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The Naqib al-Ashraf Rebellion in Jerusalem
May 1703 - November 1705
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Alliance Between Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani and Mamluk Leader Ali Bey al-Kabeer: To Conquer Palestine and Syrian Territory
November 1770 - June 1771
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Palestine Under Zahir al-Umar: Locus of Intra-Mamluk Rivalry
June 1771 - June 1773
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Palestine Under Zahir al-Umar: Locus of Renewed Ambition by Mamluk Muhammad Bey Abu al-Zahab
September 1773 - 11 June 1775
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The Fall of Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani
12 June 1775 - 22 August 1775
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Ibrahim Pasha in Palestine
October 1831 - 1834
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International Intervention Against Egyptian Rule in the Levant
1839 - 1841
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Establishment of the Qahtani Society in Istanbul
1909
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Formation of the Ottoman Party for Administrative Decentralization in Cairo
December 1912
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Formation of the Covenant Society in Istanbul
28 October 1913
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Jemal Pasha Orders the Public Hanging of Arab Nationalists from the Levant
21 August 1915 - 6 May 1916
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1st Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
27 January 1919 - 10 February 1919
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The Ottomans Sign the Treaty of Sèvres; The Turkish National Assembly in Ankara Rejects It
19 August 1920
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Treaty of Lausanne Is Signed with Ataturk's Turkey
24 July 1923
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Establishment of the National Defense Party
2 December 1934
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Establishment of the Reform Party
18 June 1935
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Establishment of the Institute of Arab American Affairs (IAAA) in New York
25 November 1944 - 31 January 1950
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Series of Zionist Attacks on Palestinians in the Wake of the Partition Plan
6 December 1947 - 31 December 1947
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Series of Zionist Attacks
2 January 1948 - 26 January 1948
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Transjordan and Great Britain Agree on Jordanian Military Intervention in Palestine
7 February 1948
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Haganah Operations
11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948
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Plan Dalet Launched
1 April 1948
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The Battle for Haifa and Its Surroundings
4 April 1948 - 22 April 1948
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Operation Barak Toward the South
9 May 1948 - 13 May 1948
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End of First Truce: Israeli Operation Dekel
8 July 1948 - 18 July 1948
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Arab Sacrifice Brigade Formed and Dissolved
1 March 1949 - 30 November 1950
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Official Name of Jordan as an Issue
14 May 1949
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Bloody Israeli Attack on the Gaza Strip
28 February 1955
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Israel Occupies Gaza
1 November 1956 - 7 March 1957
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Fatah Is Founded
September 1957
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Fatah Opens Its First Office in Algeria
23 September 1963
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Black September Hijack Operation
8 May 1972
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Attempted Assassination of Bassam Abu Sharif in Beirut
25 July 1972
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Hussein Bashir Abu al-Khayr Is Assassinated in Nicosia
24 January 1973
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Assassination of Palestinian Leaders Kamal Nasser, Kamal Adwan, and Muhammad Youssef al-Najjar in Beirut
10 April 1973
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Assassination of Zaid Muchassi in Athens
11 April 1973
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Ahmed Bouchiki Assassinated in Lillehammer
21 July 1973
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Israeli Advance Continues and an International Nuclear Crisis Looms
23 October 1973 - 27 October 1973
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Sinai II Agreement Reached
20 August 1975 - 4 September 1975
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Assassination Attempt of PLO Senior Leadership in Beirut
1 October 1975
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Ezzedine Kalak Is Assassinated in Paris
3 August 1978
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Ali Hassan Salameh Is Killed in Beirut
22 January 1979
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Majid Abu Sharar Is Assassinated in Rome
9 October 1981
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Assassination Attempt of Israeli Ambassador in London
3 June 1982
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Israeli Invasion of Lebanon
6 June 1982 - 29 September 1982
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Tension in Hebron
1 July 1983 - 30 July 1983
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Ma'moun Meraish Is Assassinated in Athens
20 August 1983
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Munther Abu Ghazaleh Assassinated in Athens
21 October 1986
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Assassination of Caricaturist Naji al-Ali
22 July 1987 - 29 August 1987
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Solidarity of Israel's Palestinians with the Intifada
21 December 1987
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Assassination of Abu Hasan Qasim, Hamdi Sultan al-Tamimi and Marwan Kayyali in Limassol
14 February 1988
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Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir in Tunis
16 April 1988
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US-PLO Official Meeting Takes Place in Carthage, Tunisia
22 March 1989
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The US Administration Suspends Dialogue with the PLO
20 June 1990
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Assassination of Salah Khalaf (Abu Iyad) and Hayel Abdel Hamid (Abu al-Hol)
14 January 1991
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Israel Deports Four Palestinians from Gaza to South Lebanon
18 May 1991
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Norwegian Secret Channel, Exploratory Stage
20 January 1993 - 9 May 1993
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Start of Israel-PLO Economic Talks in Paris
November 1993
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The Beilin-Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement to Be Constructed
26 February 1997
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Palestinian Response to Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Project
27 February 1997 - 10 April 1997
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Draft SC Res. S/1997/199 to Call on Israel to Refrain from Settlement Activities (Jabal Abu Ghunaym) Vetoed by US
7 March 1997
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Palestinian-Israeli Talks Deadlocked
10 March 1997 - 30 July 1997
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Draft SC Res. S/1997/241 to Demand that Israel Cease Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Vetoed by US
21 March 1997
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UNGA Res. ES-10/2: Condemning Israel's Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement
25 April 1997
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French-Palestinian Agreement on Status of French Institutions Under Palestinian Authority
12 December 1997 - 18 December 1997
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Assassination of Mohi al-Din Sharif in Ramallah
29 March 1998
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Feverish Settlement Activities After Wye Memorandum
26 October 1998 - 15 November 1998
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Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa), PFLP Deputy Secretary-General Returns to Palestine
30 September 1999
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George Habash Retires as S-G of PFLP
27 April 2000 - 28 April 2000
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Failure to Reach the FAPS by 13 May 2000 Target Date: Eilat Round
30 April 2000 - 8 May 2000
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The PA Releases First Batch of New Textbooks
2 September 2000
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Assassination of Yusif Abu Sawi in al-Khader
12 December 2000
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Assassination of Abbas al-Iwaywi in Hebron
13 December 2000
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Assassination of Hani Abu Bakra in Khan Yunis
14 December 2000
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Draft SC Res. S/2001/270 Calling for Cessation of Settlement Activities and Protection of Palestinian Civilians Vetoed by US
27 March 2001
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Assassination attempt of Abd al-Karim Owais in Jenin
12 May 2001
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Assassination of Osama Jawabra in Nablus
24 June 2001
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Assassination of Walid Bisharat, Sameh Abu Huneish, and Muhammad Bisharat in Qabatya
1 July 2001
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Assassination of Omar Saadeh and Taha al-Aruj in Bethlehem
17 July 2001
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Assassination of Imad Abu Sunayna in Hebron
15 August 2001
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Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation Escalates
20 August 2001 - 10 September 2001
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First Assassination Attempt of Mohammed Deif and Adnan al-Ghul in Gaza City
22 August 2001
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Assassination of Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa) in al-Bireh
27 August 2001
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Fallout of the Assassination of Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa)
28 August 2001 - 10 September 2001
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Assassination Attempt of Raed Karmi in Tulkarm
6 September 2001
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Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath
17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001
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Assassination of Ayman Abu Halawa in Nablus
22 October 2001
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Assassination of Yasir Asida and Fahmi Abu Eisheh in Tulkarm
2 November 2001
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Assassination of Mahmoud Abu Hanud near Nablus
23 November 2001
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With the Assassination of Abu Hanud, Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation Reaches a New Level
26 November 2001 - 15 December 2001
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Launch of the South African Peace Initiative (Spier Initiative)
11 January 2002 - 12 January 2002
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Assassination of Raed Karmi in Tulkarm
14 January 2002
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Assassination of Nazih Abu al-Siba' in Jenin
16 February 2002
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An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey
17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002
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Assassination of Muhannad Abu Halaweh and Fawzi Murrar in Ramallah
5 March 2002
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Assassination of Mu'tasim Makhluf in Anabta
14 March 2002
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Assassination of Qays Udwan in Tubas
5 April 2002
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Assassination of Marwan Zallum in Hebron
22 April 2002
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Assassination of Mahmud Titi in Balata Refugee Camp
22 May 2002
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Assassination of Ali Ajuri and Murad Marshud in Jaba‘
8 June 2002
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Assassination of Walid Sbeih in al-Khader
17 June 2002
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Establishment of al-Mubadara, the Palestinian National Initiative
17 June 2002
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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path
18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002
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Assassination of Yasir Rizq and Ameer Kuffe in Rafah
24 June 2002
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Assassination of Ziad Da’as in Tulkarm
7 August 2002
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Israel Unable to Quell Palestinian Attacks
10 October 2002 - 5 January 2003
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Assassination of Muhammad Ubayyat in Beit Jala
13 October 2002
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Assassination of Ala Ahmad Sabbagh and Imad Nasharti in Jenin Refugee Camp
26 November 2002
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Assassination of Mustafa Sabah in Gaza City
4 December 2002
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Assassination of Shaman Subuh and Mustafa Qash near Jenin
23 December 2002
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Assassination of Fayiz Jaber in Tulkarm
30 January 2003
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Assassination of Ibrahim Makadama in Gaza City
8 March 2003
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Assassination of Sa'ad Arabid in Gaza City
8 April 2003
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Assassination of Jasir Hussein Ahmad Aleemi in Tulkarm
10 April 2003
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Assassination of Mahmud Salah in Bethlehem
29 April 2003
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Assassination of Yusuf Abu Hin in Gaza City
1 May 2003
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Heightened Violence Despite Diplomacy
1 May 2003 - 29 June 2003
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Assassination of Titu Masud and Suhayl Abu Nahal in Gaza City
11 June 2003
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Assassination of Muhammad Daghmash and Rawi Abu Kumayl in Gaza City
11 June 2003
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Assassination of Fuad Lidawi in Gaza City
13 June 2003
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The Cease-Fire: Toward Failure
1 July 2003 - 12 August 2003
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Assassination of Ismail Abu Shanab in Gaza City
21 August 2003 - 25 August 2003
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Assassination of Ahmad Rushdi Mustafa Ishteiwi in Gaza City
24 August 2003
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Assassination Attempt of Hamas Leadership, Including Ahmad Yasin, in Gaza City
6 September 2003
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Assassination of Ibrahim al-Na'nish in Tulkarm Refugee Camp
28 October 2003
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Assassination of Yasir Abu Aysh, Hussein Abu Aysh and Majdi Khatib in Rafah
2 February 2004
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Assassination of Nadir Abu Layl and Hashim Abu Hamdan in Nablus
2 May 2004
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Assassination of Wael Talab Nassar in Gaza City
30 May 2004
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Assassination of Khalil Marshud in Balata Refugee Camp
14 June 2004
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Assassination of Majed Sa'di in Jenin
16 June 2004
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Operation Full Court Press in Nablus
23 June 2004 - 19 August 2004
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The Palestinian Leadership Faces an Internal Crisis and Risks Loss of Control
7 July 2004 - 27 July 2004
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Assassination of Ra'fat Abu Assi and Hazim Irhayim in Gaza City
22 July 2004
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Assassination of Amr Abu Sitta in Rafah
29 July 2004
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Assassination of Mahmud Abu Khalifa, Amjad Abu al-Hayja, and Yamin Abu al-Hayja in Jenin
13 September 2004
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Assassination of Khaled Abu Silmiyya in Gaza City
19 September 2004
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Assassination of Nabil Sa'eedi and Rabah Zaqqout in Gaza City
20 September 2004
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Assassination of Izzeddin Sheikh Khalil in Damascus
26 September 2004
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Assassination Attempt of Muhammad Abu Nusayra in Khan Yunis
27 September 2004
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Assassination of Mahdi Jamal Mushtaha and Khaled al-Amreeti in Gaza City
2 October 2004
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Assassination of Imad Yahia Khalil Bader and Saqer Awni Saqer in Khan Yunis Refugee Camp
9 October 2004
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Assassination of Majdi Mar'i, Fadi al-Sarwan, and Jihad Abu Salhieh in Nablus
1 November 2004
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Palestinian Presidential Elections: Mahmoud Abbas Is Elected
1 December 2004 - 15 January 2005
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Assassination of Sabir Abu Assi, Assim Abu Ras, Amjad Arafat, and Adil Haniyeh in Gaza City
15 July 2005
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Assassination of Rawad Fathi Farahat and Nafez Abu Hussein in Gaza City
24 September 2005
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Assassination of Shadi Suhail Muhanna and Muhammad Ahmad Kandeel in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
27 October 2005
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Assassination of Hassan Madhun and Fawzi Abu Qara’ in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
1 November 2005
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Assassination of Mahmoud Arqan in Rafah
7 December 2005
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Assassination of Iyad Qadas and Iyad Najjar in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
8 December 2005
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Assassination of Husam Abu Nada, Muhammad Jiha, Rashad Rahim, and Hamdan Mahana in Gaza City
14 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Registered Party Slates
18 December 2005
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Assassination of Said Abdul Fattah Abu al-Jedian in Beit Lahiya
2 January 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory
26 January 2006 - 29 January 2006
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Israeli Operations Resume
3 February 2006 - 11 February 2006
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Assassination of Hassan Asfour and Rami Hannoun East of Jabaliya Refugee Camp
6 February 2006
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Assassination of Atiya Abu Shari’a and Suhail Bakr in Gaza City
7 February 2006
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Assassination of Munir Sukkar and Ashraf Shallouf in Gaza City
6 March 2006
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Israel Launches Operation Southern Arrow
30 March 2006 - 14 May 2006
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Assassination of Sami Abu Shari’a and Mahmud Ajjur in Gaza City
8 April 2006
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Assassination of Ibrahim Abdul Hadi, Mohammed Abdul Hadi, Mohammad Abu al-Husain, Hassan Abu al-Husain, Huthaifa Shubair, and Mohammed Sami Hamdan in Khan Yunis
8 April 2006
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Assassination of Mohammed Shaban al-Dahdouh in Gaza City
20 May 2006
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Israeli Operations in the West Bank
24 May 2006 - 22 June 2006
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Israel Steps up Military Actions in Gaza
29 May 2006 - 15 June 2006
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Israel Retaliates Against Shalit's Capture: Operation Summer Rains
28 June 2006 - 8 July 2006
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Major Arrest Raid Against Hamas-Affiliated PA Officials
29 June 2006 - 19 August 2006
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Major Israeli Operation in Nablus
19 July 2006 - 21 July 2006
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July War: Israel Attempts to Establish a Limited Foothold in Southern Lebanon
19 July 2006 - 29 July 2006
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July War: Massacre in Qana; 48-Hour Partial Suspension of Air Strikes
30 July 2006 - 2 August 2006
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July War: Israel Attempts a Ground Offensive in Southern Lebanon
11 August 2006 - 14 August 2006
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Assassination of Ahmed Ashour and Ahmed Arqan in Rafah
5 September 2006
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Assassination of Aed al-Bashiti and Ali al-Nashar in Rafah
5 September 2006
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Attempted Assassination of Ashraf Farwana in Gaza City
12 October 2006
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The US to Strengthen Security Forces Loyal to Abbas
14 December 2006 - 5 January 2007
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Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus
25 February 2007 - 7 March 2007
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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007
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Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank
3 April 2007 - 29 May 2007
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Assassination of Fadi Abdul Qader Abu Mustafa in Khan Yunis
1 June 2007
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Assassination of Ziad Malaisha and Ibrahim Abed in Kafr Dan
20 June 2007
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Settlement Expansion in Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa
4 December 2007
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Bad Start
12 December 2007 - 27 December 2007
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Nablus Remains a Hot Spot
15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008
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The Quartet Expresses "Concern" over Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa Expansion
17 December 2007
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Assassination of Majid Harazin, Jihad Dahir, Karim Dahdouh, Na'el Tafesh, Ayman al-'Aileh and Ammar Abu-al-Said in Gaza City
17 December 2007
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Assassination of Nidal al-Amoudi and Mahir al-Mabhuh in Shati' Refugee Camp
13 January 2008
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Assassination of Raed Abu al-Ful in Beit Lahiya
17 January 2008
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Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen
18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008
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Assassination of Ibrahim Abu Olba in Beit Lahiya
14 April 2008
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Assassination of Nafiz Mansur in Rafah
1 May 2008
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Assassination of Tareq Abu Ghali in Nablus
24 June 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 5
31 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 7
2 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 15: Intensification of Israeli Attacks
10 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 20
15 January 2009
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Hamas's Heavy-Handed Control of a Salafi Group in Gaza
22 July 2009 - 15 August 2009
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Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhuh in Dubai
20 January 2010 - 31 January 2010
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Escalation in Israel's Settlement Activity
26 September 2010 - 8 November 2010
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The PLO Considers Internationalization as an Alternative to Negotiations
16 October 2010
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Pro-Democracy Revolts and Demonstrations in Several Arab Countries
17 December 2010 - 11 February 2011
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Israel Approves Settlement Expansion
2 March 2011 - 11 August 2011
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Assassination of Muhammad Abu Mu‘ammar in Rafah
30 March 2011
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Israel Settlement Activity Taken up Again in Earnest
27 September 2011 - 1 November 2011
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Assassination of Ahmad Shaykh Khalil, Muhammad Ashur, Bassem Abu al-Ata, Hassan al-Khadari, and Abd al-Karim Shatat in Rafah
29 October 2011
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Assassination of Issam al-Batsh in Gaza City
8 December 2011
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Israel’s Settlement Activity
6 June 2012 - 13 August 2012
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Assassination of Anis Abu al-Anin in Rafah
19 September 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on the Gaza Strip, Day 1
14 November 2012
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Assassination of Ahmad Ja'bari in Gaza City
14 November 2012
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Assassination of Ahmad Abu Jalal near al-Maghazi Refugee Camp
16 November 2012
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Assassination of Khaled al-Shaer in Deir al-Balah
16 November 2012
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Assassination of Ousamah al-Qadi in Rafah
17 November 2012
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Assassination of Ahmad al-Nahal in al-Shati Refugee Camp
18 November 2012
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With or Without Negotiations, Israel Continues its Settlement Activities
30 May 2013 - 11 August 2013
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Rami Hamdallah Forms New Palestinian Government
2 June 2013 - 6 June 2013
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Tension and Hostilities Mount Across Gaza
14 June 2014 - 2 July 2014
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Muhammad Abu Khdeir, a 16-Year-Old Palestinian, Is Burnt Alive by Settlers in East Jerusalem
2 July 2014
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Dangerous Escalation on the Gaza Front
3 July 2014 - 7 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 2
9 July 2014
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Egypt's Noncoordinated Cease-Fire Initiative Fails
14 July 2014 - 16 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 11 and 12
18 July 2014 - 19 July 2014
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Fifth Attempted Assassination of Mohammed Deif in Gaza City
19 August 2014
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Assassination of Raed al-Attar, Muhammad Abu Shammaleh and Muhammad Barhoum in Rafah
21 August 2014
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Ziad Abu Ain Dies After Being Struck by Israeli Soldiers During a Peaceful Demonstration
10 December 2014 - 11 December 2014
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Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel
10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014
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Settlement Construction
30 January 2015
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Hamas's Military Wing Outlawed in Egypt
31 January 2015 - 28 February 2015
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Palestinian Militants Build and Rebuild “Gate of Jerusalem” Tent Camp in Abu Dis
3 February 2015 - 27 March 2015
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
4 March 2015 - 5 March 2015
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Continued Israeli Settlement Activity and Destruction of Palestinian Infrastructure
27 July 2016 - 7 December 2016
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Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
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Assassination of Mazen Fuqaha in Gaza City
24 March 2017
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Israeli Supreme Court Approves Demolition of East Jerusalem Neighborhood
16 April 2019 - 17 April 2019
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Assassination of Baha Abu al-Ata in Gaza City
12 November 2019
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Gaza-Israel Exchange of Fire after Assassination of Baha Abu al-Ata
12 November 2019 - 15 November 2019
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US Changes Position on Legality of Israeli Settlements
18 November 2019 - 26 November 2019
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Cracks in Arab Unity on Palestine
9 September 2020 - 22 September 2020
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 12
21 May 2021
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Gilbo Prison Escape
6 September 2021 - 21 May 2022
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Palestinian Prisoner Hisham Abu Hawwash Ends Hunger Strike After 141 days, Is Released and Rearrested Months Later
4 January 2022 - 20 September 2022
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PLO Central Council Holds, in Ramallah, its First Meeting in 4 Years
6 February 2022 - 9 February 2022
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Assassination of Ashraf Mubaslat, Adham Mabrukeh, and Muhammad al-Dakheel in Nablus
8 February 2022
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Assassination of Palestinian Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin
11 May 2022 - 15 November 2022
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Israeli Settlers and Forces Attack Palestinians During Annual Flag Day March
29 May 2022
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President Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Gantz Meet in Ramallah; Palestinians Added to Population Registry
7 July 2022 - 12 July 2022
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President Biden Meets with President Abbas in Bethlehem; No Joint Statement
15 July 2022
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Assassination of Ibrahim Nabulsi in Nablus
9 August 2022

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1852 - 1935
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1860 - 13 April 1930
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1860 - February 1940
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1864 - 6 August 1913
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1875 - 9 February 1949
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1928 - 12 January 2017
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16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022
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1929 - 2 June 2016
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15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
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24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
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13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
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1934 - 14 September 2021
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9 May 1935 - 10 April 1973
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10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
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1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
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1936 - 3 August 1978
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1936 - 29 August 1987
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June 1936 - 22 March 2004
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1937 - 12 July 2025
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1938 - 2 May 2013
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14 May 1938 - 27 August 2001
Biography
Faisal al-Husseini
17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001
Biography
May Sayegh
1941 - 5 February 2023
Biography
Leila Khaled
9 April 1944
Biography
François Abou Salem
16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024
Biography
Yahya al-Sinwar
19 October 1962 - 17 October 2024
Biography
Rim Banna
6 December 1966 - 24 March 2018
Biography
Tawfiq Ibrahim
- 1966

Historical Texts

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Message of the General Syrian Congress To the King-Crane Commission
3 July 1919
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Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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Franco-British Convention on Mandate Boundaries
23 December 1920
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Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots
10 August 1921
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Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem
19 November 1928
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Statement of the Arab National Conference
13 December 1931
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Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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Land Transfers Regulations, 1940
20 February 1940
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The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
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UNSCOP Majority Proposal: Partition Plan
3 September 1947
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UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
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Text of Plan Dalet (Plan D): General Section
10 March 1948
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UNGA Resolution 194 (III)
11 December 1948
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UNGA Resolution 303
9 December 1949
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Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
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Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
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Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
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Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
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Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
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Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
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The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/199
7 March 1997
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/241
21 March 1997
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/2
25 April 1997
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/3
15 July 1997
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Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/6
9 February 1999
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Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
4 September 1999
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The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/270
26 March 2001
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Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
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Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
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Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
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Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
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Prisoners’ Document on National Conciliation
10 May 2006
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National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
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Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
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Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years
22 June 2009
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Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
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Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
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Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
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Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
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Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon
20 July 2017
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Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
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Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and the United Arab Emirates
13 August 2020
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Mahmoud Abbas’s Statement Before Joe Biden
15 July 2022
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Joe Biden’s Statement Before Mahmoud Abbas
15 July 2022

Historical Media

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Army music in front of the Fast Hotel
1929
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Fourth Palestinian Delegation in London
April 1930
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The Palestinian Islamic Nation Conference Party
1932
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Oath of Allegiance
April 1936
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The Haganah Starts Its Offensive
15 August 1947

Highlights

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Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917
Preliminary Sketches of Mandate Palestine's Boundaries
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Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
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Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
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The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
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The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
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Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
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Palestinian Photographers Before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
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Palestinian Visual Arts (II)
Pathfinders (1955-1965)
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Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
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Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)
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The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
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Land Day, 30 March 1976
A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel
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Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
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Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
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Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Fawwar Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
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I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure
1993-2000
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The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
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Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
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Jaramana Refugee Camp
Syria
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Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
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The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
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Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule
Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp
Syria
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
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The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
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The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance
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Exhibition-Making Practices, 1917-1993
Curating the National Identity
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The United Kingdom and the Palestine Question Before 1917
Ideological and Colonialist Path to Conquest
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Zarqa Refugee Camp
Jordan
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XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
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Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
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The Great March of Return
Peaceful Demonstrations, Bloody Crackdown
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XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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Aida Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance

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