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Biographies

Biography
Jurji Habib Hanania
1864 - 1920
Biography
Freih Abu Middein
1871 - 1955
Biography
Isa al-Isa
1878 - 29 June 1950
Biography
Abdallah Mukhlis
27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947
Biography
Raghib al-Nashashibi
1882 - 1951
Biography
Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi
1882 - 1958
Biography
Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi
1882 - 29 June 1963
Biography
Abd al-Hamid Shuman
1888 - 9 September 1974
Biography
Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim
1889 - 1953
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari
1900 - 29 May 1980
Biography
Fuad Saba
1902 - 27 August 1984
Biography
Zulaykha al-Shihabi
1903 - 13 May 1992
Biography
Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih
1907 - 8 January 2001
Biography
Qadri Tuqan
1910 - 26 February 1971
Biography
Sami Taha Hamran
1911 - 11 September 1947
Biography
Abd al-Majid Shuman
1912 - 5 July 2005
Biography
Anwar Nuseibeh
1913 - 1986
Biography
Fouad Nassar
28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Samiha Khalil
20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999
Biography
Issam Abd al-Hadi
1928 - 8 August 2013
Biography
Antoine Zahlan
1928 - 1 September 2020
Biography
Ibrahim Dakkak
1929 - 2 June 2016
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Bassam Shak’a
1930 - 22 July 2019
Biography
Ismail Shammout
2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Ahmad Ismail Yasin
June 1936 - 22 March 2004
Biography
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937
Biography
Abd al-Wahhab Darawshah
12 October 1943
Biography
Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946
Biography
Fathi Shiqaqi
4 January 1951 - 26 October 1995
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024
Biography
Khalida Jarrar
9 February 1963

Events

Event
Establishment of the Anglo-Palestine Company
7 July 1903 - 24 November 1903
Event
Establishment of the Zionist Revisionist Movement
1925
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Establishment of the Arab Bank in Jerusalem
21 May 1930 - 14 July 1930
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Creation of the Arab Agricultural Bank
1933
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Arab National Fund Reestablished
August 1943
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The British Mandate Issues the Defence (Emergency) Regulations
27 September 1945
Event
West Bank to Be Placed under Jordanian Military Government
16 May 1948 - 24 May 1948
Event
Pro-Jordanian Jericho Conference
1 December 1948 - 28 December 1948
Event
Jordan Undertakes Legislative Steps Aiming at Integrating the West Bank
16 March 1949 - 1 December 1949
Event
Jordan Amends the Parliamentary Election Law
13 December 1949
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Dissolution of the Jordanian Parliament
1 January 1950
Event
Jordanian Parliamentary Elections; Formal Unification of the Two Banks
11 April 1950 - 24 April 1950
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Publication of the Constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
8 January 1952
Event
Israeli Operation Against Qibya
14 October 1953
Event
Jordanian Nationality Law
16 February 1954
Event
Situation on Jordanian-Israeli Lines Continues to Deteriorate; Israeli Raid on Qalqilya
4 October 1956 - 11 October 1956
Event
Iraq and a "Palestinian Republic"
15 December 1959
Event
Fatah and the Palestinian Entity
June 1960
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1st Palestine National Council Is Held in Jerusalem: Establishment of the PLO
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
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The General Union of Palestinian Women Is Formed in Jerusalem
15 July 1965
Event
June War
5 June 1967 - 10 June 1967
Event
June War, 5th Day
9 June 1967
Event
Second Palestinian Exodus
10 June 1967 - 31 December 1967
Event
Security Council Resolution S/RES/237
14 June 1967
Event
Exchange of Letters Between Israel and UNRWA
14 June 1967
Event
The Knesset Paves the Way for the Annexation of East Jerusalem
27 June 1967 - 28 June 1967
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The Knesset Amends the Municipal Corporations Ordinance to Extend Area of West Jerusalem Municipality
27 June 1967 - 29 June 1967
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General Assembly Resolution 2252 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
Event
Military Order No. 58, Concerning Abandoned Property (Private Property)
23 July 1967
Event
Small Fraction of 1967 War Refugees to Return to the West Bank
14 August 1967 - 19 October 1967
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Israeli Military Order Regarding Prohibition of Incitement and Hostile Propaganda Actions (West Bank) No. 101
27 August 1967
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Fatah Guerrilla Resistance in the West Bank
28 August 1967
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Israel Conducts a Census of Palestinians in Newly Occupied Territories
10 September 1967 - 25 September 1967
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Israel Conducts a Census of Palestinians in East-Jerusalem
27 September 1967
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Explosion in Mahane Yehuda in West Jerusalem
22 November 1968 - 28 November 1968
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Military Order No. 291 on Land Settlement
19 December 1968
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Hunger Strike of Palestinian Women in Jerusalem
26 January 1969 - 28 January 1969
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Military Order No. 321 Concerning Land Law (Acquisition for Public Purposes)
28 March 1969
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Deportation from West Bank
9 June 1969 - 6 October 1969
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Military Order No. 363, Concerning the Protection of Nature Reserves
22 December 1969
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Israel and Refugee Camps in Gaza and West Bank
18 February 1970
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Municipal Elections in West Bank Are Announced
26 November 1971
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Municipal Elections Are Held in the West Bank
28 March 1972 - 2 May 1972
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10th (Extraordinary) Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
6 April 1972 - 12 April 1972
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Israeli Travel Documents for Palestinians in West Bank
10 December 1972
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October War, 1st Day
6 October 1973
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October War, From the 6th to 10th Day
11 October 1973 - 14 October 1973
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Israeli Army Crosses the Suez Canal Westwards
15 October 1973 - 22 October 1973
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Sinai I Agreement
18 January 1974 - 3 March 1974
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7th Arab Summit Meeting in Rabat; PLO Recognized as Sole Representative of Palestinian People
28 October 1974
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Civil Disobedience in West Bank
November 1975 - March 1976
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Palestinian "Land Day"
30 March 1976
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Municipal Elections Are Held in the West Bank
12 April 1976
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Menachem Begin: "Territories Are Not Occupied"
19 May 1977
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Municipalities in the West Bank and Gaza Affirm the PLO Program in a Message to the US and USSR
8 August 1977
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The PLO Central Council Condemns Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem
30 November 1977
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Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories Express their Dissatisfaction with Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem
8 December 1977
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Israel's Autonomy Plan for the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 December 1977
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Camp David Summit; Camp David Accords
5 September 1978 - 17 September 1978
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Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Reject the Camp David Autonomy Plan
16 October 1978 - 4 November 1978
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1st Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Beersheba
25 May 1979
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Israelis Are Permitted to Buy Land in Occupied Territories
16 September 1979
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6th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
26 September 1979 - 27 September 1979
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Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Are Held in London
25 October 1979 - 26 October 1979
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Deportation of Bassam Shak'a Reversed After West Bank Mayors Threaten Resignation
11 November 1979 - 5 December 1979
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7th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo
18 December 1979 - 19 December 1979
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Israeli Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority
17 January 1980
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Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors
2 June 1980 - 3 June 1980
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Civil Administration Is Established by the Military in the Occupied Territories
8 November 1981 - 1 December 1981
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Popular Resistance and Israeli Measures in West Bank
16 February 1982 - 30 March 1982
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Draft SC Res. S/14943 to Denounce Dismissal of Palestinian Mayors, Vetoed by US
2 April 1982
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Shooting Spree at the Haram al-Sharif
11 April 1982 - 15 April 1982
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Palestinian Mayors Stand with Those Dismissed by Israel
2 May 1982
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Reagan's Plan on the Palestinian Issue
1 September 1982
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Israel Rejects the Reagan Plan
2 September 1982
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Israeli Settlements in the West Bank
21 March 1983 - 11 April 1983
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Reactions to Fatah Scission in Occupied Territories
26 June 1983 - 9 November 1983
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Israeli Measures Against Palestinian Universities
2 November 1983 - 30 July 1984
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Jordanian Parliament Revived
9 January 1984 - 18 January 1984
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Palestinians in the Occupied Territories Oppose Reactivating the Jordanian Parliament
23 January 1984
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Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination for Peace Talks
26 February 1984 - 1 March 1984
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Commemorating the Sabra-Shatila Massacres
17 September 1984
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Clashes in the Occupied Territories
9 February 1987 - 18 February 1987
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Closure of Palestinian Universities
19 April 1987
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Start of the Intifada in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
9 December 1987
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Solidarity of Israel's Palestinians with the Intifada
21 December 1987
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The Palestinians' 14 Demands
14 January 1988
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Resumption of Diplomatic Activity
30 January 1988 - 10 February 1988
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One-Month Closure of Academic Institutions in the West Bank
2 February 1988
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2nd Visit of US Secretary George Shultz to the Region; Statement to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza
25 February 1988 - 26 February 1988
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The Intifada and the Israeli Response in Another Stage in the Confrontation
11 March 1988 - 29 March 1988
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Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir in Tunis
16 April 1988
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Algiers
7 June 1988 - 9 June 1988
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Jordan Severs Ties with the West Bank
28 July 1988 - 4 August 1988
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Israel Proposes Elections in the West Bank and Gaza
30 March 1989
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Resurgence of Intifada, Worsening of Repression
3 May 1989 - 16 May 1989
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Casablanca
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
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US Voices Dissatisfaction with Israel
23 February 1990 - 3 March 1990
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SC Res. 681: Deploring Israel's Decision to Resume Deportations of Palestinian Civilians
20 December 1990
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The Gulf War
17 January 1991 - 28 February 1991
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US Letters of Assurances to Parties to Upcoming Peace Conference
15 October 1991 - 18 October 1991
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The Madrid Peace Conference
30 October 1991 - 2 November 1991
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8th Negotiation Round, Washington
7 December 1992 - 16 December 1992
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Israel Deports 415 Palestinians to South Lebanon
13 December 1992 - 17 December 1992
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Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Signed in Washington
13 September 1993
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Hebron Massacre
25 February 1994 - 18 March 1994
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Wave of Hamas and Islamic Jihad Attacks
6 April 1994 - 30 April 1994
Event
The Mirage of the 5-Year Countdown to Palestinian Statehood
4 May 1994 - 3 May 1999
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Arafat's Decree N° 1: Pre-1967 Laws in West Bank and Gaza Are still in Force
20 May 1994
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Early Empowerment Accord Is Signed
29 August 1994
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Suicide Bombing in Tel Aviv; Rabin and the National Separation Idea
19 October 1994
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Suicide Bombing in Netanya; Rabin Reiterates the National Separation Idea
22 January 1995 - 24 January 1995
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Further Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities
27 August 1995
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Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II)
28 September 1995
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Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Maps the Shape of the Israeli-Palestinian Permanent Solution
5 October 1995
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Israeli Army Redeploys from Areas in the West Bank
November 1995 - December 1995
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Palestinian Presidential and Legislative Elections
20 January 1996
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Start of the Countdown for the Three-Phase Further Redeployment in the West Bank
7 March 1996
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Tunnel Opened by Israel in Old City, Jerusalem; Palestinian-Israeli Clashes
24 September 1996 - 28 September 1996
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Ambiguous and Weakened Assurances on Further Redeployment
16 January 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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First Phase of Further Redeployment Not Implemented
9 March 1997 - 12 March 1997
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Palestinian-Israeli Talks Deadlocked
10 March 1997 - 30 July 1997
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Suicide Bombings in West Jerusalem: Israeli Reactions and Palestinian Measures
30 July 1997 - 25 September 1997
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Israeli Settlement Activities Amid Attempts to Resume Talks
10 September 1997 - 6 November 1997
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Israel's Position on Further Redeployment and on Palestinian Obligations
23 November 1997 - 14 January 1998
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US Position on Further Redeployment and Palestinian Obligations
5 December 1997 - 3 September 1998
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Commemoration of the Nakba 50th Anniversary
14 May 1998 - 15 May 1998
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Renewed Israeli Settlement Activities and Plans in East Jerusalem
25 May 1998 - 21 June 1998
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Assassination of Adel Awadallah and Imad Awadallah in Khirbat al-Taybeh
11 September 1998
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Feverish Settlement Activities After Wye Memorandum
26 October 1998 - 15 November 1998
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Palestinian Authority Crackdown Against Hamas
3 August 1999 - 26 August 1999
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Implementation of Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II)
10 September 1999 - 20 March 2000
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Official Resumption of Final Status Talks
13 September 1999 - 6 December 1999
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Abu Ali Mustafa, PFLP Deputy Secretary-General Returns to Palestine
30 September 1999
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Official Colonization Activity and (Very) Partial Removal of Settler Outposts
10 October 1999 - 10 November 1999
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Setting Up Israeli-Palestinian Back Channel
1 December 1999 - 5 May 2000
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Assassination of Iyad Batat in Bayt Awa
13 December 1999
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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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Mounting Anti-Israeli Mobilization
10 May 2000 - 20 May 2000
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Failure of Final Status Talks at Camp David Summit
11 July 2000 - 25 July 2000
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Start of the Second Intifada
29 September 2000 - 4 October 2000
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US Attempts at Easing Tension, but Confrontation Spikes
4 October 2000 - 12 October 2000
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Israeli Retaliatory Strategy and First Signs of a "Militarized" Intifada
19 October 2000 - 7 November 2000
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
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Assassination of Hussein Ubayyat in Beit Sahur, Before a Clinton-Arafat Meeting in Washington
9 November 2000
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Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton "Proposals"
19 December 2000 - 23 December 2000
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Ariel Sharon Is Elected Prime Minister of Israel; Intifada Casualties Under Ehud Barak
6 February 2001
Event
Operation Bronze and Escalation
7 March 2001 - 16 May 2001
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Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal for a Cease-Fire and a Resumption of Talks
16 April 2001 - 27 April 2001
Event
Israel's "Efforts" to Provoke Escalation
4 July 2001 - 14 August 2001
Event
Assassination of Jamal Mansour and Jamal Salim in Nablus
31 July 2001
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US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation
12 September 2001 - 16 October 2001
Event
Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath
17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001
Event
With the Assassination of Abu Hanud, Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation Reaches a New Level
26 November 2001 - 15 December 2001
Event
Another Timid Return to Diplomacy: a Peres-Qurai' Draft?
16 December 2001 - 27 December 2001
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An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey
17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002
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Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield
28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002
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Security on the Aftermath of Operation Defensive Shield
7 May 2002 - 5 June 2002
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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Raids West Bank Towns and Shells Arafat's Headquarters
5 June 2002 - 17 June 2002
Event
Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path
18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002
Event
Israeli Operation Matter of Time; Siege on Arafat Tightened; Protests All Over Occupied Territories
18 September 2002 - 29 September 2002
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Israel Unable to Quell Palestinian Attacks
10 October 2002 - 5 January 2003
Event
Israel Closes all West Bank District Coordination Offices
3 December 2002 - 11 January 2003
Event
The US War Against Iraq; Security Developments in the West Bank and Gaza
17 March 2003 - 9 April 2003
Event
Heightened Violence Despite Diplomacy
1 May 2003 - 29 June 2003
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Abbas and Sharon Meet in Jerusalem
17 May 2003 - 29 May 2003
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The Cease-Fire: Toward Failure
1 July 2003 - 12 August 2003
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The Knesset Enacts the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order) 2003 for Banning Family Unification
31 July 2003
Event
Sharon's Speech on Unilateral Disengagement Plan
18 December 2003
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Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan
12 January 2004 - 2 February 2004
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Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan
2 February 2004 - 13 March 2004
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Israel Launches Operation Continuous Story Against Palestinian Leaders
14 March 2004 - 5 April 2004
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Assassination of Ahmad Yasin in Gaza City
22 March 2004
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16th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis; Rejection of Israel's Disengagement Plan
22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004
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Life Sentence Against Marwan Barghouti
6 June 2004
Event
Operation Active Shield in Gaza; Assassination of Militants in Gaza and West Bank
27 June 2004 - 5 August 2004
Event
Israeli-Palestinian Military Confrontation as Routine
18 August 2004 - 27 September 2004
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First Round of Municipal Elections
23 December 2004 - 27 January 2005
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Abbas-Sharon Summit in Sharm al-Shaykh
8 February 2005
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Major Construction Plan in Ma'ale Adumim
21 March 2005 - 6 April 2005
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James Wolfensohn Appointed to Follow Economic-Related Disengagement Matters
14 April 2005 - 20 June 2005
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Second Round of Municipal Elections
5 May 2005
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Mahmoud Abbas's First Visit to White House as PA President
26 May 2005
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Palestinian Truce Commitment at Risk
18 June 2005 - 21 July 2005
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Implementation of Israel's Disengagement from Gaza
9 July 2005 - 23 November 2005
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Disengagement: Evacuation of Settlers
8 August 2005 - 22 August 2005
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Ongoing Israeli Raids: Operation First Rain
23 September 2005 - 2 October 2005
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Third Round of Municipal Elections
29 September 2005
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Israel Launches Operation Starting All Over Again
24 October 2005 - 30 October 2005
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Post Disengagement: Agreement on Movement and Access
15 November 2005
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After Ongoing Israeli Military Activities, A Surge in Violence
27 November 2005 - 15 December 2005
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Fourth Round of Municipal Elections
15 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: At the Polls
25 January 2006
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Israeli Operations Resume
3 February 2006 - 11 February 2006
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US-Israel Plan to Destabilize a Hamas-Led PA
17 February 2006 - 19 February 2006
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Pressure on Palestinians; Gaza on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
1 March 2006 - 25 April 2006
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Olmert's Separation Plan
5 March 2006 - 9 March 2006
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Israeli Raid on Jericho Jail
14 March 2006 - 18 March 2006
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Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet
19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006
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Israel’s Campaign Against Non-ID Holders in the West Bank
1 April 2006 - 6 September 2006
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Assassination of Ra'id Ubayyat in Beit Sahour
3 April 2006
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Abbas's Control Over PA Security Forces
5 April 2006 - 11 April 2006
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A “Temporary International Mechanism” to Channel Funds Through Abbas’s Office
9 May 2006 - 27 July 2006
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Israeli Operations in the West Bank
24 May 2006 - 22 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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New Israeli Pattern of Battering Gaza
11 July 2006 - 15 August 2006
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Olmert's Convergence Plan Put Aside; Settlement Activity Resumes
18 August 2006 - 21 September 2006
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Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: Demonstrations and Violence
28 August 2006 - 23 October 2006
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Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus
25 February 2007 - 7 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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Hamas Seizes Control of Gaza
10 June 2007 - 16 June 2007
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Emergency Cabinet in the West Bank
14 June 2007 - 26 June 2007
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Reactions to West Bank-Gaza Strip Split
17 June 2007 - 20 June 2007
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007
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Fayyad's Emergency Government Becomes a de facto Regular Government
5 July 2007 - 14 July 2007
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Another PLO Central Council Meeting Within Four Weeks
18 July 2007
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Abbas-Olmert Meetings to Reach Understandings Before the International Conference
6 August 2007 - 10 September 2007
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Both Authorities in West Bank and Gaza Reorganize Security Forces
2 November 2007 - 4 December 2007
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Settlement Expansion in Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa
4 December 2007
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Donors' Conference in Paris Supports Abbas's PA; PEGASE to Replace TIM
17 December 2007 - 1 February 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Palestinian Side Sounded Out
7 January 2008 - 27 January 2008
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Bush's Statement on Palestinian Statehood, Jerusalem
10 January 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Israeli's Security Demands
28 February 2008 - 11 May 2008
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Israel Announces New Settlement Construction Plans
9 March 2008 - 2 April 2008
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Hamas Proposes a Comprehensive Cease-Fire
12 March 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Resume: Refugees and Territory Stumbling Blocks
24 March 2008 - 4 May 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: A Disappointing Abbas-Bush Meeting
24 April 2008
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Israel Refuses an Egyptian-Brokered Gaza Cease-Fire Offer
30 April 2008 - 12 May 2008
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To Delink the West Bank from the Gaza Cease-Fire, Israel Escalates in the West Bank
7 July 2008 - 15 July 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert's Political Gamble
31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008
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Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction, Sharm al-Shaykh
2 March 2009
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US-Israel Disagreement Over the Settlements Freeze
26 June 2009 - 28 July 2009
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Fatah Sixth General Conference Is Held in Bethlehem
4 August 2009 - 8 August 2009
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Fatah Sixth General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
8 August 2009 - 11 August 2009
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US Resolve on Settlement Freeze Peters Out
19 August 2009 - 22 September 2009
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Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More
9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
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Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements
31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009
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Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze
25 November 2009
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The Deceptive Settlement Freeze
26 November 2009 - 5 January 2010
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Palestinian Municipal Elections Announced and Delayed
8 February 2010 - 12 February 2011
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Israel Declares Two West Bank Shrines as Part of Its National Heritage Sites
21 February 2010 - 25 February 2010
Event
Israel's Ramat Shlomo Constructions' Plan During Joe Biden's Visit
8 March 2010 - 11 March 2010
Event
Amid US Pressure for Direct Talks, Provocative Settlement Measures Continue
29 July 2010 - 15 August 2010
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Direct Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Held in Sharm al-Shaykh and Jerusalem
14 September 2010 - 15 September 2010
Event
Escalation in Israel's Settlement Activity
26 September 2010 - 8 November 2010
Event
Impact of the Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Popular Politics
2 February 2011 - 15 March 2011
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Israel Approves Settlement Expansion
2 March 2011 - 11 August 2011
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On Nakba Day, Palestinians Head Up Toward Cease-Fire Lines with Israel
15 May 2011 - 5 June 2011
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Accord Put on Hold
14 June 2011 - 7 August 2011
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State of Palestine: Application for Admission to Membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
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Israel Settlement Activity Taken up Again in Earnest
27 September 2011 - 1 November 2011
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A Prisoner Swap Deal Between Hamas and Israel
11 October 2011
Event
Four Islamic Jihad Members, Administrative Detainees in Israeli Prisons, Go on Hunger Strike
17 December 2011 - 1 April 2012
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Israeli Government "Legalizes" Three Jewish Settlement Outposts
22 April 2012 - 24 April 2012
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Fatah and Hamas Sign an Agreement on an Implementation Timetable in Cairo
20 May 2012
Event
Israel’s Settlement Activity
6 June 2012 - 13 August 2012
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Local Elections in the West Bank Are Announced
10 July 2012 - 5 August 2012
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Local Elections in the West Bank
20 October 2012 - 22 December 2012
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Settlement Consolidation in the West Bank, Including Jerusalem
6 November 2012 - 12 November 2012
Event
Palestinians in the West Bank Protest Israel's Assault on Gaza
16 November 2012 - 21 November 2012
Event
Hamas and Fatah Exchange Reconciliation Gestures
22 November 2012 - 7 February 2013
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Surge in Settlement Expansion
30 November 2012 - 10 February 2013
Event
Symbolic Erection of Bab al-Shams and Bab al-Karama villages in the West Bank
11 January 2013 - 20 January 2013
Event
Palestinians' Hunger Strikes in Israeli Prisons
19 February 2013 - 22 April 2013
Event
Israel Links the First-Stage Release of Palestinian Prisoners with Settlement Expansion
8 August 2013 - 25 August 2013
Event
Israel Once Again Links the Second-Stage Release of Palestinian Prisoners with Settlement Expansion
29 October 2013 - 3 November 2013
Event
Third Group of Prisoner Release as Part of Negotiation Resumption Deal
31 December 2013
Event
For the Third Time, Israel Links the Release of Palestinian Prisoners with Settlement Expansion
6 January 2014 - 22 January 2014
Event
Palestinians in the West Bank Protest Israeli Settlement Expansion
31 January 2014 - 7 February 2014
Event
Kerry Draws Up a Working Draft Framework for Negotiations
17 February 2014
Event
The Israeli Knesset Adopts a Basic Law on Referendum
12 March 2014
Event
Settlement Plans Continue and Weigh Heavily on Negotiations
13 March 2014 - 20 March 2014
Event
Israel Uses the Palestinian Cabinet Formation as a Pretext to Launch a New Wave of Settlement Plans
5 June 2014
Event
Tension Mounts with the Kidnapping of Three Israeli Settlers in the Hebron Region
12 June 2014 - 30 June 2014
Event
Tension and Hostilities Mount Across Gaza
14 June 2014 - 2 July 2014
Event
Battir Landscape Is Inscribed in the World Heritage List
20 June 2014
Event
Palestinians in West Bank Mobilize in Support of Gaza
8 July 2014 - 22 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War: The Intermittent Cease-Fires (Phase III)
31 July 2014 - 26 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 29-31: A 72-Hour Cease-Fire
5 August 2014 - 7 August 2014
Event
Renewal of Settlement Activity
31 August 2014 - 24 December 2014
Event
Failed Attempt at Empowering the Palestinian Unity Government in Gaza
7 September 2014 - 9 October 2014
Event
Ziad Abu Ain Dies After Being Struck by Israeli Soldiers During a Peaceful Demonstration
10 December 2014 - 11 December 2014
Event
President Abbas Signs Acceptance of the ICC Jurisdiction and Accession to the ICC Rome Statute
31 December 2014 - 7 January 2015
Event
Settlement Construction
30 January 2015
Event
Palestinians in the West Bank Boycott Israeli Dairy and Processed Food Products
9 February 2015 - 2 March 2015
Event
A "Reconstruction Hudna" in Gaza?
2 March 2015 - 14 April 2015
Event
Settlement Construction
23 July 2015 - 17 November 2015
Event
Settlers Set Fire to Two Palestinian Family Homes in Duma, West Bank
31 July 2015 - 9 August 2015
Event
With the Haram al-Sharif Tensions, Protests Spread to the Occupied Territories
13 September 2015 - 30 September 2015
Event
A Day of Escalation in the West Bank
1 October 2015
Event
A Third Intifada or a Temporary Outburst?
2 October 2015 - 31 January 2016
Event
Palestinians in Israel Express their Concern and Solidarity with the Palestinian Outburst
5 October 2015 - 28 November 2015
Event
EU Guidelines on Goods from the Occupied Territories
11 November 2015
Event
Three-Month Balance Sheet of the Palestinian Outburst
31 December 2015
Event
Palestinian Teachers Go on Strike in the West Bank
7 February 2016 - 12 March 2016
Event
Israel Pursues its Confiscation of Palestinian Land in the West Bank
10 March 2016 - 21 April 2016
Event
Attempts at Holding Palestinian Municipal Elections
21 June 2016 - 31 January 2017
Event
The Quartet Issues a Report on the Impediments to Palestinian-Israeli Settlement
1 July 2016
Event
The PLO Executive Committee Decides to Boycott the Quartet
3 July 2016 - 10 July 2016
Event
The Knesset adopts the NGO “Funding Transparency” Law
11 July 2016
Event
Continued Israeli Settlement Activity and Destruction of Palestinian Infrastructure
27 July 2016 - 7 December 2016
Event
Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements
22 September 2016 - 22 December 2016
Event
Israeli-Palestinian Joint Water Committee Reactivated
15 January 2017
Event
Israel Races for Settlement Activities with an Eye on Trump
22 January 2017 - 1 February 2017
Event
US-Israel Preliminary Talks on Settlements
19 March 2017 - 23 March 2017
Event
Palestinians Start Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2017 - 26 May 2017
Event
PLO President Mahmoud Abbas Meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House
3 May 2017
Event
Municipal Elections in the West Bank
13 May 2017
Event
Palestinian Popular Response to Israel's Measures over the Haram al-Sharif
16 July 2017 - 23 July 2017
Event
As Israel Backtracks on Its Measures Concerning the Haram al-Sharif, Palestinian Pressure Continues and Succeeds
24 July 2017 - 4 August 2017
Event
Bezalel Smotrich's "Decisive Plan" for the Complete Land of Israel
7 September 2017
Event
Fatah and Hamas Sign in Cairo an Agreement to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
Event
Israeli and US Reactions to the Fatah-Hamas Agreement in Cairo
17 October 2017 - 19 October 2017
Event
Popular Protests Against US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
7 December 2017 - 31 December 2017
Event
With Trump as President, Huge Settlement Growth in 2017
31 December 2017
Event
Taylor Force Act Signed into Law
23 March 2018
Event
Long-Term Cease-Fire Linked to Palestinian Reconciliation
7 August 2018 - 31 December 2018
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
Event
US Cuts Aid to Palestinians
24 August 2018 - 14 September 2018
Event
The US Replaces its Consulate General in Jerusalem by a Palestinian Affairs Unit within its New Embassy
18 October 2018
Event
Airbnb Pressured to End Operations in the West Bank; Reverses Decision After Pressure
19 November 2018 - 9 April 2019
Event
PM Hamdallah Rejects any US Assistance Related to ATCA
26 December 2018 - 1 February 2019
Event
Settlement Construction in 2018 Remains High
31 December 2018
Event
Opening of the “Apartheid Road”
10 January 2019
Event
Hamdallah Resigns, Is Replaced by Mohammad Shtayyeh
29 January 2019 - 13 April 2019
Event
The US Consulate General in Jerusalem Is Merged in US Embassy in the City
4 March 2019
Event
US ‘Peace to Prosperity’ Plan and Conference
22 June 2019 - 26 June 2019
Event
Israel Prevents Palestine Cup Final
3 July 2019 - 25 September 2019
Event
Israel Prevents US Congresswomen from Visiting the West Bank and Israel
15 August 2019 - 16 August 2019
Event
Israeli PM Netanyahu Pledges to Annex Parts of the West Bank if Reelected
10 September 2019 - 6 December 2019
Event
The Israel Electric Corporation Cuts Power in the West Bank
22 September 2019 - 29 December 2019
Event
Palestinian Court Orders to Block Access to Dozens of Websites
17 October 2019
Event
ICC Chief Prosecutor Finds Israel Is Committing War Crimes; Enquires on Scope of Territorial Jurisdiction
20 December 2019 - 28 January 2020
Event
Israeli Settlement Construction Continues Unbated in Third Year of Trump Administration
31 December 2019
Event
Israeli Caretaker Government and Opposition Escalate Settlement Advancement and Annexation Discourse
6 January 2020 - 25 February 2020
Event
Trump Administration Presents Peace Plan
28 January 2020
Event
US Peace Plan – Palestinian and International Reactions
28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020
Event
US Peace Plan – Israeli Reaction
29 January 2020 - 9 February 2020
Event
UN Releases List of Businesses Connected to Israeli Settlements
12 February 2020
Event
COVID-19 Hits Palestine
5 March 2020 - 31 December 2020
Event
Israel Uses COVID-19 Against Palestinians
21 March 2020 - 22 September 2020
Event
Israeli Coalition Negotiations Hint at Partial Annexation of the West Bank
20 April 2020 - 17 May 2020
Event
International and Palestinian Responses to Israel’s Annexation Plans
18 May 2020 - 23 June 2020
Event
Creeping Normalization
19 May 2020 - 25 June 2020
Event
Israel's Supreme Court Annuls a 2017 Law Regularizing Settlements Retroactively
9 June 2020
Event
UAE and Bahrain Announce Normalization with Israel
13 August 2020 - 11 September 2020
Event
Sudan to Normalize Ties with Israel in Exchange for US Incentives
25 August 2020 - 23 September 2021
Event
Ceremony of Normalization between UAE and Bahrain, and Israel
15 September 2020
Event
US Erases the 4-June Line
28 October 2020 - 19 November 2020
Event
Israel Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign but Excludes Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza
19 December 2020 - 22 December 2020
Event
COVID-19 Continues to Severely Impact Daily Life in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
Event
Palestinian COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Begins as the Occupation Hinders an Effective Rollout
2 February 2021 - 20 June 2021
Event
ICC Rules that it has Jurisdiction in Occupied Palestinian Territories; Investigation Announced
5 February 2021 - 2 April 2021
Event
Jewish National Fund Adopts New Policy to Purchase and Claim Lands in the West Bank
25 February 2021 - 2 September 2021
Event
Israel Raids and Closes Offices of Human Rights Organizations in the West Bank
28 February 2021 - 15 September 2021
Event
US Announces Resumption of UNRWA Funding and Forces UNRWA to Make Severe Policy Changes
7 April 2021 - 23 September 2021
Event
Towards a Unity Intifada
23 April 2021 - 10 May 2021
Event
Evyatar Outpost Resettled; Palestinian Protesters Killed or Injured
3 May 2021 - 31 December 2021
Event
The May 2021 Gaza War
10 May 2021 - 21 May 2021
Event
The General Strike of the Unity Intifada
18 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War: A Balance Sheet
21 May 2021
Event
Meetings Resume between PA and Israeli Ministers
29 August 2021 - 28 December 2021
Event
Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Organizations as Terrorist Organizations
22 October 2021 - 17 November 2021
Event
Elections for Village Councils in the West Bank
11 December 2021
Event
Deadliest Year for Palestinians Since 2014
31 December 2021

Historical Texts

Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
Document
The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
Document
Palestine Legislative Council Election Order, 1922
10 August 1922
Document
Report of the Shaw Commission on the al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances of August, 1929
12 March 1930
Document
Report on Immigration, Land Settlement and Development (The Hope-Simpson Report)
22 August 1930
Document
The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
Document
Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
Document
The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
Document
UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
Document
United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report
22 September 1949
Document
Declaration of Jordan’s National Assembly, On the Unity between the Eastern and Western Banks of Jordan
24 April 1950
Document
Palestine National (qawmi) Charter
28 May 1964
Document
Exchange of Letters Between Israel and UNRWA
14 June 1967
Document
Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
Document
Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Final Statement
30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970
Document
Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions
4 June 1970
Document
Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions
28 August 1970
Document
Palestine National Council, 8th Session: Interim Political Program of the Palestine Revolution
5 March 1971
Document
Palestine National Council, 9th Session: Final Statement
13 July 1971
Document
Speech by Jordan’S King Hussein, Proposing a United Arab Kingdom in the Event of a Peaceful Settlement
15 March 1972
Document
Palestine National Council, 10th Session (Extraordinary): Political program
10 April 1972
Document
Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Political Program
12 December 1973
Document
Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
Document
The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
Document
Israel-U.S. Working Paper on the Resumption of the Geneva Peace Conference
5 October 1977
Document
Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
Document
Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
Document
Joint Letter from President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin to President Carter Concerning Negotiations on Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
26 March 1979
Document
Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 January 1980
Document
The Regional Committee of the Heads of Arab Local Authorities in Israel Statement On the Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors
3 June 1980
Document
Sadat’s Letter to Begin Following Israel’s Enactment of Basic Law on Jerusalem
3 August 1980
Document
Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
Document
Crown Prince Fahd Peace Plan
7 August 1981
Document
Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza
31 January 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 14943
1 April 1982
Document
President Reagan's Talking Points Sent to Prime Minister Begin
31 August 1982
Document
Reagan Plan
1 September 1982
Document
Israeli Cabinet Communiqué on President Reagan's Peace Proposal
2 September 1982
Document
Twelfth Arab Summit: the Fez Initiative
9 September 1982
Document
Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 17459
12 September 1985
Document
King Hussein’s Address to the Nation on Severing Ties with the West Bank
31 July 1988
Document
Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
Document
Egypt's Ten-Point Response to Israel's Election Plan in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
September 1989
Document
Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: Memorandum to U.S. Secretary James Baker
12 March 1991
Document
U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians
18 October 1991
Document
U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel
18 October 1991
Document
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
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
Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
Document
The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
Document
Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
Document
Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
Document
Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
4 September 1999
Document
Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between The West Bank And The Gaza Strip
5 October 1999
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
Document
President Bill Clinton Proposals for a Final Settlement
23 December 2000
Document
PLO Negotiating Team Reservations Concerning President Bill Clinton’s 23 December Proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement
1 January 2001
Document
PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy
20 January 2001
Document
Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001
Document
The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
Document
Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal For an Israeli-Palestinian Cease-Fire and Resumption of Negotiations
16 April 2001
Document
The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)
11 June 2001
Document
Fourteenth Arab Summit: The Arab Peace Initiative
28 March 2002
Document
President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
Document
Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
Document
A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
Document
The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Document
President Bush's letter to Prime Minister Sharon
14 April 2004
Document
Palestinian Authority's Declaration on Institutional Renewal
1 March 2005
Document
Agreement on Movement and Access In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
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
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/508
12 July 2006
Document
President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
Document
President Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World
4 June 2009
Document
Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University
14 June 2009
Document
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years
22 June 2009
Document
Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
Document
Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Related Understandings Between Fatah and Hamas
4 May 2011
Document
Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State
16 May 2011
Document
UNGA Resolution 67/19
29 November 2012
Document
Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
Document
HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916
30 December 2014
Document
Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
Document
Scope of Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities
24 March 2016
Document
Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
Document
Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
Document
UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
Document
Agreement Between Fatah and Hamas to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Op-Ed in The Guardian: Britain Must Atone for the Balfour Declaration – and 100 years of Suffering
1 November 2017
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
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo Press Remarks On Israeli Settlements
18 November 2019
Document
Statement of ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda On Opening an Investigation into War Crimes in Palestine
20 December 2019
Document
Database of All Business Enterprises Involved in Israeli Settlement Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
12 February 2020
Document
B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid
12 January 2021
Document
The Dignity and Hope Manifesto: The Unity Intifada
18 May 2021

Historical Media

Document
Arab Higher Committee Members
25 April 1936
Document
Scenes of Destruction
1948
Document
Continuing Exodus: Jordan River
February 1968
Document
The West Bank Barrier (Separation Wall)
2022

Charts

Document
Palestinian Workers in Israel as a Percentage of the Total Workforce in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
1968 - 2000

Highlights

Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
Highlight
Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
Highlight
Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine
Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement
Highlight
The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
Highlight
Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
Highlight
Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
Highlight
Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
Highlight
Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
Highlight
The Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
Highlight
The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
Highlight
Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
Highlight
VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War
1973-1982
Highlight
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
Highlight
IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
Highlight
XIII. With a Growingly Intractable Deadlock, Whither Palestine?
2017-
Highlight
Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
Highlight
Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
Highlight
UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
Highlight
The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
Highlight
World Zionist Organization
Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine
Highlight
Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
Highlight
IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
Highlight
UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
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
V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict
1950-1966
Highlight
October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
Highlight
Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
Highlight
The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
Highlight
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
Highlight
Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
Highlight
The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
Highlight
Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
Highlight
Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
Highlight
Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992
Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality
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
Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
Highlight
Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
Highlight
Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
Highlight
Land Day, 30 March 1976
A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
Highlight
The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
Highlight
Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
Highlight
The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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
Nablus Soap Production
The Decline of an Ancient Heritage
Highlight
The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
Highlight
The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
Highlight
Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
Highlight
1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
Highlight
Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
Highlight
Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
Highlight
Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
1948-2048
Highlight
Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
Highlight
X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000
Highlight
Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
Highlight
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
Highlight
The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
Highlight
Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
Highlight
Marka Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Highlight
Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
Highlight
The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
Highlight
VI. The Rise Of The Palestinian Movement In The Wake Of The 1967 Arab Defeat
1966-1973
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
Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Fawwar Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
Highlight
Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
Highlight
Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
Highlight
Urban Palestine
Divergent Trajectories of Spatial and Social Transformations
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
Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
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
The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
Highlight
The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
Highlight
Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
Highlight
The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
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 May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
Highlight
The Nakba
Stages of a Forced Displacement
Highlight
The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
Highlight
XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017
Highlight
Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
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
Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
Highlight
The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
Highlight
Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
Highlight
The Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses
Highlight
Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Palestinian-Israeli Final Status Negotiation Rounds
1999 - 2001
Thematic Chronology
Elections Under the Palestinian Authority
1996 - present
Thematic Chronology
June 1967 War
1966 - 1967
Thematic Chronology
Egyptian-Israeli Negotiation Rounds on Palestinian Autonomy
1977 - 1982

Periods

Period
IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
Period
XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
Period
VI. Rise of the Palestinian National Movement
Period
X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure
Period
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival