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Biographies

Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Wadi‘ Faris al-Bustani
1888 - 20 January 1954
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Musa Nasir
4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Najati Sidqi
15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Sami Taha Hamran
1911 - 11 September 1947
Biography
Wadi‘a Qaddura Khartabil
1915 - 2007
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Abd al-Wahhab Darawshah
12 October 1943
Biography
François Abou Salem
16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011

Events

Event
Sultan Abd al-Hamid II and the Ottoman Constitution
31 August 1876 - 19 December 1876
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Treaty of Versailles; Establishment of the League of Nations
28 June 1919 - 10 January 1920
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The Ottomans Sign the Treaty of Sèvres; The Turkish National Assembly in Ankara Rejects It
19 August 1920
Event
Treaty of Lausanne Is Signed with Ataturk's Turkey
24 July 1923
Event
Founding of the Arab National Party in Jerusalem
8 November 1923
Event
The Palestine Gendarmerie Is Disbanded and the Palestine Police Reorganized
1 April 1926
Event
7th Palestinian National Congress Meets in Jerusalem
20 June 1928 - 27 June 1928
Event
The British Issue the Criminal Law (Seditious Offences) Ordinance
25 October 1929
Event
The Palestine Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper
30 May 1939
Event
League of Nations Passes on Supervision over Mandates to the UN
18 April 1946
Event
Arab Delegations Put Forward Constitutional Proposals to the London Round Table Conference on Palestine
30 September 1946
Event
Great Britain Refers the question of Palestine to the UN
2 April 1947
Event
UN General Assembly Session on Palestine
28 April 1947 - 9 May 1947
Event
UNGA 106 (S-1): Creation of a Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP)
15 May 1947
Event
Majority of UNSCOP Members Recommend Partition
15 June 1947 - 3 September 1947
Event
Ad Hoc Committee on the Palestinian Question
23 September 1947 - 25 November 1947
Event
The Palestine Commission Submits First Reports to Security Council
31 January 1948 - 16 February 1948
Event
Plan Dalet Finalized by the Haganah
10 March 1948
Event
Second Phase of the Palestine War: Zionist Offensive
10 March 1948 - 15 May 1948
Event
US Apparent Hesitancy Toward Partition
18 March 1948 - 30 March 1948
Event
SC Res. 44: Requesting a GA special session on Future Palestine Government
1 April 1948
Event
Operations Nachshon and Har'el to Open Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Road
3 April 1948 - 21 April 1948
Event
SC Res. 46: Calling upon All Parties to Cease Military Activities in Palestine
17 April 1948
Event
Trusteeship Plan for Palestine
20 April 1948
Event
UNGA 186 (S-2): Appointment of a UN Mediator in Palestine
14 May 1948
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UNGA 194 (III): Establishment of a Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP)
11 December 1948
Event
Israel's Application for UN Membership Fails to Obtain Security Council Approval
17 December 1948
Event
Elections in Israel
25 January 1949 - 14 February 1949
Event
SC Res. 69: Recommending Admission of Israel to UN Membership
4 March 1949
Event
UNCCP Convenes the Lausanne Conference
27 April 1949 - 12 September 1949
Event
UNGA 273 (III): Admitting Israel to Membership in the UN
11 May 1949
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UNGA 302 (IV): Establishment of Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)
8 December 1949
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Israel's Measures to Make Jerusalem Its Capital
23 January 1950 - 13 July 1953
Event
Jordanian Parliamentary Elections; Formal Unification of the Two Banks
11 April 1950 - 24 April 1950
Event
Great Britain Announces Formal Recognition of Extended Kingdom of Jordan and de jure Recognition of Israel Simultaneously
27 April 1950
Event
Elections at al-Urwa al-Wuthqa Society
May 1950
Event
UNGA 393 (V): Economic Reintegration of Refugees in the Middle East
2 December 1950
Event
Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Beirut
27 January 1951
Event
UNGA 512 (VI): UNCCP to Continue its Efforts
26 January 1952
Event
UNGA 997 (ES-I): Calling for an Immediate Cease-Fire (the Suez Crisis)
2 November 1956
Event
Israel Addresses the Future of Gaza
10 November 1956 - 3 February 1957
Event
The United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) Deploys in Sinai
12 November 1956 - 12 March 1957
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UNRWA Director Issues Special Report on Situation in Gaza Strip
15 December 1956
Event
GA Resolution 1604 (XV)
21 April 1961
Event
Appointment of Special Representative of the UNCCP
24 August 1961
Event
Palestinian Delegation at the UN
18 October 1963 - 5 November 1963
Event
Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly
13 June 1967 - 21 July 1967
Event
General Assembly Resolution 2252 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
Event
General Assembly Resolutions 2253 and 2254 (ES-V)
4 July 1967 - 14 July 1967
Event
Small Fraction of 1967 War Refugees to Return to the West Bank
14 August 1967 - 19 October 1967
Event
SC Res. 252: Considering all Israeli Measures to Change Jerusalem's Legal Status as Invalid
21 May 1968
Event
UNGA 2443 (XXIII): Establishing Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting Human Rights in Occupied Territories
19 December 1968
Event
UNGA 2452 (XXIII): Calling upon Israel for Return of Inhabitants to Territories Occupied in 1967
19 December 1968
Event
UNGA 2535 (XXIV): Reiterating Past Resolutions on UNRWA; Affirming Inalienable Rights of People of Palestine
10 December 1969
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UNGA 2628 (XXV): Urging Speedy Implementation of SC Res. 242 (1967)
4 November 1970
Event
UNGA 2672 (XXV): People of Palestine Entitled to Equal Rights and Self-determination; Calling upon Israel for Return of Displaced in 1967
8 December 1970
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UNGA 2792 (XXVI): Deploring Israel's Operations in the Gaza Strip
6 December 1971
Event
Palestine Question Is Placed on the Agenda of the UN General Assembly
21 September 1974
Event
UNGA 3210 (XXIX): Inviting the PLO to Participate in GA Deliberations on Question of Palestine
14 October 1974
Event
Arafat Addresses the UN General Assembly
13 November 1974
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UNGA 3237 (XXIX): Granting the PLO an Observer Status at the General Assembly
22 November 1974
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The PLO Opens a Permanent Observer Mission to the UN
25 February 1975
Event
UNGA 3379 (XXX): Determining that Zionism is a Form of Racism and Racial Discrimination
10 November 1975
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UNGA 3375 (XXX): Calling for Inviting PLO to any UN Efforts on the Middle East on Equal Footing with Other Parties
10 November 1975
Event
UNGA 3376 (XXX): Establishing a Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
10 November 1975
Event
Draft SC Res. S/12119 to Affirm Palestinian Rights, as Requested by GA, Vetoed by US
29 June 1976
Event
Egyptian Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority
28 January 1980
Event
UNGA Res. ES/9-1: Adopts Content of Vetoed Draft SC Res. on Israeli Golan Measures
5 February 1982
Event
S-G Report (A/39/130-S/16409), Pursuant to UNGA Res. 38/58 on ME Peace Conference
13 March 1984
Event
UNGA 42/229: Calling Host Country to Abide by Agreement (on PLO Mission), Requesting ICJ Opinion
2 March 1988
Event
ICJ on US Treaty Obligations and the US Position on the PLO Office in New York
9 March 1988 - 11 March 1988
Event
UNGA 42/230: Requesting Arbitration with Host Country Concerning Application of Headquarters Agreement (on PLO Mission)
23 March 1988
Event
19th Palestine National Council Meets in Algiers and Proclaims the Palestinian State
12 November 1988 - 15 November 1988
Event
UNGA 43/160: Entitling the PLO to Circulate its Communications as GA Official Documents
9 December 1988
Event
Arafat addresses the UN General Assembly in Geneva
13 December 1988 - 14 December 1988
Event
UNGA 46/86: Revoking UNGA 3379 (XXX) that Had Determined Zionism as a Form of Racism
16 December 1991
Event
The Knesset Enacts the Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty
17 March 1992
Event
UNGA ES-10/2: Condemning Israel's Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement
25 April 1997
Event
UNGA ES-10/3: Emphasizing Personal Responsibilities Arising from Grave Breaches of Geneva Convention
15 July 1997
Event
UNGA Res. 52/250: Granting Palestine Additional Rights and Privileges at the GA
7 July 1998
Event
To Declare a Palestinian State at the End of the Transitional Period?
28 December 1998 - 25 April 1999
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/6: Recommending Holding a Conference to Enforce the 4th Geneva Convention in the OPT
9 February 1999
Event
Orient House, Jerusalem and PLO Foreign Relations
1 March 1999 - 11 May 1999
Event
Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms its Applicability to the OPT
15 July 1999
Event
Syrian President Hafiz al-Asad Dies
10 June 2000 - 11 June 2000
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/7: Expresses Concern over Israeli-Palestinian Clashes and Respect for 4th Geneva Convention
20 October 2000
Event
UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban
31 August 2001 - 8 September 2001
Event
Timid Diplomatic Efforts
2 November 2001 - 19 November 2001
Event
Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms Responsibility of all Contracting Parties in Ensuring its Respect
5 December 2001
Event
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
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/13: Demands that Israel Stop and Reverse Construction of Wall inside OPT
21 October 2003
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/14: Requesting an Advisory Opinion from the ICJ on the Legal Consequences of the Wall
8 December 2003
Event
UNGA Res. 58/292: Affirming that Status of Palestinian Territory Remains one of Military Occupation
6 May 2004
Event
The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Separation Wall
9 July 2004
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/15: Demands that Israel Complies with ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Wall; Requests SG to Establish Register of Damage
20 July 2004
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UNGA Res. ES-10/16: Calling upon Israel to Cease Operations and Withdraw from the Gaza Strip
17 November 2006
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The War on Gaza (2008-09): Operation Cast Lead/ Battle of al-Furqan
27 December 2008 - 18 January 2009
Event
US Resolve on Settlement Freeze Peters Out
19 August 2009 - 22 September 2009
Event
UNGA Res. 64/10: Endorsing the Goldstone Report and Calling Upon both Sides to Investigate the Violations Reported in it
5 November 2009
Event
Establishment of Palestinian National Dignity Fund
12 January 2010 - 18 May 2010
Event
The Mavi Marmara Incident
30 May 2010 - 5 June 2010
Event
The PLO Considers Internationalization as an Alternative to Negotiations
16 October 2010
Event
Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics
14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011
Event
Abbas Confirms Palestinian UN Bid for Statehood
16 May 2011
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Accord Put on Hold
14 June 2011 - 7 August 2011
Event
Despite US, European, and Arab Pressure, Abbas Submits a Request for Full UN Membership
12 September 2011 - 23 September 2011
Event
State of Palestine: Application for Admission to Membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
Event
Fate of the Palestinian UN Admission Request
28 September 2011 - 8 November 2011
Event
Abbas Announces Intent to Apply for Observer State Status in Speech at UN General Assembly
27 September 2012
Event
UNGA Res. 67/19: According Palestine Non-Member Observer State Status in the UN
29 November 2012
Event
24th Arab Summit Meets in Doha
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
Event
Steps, Mostly Parliamentary, Toward European Recognition of Palestinian State
13 October 2014 - 22 December 2015
Event
Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Addresses the 2014 Gaza War
17 December 2014
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2014/916 Containing Palestinian Principles for a Negotiated Solution Rejected by SC
30 December 2014
Event
UNGA Res. 69/320: Palestine Allowed to Raise Flag at UN
10 September 2015
Event
Palestinians Start Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2017 - 26 May 2017
Event
Palestinian Prisoners in Israel End Hunger Strike
27 May 2017
Event
The State of Palestine Admitted as Full Member of Interpol
27 September 2017
Event
The Fate of the PLO Diplomatic Office in Washington
17 November 2017
Event
Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
6 December 2017 - 20 December 2017
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/19 Opposes Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem
21 December 2017
Event
International Community Alleviates Some of the UNRWA's Financial Crisis
15 March 2018
Event
UNGA Res. 73/5 Accords Privileges to Palestine as Chair of Group of 77 for 2019
16 October 2018
Event
The UNGA Votes Down a US-Proposed Draft Resolution Condemning Hamas
6 December 2018
Event
UNRWA Financial Situation Worsened after Misconduct Allegations
29 July 2019 - 13 December 2019
Event
PA President Mahmoud Abbas Tells UNGA that He Plans General Elections
26 September 2019 - 10 December 2019
Event
The General Strike of the Unity Intifada
18 May 2021
Event
Death of Nizar Banat after Arrest by PA Forces
24 June 2021 - 21 June 2022

Historical Texts

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Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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The Supreme Islamic Shari'a Council Order
20 December 1921
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Churchill White Paper
3 June 1922
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Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
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Report “to Determine the Rights and Claims of Moslems and Jews in Connection with the Western or Wailing Wall at Jerusalem”
1 December 1930
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Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931
19 May 1931
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Charter of the Arab Youth Congress
4 January 1932
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The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
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British Government Statement on the Partition (Woodhead) Commission's Report
11 November 1938
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MacDonald White Paper
17 May 1939
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Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper
30 May 1939
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Biltmore Conference Declaration
11 May 1942
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The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
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Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
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Arab Constitutional Proposals at London Roundtable Conference
30 September 1946
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British Referral of the Palestine Question to the UN
2 April 1947
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UNGA Resolution 106 (S-1)
15 May 1947
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UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
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SC Res. 44: Requesting a GA ٍSpecial Session on Future Palestine Government
1 April 1948
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UNSC Resolution 46
17 April 1948
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UNGA Resolution 186 (S-2)
14 May 1948
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Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
14 May 1948
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Statement by the Governments of the Arab League States on their Military Intervention in Palestine
15 May 1948
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Statement by the States, Members of the Arab League, on the Entry of Their Armies in Palestine
15 May 1948
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UNSC Resolution 49
22 May 1948
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UNSC Resolution 50
29 May 1948
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Suggestions Presented by the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte) to the Two Parties
28 June 1948
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UNSC Resolution 54
15 July 1948
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Progress Report of the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte)
16 September 1948
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UNSC Resolution 61
4 November 1948
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UNSC Resolution 62
16 November 1948
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UNGA Resolution 212 (III)
19 November 1948
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UNGA Resolution 194 (III)
11 December 1948
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UNSC Resolution 69
4 March 1949
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Ad Hoc Political Committee Resolution on Israel’s Application for UN Membership
4 May 1949
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UNGA Resolution 273 (III)
11 May 1949
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Report Submitted by the Arab Refugee Congress of Ramallah on al-Dawayima Massacre
14 June 1949
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United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report
22 September 1949
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UNGA Resolution 302 (IV)
8 December 1949
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UNGA Resolution 303
9 December 1949
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Declaration of Jordan’s National Assembly, On the Unity between the Eastern and Western Banks of Jordan
24 April 1950
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Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Egypt And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
12 September 1950
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UNGA Resolution 393 (V)
2 December 1950
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UNGA Resolution 394 (V)
14 December 1950
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Agreement between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
14 March 1951
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UNGA Resolution 512 (VI)
26 January 1952
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UNGA Resolution 513 (VI)
26 January 1952
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UNRWA-Egypt Agreement on Economic and Engineering Surveys
30 June 1953
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UNGA Resolution 997 (ES-I)
2 November 1956
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UNGA Resolution 998 (ES-I)
4 November 1956
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UNGA Resolution 1002 (ES-I)
7 November 1956
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Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
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UNGA Resolution 1123 (XI)
19 January 1957
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UNGA Resolution 1124 (XI)
2 February 1957
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UNGA Resolution 1125 (XI)
2 February 1957
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UNGA Resolution 1604 (XV)
21 April 1961
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Palestine National (qawmi) Charter
28 May 1964
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Fatah First Military Communiqué
1 January 1965
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UNGA Resolution 2252 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
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UNGA Resolution 2253 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
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UNGA Resolution 2254 (ES-V)
14 July 1967
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Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
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UNSC Resolution 252
21 May 1968
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Palestine National Council, 4th Session: Political Resolutions
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
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Palestine National (watani) Charter
10 July 1968
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UNGA Resolution 2443 (XXIII)
19 December 1968
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UNGA Resolution 2452 (XXIII)
19 December 1968
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UNSC Resolution 267
3 July 1969
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UNSC Resolution 271
15 September 1969
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UNGA Resolution 2535 (XXIV)
10 December 1969
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Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions
28 August 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2628 (XXV)
4 November 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2649 (XXV)
30 November 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2672 (XXV)
8 December 1970
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UNSC Resolution 298
25 September 1971
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UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)
6 December 1971
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Speech by Jordan’S King Hussein, Proposing a United Arab Kingdom in the Event of a Peaceful Settlement
15 March 1972
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Programme of the Palestine National Front in the Occupied Territory
15 August 1973
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Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Political Program
12 December 1973
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PLO Interim Program (Ten-Point Program)
8 June 1974
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UNGA Resolution 3210 (XXIX)
14 October 1974
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Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
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UNGA Resolution 3236 (XXIX)
22 November 1974
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UNGA Resolution 3237 (XXIX)
22 November 1974
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UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)
10 November 1975
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UNGA Resolution 3379 (XXX)
10 November 1975
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UNGA Resolution 3375 (XXX)
10 November 1975
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 12022
24 March 1976
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 12119
29 June 1976
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Palestine National Council, 13th Session: Political Declaration
12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977
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Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
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Statement by Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories on Sadat’s Visit to Israel
8 December 1977
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UNSC Resolution 446
22 March 1979
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Tenth Arab Summit: Final Statement
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
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Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 January 1980
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The Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
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Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
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Statement of First National Festival of Palestinian Literature in the Occupied Land
18 August 1981
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 14832/Rev.1
19 January 1982
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Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza
31 January 1982
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UNGA Resolution ES-9/1
5 February 1982
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Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut
20 August 1982
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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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Palestine National Council, 16th Session: Final Statement
14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983
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UNGA Resolution 38/58
13 December 1983
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Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409
13 March 1984
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 17459
12 September 1985
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UNGA Resolution 42/210
17 December 1987
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Secretary of State George Shultz: A Statement for Palestinians
26 February 1988
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UNGA Resolution 42/229
2 March 1988
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UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
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Palestinian Declaration of Independence
15 November 1988
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Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
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UNGA Resolution 43/160
9 December 1988
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Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
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Press Conference Statement of Yasir Arafat Clarifying His Speech Before the UN General Assembly
14 December 1988
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UNGA Resolution 43/177
15 December 1988
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 20945/Rev.1
6 November 1989
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Draft of UNGA Resolution A/44/L.50
29 November 1989
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Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
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Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
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UNGA Resolution 46/86
16 December 1991
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Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty
17 March 1992
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Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
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Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel
30 December 1993
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Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
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The Knesset Law Concerning the Implementation of the Agreement on Gaza and Jericho Areas (Restrictions of Activity) 1994
26 December 1994
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Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
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Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
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The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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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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Legal Personality Agreement Between Israel and the Holy See
10 November 1997
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UNGA Resolution 52/250
13 July 1998
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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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Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between The West Bank And The Gaza Strip
5 October 1999
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Basic Agreement Between the Holy See and the Palestine Liberation Organization
15 February 2000
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/7
20 October 2000
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
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Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001
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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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The Durban Declaration
8 September 2001
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Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
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Fourteenth Arab Summit: The Arab Peace Initiative
28 March 2002
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The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
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Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
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President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/12
25 September 2003
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The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/13
27 October 2003
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/14
12 December 2003
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UNGA Resolution 58/292
17 May 2004
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/15
2 August 2004
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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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UNGA Resolution ES-10/16
30 November 2006
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/17
24 January 2007
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President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
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Joint Understanding Between Israel and the PLO Read by President Bush
27 November 2007
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UNGA Resolution ES-18
23 January 2009
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President Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World
4 June 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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UNGA Resolution 64/10
1 December 2009
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Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State
16 May 2011
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Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
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UNGA Resolution 67/19
29 November 2012
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HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
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Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention Declaration
17 December 2014
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916
30 December 2014
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Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
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UNGA Resolution 69/320
10 September 2015
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Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
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Marwan Barghouti’s Op-Ed in The New York Times: Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons
17 April 2017
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The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies
1 May 2017
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Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon
20 July 2017
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Mahmoud Abbas’s Op-Ed in The Guardian: Britain Must Atone for the Balfour Declaration – and 100 years of Suffering
1 November 2017
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/19
21 December 2017
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Twenty-Ninth Arab Summit (The Jerusalem Summit): Dhahran Declaration
15 April 2018
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 June 2018
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UNGA Resolution 73/5
16 October 2018
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UNGA Resolution 73/89
6 December 2018
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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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30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019
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The Dignity and Hope Manifesto: The Unity Intifada
18 May 2021
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HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021

Highlights

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Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
Highlight
Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
Highlight
The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
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VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War
1973-1982
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IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
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IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
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UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
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Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
Highlight
Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
Highlight
Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992
Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
Highlight
The Judaization of the Galilee
A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity
Highlight
The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
Highlight
The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
Highlight
The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
Highlight
Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine
The Emergence of a Working Class
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse
Highlight
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
Highlight
Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
Highlight
The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
Highlight
The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
Highlight
Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
Highlight
The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
Highlight
Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
Highlight
China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
Highlight
The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
Highlight
The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)
Before the Nakba
Highlight
Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
Highlight
Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
Highlight
Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
Highlight
Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”
Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History
Highlight
Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
Highlight
Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
Highlight
The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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
Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
Highlight
Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
Highlight
The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
Highlight
The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
Highlight
The Nakba
Stages of a Forced Displacement
Highlight
XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017
Highlight
The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948
An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status
Highlight
The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
Highlight
The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
Highlight
Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
The UN and Palestine: General Assembly Resolutions
1947 - present
Thematic Chronology
The UN and Palestine: Security Council Resolutions
1948 - present

Historical Media

Document
Tal al-Za'atar - Dignity In Grief
1976