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Biographies
Biography
Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Said al-Shawwa
1868 - October 1930
Biography
Abdallah Mukhlis
27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947
Biography
Abd al-Qadir Muzaffar
1880 - 1949
Biography
Izzeddin al-Qassam
1882 - 20 November 1935
Biography
Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi
1882 - 1958
Biography
Adil Jabir
1885 - 19 December 1953
Biography
Muhammad Izzat Darwaza
21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984
Biography
Abd al-Hamid Shuman
1888 - 9 September 1974
Biography
Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim
1889 - 1953
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Subhi al-Khadra
1895 - 4 July 1954
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari
1900 - 29 May 1980
Biography
Zulaykha al-Shihabi
1903 - 13 May 1992
Biography
Ihsan al-Nimr
1905 - 21 May 1985
Biography
Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih
1907 - 8 January 2001
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani
1909 - 1977
Biography
Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud
1913 - 13 July 1948
Biography
Hind al-Husseini
25 April 1916 - 13 September 1994
Biography
Fatima al-Budeiri
1923 - June 2009
Biography
Ibrahim Dakkak
1929 - 2 June 2016
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
Biography
Bassam Shak’a
1930 - 22 July 2019
Biography
Ezzedine Kalak
1936 - 3 August 1978
Biography
Ahmad Ismail Yasin
June 1936 - 22 March 2004
Biography
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937
Biography
Abd al-Aziz Rantisi
1947 - 17 April 2004
Historical Media
Document
Third Palestinian National Congress, Haifa
14 December 1920
Document
Tiberias
1935
Document
Funeral of Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini
9 April 1948
Document
Israeli Attacks on Jordan
21 March 1968
Document
Burning of the al-Aqsa Mosque
21 August 1969
Document
Old City of Jerusalem from the Church of the Savior
n.d.
Document
Palestine: A Homeland Denied
1979
Events
Event
Pan-Islamic Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
7 December 1931 - 17 December 1931
Event
Death of Shaykh Izzeddin al-Qassam in a Battle with a British Force
12 November 1935 - 21 November 1935
Event
Assassination of King Abdullah
20 July 1951 - 11 August 1952
Event
Al-Aqsa Mosque Is Set on Fire
21 August 1969
Event
SC Res. 271: Condemning the Execrable Act of Desecration of al-Aqsa Mosque
15 September 1969
Event
Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem
19 November 1977 - 21 November 1977
Event
Hebron Massacre
25 February 1994 - 18 March 1994
Event
SC Res. 904: Condemning the Massacre of Palestinian Worshippers in al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron
18 March 1994
Event
SC Res. 1073: Calling for the Reversal of all Acts (Opening of Western Wall Tunnel) Aggravating the Situation
28 September 1996
Event
US Attempts at Easing Tension, but Confrontation Spikes
4 October 2000 - 12 October 2000
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
Event
Assassination of Mahmud Madani in Balata Refugee Camp
19 February 2001
Event
Invasion of Nablus: Fierce Resistance
3 April 2002 - 21 April 2002
Event
Assassination of Muhammad Daghmash and Rawi Abu Kumayl in Gaza City
11 June 2003
Event
Assassination of Abdallah Qawasmeh in Hebron
21 June 2003
Event
Israel Launches Operation Continuous Story Against Palestinian Leaders
14 March 2004 - 5 April 2004
Event
Assassination of Ahmad Yasin in Gaza City
22 March 2004
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2004/240 Condemning Extrajudicial Executions (Shaykh Ahmad Yasin) and all Terrorist Acts Vetoed by US
25 March 2004
Event
Palestinian Legislative Elections: Parties and Factions Sign a Code of Conduct
17 October 2005
Event
Israel's Operation Autumn Clouds Against Gaza
1 November 2006 - 12 November 2006
Event
War on Gaza, Day 2
28 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 3
29 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 5
31 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 8: End of Phase 1; Balance Sheet
3 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 9: Start of Phase 2
4 January 2009
Event
Hamas's Heavy-Handed Control of a Salafi Group in Gaza
22 July 2009 - 15 August 2009
Event
Clashes in East Jerusalem over al-Aqsa Mosque
27 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
Event
Israel Declares Two West Bank Shrines as Part of Its National Heritage Sites
21 February 2010 - 25 February 2010
Event
22nd Arab Summit Meets in Sirte
27 March 2010
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza: A Balance Sheet
22 November 2012
Event
25th Arab Summit Meets in Kuwait
25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 13-15: Dramatic Surge in the Fighting; al-Shuja‘iyya Destruction
20 July 2014 - 22 July 2014
Event
Old Cities of Jerusalem and Hebron Inscribed as World Heritage in Danger
4 July 2017 - 7 July 2017
Event
President Trump Announces the Official US Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
Event
30th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis
31 March 2019
Event
Israel Announces Plans to Double Settler Population in Hebron
1 December 2019
Event
COVID-19 Hits Palestine
5 March 2020 - 31 December 2020
Event
UAE and Bahrain Announce Normalization with Israel
13 August 2020 - 11 September 2020
Historical Texts
Document
The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
Document
Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
Document
Report Submitted by the Arab Refugee Congress of Ramallah on al-Dawayima Massacre
14 June 1949
Document
United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report
22 September 1949
Document
UNSC Resolution 271
15 September 1969
Document
Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 14985
20 April 1982
Document
Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
Document
Palestinian Declaration of Independence
15 November 1988
Document
UNSC Resolution 904
18 March 1994
Document
UNSC Resolution 1073
28 September 1996
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
Document
The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
Document
Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/240
24 March 2004
Document
Palestinian Parties and Factions Code of Conduct during the Legislative Electoral Process
17 October 2005
Document
Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
Document
Mecca Agreement
8 February 2007
Document
Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
Document
Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
Document
Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
Document
Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
Document
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies
1 May 2017
Document
Statement by President Donald Trump On Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
Document
Twenty-Ninth Arab Summit (The Jerusalem Summit): Dhahran Declaration
15 April 2018
Document
30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019
Document
Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and the United Arab Emirates
13 August 2020
Highlights
Highlight
Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
Highlight
Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
Highlight
Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
Highlight
XIII. With a Growingly Intractable Deadlock, Whither Palestine?
2017-
Highlight
The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
Highlight
The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
Highlight
Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse
Highlight
Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
Highlight
1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
Highlight
Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000
Highlight
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
Highlight
The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
Highlight
The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
Highlight
Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
Highlight
Mar Elias Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
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
Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
Highlight
The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
Highlight
The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
Highlight
The Nakba
Stages of a Forced Displacement
Highlight
Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
Highlight
The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
Highlight
Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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