Responses to Truce and Trusteeship Ideas

19 March 1948 - 20 March 1948

Operations Nachshon and Har'el to Open Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Road

3 April 1948 - 21 April 1948

The Battle for Haifa and Its Surroundings

4 April 1948 - 22 April 1948

Massacre in Deir Yasin

9 April 1948 - 11 April 1948

Zionist Leadership Decides to Proclaim Jewish State on 16 May

Trusteeship Plan for Palestine

Operation Hametz and the Fall of Jaffa

24 April 1948 - 13 May 1948

Operation Jevussi for the Conquest of Jerusalem

26 April 1948 - 30 April 1948

Zionist Conquest of Eastern Galilee

28 April 1948 - 25 May 1948

British Parliament Enacts the Palestine Act, 1948

Operations Makkabi and Ben-Nun in al-Latrun Area

8 May 1948 - 31 May 1948

Operation Barak Toward the South

9 May 1948 - 13 May 1948

Operation Ben-Ami in Western Galilee

13 May 1948 - 21 May 1948

Control of Coastal Plain Haifa-Tel Aviv

13 May 1948 - 23 May 1948

Operations Shfifon and Kilshon in Jerusalem

14 May 1948 - 28 May 1948

Arab Armies Cross Palestine Borders

15 May 1948 - 10 June 1948

Third Phase of the Palestine War: Arab-Israeli War

15 May 1948 - 6 January 1949

Israel's Law and Administration Ordinance

Count Bernadotte's Palestine Plan

Jordan and Israel Sign Agreement on Demilitarization of Mount Scopus Area

The Arab League and the Establishment of a Provisional Palestinian Civil Administration

Ethnic Cleansing During the Second Truce

24 July 1948 - 15 October 1948

Israel Declares Jerusalem Occupied City

Israel's Area of Jurisdiction and Powers Ordinance

16 September 1948

Operations Yoav and ha-Har in the South Put End to 2nd Truce

15 October 1948 - 4 November 1948

Israel Establishes Military Government in Palestinian Areas

21 October 1948

Operation Hiram in the North

28 October 1948 - 31 October 1948

A Massacre in al-Dawayima

29 October 1948

SC Res. 61: Calling for Withdrawal of Forces and Establishment of Permanent Truce Lines and Demilitarized Zones

4 November 1948

Israel Conducts its First Population Census

8 November 1948 - 1 February 1949

UNGA 212 (III): Establishment of a Special Fund for Palestine refugees

19 November 1948

Pro-Jordanian Jericho Conference

1 December 1948 - 28 December 1948

UNGA 194 (III): Establishment of a Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP)

11 December 1948

Israel Strengthens Its Political Control over Jerusalem; Military Government Dissolved

20 December 1948 - 17 February 1949

Individual Return of Tens of Thousands of Palestinian Refugees; Israel Launches "War on Infiltration"

January 1949 - December 1956

Great Britain Recognizes Israel on a de facto Basis

30 January 1949

The US Recognizes Transjordan on a de jure Basis

31 January 1949

Israel Enacts the Registration of Inhabitants Ordinance

1 February 1949

Egypt-Israel Armistice Agreement

24 February 1949

Republic of China Recognizes Israel; People’s Republic Revokes Recognition of Israel

1 March 1949 - 9 January 1950

Jordan Undertakes Legislative Steps Aiming at Integrating the West Bank

16 March 1949 - 1 December 1949

Lebanon-Israel Armistice Agreement

Israel Enacts the Emergency Regulations (Security Zones)

24 April 1949 - 27 July 1949

UNCCP Convenes the Lausanne Conference

27 April 1949 - 12 September 1949

Gaza's Egyptian Administration

Special International Regime for Jerusalem

Great Britain Announces Formal Recognition of Extended Kingdom of Jordan and de jure Recognition of Israel Simultaneously

Tripartite Declaration

UNRWA Signs Agreement with Egypt as Administrator of Refugee Host Area

12 September 1950

UNGA 513 (VI): UNRWA to Carry Refugee Relief and Reintegration for 3 Years

26 January 1952

The Knesset Enacts the Nationality Law

The Knesset Adopts the Entry into Israel Law

The Knesset Issues the Prevention of Infiltration Law

Israel Carries out an Intelligence Operation in Syria and the First Airline Hijacking in the History of the Conflict

8 December 1954 - 14 December 1954

With Mounting Tension In and Around Gaza, a Turning Point for Egypt and Opportunities for Israel

3 April 1955 - 27 September 1955

Palestine Arab Refugee Office (PARO) Is Opened in New York

25 June 1955 - 15 January 1962

Renewal of Egyptian-Israeli Clashes

22 August 1955 - 4 September 1955

Israeli Raid on Syria Followed by Egyptian-Israeli Confrontation Near al-Auja

23 October 1955 - 3 November 1955

France and Israel Sign Arms Deal and Prepare for War

22 June 1956 - 29 July 1956

London Conference on Suez

16 August 1956 - 23 August 1956

The 1956 War - The Tripartite Aggression

29 October 1956 - 12 March 1957

Israel Occupies Gaza

1 November 1956 - 7 March 1957

UNGA 1002 (ES-1): Calling for Withdrawal of Israeli Forces Behind Armistice Lines and of British and French Forces from Egypt

7 November 1956

Israel Addresses the Future of Sinai

7 November 1956 - 8 November 1956

Israel Addresses the Future of Gaza

10 November 1956 - 3 February 1957

Israel Refuses Full Withdrawal

3 February 1957

Pressures and Assurances to Israel on Gulf of Aqaba and Gaza

20 February 1957 - 1 March 1957

Arab States Protest Jewish Immigration

Iraq and a "Palestinian Republic"

15 December 1959

Israel Land Administration Law, 5720-1960

Proposals Announced by Joseph Johnson, Special Representative of the UNCCP

1st Arab Summit Meets in Cairo, Deals with Israeli Diversion of the Jordan River

13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964

A Lebanese Decree, Implicitly Applicable to Palestinian Refugees, Regulates Work of Foreigners

18 September 1964

26th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

30 December 1964 - 10 January 1965

Israel Prepares for War with US Consent

2 June 1967 - 4 June 1967

Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly

13 June 1967 - 21 July 1967

Exchange of Letters Between Israel and UNRWA

US President Lyndon B. Johnson and Principles for Peace in the Middle East

The Knesset Paves the Way for the Annexation of East Jerusalem

27 June 1967 - 28 June 1967

The Knesset Amends the Municipal Corporations Ordinance to Extend Area of West Jerusalem Municipality

27 June 1967 - 29 June 1967

Military Order No. 58, Concerning Abandoned Property (Private Property)

Small Fraction of 1967 War Refugees to Return to the West Bank

14 August 1967 - 19 October 1967

Fatah Guerrilla Resistance in the West Bank

4th Arab Summit Convenes in Khartoum

29 August 1967 - 1 September 1967

Israel Conducts a Census of Palestinians in Newly Occupied Territories

10 September 1967 - 25 September 1967

Security Council Resolution S/RES/242

22 November 1967

SC Res. 252: Considering all Israeli Measures to Change Jerusalem's Legal Status as Invalid

First Issue of al-Quds, a Daily Newspaper in Occupied Jerusalem, Is Published

19 November 1968

UNGA 2443 (XXIII): Establishing Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting Human Rights in Occupied Territories

19 December 1968

UNGA 2452 (XXIII): Calling upon Israel for Return of Inhabitants to Territories Occupied in 1967

19 December 1968

Egypt's War of Attrition

8 March 1969 - 7 August 1970

Military Order No. 321 Concerning Land Law (Acquisition for Public Purposes)

PLO-Lebanon Cairo Agreement Regulates Palestinian Civil and Military Presence in the Country

3 November 1969

9 December 1969

1st Extraordinary Session of the Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman

27 August 1970 - 28 August 1970

8th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo

28 February 1971 - 5 March 1971

Israeli Military Operation in South Lebanon

25 February 1972 - 28 February 1972

SC Res. 313: Demanding that Israel Refrain Immediately from Military Action against Lebanon

28 February 1972

SC Res. 316: Condemning the Repeated Attacks of Israeli Forces on Lebanon

Violent Israeli Retaliation in South Lebanon

16 September 1972 - 17 September 1972

11th Palestine National Council Meets in Cairo

6 January 1973 - 12 January 1973

Libyan Civilian Aircraft Is Shot Down Over the Sinai

21 February 1973

Absentees' Property (Compensation) Law, 5733-1973

Palestine National Front Is Established in the Occupied Territories

October War, 1st Day

October War, 3rd Day

October War, 5th Day

10 October 1973

October War, From the 6th to 10th Day

11 October 1973 - 14 October 1973

American Airlift

14 October 1973 - 14 November 1973

Arab Oil, a Weapon in the Battle

17 October 1973 - 21 October 1973

Israeli Advance Continues and an International Nuclear Crisis Looms

23 October 1973 - 27 October 1973

6th Arab Summit Is Held in Algiers

26 November 1973 - 28 November 1973

12th Palestine National Council, Cairo: A New Political Program

1 June 1974 - 8 June 1974

7th Arab Summit Meeting in Rabat; PLO Recognized as Sole Representative of Palestinian People

28 October 1974

Palestinian Operations from South Lebanon

5 March 1975 - 20 November 1975

The PLO at the Security Council

4 December 1975

Draft SC Res. S/11940 to Affirm Palestinian Rights, Vetoed by US

26 January 1976

Municipal Elections Are Held in the West Bank

8th Arab Summit Meets in Cairo

25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976

13th Palestine National Council Meets in Cairo

12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977

US State Department Releases First Human Rights Report

Menachem Begin: "Territories Are Not Occupied"

Municipalities in the West Bank and Gaza Affirm the PLO Program in a Message to the US and USSR

Joint US-Soviet Statement on Geneva Conference

The PLO Central Council Condemns Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem

30 November 1977

Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories Express their Dissatisfaction with Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem

8 December 1977

Israel's Autonomy Plan for the West Bank and Gaza Strip

28 December 1977

SC Res. 425: Calling upon Israel to Withdraw its Forces from Lebanon, and Establishing UNIFIL

9th Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad and Condemns the Camp David Accords

5 November 1978

14th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus

15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979

SC Res. 446: Establishing a Commission to Examine the Situation Relating to Settlements in the Occupied Territories

1st Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Beersheba

4th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria

5 July 1979 - 6 July 1979

Israelis Are Permitted to Buy Land in Occupied Territories

16 September 1979

6th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria

26 September 1979 - 27 September 1979

Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Are Held in London

25 October 1979 - 26 October 1979

10th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis

20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979

Israeli Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority

17 January 1980

Egyptian Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority

28 January 1980

SC Res. 465: Calling on Israel to Dismantle Settlements and Cease Constructing, Planning New Ones

Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Herzliya

1 May 1980 - 7 May 1980

Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors

2 June 1980 - 3 June 1980

11th Arab Summit Meets in Amman

25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980

15th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus

11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981

Philip Habib's Mediation for Cease-fire in South Lebanon

Fahd Plan Is Announced

Palestinian Writers in Occupied Territories Affirm Commitment to Palestine Cause

Civil Administration Is Established by the Military in the Occupied Territories

8 November 1981 - 1 December 1981

Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo

11 November 1981 - 12 November 1981

SC Res. 497: Considering Null and Void Israel’s Decision to Impose its Laws in the Occupied Golan

17 December 1981

Draft SC Res. S/14832/Rev.1 to Consider Israeli Golan Measures an Act of Agression, Vetoed by US

20 January 1982

Israel's Proposal for the Palestinian Self-Governing Authority

31 January 1982

Strike in the Golan Heights Against Annexation

12 February 1982 - 11 May 1982

Draft SC Res. S/14943 to Denounce Dismissal of Palestinian Mayors, Vetoed by US

Israeli Invasion of Lebanon

6 June 1982 - 29 September 1982

Israel and the US Demand PLO Withdrawal from Beirut and Lebanon

15 June 1982 - 27 June 1982

Israeli Army Attempts to Conquer Beirut

21 July 1982 - 12 August 1982

Reagan's Plan on the Palestinian Issue

1 September 1982

Israel Rejects the Reagan Plan

2 September 1982

Assassination of Bashir Gemayel and Israeli Occupation of Beirut

14 September 1982 - 16 September 1982

PLO and Jordan Agree on Idea of Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation

9 October 1982 - 10 November 1982

30th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

7 December 1982 - 16 December 1982

Israeli Settlements in the West Bank

21 March 1983 - 11 April 1983

Israel-Lebanon 17 May Agreement

17 May 1983 - 14 June 1983

Reactions to Fatah Scission in Occupied Territories

26 June 1983 - 9 November 1983

Draft SC Res. S/15895 to Condemn Attacks Against Palestinian Civilians in Hebron, Vetoed by US

Palestinians in the Occupied Territories Oppose Reactivating the Jordanian Parliament

23 January 1984

17th Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman

22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984

PLO Executive on Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement

18 February 1985

The War of the (Palestinian) Camps in Lebanon

19 May 1985 - 7 April 1987

Iron Fist Policy in the Occupied Territories

29 July 1985 - 4 August 1985

Draft SC Res. S/17459 to Call upon Israel to Stop its Repressive Measures, Vetoed by US

13 September 1985

Israeli Repression in the Occupied Territories

4 December 1986 - 11 December 1986

Clashes in the Occupied Territories

9 February 1987 - 18 February 1987

Palestinian Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons

25 March 1987 - 13 April 1987

Israel Suspends Distribution of al-Sha'b in the Occupied Territories

1st Visit of US Secretary George Shultz to the Region

17 October 1987 - 18 October 1987

SC Res. 605: Deploring Israeli Violent Repression of Palestinian Intifada

22 December 1987

SC Res. 607: Calling upon Israel to Refrain from Deporting Palestinians

Resumption of Diplomatic Activity

30 January 1988 - 10 February 1988

Draft Security Council Resolutions S/19466, S/19780, S/20463, S/20677, and S/20945/Rev.1

1 February 1988 - 7 November 1989

2nd Visit of US Secretary George Shultz to the Region; Statement to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza

25 February 1988 - 26 February 1988

The Intifada and the Israeli Response in Another Stage in the Confrontation

11 March 1988 - 29 March 1988

Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir in Tunis

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Algiers

7 June 1988 - 9 June 1988

Another Round of Releasing and Detaining Faisal al-Husseini

9 June 1988 - 29 January 1989

Jordan Severs Ties with the West Bank

28 July 1988 - 4 August 1988

Arafat addresses the UN General Assembly in Geneva

13 December 1988 - 14 December 1988

Start of US-PLO Dialogue

14 December 1988

UNGA 43/177: The PLO to Be Designated as Palestine in the UN System; Territorial Scope

15 December 1988

Resurgence of Intifada, Worsening of Repression

3 May 1989 - 16 May 1989

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Casablanca

23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989

Egypt Proposes a Ten-Point Plan for Palestinian Elections

1 July 1989 - 30 September 1989

US-PLO Official Meeting in Tunis

SC Res. 641: Deploring the Continuing Deportation by Israel of Palestinian Civilians

China's Five-Point Proposal on Middle East Peace

21 September 1989

Mass Emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel Is Triggered

1 October 1989 - 14 January 1990

Draft UNGA A/44/L.50 to Construe Designation Palestine as the State of Palestine Withdrawn Due to US Threat against UN

6 December 1989

US Voices Dissatisfaction with Israel

23 February 1990 - 3 March 1990

Draft SC S/21326 to Dispatch a SC Commission to Palestinian Territory to Recommend Ways of Protecting Civilians Vetoed by US

The US Administration Suspends Dialogue with the PLO

Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait

3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991

Haram al-Sharif Killings

SC Res. 681: Deploring Israel's Decision to Resume Deportations of Palestinian Civilians

20 December 1990

President Bush Outlines US Goals Following the Gulf War

Secretary Baker First Stage Diplomacy

9 March 1991 - 22 May 1991

US Letters of Assurances to Parties to Upcoming Peace Conference

15 October 1991 - 18 October 1991

SC Res. 726: Condemning Israel's Decision to Resume Deportation of Palestinian Civilians

Conference on Multilateral Peace Talks, Moscow

28 January 1992 - 29 January 1992

4th Negotiation Round, Washington

24 February 1992 - 4 March 1992

5th Negotiation Round, Washington

27 April 1992 - 30 April 1992

6th Negotiation Round, 1st Stage, Washington

24 August 1992 - 3 September 1992

6th Negotiation Round, 2nd Stage, Washington

14 September 1992 - 24 September 1992

7th Negotiation Round, Washington

21 October 1992 - 20 November 1992

8th Negotiation Round, Washington

7 December 1992 - 16 December 1992

SC Res. 799: Condemning Israel's Deportation of Hundreds of Palestinian Civilians

18 December 1992

9th Negotiation Round, Washington

27 April 1993 - 13 May 1993

Norwegian Secret Channel, Official Stage

20 May 1993 - 20 August 1993

Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Signed in Washington

13 September 1993

Multilevel Gaza-Jericho Negotiations

12 December 1993 - 23 February 1994

Fundamental Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Israel

30 December 1993

Hebron Massacre

25 February 1994 - 18 March 1994

SC Res. 904: Condemning the Massacre of Palestinian Worshippers in al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron

Final Chapter of Gaza-Jericho Negotiations

31 March 1994 - 1 May 1994

Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area Is Signed in Cairo

The Mirage of the 5-Year Countdown to Palestinian Statehood

4 May 1994 - 3 May 1999

Palestine National Authority (PNA) Holds First Official Meeting in Tunis

Status of Orient House in Jerusalem

29 May 1994 - 7 June 1994

Israeli-Jordanian Peace Treaty Signed near Aqaba

26 October 1994

Suicide Bombing in Netanya; Rabin Reiterates the National Separation Idea

22 January 1995 - 24 January 1995

Further Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities

Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Maps the Shape of the Israeli-Palestinian Permanent Solution

The Beilin-Abu Mazen Document

31 October 1995

Suicide Bombings in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem

25 February 1996 - 4 March 1996

Draft SC Res. S/1997/241 to Demand that Israel Cease Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Vetoed by US

UNGA ES-10/2: Condemning Israel's Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement

UNGA ES-10/3: Emphasizing Personal Responsibilities Arising from Grave Breaches of Geneva Convention

The Holy See and Israel Sign an Agreement Complementing their 1993 Fundamental Agreement

10 November 1997

French-Palestinian Agreement on Status of French Institutions Under Palestinian Authority

12 December 1997 - 18 December 1997

Renewed Israeli Settlement Activities and Plans in East Jerusalem

25 May 1998 - 21 June 1998

UNGA Res. 52/250: Granting Palestine Additional Rights and Privileges at the GA

Feverish Settlement Activities After Wye Memorandum

26 October 1998 - 15 November 1998

UNGA Res. ES-10/6: Recommending Holding a Conference to Enforce the 4th Geneva Convention in the OPT

9 February 1999

Orient House, Jerusalem and PLO Foreign Relations

1 March 1999 - 11 May 1999

With Barak as Prime Minister, Negotiations on Wye Implementation Resume

11 July 1999 - 3 September 1999

Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms its Applicability to the OPT

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza

2 February 2000 - 3 February 2000

Mounting Malaise in the Palestinian Territories

17 February 2000 - 18 May 2000

Mounting Anti-Israeli Mobilization

10 May 2000 - 20 May 2000

Andrews and Bolling Rounds of Negotiation

13 June 2000 - 17 June 2000

Clinton Invites Arafat and Barak to a Summit in Camp David

3 July 2000 - 11 July 2000

Undermining the Talks and Preparing for their Failure: The Settlers and the Israeli Army

15 July 2000 - 8 August 2000

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza

9 September 2000 - 10 September 2000

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo

21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000

Toward a Protracted Confrontation

10 November 2000 - 22 December 2000

Draft Security Council Resolution S/2000/1171

18 December 2000

Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton "Proposals"

19 December 2000 - 23 December 2000

Palestinian-Israeli Clashes Abate

23 December 2000 - 6 February 2001

Israeli and Palestinian Response to the Clinton Proposals

28 December 2000 - 3 January 2001

Israel and the US Put Effective End to Peace Talks

7 February 2001 - 8 February 2001

13th Arab Summit Meets in Amman

27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001

New Threshold Crossed with Suicide Bombing and Warplanes

18 May 2001 - 4 June 2001

Israel Closes Orient House and Other Jerusalem Institutions

US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation

12 September 2001 - 16 October 2001

Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath

17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001

Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms Responsibility of all Contracting Parties in Ensuring its Respect

5 December 2001

Karine A Arms Ship Is Captured and Arafat Is Isolated

3 January 2002 - 11 February 2002

An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey

17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002

14th Arab Summit Meets in Beirut and Adopts Saudi Peace Initiative

27 March 2002 - 28 March 2002

Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield

28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002

US Response to the Israeli Invasion

4 April 2002 - 17 April 2002

Amendment No. 35 of Basic Law: The Knesset to Further Facilitate Disqualification of Arab Candidates to Elections

Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path

18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002

Amendment No. 29 of Knesset Members (Immunity, Rights and Duties) Law

Israeli Operation Matter of Time; Siege on Arafat Tightened; Protests All Over Occupied Territories

18 September 2002 - 29 September 2002

SC Res. 1435: Concern over Reoccupation of Arafat's Headquarters in Ramallah and Call for Israeli Withdrawal

24 September 2002

15th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh

The US War Against Iraq; Security Developments in the West Bank and Gaza

17 March 2003 - 9 April 2003

Unilateral Cease-Fire Announcement and Gaza-First Arrangements

21 June 2003 - 2 July 2003

Yasir Arafat in the Line of Fire

4 September 2003 - 30 September 2003

Draft SC Res. S/2003/891 Against any Israeli Act of Deportation and any Threat to Arafat's Safety Vetoed by US

16 September 2003

UNGA Res. ES-10/12: Demands Israel to Desist from any Israeli Act of Deportation and any Threat to Arafat's Safety

19 September 2003

Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah

4 October 2003 - 30 October 2003

The Geneva "Private" Initiative

12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003

Draft SC Res. S/2003/980 on Illegality of Wall inside OPT Vetoed by US

14 October 2003

UNGA Res. ES-10/13: Demands that Israel Stop and Reverse Construction of Wall inside OPT

21 October 2003

UNGA Res. ES-10/14: Requesting an Advisory Opinion from the ICJ on the Legal Consequences of the Wall

8 December 2003

Sharon's Speech on Unilateral Disengagement Plan

18 December 2003

Draft SC Res. S/2004/240 Condemning Extrajudicial Executions (Shaykh Ahmad Yasin) and all Terrorist Acts Vetoed by US

Sharon's Letter to Bush on Disengagement Plan

UNGA Res. 58/292: Affirming that Status of Palestinian Territory Remains one of Military Occupation

SC Res. 1544: Condemning Israeli Killing of Civilians and Demolition of Homes in Rafah Refugee Camp

16th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis; Rejection of Israel's Disengagement Plan

22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004

The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Separation Wall

UNGA Res. ES-10/15: Demands that Israel Complies with ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Wall; Requests SG to Establish Register of Damage

Settlement Activity in Spite of Road Map

2 August 2004 - 23 August 2004

Draft SC Res. S/2004/783 Condemning Israeli Broad Incursion in Northern Gaza Strip Vetoed by US

Mahmoud Abbas's First Visit to White House as PA President

The Lebanese Minister of Labor Removes some Restrictions on the Work of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

7 June 2005 - 14 December 2005

Legal Status of the Gaza Strip after the Disengagement: Foreign Territory?

12 September 2005 - 21 September 2005

Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet

19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006

Israel’s Campaign Against Non-ID Holders in the West Bank

1 April 2006 - 6 September 2006

The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document

10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006

Israel Retaliates Against Shalit's Capture: Operation Summer Rains

28 June 2006 - 8 July 2006

Draft SC Res. S/2006/508 Condemning Palestinian Abduction of Israeli Soldier and Israeli Assault on Gaza Vetoed by US

July War: Diplomacy Paralyzed by the US

14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006

July War: Israel Attempts to Establish a Limited Foothold in Southern Lebanon

19 July 2006 - 29 July 2006

SC Res. 1701: Calling for a Cessation of Hostilities to End Israel's War on Lebanon

July War: Israel Begins Withdrawing from Southern Lebanon

14 August 2006 - 17 August 2006

Israel's Operation Summer Rains Against Gaza Continues

15 August 2006 - 9 September 2006

Israel's Operation Autumn Clouds Against Gaza

1 November 2006 - 12 November 2006

Draft SC Res. S/2006/878 Condemning Israel's Attack on Beit Hanoun Vetoed by US

11 November 2006

UNGA Res. ES-10/16: Calling upon Israel to Cease Operations and Withdraw from the Gaza Strip

17 November 2006

UNGA Res. ES-10/17: Establishing the Register of Damage Caused by the Construction of the Wall in the OPT

15 December 2006

Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus

25 February 2007 - 7 March 2007

Palestinians in Jaffa Protest Eviction Plans of Israel Land Administration

The Battle of Nahr el-Bared

20 May 2007 - 2 September 2007

Reactions to West Bank-Gaza Strip Split

17 June 2007 - 20 June 2007

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007

Ongoing Military Confrontation: Israel Declares Gaza a "Hostile Territory"

16 August 2007 - 3 November 2007

Nablus Remains a Hot Spot

15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008

The PLO Presents "the Palestine Announcement in Lebanon"

Israeli Supreme Court Endorses Economic Sanction Against Gaza

30 January 2008

Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Intensify

4 February 2008 - 24 February 2008

Israel Launches Operation Hot Winter in Gaza

28 February 2008 - 3 March 2008

Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen

18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008

Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Resume: Refugees and Territory Stumbling Blocks

24 March 2008 - 4 May 2008

Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status to Nowhere

27 May 2008 - 30 August 2008

Amendment No. 39 of Basic Law: The Knesset Adds Another Reason to Disqualify Arab Candidates to Elections

Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert's Political Gamble

31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008

Israel Breaks the Gaza Cease-Fire

4 November 2008 - 30 November 2008

The War on Gaza (2008-09): Operation Cast Lead/ Battle of al-Furqan

27 December 2008 - 18 January 2009

Post-Annapolis Talks: Palestinian Stocktaking

War on Gaza, Day 9: Start of Phase 2

War on Gaza, Day 13

SC Res. 1860: Calling for a Gaza Ceasefire and Arrangements to Prevent Arms Trafficking

War on Gaza, Day 17

12 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 19: Hamas Cease-Fire Offer

14 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 20

15 January 2009

War on Gaza: US-Israel MOU on Arms Smuggling into Gaza

16 January 2009

21st Arab Summit Meets in Doha

The New Netanyahu Government Prepares its Position on the Palestinian Issue

31 March 2009 - 5 May 2009

The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side

21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009

The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Israeli Side: The Settlements Issue

18 May 2009 - 1 June 2009

Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University on Peace and Security for Israel

US-Israel Disagreement Over the Settlements Freeze

26 June 2009 - 28 July 2009

Hamas's Heavy-Handed Control of a Salafi Group in Gaza

22 July 2009 - 15 August 2009

Israel Land Administration Law

US Resolve on Settlement Freeze Peters Out

19 August 2009 - 22 September 2009

UNGA Res. 64/10: Endorsing the Goldstone Report and Calling Upon both Sides to Investigate the Violations Reported in it

5 November 2009

The Deceptive Settlement Freeze

26 November 2009 - 5 January 2010

The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian Talks Through Letters of Guarantee

16 December 2009 - 4 January 2010

The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian “Proximity” Talks

7 January 2010 - 8 February 2010

Establishment of Palestinian National Dignity Fund

12 January 2010 - 18 May 2010

US Demands on Israel After the Ramat Shlomo Plan

9 March 2010 - 25 March 2010

The US Shies Away from Its Strong Demands on Israel

19 March 2010 - 30 April 2010

International Reactions to the Mavi Marmara Incident

31 May 2010 - 3 June 2010

36th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem

15 June 2010 - 17 June 2010

Israel Resumes Provocative Settlement Measures in East Jerusalem

21 June 2010 - 30 June 2010

Direct Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Held in Sharm al-Shaykh and Jerusalem

14 September 2010 - 15 September 2010

Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended

20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010

US Makes Incredible Offer to Israel in Exchange for a Two-Month Partial Settlement Freeze

29 September 2010 - 12 December 2010

Fatah Dispute with Muhammad Dahlan

28 December 2010 - 12 June 2011

Al Jazeera Satellite TV and the Guardian Release the Palestine Papers

23 January 2011

Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics

14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011

Draft SC Res. S/2011/24 Reaffirming that Israeli Settlements in OPT Are Illegal Vetoed by US

18 February 2011

Two Spates of Clashes Across Gaza Border

16 March 2011 - 10 April 2011

Abbas Confirms Palestinian UN Bid for Statehood

US President Barack Obama Gives a Major Speech on the Middle East

19 May 2011 - 22 May 2011

Diplomatic Efforts to Avert Palestinian Statehood Bid at the UN

2 June 2011 - 11 July 2011

Palestinian Reconciliation Accord Put on Hold

14 June 2011 - 7 August 2011

The State of Palestine Becomes Full Member of the UNESCO

5 October 2011 - 31 October 2011

Four Islamic Jihad Members, Administrative Detainees in Israeli Prisons, Go on Hunger Strike

17 December 2011 - 1 April 2012

Sensing an Insurmountable Deadlock, Abbas Sends a Letter to Netanyahu

Palestinian Mass Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons

17 April 2012 - 14 May 2012

Dangerous Surge of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in and across Gaza

14 October 2012 - 13 November 2012

Palestinians' Hunger Strikes in Israeli Prisons

19 February 2013 - 22 April 2013

24th Arab Summit Meets in Doha

26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013

Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem

Palestinians in the West Bank Protest Israeli Settlement Expansion

31 January 2014 - 7 February 2014

Kerry Draws Up a Working Draft Framework for Negotiations

17 February 2014

The Israeli Knesset Adopts a Basic Law on Referendum

Abbas's Meeting With Obama in Washington Tests US Credibility

Stakes Related to Whether Israel Will Release, as Agreed, the 4th Group of Palestinian Prisoners

17 March 2014 - 29 March 2014

Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government

Israeli and International Reactions to Announcement of Palestinian Unity Government

2 June 2014 - 3 June 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Day 3

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 11 and 12

18 July 2014 - 19 July 2014

UNHRC Res. A/HRC/RES/S-21/1: Condemning Israel's Assault on Gaza, Dispatching Commission of Inquiry

The PLO Strives for a Security Council Resolution Specifying a Timetable for Ending the Occupation

26 September 2014 - 28 November 2014

Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Addresses the 2014 Gaza War

17 December 2014

President Abbas Signs Acceptance of the ICC Jurisdiction and Accession to the ICC Rome Statute

31 December 2014 - 7 January 2015

Israel Freezes Transfer of Tax Revenues to the Palestinian Authority

1 January 2015 - 21 April 2015

The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza

11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

4 March 2015 - 5 March 2015

26th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh

28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015

Israel Detains Khalida Jarrar, then Releases Her, then Detains Her again

2 April 2015 - 19 January 2025

Tony Blair Resigns as Quartet Representative; Quartet Office Redefined

27 May 2015 - 11 June 2015

Settlement Construction

23 July 2015 - 17 November 2015

The Knesset Passes Amendment Allowing Force-Feeding of Prisoners on Hunger Strike

With the Haram al-Sharif Tensions, Protests Spread to the Occupied Territories

13 September 2015 - 30 September 2015

Abbas Outlines Six Potential Legal Steps in Speech at the UNGA

30 September 2015

Israel's Policy Toward the Palestinian Outburst

4 October 2015 - 13 October 2015

EU Guidelines on Goods from the Occupied Territories

11 November 2015

Muhammad al-Qeeq Stages a 94-day Hunger Strike and Compels His Jailers to Release Him

21 November 2015 - 21 May 2016

Three Rounds of Hamas-Fatah Talks in Doha Come to Naught

7 February 2016 - 18 June 2016

Israel Pursues its Confiscation of Palestinian Land in the West Bank

10 March 2016 - 21 April 2016

The UN Human Rights Council Decides to Establish a Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities

Five-Day Violence Along the Gaza Strip Border

3 May 2016 - 7 May 2016

The PLO Executive Committee Decides to Boycott the Quartet

3 July 2016 - 10 July 2016

Amendment No. 44 of Basic Law: The Knesset Allows Dismissal of Members

Continued Israeli Settlement Activity and Destruction of Palestinian Infrastructure

27 July 2016 - 7 December 2016

A Doubtful Israel-Palestinian Postal Service Memorandum of Understanding

4 September 2016 - 15 August 2018

Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements

22 September 2016 - 22 December 2016

SC Res. 2334: Condemning Israel's Settlement Activities without Enforcement Mechanism

23 December 2016

Palestinian Attacks Against Soldiers and Settlers

8 January 2017 - 26 September 2017

First Trump Administration Statement on Israeli Settlements

2 February 2017

The Israeli Knesset Passes a Law Regularizing Settlements Retroactively

6 February 2017

Israel’s Knesset Passes Amendment No. 28 to Entry into Israel Law

US-Israel Preliminary Talks on Settlements

19 March 2017 - 23 March 2017

28th Arab Summit Meets at the Dead Sea

The Knesset Adopts Amendment No. 116 to the Planning and Building Law (Kaminitz Law)

Gaza and the Electricity Issue

27 April 2017 - 1 August 2017

PLO President Mahmoud Abbas Meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House

Old Cities of Jerusalem and Hebron Inscribed as World Heritage in Danger

4 July 2017 - 7 July 2017

White House Statement on Israeli Settlement Activity

Trump's Aides Seem Ready to Embark on Devising a Peace Plan

The Internal Palestinian Reconciliation Process Is Relaunched with Some Credibility This Time

26 August 2017 - 10 October 2017

President Trump Announces the Official US Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

6 December 2017

Emergency Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Jerusalem

13 December 2017

Trump Administration Defunds the UNRWA

16 January 2018 - 25 January 2018

International Response to Israeli Attacks on Great March of Return Protesters

30 March 2018 - 14 May 2018

UN Human Rights Council Establishes Commission into Israel’s Attacks on the Great March of Return Protesters

PA Asks the ICC to Investigate Israeli Settlement Policies

UNGA Res. ES-10/20 Calls for the Protection of the Palestinian Civilian Population

Trump Peace Negotiating Team to Travel to Middle East

15 June 2018 - 24 June 2018

US Cuts Aid to Palestinians

24 August 2018 - 14 September 2018

PA President Abbas Signs Accession Papers for 11 International Organizations

15 November 2018

UNRWA Says International Community Almost Covers Budget Deficit

19 November 2018

Airbnb Pressured to End Operations in the West Bank; Reverses Decision After Pressure

19 November 2018 - 9 April 2019

Australia Recognizes West Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

15 December 2018

Warsaw Conference

13 February 2019 - 14 February 2019

Russian Effort on Reconciliation Fails and Hamas-Fatah Relations Further Deteriorate

13 February 2019 - 17 February 2019

The US Recognizes the Golan Heights as Part of Israel

21 March 2019 - 25 March 2019

Great March of Return Anniversary and Land Day

29 March 2019 - 30 March 2019

Israel Prevents Palestine Cup Final

3 July 2019 - 25 September 2019

Mass Demolitions in Sur Bahir

EU court Rules that Israeli Settlement Products May not be Labeled “Made in Israel”

12 November 2019

Israel Announces Plans to Double Settler Population in Hebron

1 December 2019

ICC Chief Prosecutor Finds Israel Is Committing War Crimes; Enquires on Scope of Territorial Jurisdiction

20 December 2019 - 28 January 2020

Israeli Settlement Construction Continues Unbated in Third Year of Trump Administration

31 December 2019

Trump Administration Presents Peace Plan

28 January 2020

Formation of the Munich Group

15 February 2020 - 24 September 2020

Israel Uses COVID-19 Against Palestinians

21 March 2020 - 22 September 2020

International and Palestinian Responses to Israel’s Annexation Plans

18 May 2020 - 23 June 2020

Trump Administration Places Sanctions on International Criminal Court and Its Personnel

11 June 2020 - 2 September 2020

Sudan to Normalize Ties with Israel in Exchange for US Incentives

25 August 2020 - 23 September 2021

Israel Announces Massive Settlement Expansion after Normalization Deals

14 October 2020 - 15 December 2020

US Erases the 4-June Line

28 October 2020 - 19 November 2020

Meetings of the Munich Group and the Middle East Quartet

11 January 2021 - 18 November 2021

Leading Human Rights Groups Deem Israel an Apartheid State

12 January 2021 - 27 April 2021

Biden Administration Takes Office, Signals Continuity with Trump’s Middle East Policy

20 January 2021 - 8 February 2021

ICC Rules that it has Jurisdiction in Occupied Palestinian Territories; Investigation Announced

5 February 2021 - 2 April 2021

Jewish National Fund Adopts New Policy to Purchase and Claim Lands in the West Bank

25 February 2021 - 2 September 2021

US Announces Resumption of UNRWA Funding and Forces UNRWA to Make Severe Policy Changes

7 April 2021 - 23 September 2021

Evyatar Outpost Resettled; Palestinian Protesters Killed or Injured

3 May 2021 - 31 December 2021

UN Human Rights Council Establishes an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine

27 May 2021 - 22 July 2021

Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Organizations as Terrorist Organizations

22 October 2021 - 17 November 2021

Historical Media

Ottoman Empire - Administrative Division

King David Hotel

Continuing Exodus: Jordan River

Historical Texts

Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement

Letter from Sir Henry McMahon to Sharif Hussein

25 October 1915

Sykes-Picot Agreement

Proclamation of Martial Law in Jerusalem

11 December 1917

Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission

The Covenant of the League of Nations: Article 22

10 January 1920

San Remo Conference Resolutions: Syria, Mesopotamia [Iraq], Palestine Mandates

Palin Commission Report

Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots

The Supreme Islamic Shari'a Council Order

20 December 1921

Churchill White Paper

League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine

The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)

Palestine Legislative Council Election Order, 1922

Council of the League of Nations: Article 25 of the Palestine Mandate: Approving the Memorandum by the British Representative

16 September 1922

Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem

19 November 1928

Report of the Shaw Commission on the al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances of August, 1929

Report on Immigration, Land Settlement and Development (The Hope-Simpson Report)

Passfield White Paper

20 October 1930

Report “to Determine the Rights and Claims of Moslems and Jews in Connection with the Western or Wailing Wall at Jerusalem”

1 December 1930

MacDonald's Letter to Weizmann

13 February 1931

Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931

Charter of the Arab Youth Congress

The Murison Commission Report

National Bloc Party: Bylaws

Proposed New Constitution for Palestine

22 December 1935 - 23 December 1935

Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner

Peel Commission Report

Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report

Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead) Report

9 November 1938

British Government Statement on the Partition (Woodhead) Commission's Report

11 November 1938

London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence

MacDonald White Paper

Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper

Land Transfers Regulations, 1940

20 February 1940

Biltmore Conference Declaration

Pact of the League of Arab States

The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945

22 September 1945

Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry

Arab Constitutional Proposals at London Roundtable Conference

30 September 1946

British Referral of the Palestine Question to the UN

UNGA Resolution 106 (S-1)

UNGA Partition Plan

29 November 1947

Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel

Statement by the Governments of the Arab League States on their Military Intervention in Palestine

Statement by the States, Members of the Arab League, on the Entry of Their Armies in Palestine

Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance

UNSC Resolution 50

Suggestions Presented by the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte) to the Two Parties

Establishment of a Provisional Palestinian Civil Administration (in Arabic)

Progress Report of the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte)

16 September 1948

Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance No. 33, 5708-1948

23 September 1948

UNGA Resolution 212 (III)

19 November 1948

UNGA Resolution 194 (III)

11 December 1948

Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement

24 February 1949

Lebanon-Israel General Armistice Agreement

Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement

Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement

United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report

22 September 1949

UNGA Resolution 302 (IV)

8 December 1949

Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950

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

UNGA Resolution 393 (V)

2 December 1950

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

UNGA Resolution 513 (VI)

26 January 1952

Prevention of Infiltration (Offences and Jurisdiction) Law 1954 (5714)

Exchange of Notes Between Lebanon and UNRWA

26 November 1954

UNSC Resolution 111

19 January 1956

UNGA Resolution 997 (ES-I)

2 November 1956

UNGA Resolution 1002 (ES-I)

7 November 1956

Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA

15 December 1956

Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962

Draft of UNSC Resolution 5407

First Arab Summit: Statement

13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964

Palestine National (qawmi) Charter

Fatah First Military Communiqué

Protocol for the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States

11 September 1965

UNSC Resolution 228

25 November 1966

Lyndon B. Johnson: Statement on Principles for Peace in the Middle East

Fourth Arab Summit: Resolutions

1 September 1967

UNSC Resolution 242

22 November 1967

Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release

UNSC Resolution 252

Palestine National Council, 4th Session: Political Resolutions

10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968

Palestine National (watani) Charter

Amended Basic Law of the Palestine Liberation Organization

UNGA Resolution 2443 (XXIII)

19 December 1968

UNGA Resolution 2452 (XXIII)

19 December 1968

Palestine National Council, 5th Session: Political Statement

4 February 1969

UNSC Resolution 267

Palestine National Council, 6th Session: Political Statement

6 September 1969

UNSC Resolution 271

15 September 1969

Cairo Agreement between the Lebanese Authorities and the Palestinian Guerrilla Organizations

3 November 1969

9 December 1969

UNGA Resolution 2535 (XXIV)

10 December 1969

Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Final Statement

30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970

Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions

Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions

UNGA Resolution 2628 (XXV)

4 November 1970

UNGA Resolution 2649 (XXV)

30 November 1970

UNGA Resolution 2672 (XXV)

8 December 1970

Palestine National Council, 8th Session: Interim Political Program of the Palestine Revolution

Palestine National Council, 9th Session: Final Statement

UNSC Resolution 298

25 September 1971

UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)

6 December 1971

UNSC Resolution 313

28 February 1972

Speech by Jordan’S King Hussein, Proposing a United Arab Kingdom in the Event of a Peaceful Settlement

Palestine National Council, 10th Session (Extraordinary): Political program

UNSC Resolution 316

Programme of the Palestine National Front in the Occupied Territory

UNSC Resolution 338

22 October 1973

Sixth Arab Summit: Confidential Decisions

28 November 1973

Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement

28 November 1973

Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Political Program

12 December 1973

Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria

PLO Interim Program (Ten-Point Program)

Seventh Arab Summit: The Palestine Resolution

29 October 1974

Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA

13 November 1974

UNGA Resolution 3379 (XXX)

10 November 1975

Draft of UNSC Resolution 11898

5 December 1975

Draft of UNSC Resolution 11940

23 January 1976

The Koenig Memorandum

Draft of UNSC Resolution 12022

Eighth Arab Summit: Statement

25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976

Palestine National Council, 13th Session: Political Declaration

12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977

Joint US-USSR Communiqué on Reconvening the Geneva Conference on the Middle East

Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset

20 November 1977

PLO Central Council, Statement on Sadat's Visit to Israel

30 November 1977

Statement by Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories on Sadat’s Visit to Israel

8 December 1977

Begin's Autonomy Plan

28 December 1977

UNSC Resolution 425

Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)

17 September 1978

Ninth Arab Summit: Final Statement

2 November 1978 - 5 November 1978

Palestine National Council, 14th Session: National Unity Programme

15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979

UNSC Resolution 446

Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt

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

Tenth Arab Summit: Final Statement

20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979

Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority

16 January 1980

Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

28 January 1980

UNSC Resolution 465

The Regional Committee of the Heads of Arab Local Authorities in Israel Statement On the Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors

The Venice Declaration

Sadat’s Letter to Begin Following Israel’s Enactment of Basic Law on Jerusalem

UNSC Resolution 478

Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué

25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980

Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement

11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981

Crown Prince Fahd Peace Plan

Statement of First National Festival of Palestinian Literature in the Occupied Land

The Golan Heights Law

14 December 1981

UNSC Resolution 497

17 December 1981

Draft of UNSC Resolution 14832/Rev.1

19 January 1982

Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza

31 January 1982

UNGA Resolution ES-9/1

5 February 1982

Draft of UNSC Resolution 14943

Draft of UNSC Resolution 14985

UNSC Resolution 508

UNSC Resolution 509

Draft of UNSC Resolution 15255/Rev.2

Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut

President Reagan's Talking Points Sent to Prime Minister Begin

1 September 1982

Israeli Cabinet Communiqué on President Reagan's Peace Proposal

2 September 1982

Twelfth Arab Summit: the Fez Initiative

9 September 1982

Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut

7 February 1983

Palestine National Council, 16th Session: Final Statement

14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983

Draft of UNSC Resolution 15895

UNGA Resolution 38/58

13 December 1983

Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409

Palestine National Council, 17th Session: Final Statement

22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984

Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement

11 February 1985

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1985: Final Communiqué

7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985

Draft of UNSC Resolution 17459

12 September 1985

Cairo Declaration on the PLO and Terrorism as read by PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat

7 November 1985

Draft of UNSC Resolution 17769

29 January 1986

Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement

20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1987: Resolutions

8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987

UNSC Resolution 605

22 December 1987

UNSC Resolution 607

UNSC Resolution 608

14 January 1988

Draft of UNSC Resolution 19466

29 January 1988

Secretary of State George Shultz: A Statement for Palestinians

26 February 1988

Draft of UNSC Resolution 19780

King Hussein’s Address to the Nation on Severing Ties with the West Bank

Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)

Palestinian Declaration of Independence

15 November 1988

Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué

15 November 1988

Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly

13 December 1988

UNGA Resolution 43/177

15 December 1988

Draft of UNSC Resolution 20463

17 February 1989

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question

23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989

Draft of UNSC Resolution 20677

UNSC Resolution 641

Egypt's Ten-Point Response to Israel's Election Plan in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

Israeli Cabinet Decision on the Five-Point Plan of Secretary Baker

5 November 1989

Draft of UNSC Resolution 20945/Rev.1

6 November 1989

PLO “Assumptions” with Regard to Baker's Five Points

1 December 1989

Egypt's "Assumptions" with Regard to Baker's Five Points

5 December 1989

Draft of UNSC Resolution 21326

UNSC Resolution 672

12 October 1990

UNSC Resolution 673

24 October 1990

UNSC Resolution 681

20 December 1990

President George Bush Address to Joint Session of Congress on the Middle East

Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: Memorandum to U.S. Secretary James Baker

UNSC Resolution 694

Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference

Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement

28 September 1991

U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians

18 October 1991

U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel

18 October 1991

Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference

31 October 1991

UNSC Resolution 726

Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty

UNSC Resolution 799

18 December 1992

Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)

13 September 1993

Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel

30 December 1993

UNSC Resolution 904

Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations

Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area

The Knesset Law Concerning the Implementation of the Agreement on Gaza and Jericho Areas (Restrictions of Activity) 1994

26 December 1994

Draft of UNSC Resolution 1995/394

Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

28 September 1995

Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement

The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document

31 October 1995

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1996: Resolution on the Palestine Question

21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996

Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/199

Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/241

UNGA Resolution ES-10/2

UNGA Resolution ES-10/3

Legal Personality Agreement Between Israel and the Holy See

10 November 1997

UNGA Resolution 52/250

Statement by the President of the Security Council S/PRST/1998/21

UNGA Resolution ES-10/6

9 February 1999

Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between The West Bank And The Gaza Strip

UNSC Resolution 1322

UNGA Resolution ES-10/7

20 October 2000

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué

21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000

President Bill Clinton Proposals for a Final Settlement

23 December 2000

PLO Negotiating Team Reservations Concerning President Bill Clinton’s 23 December Proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement

PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy

20 January 2001

Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees

22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001

The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)

27 January 2001

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/270

The Mitchell Report

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/1199

14 December 2001

Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law

Letter of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

Fourteenth Arab Summit: The Arab Peace Initiative

The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories

Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council

President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East

UNSC Resolution 1435

24 September 2002

Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2002/1385

20 December 2002

Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law

A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Israel and the Road Map

23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/891

16 September 2003

UNGA Resolution ES-10/12

25 September 2003

The Geneva Accord

12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/980

14 October 2003

UNGA Resolution ES-10/13

27 October 2003

UNGA Resolution ES-10/14

12 December 2003

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/240

President Bush's letter to Prime Minister Sharon

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement Plan: Key Principles

UNGA Resolution 58/292

UNSC Resolution 1544

UNGA Resolution ES-10/15

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/783

Palestinian Authority's Declaration on Institutional Renewal

Palestinian Parties and Factions Code of Conduct during the Legislative Electoral Process

17 October 2005

Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council

National Conciliation Document

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/508

UNSC Resolution 1701

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/878

10 November 2006

UNGA Resolution ES-10/16

30 November 2006

UNGA Resolution ES-10/17

24 January 2007

President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech

President George W. Bush’s Speech Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process

10 January 2008

Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry

30 January 2008

UNSC Resolution 1860

Memorandum of Understanding between Israel and the United States Regarding Prevention of the Supply of Arms and Related Materiel to Terrorist Groups

16 January 2009

UNGA Resolution ES-18

23 January 2009

Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council

Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University

Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years

Fatah Sixth General Conference: Five Points of Clarification on Political Program

Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)

25 September 2009

UNGA Resolution 64/10

1 December 2009

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2011/24

18 February 2011

Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Related Understandings Between Fatah and Hamas

Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State

President Barack Obama's Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy

Statement by Middle East Quartet

23 September 2011

Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations

23 September 2011

UNGA Resolution 67/19

29 November 2012

Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem

HRC Resolution S-21/1

Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention Declaration

17 December 2014

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916

30 December 2014

Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War

Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict

Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA

30 September 2015

Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process

18 January 2016

Scope of Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities

Report of the Middle East Quartet

UNSC Resolution 2334

23 December 2016

Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace

28 December 2016

Law for the Regularization of Settlement in Judea and Samaria, 5777-2017

6 February 2017

UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid

Marwan Barghouti’s Op-Ed in The New York Times: Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies

China’s Four-Point Proposal on Promoting the Settlement of the Palestinian Issue

Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon

Agreement Between Fatah and Hamas to End Palestinian Division

12 October 2017

Mahmoud Abbas’s Op-Ed in The Guardian: Britain Must Atone for the Balfour Declaration – and 100 years of Suffering

1 November 2017

Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2017/1060

18 December 2017

UNGA Resolution ES-10/19

21 December 2017

Twenty-Ninth Arab Summit (The Jerusalem Summit): Dhahran Declaration

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516

UNGA Resolution ES-10/20

Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

28 February 2019

30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo Press Remarks On Israeli Settlements

18 November 2019

Statement of ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda On Opening an Investigation into War Crimes in Palestine

20 December 2019

Database of All Business Enterprises Involved in Israeli Settlement Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

12 February 2020

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

Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Egypt and Jordan (The Munich Group)

11 January 2021

B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid

12 January 2021

The Dignity and Hope Manifesto: The Unity Intifada

HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology

Zionist Operations Against the British Mandate Authorities

1944 - 1947

Thematic Chronology

Palestinian-Israeli Final Status Negotiation Rounds

1999 - 2001

Thematic Chronology

The Annapolis Negotiation Rounds

2007 - 2008

Thematic Chronology

Mitchell-Mediated Negotiations and the Settlement Threat

2009 - 2010

Highlights

Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967

The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”

Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City

Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine

Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement

The Palestinian Novel

Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography

Palestinian Photographers before 1948

Documenting Life in a Time of Change

Preservation of Heritage in Palestine

A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure

Palestinian Citizenship in Israel

An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity

Present Absentees in Israel

Exiled in Their Own Homeland

Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property

Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab

Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip

A Site of Continual Displacement

Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967

Incubators of Resistance

The Palestine Communist Party

The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party

Palestinian Informal Justice

Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism

Palestine Police During the British Mandate

Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals

The First Intifada, 1987-1993

Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom

Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa

Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field

VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War

VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival

IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

XIII. With a Growingly Intractable Deadlock, Whither Palestine?

Palestinian Cinema

From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression

Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance

Colonization and Dispossession

Zionism's Imagined Geography

III. Late Mandate

UNRWA's Education System

A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking

The October 2000 Events in Israel

The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst

World Zionist Organization

Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine

Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005

Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank

Demography and the Palestine Question (I)

IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba

From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity

The Education of Palestinians in Israel

Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization

XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)

V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict

October 1973 War

A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results

Camp David Accords, 1978-1979

Shattering the Arab Front

The Second Intifada, 2000-2005

Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP

Palestinian Emigration (I)

The Separation Wall

Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians

Israel’s Apartheid Regime

Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians

Palestinian Women in the Labor Market

A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism

Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992

Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality

Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967

The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space

France and the Palestine Question before 1948

Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism

The Judaization of the Galilee

A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity

The Peel Commission, 1936–1937

Sowing the Seeds of the Partition

The 1946 Anglo-American Committee

Humanitarianism Over Justice

Palestinian Emigration (II)

Lebanon War, 1982

A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'

Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968

A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance

Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956

Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens

Land Day, 30 March 1976

A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel

The Palestine Exploration Fund

Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming

Palestine Liberation Organization (I)

The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement

Palestine Liberation Organization (II)

From the Limelight to the Backstage

The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara

The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)

After the Nakba

Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993

Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement

The Palestinian Communist Movement

Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp

Palestinian Refugees in Syria

Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP

Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949

Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests

The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine

Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba

The Israeli Military

The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”

Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967

A Never-Ending Normalization

Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp

Jaramana Refugee Camp

Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp

Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp

II. British Occupation and Early Mandate

I. Ottoman Rule

The King-Crane Commission of 1919

Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives

The Palestinian Flag

A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity

The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression

Palestinian Visual Arts (I)

Beginners (1795-1955)

Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp

Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917

Preliminary Sketches of Mandate Palestine's Boundaries

Palestinian Youth in Conflict

A Childhood Denied

Demography and the Palestine Question (II)

Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)

X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority

Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018

Enshrining Discrimination

The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine

The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas

Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917

Promising Palestine Away

Resolution 242, 22 November 1967

Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement

Palestine-Lebanon Border

A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens

Marka Refugee Camp

The Palestinians in Peru

A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History

A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966

Governing the Lives of a Confined Population

The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps

Perpetuating the Temporary

VI. The Rise Of The Palestinian Movement In The Wake Of The 1967 Arab Defeat

China and the Palestine Question

From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support

The European Union and the Palestine Question

From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions

The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)

Before the Nakba

Balata Refugee Camp

Baqa‘a Refugee Camp

Dheisheh Refugee Camp

Fawwar Refugee Camp

Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp

Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp

Sbeineh Refugee Camp

Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem

The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation

Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine

A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact

Mar Elias Refugee Camp

Talbieh Refugee Camp

Rashidiyya Refugee Camp

Shatila Refugee Camp

Italy and the Palestine Question

From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility

Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp

UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947

Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba

Urban Palestine

Divergent Trajectories of Spatial and Social Transformations

Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”

Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History

Mexico and the Palestine Question

Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor

Turkey and the Palestine Question

Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity

The War on Gaza, 2008–2009

Israel’s Strategic Quandary

Yarmouk Refugee Camp

Wihdat Refugee Camp

Palestine and International Justice

The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability

Spain and the Palestine Question

Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel

Palestinians in Germany

From Melancholia to Anger

The Village of al-Araqib

Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond

The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991

Between Ideology and Realism

Public Contracts during the Mandate

Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals

Beddawi Refugee Camp

Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp

Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank

Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda

Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity

Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988

Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood

The May 2021 Gaza War

Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes

The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip

Thwarting Resettlement Schemes

The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948

An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come

Stages of a Forced Displacement

Lydda, 9-13 July 1948

A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March

Dera‘a Refugee Camp

The 2014 Gaza War

An Asymetric Draw

XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks

Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails

Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance

The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948

An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status

The Algerians of Palestine

The Bosnians of Palestine

The New South Africa and the Palestine Question

From Good Offices to Total Support

Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948

A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps

The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question

Solidarity of the Colonized

Palestine-Egypt Border

A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans

Palestinian Labor in Israel

A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests

Palestinian Music

Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry

The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948

The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station

Periods

II. British Occupation and Early Mandate

V. Reverberations of the Palestine War

IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba

VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War

VI. Rise of the Palestinian National Movement

X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure

XIII. A Growingly Intractable Deadlock

Charts

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Palestinian Casualties, 2000-2008

2000 - 2008