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Biographies
Biography
Tawfiq Canaan
24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008
Biography
François Abou Salem
16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978
Historical Texts
Document
Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement
1 October 1906
Document
Proclamation of Martial Law in Jerusalem
11 December 1917
Document
1st Palestinian National Congress: Report to Paris Peace Conference (in Arabic)
February 1919
Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
Document
Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots
10 August 1921
Document
Report of the Shaw Commission on the al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances of August, 1929
12 March 1930
Document
Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
Document
The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
Document
The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
Document
Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance No. 33, 5708-1948
23 September 1948
Document
Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
Document
Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement
20 July 1949
Document
Israel Law of Return and its Amendments
5 July 1950
Document
UNSC Resolution 101
24 November 1953
Document
Palestine National Council, 1st Session: List of Members (in Arabic)
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
Document
Palestine National Council, 3rd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966
Document
Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
Document
Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
Document
Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 January 1980
Document
Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut
20 August 1982
Document
Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
Document
Hamas’s Memorandum on Restructuring the Palestine National Council (in Arabic)
7 April 1990
Document
The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
Document
Legal Personality Agreement Between Israel and the Holy See
10 November 1997
Document
Basic Law: The Knesset Amendment No. 35
15 May 2002
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-18
23 January 2009
Document
Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
Document
Provision on Palestinian Workers in Amended Lebanese Social Security Law (in Arabic)
24 August 2010
Document
HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
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
Fatah's 7th General Conference: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
Document
Palestine National Council, 23rd Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
30 April 2018 - 4 May 2018
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
Document
PLO Central Council, 29th Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution 73/5
16 October 2018
Document
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
Events
Event
White Paper (Passfield) of 1930 Is Published
20 October 1930
Event
MacDonald's Reassurance to Weizmann
13 February 1931
Event
Lewis French and the Palestine Development Scheme
19 July 1931 - April 1932
Event
Protection of Cultivators Ordinance, No. 37
31 August 1933
Event
Support in the United States for a Jewish Army
November 1942
Event
22nd Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
9 December 1946 - 24 December 1946
Event
Plan Dalet Launched
1 April 1948
Event
Abandoned Areas Ordinance
24 June 1948
Event
Emergency Regulations Regarding Absentee Property
2 December 1948
Event
Absentee Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
Event
Palestinians in Gaza Rise Up Against Resettlement Projects
1 March 1955 - 6 March 1955
Event
With Mounting Tension In and Around Gaza, a Turning Point for Egypt and Opportunities for Israel
3 April 1955 - 27 September 1955
Event
Military Order No. 58, Concerning Abandoned Property (Private Property)
23 July 1967
Event
Military Order No. 59, Concerning State Property
31 July 1967
Event
October War, From the 6th to 10th Day
11 October 1973 - 14 October 1973
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Encirclement of Beirut
11 June 1982 - 20 June 1982
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Sabra and Shatila Massacres
16 September 1982 - 18 September 1982
Event
Dial 1-202-456-1414
13 June 1990
Event
President Bush Outlines US Goals Following the Gulf War
6 March 1991
Event
21st Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza
22 April 1996 - 24 April 1996
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
Event
Ambiguous and Weakened Assurances on Further Redeployment
16 January 1997
Event
Israel's Position on Further Redeployment and on Palestinian Obligations
23 November 1997 - 14 January 1998
Event
Wye River Plantation Meeting; Memorandum Signed
15 October 1998 - 23 October 1998
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
10 December 1998
Event
President Clinton's Visit to Gaza
14 December 1998
Event
Official Resumption of Final Status Talks
13 September 1999 - 6 December 1999
Event
Draft Security Council Resolution S/2000/1171
18 December 2000
Event
US formally Presents Israel and the PA with the Road Map
30 April 2003
Event
Heightened Violence Despite Diplomacy
1 May 2003 - 29 June 2003
Event
The PLO Approves the Road Map
3 May 2003 - 11 May 2003
Event
With US Blessing, Ambivalent Israeli Acceptance of the "Steps Set out in the Road Map"
4 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
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Abbas and Sharon Meet in Jerusalem
17 May 2003 - 29 May 2003
Event
Mahmoud Abbas Resigns as Prime Minister
6 September 2003
Event
Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah
4 October 2003 - 30 October 2003
Event
Violence Abates to a Moderate Level
1 November 2003 - 17 December 2003
Event
Sharon's Speech on Unilateral Disengagement Plan
18 December 2003
Event
Sharon's Letter to Bush on Disengagement Plan
14 April 2004
Event
Bush's Letter to Sharon on the Disengagement Plan
14 April 2004
Event
Reactions to Bush's Assurances to Sharon RE Disengagement Plan
15 April 2004 - 6 May 2004
Event
An Egyptian Security Plan for the PA
24 May 2004 - 6 July 2004
Event
Settlement Activity in Spite of Road Map
2 August 2004 - 23 August 2004
Event
New Palestinian Cabinet under Ahmad Qurai'
24 February 2005
Event
London Meeting on Supporting the Palestinian Authority
1 March 2005
Event
17th Arab Summit Meets in Algiers
22 March 2005 - 23 March 2005
Event
Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Israeli and International Reactions
27 January 2006 - 5 February 2006
Event
July War: Israel Attempts to Establish a Limited Foothold in Southern Lebanon
19 July 2006 - 29 July 2006
Event
July War: Israel Attempts a Ground Offensive in Southern Lebanon
11 August 2006 - 14 August 2006
Event
The US Revisits the Road Map
14 January 2007 - 15 January 2007
Event
Palestinian and Israeli Teams to Prepare Annapolis International Conference
20 September 2007 - 25 November 2007
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Bad Start
12 December 2007 - 27 December 2007
Event
The Quartet Expresses "Concern" over Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa Expansion
17 December 2007
Event
Bush's Statement on Palestinian Statehood, Jerusalem
10 January 2008
Event
SC Res. 1850: Expressing Support for the Annapolis Negotiations and the Quartet Principles of January 2006
16 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza: Parallel Israeli and Hamas Cease-Fires; Balance Sheet
18 January 2009
Event
The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side
21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009
Event
The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Israeli Side: The Settlements Issue
18 May 2009 - 1 June 2009
Event
Fatah Sixth General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
8 August 2009 - 11 August 2009
Event
The US Shies Away from Its Strong Demands on Israel
19 March 2010 - 30 April 2010
Event
Israel Resumes Provocative Settlement Measures in East Jerusalem
21 June 2010 - 30 June 2010
Event
The UN Secretary-General Establishes a Panel of Inquiry on the Mavi Marmara Incident (Palmer Commission)
2 August 2010
Event
Pro-Democracy Revolts and Demonstrations in Several Arab Countries
17 December 2010 - 11 February 2011
Event
Al Jazeera Satellite TV and the Guardian Release the Palestine Papers
23 January 2011
Event
Israel Approves Settlement Expansion
2 March 2011 - 11 August 2011
Event
On Nakba Day, Palestinians Head Up Toward Cease-Fire Lines with Israel
15 May 2011 - 5 June 2011
Event
Diplomatic Efforts to Avert Palestinian Statehood Bid at the UN
2 June 2011 - 11 July 2011
Event
Report of the Panel of Inquiry on the Mavi Marmara Incident (Palmer Commission)
2 September 2011
Event
Israeli Settlement Activity Continues, Including Through Expulsion
12 December 2011 - 28 December 2011
Event
Four Islamic Jihad Members, Administrative Detainees in Israeli Prisons, Go on Hunger Strike
17 December 2011 - 1 April 2012
Event
Palestinians in West Bank Mobilize in Support of Gaza
8 July 2014 - 22 August 2014
Event
Steps, Mostly Parliamentary, Toward European Recognition of Palestinian State
13 October 2014 - 22 December 2015
Event
With the Haram al-Sharif Tensions, Protests Spread to the Occupied Territories
13 September 2015 - 30 September 2015
Event
Abbas Outlines Six Potential Legal Steps in Speech at the UNGA
30 September 2015
Event
Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements
22 September 2016 - 22 December 2016
Event
Fatah Seventh General Conference Is Held in Ramallah
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
Event
SC Res. 2334: Condemning Israel's Settlement Activities without Enforcement Mechanism
23 December 2016
Event
Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
Event
Palestinian Popular Response to Israel's Measures over the Haram al-Sharif
16 July 2017 - 23 July 2017
Event
President Trump Announces the Official US Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
Event
Popular Protests Against US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
7 December 2017 - 31 December 2017
Event
The US Opens its Embassy in Jerusalem; Guatemala and Paraguay (Temporarily) Follow Suit
14 May 2018 - 15 May 2018
Event
Australia Recognizes West Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
15 December 2018
Event
Israeli Harassment and Mass Arrests in Issawiyya
1 June 2019 - 1 September 2019
Highlights
Highlight
Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
Highlight
Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine
Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement
Highlight
The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
Highlight
Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
Highlight
Present Absentees in Israel
Exiled in Their Own Homeland
Highlight
Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab
Highlight
Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
Highlight
Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
Highlight
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
Highlight
The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
Highlight
The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
Highlight
Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
Highlight
The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
Highlight
The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
Highlight
Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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