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1878 - 29 June 1950

Abdallah Mukhlis

27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947

24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964

1885 - 19 December 1953

Mu‘in al-Madi

Muhammad Izzat Darwaza

21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984

Rafiq al-Tamimi

Awni Abd al-Hadi

1889 - 15 March 1970

George Antonius

Jamal al-Husseini

1892 - 5 July 1982

Muhammad Amin al-Husseini

1895 - 4 July 1974

Muhammad Ali al-Taher

1896 - 22 August 1974

8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984

1905 - 21 May 1985

Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini

1908 - 8 April 1948

Ahmad al-Shuqairi

1908 - 25 February 1980

28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976

Fatima al-Budeiri

1923 - June 2009

Samira Abu Ghazaleh

1928 - 12 January 2017

Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)

10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988

1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003

1936 - 3 August 1978

1936 - 29 August 1987

Youssef Sami al-Youssef

1938 - 2 May 2013

Faisal al-Husseini

17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001

1942 - 6 August 2019

Historical Texts

Message of the General Syrian Congress To the King-Crane Commission

Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission

Peel Commission Report

Memorandum of Conversation between King Abdulaziz Saud and President Roosevelt

14 February 1945

Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry

UNSC Resolution 50

UNGA Resolution 273 (III)

Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950

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

UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)

10 November 1975

UNGA Resolution 3375 (XXX)

10 November 1975

Eighth Arab Summit: Statement

25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976

Crown Prince Fahd Peace Plan

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

Draft of UNSC Resolution 15895

Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement

20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987

UNGA Resolution 42/210

17 December 1987

UNGA Resolution 42/229

UNGA Resolution 42/230

UNGA Resolution 43/160

9 December 1988

UNGA Resolution 43/177

15 December 1988

Draft of UNGA Resolution A/44/L.50

29 November 1989

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

Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement

28 September 1991

Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel

30 December 1993

UNSC Resolution 1073

28 September 1996

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué

21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000

UNSC Resolution 1397

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

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

UNGA Resolution 58/292

Mecca Agreement

8 February 2007

President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2011/24

18 February 2011

Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace

28 December 2016

Events

General Strike Called Off; Consent to Appear before the Peel Commission

11 October 1936

London Round Table Conference Convenes

7 February 1939 - 27 March 1939

Saudi Arabia Opens a Consulate-General in Jerusalem

5 April 1941 - 29 April 1941

Roosevelt and Ibn Saud Meet

14 February 1945

Pact of the League of Arab States; Annex on Palestine

Arab Office (AO) Is Opened in Washington

September 1945 - December 1947

Arab League Supervises the Establishment of a Unified Palestinian Arab Higher Committee

Arab League Rejects Partition Plan

8 December 1947 - 16 December 1947

Fate of Diplomatic Representations in Jerusalem

11 February 1948 - 1 May 1948

Early Responses to Truce and Trusteeship Ideas

19 March 1948 - 20 March 1948

Arab States (Reluctantly) Prepare for Intervention in Palestine

30 April 1948 - 12 May 1948

Arab States Explain Reasons for Intervening in Palestine

UNGA 273 (III): Admitting Israel to Membership in the UN

The Egyptian Revolution of 1952

The Knesset Issues the Prevention of Infiltration Law

Arab Information Center (AIC) Is Opened in New York

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

25 June 1955 - 15 January 1962

Civil War in Lebanon

May 1958 - October 1958

Anti-Monarchic Coup in Iraq

The Arab League and Implementation of Palestinian Entity

29 May 1961 - 26 June 1961

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

13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964

Black September Operation in Khartoum

1 March 1973 - 4 March 1973

Arab Oil, a Weapon in the Battle

17 October 1973 - 21 October 1973

Palestinian Operations in Northern Israel

Six-Party Arab Summit in Riyadh on Palestinian-Syrian Ceasefire in Lebanon

16 October 1976 - 18 October 1976

Severe Israeli-Palestinian Clashes in Lebanon

10 July 1981 - 20 July 1981

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

Fahd Plan Is Announced

The 12th Arab Summit Meeting in Fez Adopts the "Fez Initiative"

6 September 1982 - 9 September 1982

Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Amman

8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987

Palestinian Hang-Glider Operation

25 November 1987

A Palestine Affairs Center, under the Auspices of the Arab League, Is Opened in Washington

1 April 1988 - 28 April 1994

Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait

3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991

President Bush's Letters to M.E. Leaders on Proposed Peace Conference

1 June 1991 - 14 July 1991

US State Department Allows the PLO to Open Foreign Mission in Washington

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo

21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996

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

Invasion of Nablus: Fierce Resistance

3 April 2002 - 21 April 2002

US Response to the Israeli Invasion

4 April 2002 - 17 April 2002

Birth of the Middle East "Quartet"

On the Road to Reform: First Palestinian Steps and Plans

15 May 2002 - 24 June 2002

Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord

28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007

19th Arab Summit Meets in Riyadh: Revival of the Arab Peace Initiative

28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007

Israeli and US Reactions to the Revived Arab Peace Initiative

29 March 2007 - 17 April 2007

Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: A Disappointing Abbas-Bush Meeting

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

31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008

The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side

21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009

Israel's Ramat Shlomo Constructions' Plan During Joe Biden's Visit

8 March 2010 - 11 March 2010

Amid US Pressure for Direct Talks, Provocative Settlement Measures Continue

29 July 2010 - 15 August 2010

Israel’s Settlement Activity

6 June 2012 - 13 August 2012

Arab League Delegation in Washington Discusses the Arab Peace Initiative

Kerry's Shuttle Diplomacy for the Resumption of Talks Intensifies and Apparently Succeeds

23 May 2013 - 19 July 2013

The 2014 Gaza War, Day 2

Egypt's Noncoordinated Cease-Fire Initiative Fails

14 July 2014 - 16 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 16-20

23 July 2014 - 27 July 2014

Israel Races for Settlement Activities with an Eye on Trump

22 January 2017 - 1 February 2017

President Trump's Visit to Israel

22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt Sever Economic and Diplomatic Ties with Qatar

Trump Peace Negotiating Team to Travel to Middle East

15 June 2018 - 24 June 2018

Warsaw Conference

13 February 2019 - 14 February 2019

Israel Deducts Funds from the PA’s Tax Revenue

17 February 2019 - 2 May 2019

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Mecca

US Peace Plan – Palestinian and International Reactions

28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020

Cracks in Arab Unity on Palestine

9 September 2020 - 22 September 2020

Historical Media

Arab League Warnings

Highlights

Preservation of Heritage in Palestine

A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure

VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival

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

The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948

The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station

IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)

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

Camp David Accords, 1978-1979

Shattering the Arab Front

Palestinian Emigration (I)

Palestinian Embroidery

A Rich and Diverse National Heritage

Lebanon War, 1982

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

Palestine Liberation Organization (I)

The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement

Palestine Liberation Organization (II)

From the Limelight to the Backstage

Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949

Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests

Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967

A Never-Ending Normalization

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)

Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)

Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)

A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

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

Mar Elias Refugee Camp

Italy and the Palestine Question

From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility

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

Wihdat Refugee Camp

Spain and the Palestine Question

Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel

The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991

Between Ideology and Realism

Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp

The Palestinian Poster

Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols

Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity

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 Music

Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry