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Biographies

Biography
Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
Biography
As‘ad al-Shuqairi
1860 - February 1940
Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
May Ziadeh
11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941
Biography
Abd al-Hamid Shuman
1888 - 9 September 1974
Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Wasif Jawhariyyeh
1897 - 1973
Biography
Anbara Salam Khalidi
4 August 1897 - 1986
Biography
Najati Sidqi
15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979
Biography
Nicola Ziadeh
1907 - 27 July 2006
Biography
Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani
1909 - 1977
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi
1909 - 11 October 1980
Biography
Abd al-Majid Shuman
1912 - 5 July 2005
Biography
Qudsia Khourshid
5 August 1912 - 2 December 2009
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Gabi Baramki
3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Ahmad Ismail Yasin
June 1936 - 22 March 2004
Biography
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937 - 12 July 2025
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024

Events

Event
Limited British Advances; Stabilization of the Military Front
21 December 1917 - 21 April 1918
Event
Advisory Council for Palestine Is Established
October 1920
Event
Establishment of Hanita Settlement in Western Galilee
21 March 1938
Event
Arab Sacrifice Brigade Formed and Dissolved
1 March 1949 - 30 November 1950
Event
UNGA 273 (III): Admitting Israel to Membership in the UN
11 May 1949
Event
Led by George Habash, Arab Nationalist Activists on the Way to Structure Their Movement
1 January 1951 - 30 November 1952
Event
Attempted Assassination of Anis Sayigh in Beirut
19 July 1972
Event
Assassination Attempt of PLO Senior Leadership in Beirut
1 October 1975
Event
Severe Israeli-Palestinian Clashes in Lebanon
10 July 1981 - 20 July 1981
Event
Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area Is Signed in Cairo
4 May 1994
Event
Land Expropriation in Jerusalem
27 April 1995 - 3 May 1995
Event
Renewed Israeli Settlement Activities and Plans in East Jerusalem
25 May 1998 - 21 June 1998
Event
Assassination of Hani Abu Bakra in Khan Yunis
14 December 2000
Event
The 9-11 Attacks on the US
11 September 2001
Event
Assassination Attempt of Hamas Leadership, Including Ahmad Yasin, in Gaza City
6 September 2003
Event
Assassination of Sabir Abu Assi, Assim Abu Ras, Amjad Arafat, and Adil Haniyeh in Gaza City
15 July 2005
Event
PA New Legislature and Consultations to Form a New Cabinet
18 February 2006 - 16 March 2006
Event
Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet
19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006
Event
A “Temporary International Mechanism” to Channel Funds Through Abbas’s Office
9 May 2006 - 27 July 2006
Event
The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006
Event
Haniyeh Proposes a Long-term Cease-fire and Peace
23 May 2006
Event
Palestinian Factions Agree on the National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
Event
Israel Retaliates Against Shalit's Capture: Operation Summer Rains
28 June 2006 - 8 July 2006
Event
Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: The False Hopes of National Unity Talks
25 August 2006 - 23 September 2006
Event
Palestinian Unity Talks: A Cabinet of Technocrats?
6 November 2006 - 20 November 2006
Event
Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord
28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007
Event
Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007
Event
A Mixed International Reception to the Palestinian Unity Government
17 March 2007 - 31 March 2007
Event
Emergency Cabinet in the West Bank
14 June 2007 - 26 June 2007
Event
Reactions to West Bank-Gaza Strip Split
17 June 2007 - 20 June 2007
Event
Donors' Conference in Paris Supports Abbas's PA; PEGASE to Replace TIM
17 December 2007 - 1 February 2008
Event
Bush's Statement on Palestinian Statehood, Jerusalem
10 January 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Intensify
4 February 2008 - 24 February 2008
Event
Hamas Proposes a Comprehensive Cease-Fire
12 March 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 2
28 December 2008
Event
The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Israeli Side: The Settlements Issue
18 May 2009 - 1 June 2009
Event
Israel's Demolition and Eviction Orders Increase in East Jerusalem
2 August 2009 - 9 November 2009
Event
The Mavi Marmara Incident
30 May 2010 - 5 June 2010
Event
Abbas and Mishal Sign the Doha Declaration and Then Agree on its Suspension
5 February 2012 - 23 February 2012
Event
Fatah and Hamas Sign an Agreement on an Implementation Timetable in Cairo
20 May 2012
Event
Visit of Qatar’s Emir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to Gaza
23 October 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 3
16 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4
17 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza: Cease-Fire Evening Announcement
21 November 2012
Event
Hamas and Fatah Exchange Reconciliation Gestures
22 November 2012 - 7 February 2013
Event
Arab League Delegation in Washington Discusses the Arab Peace Initiative
29 April 2013
Event
Aim of Talks Is No Longer a Comprehensive Agreement but a Framework Agreement
14 November 2013 - 31 January 2014
Event
A "Reconstruction Hudna" in Gaza?
2 March 2015 - 14 April 2015
Event
Settlement Construction
23 July 2015 - 17 November 2015
Event
Sanctions Against 3 Palestinian Knesset Members
4 February 2016 - 8 February 2016
Event
Continued Israeli Settlement Activity and Destruction of Palestinian Infrastructure
27 July 2016 - 7 December 2016
Event
SC Res. 2334: Condemning Israel's Settlement Activities without Enforcement Mechanism
23 December 2016
Event
Yahya Sinwar Elected Head of Gaza's Hamas Political Bureau
13 February 2017
Event
Ismail Haniyeh Elected Head of Hamas Political Bureau
6 May 2017
Event
Assassination Attempt on PA PM Hamdallah and Intel Chief Faraj in Bayt Hanun
13 March 2018 - 19 March 2018
Event
Israeli Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Settler Organization’s Claim to Three Buildings in the Old City of Jerusalem
10 June 2019
Event
Jerusalem Court Ruling Threatens 700 Palestinians With Eviction
19 January 2020 - 26 January 2020
Event
US Peace Plan – Palestinian and International Reactions
28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020
Event
Trump Administration Places Sanctions on International Criminal Court and Its Personnel
11 June 2020 - 2 September 2020
Event
PA Announces Legislative, Presidential and PNC Elections, Later Postpones
15 January 2021 - 29 April 2021
Event
Ismail Haniyeh Presents Hamas's Vision for Advancing the Palestinian Cause
3 November 2021

Historical Texts

Document
Proclamation of the Independence of Syria
7 March 1920
Document
Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
Document
Pact of the League of Arab States
22 March 1945
Document
UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
Document
UNGA Resolution 273 (III)
11 May 1949
Document
Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Egypt
18 January 1974
Document
UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
UNGA Resolution 3375 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/210
17 December 1987
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/229
2 March 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 43/160
9 December 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 43/177
15 December 1988
Document
Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
Document
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
Document
Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
4 September 1999
Document
Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001
Document
The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
Document
A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
Document
Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
Document
The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Document
Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
Document
National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
Document
President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
Document
Joint Understanding Between Israel and the PLO Read by President Bush
27 November 2007
Document
President George W. Bush’s Speech Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
10 January 2008
Document
Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2011/24
18 February 2011
Document
Understanding Regarding Ceasefire in Gaza Strip
21 November 2012
Document
Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
Document
Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 June 2018
Document
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
Document
B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid
12 January 2021

Highlights

Highlight
Palestinian Photographers before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
Highlight
Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
Highlight
XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
Highlight
Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
Highlight
The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
Highlight
Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
Highlight
Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
Highlight
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)
Highlight
Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
Highlight
Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
Highlight
Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
Highlight
The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
Highlight
Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
Highlight
Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
Highlight
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance
Highlight
The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
Highlight
The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
Highlight
XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017
Highlight
The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
Highlight
The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station

Places

Place
al-Rihaniyya