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Acre Under Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar
1775 - 1804
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Napoleon Bonaparte in Palestine
February 1799 - May 1799
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Ibrahim Pasha in Palestine
October 1831 - 1834
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Uprising Against Egyptian Rule in Palestine
April 1834 - August 1834
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Jerusalem Area Designated as a Sanjaq
July 1872
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Great Britain Invades and Occupies Egypt
1882
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Elections Held for Third Ottoman Parliament; Five Representatives from Regions in Palestine
17 December 1908 - 17 January 1912
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Elections Held for Fourth Ottoman Parliament; Five Representatives from Regions in Palestine
18 April 1912 - 5 August 1912
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Formation of the Ottoman Party for Administrative Decentralization in Cairo
December 1912
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Jemal Pasha Orders the Public Hanging of Arab Nationalists from the Levant
21 August 1915 - 6 May 1916
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1st Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
27 January 1919 - 10 February 1919
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Scheduled Second Palestinian National Congress Cannot Meet
15 May 1920
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Establishment of the Arab Bank in Jerusalem
21 May 1930 - 14 July 1930
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Establishment of the Istiqlal Party
2 August 1932
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Establishment of the Arab National Fund
September 1932 - 8 August 1935
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Establishment of the National Defense Party
2 December 1934
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Establishment of the Reform Party
18 June 1935
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Arab National Fund Reestablished
August 1943
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Arab Office (AO) Is Opened in Washington
September 1945 - December 1947
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Attempt to Reconstitute the Arab Higher Committee for Palestine
22 November 1945 - 29 May 1946
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Ahmad Hilmi Abd al-Baqi Is Appointed Military Governor of Jerusalem
16 June 1948
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Responses to Bernadotte's Plan
2 July 1948 - 5 July 1948
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Establishment of All-Palestine Government in Gaza
22 September 1948 - 2 October 1948
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Palestinians in Israel Stage a General Strike to Protest the Kafr Qasim Massacre
6 January 1957
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Mahmoud Darwish Publishes First Book of Poetry, 'Asafeer bila Ajniha (Wingless Birds)
1960
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Death of Ahmad Hilmi Abd al-Baqi; Ahmad al-Shuqairi as Palestine Delegate to the Arab League
29 June 1963 - 19 September 1963
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Palestinian Delegation at the UN
18 October 1963 - 5 November 1963
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1st Arab Summit Meets in Cairo, Deals with Israeli Diversion of the Jordan River
13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964
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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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Opening an Office of the PLO in Lebanon
23 October 1964 - 13 November 1964
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2nd Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965
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Palestinians Reorganize
11 December 1967 - 19 January 1968
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Mahmoud al-Hamshari Is Assassinated in Paris
8 December 1972 - 9 January 1973
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Ahmed Bouchiki Assassinated in Lillehammer
21 July 1973
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Shaykh Ahmad Yasin's Islamic Center Is Established in Gaza
7 September 1973
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The PLO Opens a Permanent Observer Mission to the UN
25 February 1975
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A PLF Operation in Nahariya
22 April 1979
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Assassination of Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Brigheeth and Samir Toukan in Cyprus
15 December 1979
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Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors
2 June 1980 - 3 June 1980
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Popular Resistance and Israeli Measures in West Bank
16 February 1982 - 30 March 1982
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The US Orders the Closure of the Palestine Information Office (PIO) in Washington
15 September 1987 - 5 August 1988
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First Communiqué of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
14 December 1987
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A Palestine Affairs Center, under the Auspices of the Arab League, Is Opened in Washington
1 April 1988 - 28 April 1994
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Israeli Raid on Palestinian Base South of Beirut; Ahmad Jibril Is Targeted
9 December 1988
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Ahmad Yasin Arrested
19 May 1989
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Israel Deports 415 Palestinians to South Lebanon
13 December 1992 - 17 December 1992
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Norwegian Secret Channel, Exploratory Stage
20 January 1993 - 9 May 1993
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Norwegian Secret Channel, Official Stage
20 May 1993 - 20 August 1993
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Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Signed in Washington
13 September 1993
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Start of Israel-PLO Economic Talks in Paris
November 1993
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Multilevel Gaza-Jericho Negotiations
12 December 1993 - 23 February 1994
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Hebron Massacre
25 February 1994 - 18 March 1994
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SC Res. 904: Condemning the Massacre of Palestinian Worshippers in al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron
18 March 1994
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US State Department Allows the PLO to Open Foreign Mission in Washington
22 June 1994
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The Beilin-Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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Inauguration of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza
7 March 1996
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Attempted Assassination of Khalid Mishal in Amman; Ahmad Yasin Released
25 September 1997 - 1 October 1997
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Setting Up Israeli-Palestinian Back Channel
1 December 1999 - 5 May 2000
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The Stockholm Back Channel - 1st Session
12 May 2000 - 15 May 2000
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Andrews and Bolling Rounds of Negotiation
13 June 2000 - 17 June 2000
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The PA Releases First Batch of New Textbooks
2 September 2000
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Assassination of Ibrahim Bani Odeh in Nablus
23 November 2000
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Assassination of Anwar Mahmud Hamran in Nablus
11 December 2000
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Assassination of Mahmud Madani in Balata Refugee Camp
19 February 2001
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Assassination of Ahmad As'ad in Artas
5 May 2001
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Assassination Attempt of Raed Karmi in Tulkarm
6 September 2001
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Assassination of Abd al-Rahman Hamad in Qalqilya
14 October 2001
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Assassination of Ahmad Marshud in Nablus
15 October 2001
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Assassination of Yasir Asida and Fahmi Abu Eisheh in Tulkarm
2 November 2001
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Assassination of Mahmoud Abu Hanud near Nablus
23 November 2001
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With the Assassination of Abu Hanud, Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation Reaches a New Level
26 November 2001 - 15 December 2001
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Another Timid Return to Diplomacy: a Peres-Qurai' Draft?
16 December 2001 - 27 December 2001
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Invasion of Ramallah: The Siege of Arafat's Compound
29 March 2002 - 1 May 2002
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Assassination of Jihad Jibril in Beirut
20 May 2002
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Assassination of Mahmud Titi in Balata Refugee Camp
22 May 2002
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Establishment of al-Mubadara, the Palestinian National Initiative
17 June 2002
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Assassination of Hussam Hamdan in Khan Yunis
7 August 2002
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Assassination of Ala Ahmad Sabbagh and Imad Nasharti in Jenin Refugee Camp
26 November 2002
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Arafat Accepts the Creation of a Prime Minister Position
9 February 2003 - 6 March 2003
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Assassination of Nidal Fathi Farhat, Mufid Awad al-Bil, Akram Fahmi Naser, Muhammad Salmi, Ayman Mahanna, and Iyad Faraj Sheldan in Gaza City
16 February 2003
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Assassination of Ibrahim Makadama in Gaza City
8 March 2003
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
8 March 2003 - 9 March 2003
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Mahmoud Abbas Forms the Palestinian Government
19 March 2003 - 29 April 2003
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Assassination of Mahmud Zatma in Gaza City
10 April 2003
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Assassination of Jasir Hussein Ahmad Aleemi in Tulkarm
10 April 2003
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Assassination of Mahmud Salah in Bethlehem
29 April 2003
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US formally Presents Israel and the PA with the Road Map
30 April 2003
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Assassination of Yusuf Abu Hin in Gaza City
1 May 2003
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The PLO Approves the Road Map
3 May 2003 - 11 May 2003
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Abbas and Sharon Meet in Jerusalem
17 May 2003 - 29 May 2003
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Aqaba Summit: Bush, Abdullah, Abbas, and Sharon Meet
4 June 2003
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Assassination of Ahmad Rushdi Mustafa Ishteiwi in Gaza City
24 August 2003
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Mahmoud Abbas Resigns as Prime Minister
6 September 2003
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Assassination Attempt of Hamas Leadership, Including Ahmad Yasin, in Gaza City
6 September 2003
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Ahmad Qurai' Is Appointed PM: A Nine-Week Ministerial Crisis
7 September 2003 - 12 November 2003
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Assassination Attempt of Mahmud Zahhar in Gaza City
10 September 2003
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Assassination of Ibrahim al-Na'nish in Tulkarm Refugee Camp
28 October 2003
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Palestinian Peace Gestures
1 December 2003 - 7 January 2004
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Assassination of Mahmud Judeh in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
28 February 2004
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Assassination of Trad Jamal, Ibrahim Dayri, and Ammar Hassan near Deir al-Balah
3 March 2004
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Assassination of Ahmad Yasin in Gaza City
22 March 2004
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Appointment of Abd al-Aziz Rantisi Head of Hamas in Gaza
23 March 2004
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Draft SC Res. S/2004/240 Condemning Extrajudicial Executions (Shaykh Ahmad Yasin) and all Terrorist Acts Vetoed by US
25 March 2004
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Reactions to Bush's Assurances to Sharon RE Disengagement Plan
15 April 2004 - 6 May 2004
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Assassination of Abd al-Aziz Rantisi in Gaza City
17 April 2004
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The Palestinian Leadership Faces an Internal Crisis and Risks Loss of Control
7 July 2004 - 27 July 2004
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Attempted Assassination of Ahmad Ja'bari in Gaza City
18 August 2004
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Assassination of Mahmud Abu Khalifa, Amjad Abu al-Hayja, and Yamin Abu al-Hayja in Jenin
13 September 2004
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Assassination of Imad Yahia Khalil Bader and Saqer Awni Saqer in Khan Yunis Refugee Camp
9 October 2004
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Smooth and Constitutional Transition in PLO and PA Leadership
11 November 2004 - 1 December 2004
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Palestinian Presidential Elections: Mahmoud Abbas Is Elected
1 December 2004 - 15 January 2005
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Palestinian Efforts to Stop Anti-Israeli Attacks: An Informal One-Month Truce
17 January 2005 - 26 January 2005
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Abbas-Sharon Summit in Sharm al-Shaykh
8 February 2005
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Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Security Coordination
15 February 2005 - 30 April 2005
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New Palestinian Cabinet under Ahmad Qurai'
24 February 2005
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Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo
15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005
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17th Arab Summit Meets in Algiers
22 March 2005 - 23 March 2005
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Mahmoud Abbas's First Visit to White House as PA President
26 May 2005
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Assassination of Muhammad Ahmed Mar'i near Salfit
15 July 2005
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Disengagement: Celebrations in Gaza
12 September 2005 - 24 September 2005
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Assassination of Shadi Suhail Muhanna and Muhammad Ahmad Kandeel in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
27 October 2005
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Assassination of Mahmoud Arqan in Rafah
7 December 2005
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The Return of Palestinian Diplomatic Representation to Lebanon
6 January 2006 - 17 August 2011
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Israeli and International Reactions
27 January 2006 - 5 February 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions
27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006
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PA New Legislature and Consultations to Form a New Cabinet
18 February 2006 - 16 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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Abbas's Control Over PA Security Forces
5 April 2006 - 11 April 2006
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Assassination of Sami Abu Shari’a and Mahmud Ajjur in Gaza City
8 April 2006
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Assassination of Ibrahim Abdul Hadi, Mohammed Abdul Hadi, Mohammad Abu al-Husain, Hassan Abu al-Husain, Huthaifa Shubair, and Mohammed Sami Hamdan in Khan Yunis
8 April 2006
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Hamas-Led PA Ministry of Interior Establishes the Executive Support Force in Gaza
20 April 2006 - 25 May 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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The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006
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Assassination of Mahmud al-Majzub in Sidon
26 May 2006
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Fatah-Hamas Clashes
26 May 2006 - 24 June 2006
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Palestinian Factions Agree on the National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
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Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: The False Hopes of National Unity Talks
25 August 2006 - 23 September 2006
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Assassination of Ahmed Ashour and Ahmed Arqan in Rafah
5 September 2006
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Palestinian Unity Talks: A Cabinet of Technocrats?
6 November 2006 - 20 November 2006
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Assassination of Ahmad Awad and Ramzi Shuhaybir in Gaza City
8 November 2006
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Gaza Escalation Followed by a Negotiated Cease-Fire
20 November 2006 - 26 November 2006
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The US to Strengthen Security Forces Loyal to Abbas
14 December 2006 - 5 January 2007
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The US Revisits the Road Map
14 January 2007 - 15 January 2007
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Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord
28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007
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International Responses to Palestinian Unity Efforts
2 February 2007 - 19 February 2007
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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007
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A Mixed International Reception to the Palestinian Unity Government
17 March 2007 - 31 March 2007
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Fatah-Hamas Infighting Resumes
11 May 2007 - 20 May 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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Assassination of Ziad Malaisha and Ibrahim Abed in Kafr Dan
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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Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 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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Palestinian and Israeli Teams to Prepare Annapolis International Conference
20 September 2007 - 25 November 2007
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The Annapolis Conference Opens a New Round of Palestinian-Israeli Talks
27 November 2007
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Bad Start
12 December 2007 - 27 December 2007
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Relentless Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation in Gaza
15 January 2008 - 22 January 2008
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Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai
23 January 2008 - 3 February 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Intensify
4 February 2008 - 24 February 2008
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Assassination of Khaled Atallah and Ibrahim Atallah in Gaza City
1 March 2008
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Assassination of Muhammad Shihada, Ahmad Balbul, Imad Kamel and Issa Marzouk in Bethlehem
12 March 2008
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Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen
18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008
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Assassination of Ibrahim Abu Olba in Beit Lahiya
14 April 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: A Disappointing Abbas-Bush Meeting
24 April 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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Israel Breaks the Gaza Cease-Fire
4 November 2008 - 30 November 2008
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The PLO Central Council Meets in Ramallah
23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008
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War on Gaza: Calls for Active Diplomacy
4 January 2009 - 5 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 20
15 January 2009
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The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side
21 April 2009 - 28 May 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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The Goldstone Report and Palestinian Erratic Decision-Making
29 September 2009 - 16 October 2009
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Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements
31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009
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UNGA Res. 64/10: Endorsing the Goldstone Report and Calling Upon both Sides to Investigate the Violations Reported in it
5 November 2009
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Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections Postponed
12 November 2009
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 December 2009 - 16 December 2009
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The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian Talks Through Letters of Guarantee
16 December 2009 - 4 January 2010
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The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian “Proximity” Talks
7 January 2010 - 8 February 2010
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Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhuh in Dubai
20 January 2010 - 31 January 2010
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Israel Declares Two West Bank Shrines as Part of Its National Heritage Sites
21 February 2010 - 25 February 2010
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The Arab League and the PLO Endorse Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks
3 March 2010 - 7 March 2010
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US Offers Ambiguous Assurances to the Palestinians
20 April 2010 - 21 April 2010
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With the Arab League Blessing, Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks Are Launched
22 April 2010 - 20 May 2010
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President Obama Meets Netanyahu and Pushes the Palestinians for Direct Talks with Israel
6 July 2010 - 23 August 2010
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Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks, Mediated by George Mitchell, Formally Relaunched in Washington
1 September 2010 - 2 September 2010
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Direct Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Held in Sharm al-Shaykh and Jerusalem
14 September 2010 - 15 September 2010
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Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended
20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010
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Abbas, Backed by the Arab League, Halts Palestinian-Israeli Direct Talks
30 September 2010 - 15 December 2010
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The PLO Considers Internationalization as an Alternative to Negotiations
16 October 2010
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Fatah Dispute with Muhammad Dahlan
28 December 2010 - 12 June 2011
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Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics
14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011
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Abbas and Mishal Sign in Cairo a Record of Understandings Related to the 2009 National Conciliation Draft Agreement
4 May 2011 - 17 May 2011
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Abbas Confirms Palestinian UN Bid for Statehood
16 May 2011
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Palestinian Reconciliation Accord Put on Hold
14 June 2011 - 7 August 2011
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Despite US, European, and Arab Pressure, Abbas Submits a Request for Full UN Membership
12 September 2011 - 23 September 2011
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State of Palestine: Application for Admission to Membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
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The Quartet Proposes a Vague Timetable for the Resumption of Negotiations
23 September 2011 - 14 December 2011
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Assassination of Ahmad Shaykh Khalil, Muhammad Ashur, Bassem Abu al-Ata, Hassan al-Khadari, and Abd al-Karim Shatat in Rafah
29 October 2011
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Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo
20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011
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Abbas and Mishal Sign the Doha Declaration and Then Agree on its Suspension
5 February 2012 - 23 February 2012
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Assassination of Zuhair al-Qaissi and Mahmoud Hanani in Gaza City
9 March 2012
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Sensing an Insurmountable Deadlock, Abbas Sends a Letter to Netanyahu
17 April 2012
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Fayyad's Cabinet Reshuffle
16 May 2012
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Assassination of Eid Oukal in Rafah
5 August 2012
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Abbas Announces Intent to Apply for Observer State Status in Speech at UN General Assembly
27 September 2012
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Assassination of Ahmad Ja'bari in Gaza City
14 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza
14 November 2012 - 22 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 2
15 November 2012
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Assassination of Ahmad Abu Jalal near al-Maghazi Refugee Camp
16 November 2012
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Assassination of Ahmad al-Nahal in al-Shati Refugee Camp
18 November 2012
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John Kerry Conducts Shuttle Diplomacy for Resumption of Negotiations
4 March 2013 - 8 May 2013
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US President Barack Obama Visits Israel and Bethlehem and Ramallah
20 March 2013 - 21 March 2013
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Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
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Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Resigns
13 April 2013
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Toward Another Hamas-Fatah Agreement in Cairo
27 April 2013 - 14 May 2013
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China's Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
6 May 2013
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Rami Hamdallah Forms New Palestinian Government
2 June 2013 - 6 June 2013
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Terms of Talk Resumption as Sponsored by Kerry
28 July 2013
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Israeli-Palestinian Talks Accelerate for Nothing
25 September 2013 - 23 October 2013
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Israel's Settlement Expansion Disrupts the Palestinian Negotiation Team
31 October 2013 - 13 November 2013
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Aim of Talks Is No Longer a Comprehensive Agreement but a Framework Agreement
14 November 2013 - 31 January 2014
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Abbas Meeting with Kerry in Paris Ends in Total Failure
19 February 2014 - 21 February 2014
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Kerry Prepares Another Working Draft Framework for Negotiations
15 March 2014
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Abbas's Meeting With Obama in Washington Tests US Credibility
16 March 2014
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Stakes Related to Whether Israel Will Release, as Agreed, the 4th Group of Palestinian Prisoners
17 March 2014 - 29 March 2014
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With the Nonrelease of Prisoners, the Palestinian Leadership Applies for Access to 19 International Conventions
1 April 2014
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Abbas Sets Three Conditions for Extension of Negotiations
22 April 2014
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A PLO-Hamas Agreement (the Shati' Agreement) to Form a Conciliation Cabinet
23 April 2014
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Israel Announces the Suspension of Negotiations with the Palestinians
24 April 2014
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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
2 June 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 2
9 July 2014
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Egypt's Noncoordinated Cease-Fire Initiative Fails
14 July 2014 - 16 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War: Cease-Fire Talks in Cairo
11 August 2014 - 18 August 2014
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Failed Attempt at Empowering the Palestinian Unity Government in Gaza
7 September 2014 - 9 October 2014
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The PLO Strives for a Security Council Resolution Specifying a Timetable for Ending the Occupation
26 September 2014 - 28 November 2014
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Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel
10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014
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Israel Freezes Transfer of Tax Revenues to the Palestinian Authority
1 January 2015 - 21 April 2015
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Israeli Police Acts Against Palestinians in the Negev
14 January 2015 - 27 January 2015
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France and Arab League Consider Resuscitating Securty Council Initiative
15 January 2015 - 29 June 2015
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Palestinians in the West Bank Boycott Israeli Dairy and Processed Food Products
9 February 2015 - 2 March 2015
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UNGA Res. 69/320: Palestine Allowed to Raise Flag at UN
10 September 2015
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Abbas Outlines Six Potential Legal Steps in Speech at the UNGA
30 September 2015
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Palestinians in Israel Express their Concern and Solidarity with the Palestinian Outburst
5 October 2015 - 28 November 2015
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Netanyahu Reaffirms Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif; Cameras at Haram al-Sharif?
22 October 2015 - 24 October 2015
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Israel Outlaws the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement
16 November 2015 - 28 November 2015
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France Plans to Resume its Peace Initiative
29 January 2016 - 16 February 2016
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Palestinian Teachers Go on Strike in the West Bank
7 February 2016 - 12 March 2016
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To Satisfy Israel, France Backpedals on an Important Component of its Peace Initiative
9 March 2016 - 23 May 2016
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Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements
22 September 2016 - 22 December 2016
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The Convening of Fatah's 7th General Conference Is Announced in Effort to Consolidate Abbas's Leadership
1 November 2016
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Fatah Seventh General Conference Is Held in Ramallah
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
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Fatah Seventh General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
4 December 2016
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Palestinians and International Partners Fight Against Israel’s Planned Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar
15 February 2017 - 21 October 2018
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First Phone Contact Between Trump and Abbas
10 March 2017 - 12 March 2017
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Amendment No. 46 of Basic Law: The Knesset Gives Additional Reasons for Disqualifying Arab Candidates
14 March 2017
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Gaza and the Electricity Issue
27 April 2017 - 1 August 2017
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PLO President Mahmoud Abbas Meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House
3 May 2017
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President Trump's Visit to Israel
22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017
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President Trump's Visit to Bethlehem
23 May 2017
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Old Cities of Jerusalem and Hebron Inscribed as World Heritage in Danger
4 July 2017 - 7 July 2017
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Palestinian Official Response to Israel's Measures over the Haram al-Sharif
14 July 2017 - 21 July 2017
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China's New Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
18 July 2017
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As Israel Backtracks on Its Measures Concerning the Haram al-Sharif, Palestinian Pressure Continues and Succeeds
24 July 2017 - 4 August 2017
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Trump's Aides Seem Ready to Embark on Devising a Peace Plan
24 August 2017
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100-Year Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration
1 November 2017 - 2 November 2017
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The Fate of the PLO Diplomatic Office in Washington
17 November 2017
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Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
6 December 2017 - 20 December 2017
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Abbas Signs 22 Treaties as a Response to Trump's Move on Jerusalem
18 December 2017
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President Mahmoud Abbas Presents Palestinian Peace Plan to Security Council
20 February 2018
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Assassination Attempt on PA PM Hamdallah and Intel Chief Faraj in Bayt Hanun
13 March 2018 - 19 March 2018
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PA Requests Membership of International Treaties and Conventions in Response to US Embassy Move
24 March 2018 - 6 June 2018
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29th Arab Summit Meets in Dhahran
15 April 2018
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23rd Palestine National Council Convenes in Ramallah
30 April 2018 - 3 May 2018
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The US Opens its Embassy in Jerusalem; Guatemala and Paraguay (Temporarily) Follow Suit
14 May 2018 - 15 May 2018
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Qatar's Assistance to Gaza
9 October 2018 - 8 November 2018
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PA President Abbas Signs Accession Papers for 11 International Organizations
15 November 2018
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The Palestinian Constitutional Court Considers the Legislative Council to Be Dissolved
12 December 2018 - 22 December 2018
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Hamdallah Resigns, Is Replaced by Mohammad Shtayyeh
29 January 2019 - 13 April 2019
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The Waqf Reopens Bab al-Rahma at the Haram al-Sharif Compound
14 February 2019 - 17 March 2019
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Israel Deducts Funds from the PA’s Tax Revenue
17 February 2019 - 2 May 2019
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PA President Mahmoud Abbas Tells UNGA that He Plans General Elections
26 September 2019 - 10 December 2019
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Israel Announces Plans to Double Settler Population in Hebron
1 December 2019
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US Peace Plan – Palestinian and International Reactions
28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020
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COVID-19 Hits Palestine
5 March 2020 - 31 December 2020
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International and Palestinian Responses to Israel’s Annexation Plans
18 May 2020 - 23 June 2020
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UAE and Bahrain Announce Normalization with Israel
13 August 2020 - 11 September 2020
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After Threats of Annexation, Normalization Reignites Palestinian Reconciliation Talks
3 September 2020 - 24 September 2020
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Cracks in Arab Unity on Palestine
9 September 2020 - 22 September 2020
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Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill
1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020
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Saeb Erekat Succumbs to the COVID-19 Virus
8 October 2020 - 10 November 2020
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Hanan Ashrawi Resigns from PLO Executive Committee
9 December 2020
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Morocco Normalizes Relations with Israel in Exchange for US Recognition of Western Sahara as Part of Morocco
10 December 2020 - 14 December 2020
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PA Announces Legislative, Presidential and PNC Elections, Later Postpones
15 January 2021 - 29 April 2021
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Palestinians in Israel at the Heart of the Unified Intifada
10 May 2021 - 3 June 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 6
15 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 8
17 May 2021
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The General Strike of the Unity Intifada
18 May 2021
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Meetings Resume between PA and Israeli Ministers
29 August 2021 - 28 December 2021
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Gilboa Prison Escape
6 September 2021 - 21 May 2022

Biographies

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Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
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Nakhla Zurayq
1859 - 21 July 1921
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Ali al-Rimawi
1860 - 1919
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As‘ad al-Shuqairi
1860 - February 1940
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Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Jurji Habib Hanania
1864 - 1920
Biography
Najib Nassar
1865 - 3 March 1948
Biography
Khalil Baidas
1875 - 9 February 1949
Biography
Isa al-Isa
1878 - 29 June 1950
Biography
Abdallah Mukhlis
27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947
Biography
Omar al-Bitar
1880 - 16 June 1946
Biography
Abd al-Qadir Muzaffar
1880 - 1949
Biography
Izzeddin al-Qassam
1882 - 20 November 1935
Biography
Boulos Shehadeh
1882 - 1 August 1943
Biography
Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi
1882 - 1958
Biography
Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi
1882 - 29 June 1963
Biography
Isaaf al-Nashashibi
1885 - 22 January 1948
Biography
Adil Jabir
1885 - 19 December 1953
Biography
May Ziadeh
11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941
Biography
Khalil Abdallah Totah
20 May 1886 - 24 February 1955
Biography
Mu‘in al-Madi
1887 - 1957
Biography
Wadi‘ Faris al-Bustani
1888 - 20 January 1954
Biography
Abd al-Hamid Shuman
1888 - 9 September 1974
Biography
Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim
1889 - 1953
Biography
George Antonius
1891 - 1942
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Jamal al-Husseini
1892 - 5 July 1982
Biography
Karimeh Abbud
1893 - 27 April 1940
Biography
Omar al-Saleh al-Barghouti
1894 - 22 June 1965
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Subhi al-Khadra
1895 - 4 July 1954
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Musa Nasir
4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971
Biography
Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi
1896 - 27 September 1951
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Mustafa al-Dabbagh
1897 - 1 October 1989
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Anbara Salam Khalidi
4 August 1897 - 1986
Biography
Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari
1900 - 29 May 1980
Biography
Fuad Saba
1902 - 27 August 1984
Biography
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
1904 - 17 December 1990
Biography
Ibrahim Tuqan
1905 - 2 May 1941
Biography
Ihsan al-Nimr
1905 - 21 May 1985
Biography
Najati Sidqi
15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979
Biography
Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih
1907 - 8 January 2001
Biography
Badr Lama
23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani
1909 - 1977
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi
1909 - 11 October 1980
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
Qudsia Khourshid
5 August 1912 - 2 December 2009
Biography
Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud
1913 - 13 July 1948
Biography
Anwar Nuseibeh
1913 - 1986
Biography
Fouad Nassar
28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976
Biography
Wadi‘a Qaddura Khartabil
1915 - 2007
Biography
Fadwa Tuqan
1917 - 12 December 2003
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
28 August 1919 - 12 December 1994
Biography
Fatima al-Budeiri
1923 - June 2009
Biography
Yusra al-Barbari
15 April 1923 - 13 May 2009
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Muin Bseiso
1926 - 23 January 1984
Biography
Issam Abd al-Hadi
1928 - 8 August 2013
Biography
Samira Abu Ghazaleh
1928 - 12 January 2017
Biography
Hanna Abu Hanna
16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022
Biography
Ibrahim Dakkak
1929 - 2 June 2016
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
Biography
Tawfiq Zayyad
7 May 1929 - 5 July 1994
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
Anis Abdullah Sayigh
3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Ezzedine Kalak
1936 - 3 August 1978
Biography
Ghassan Kanafani
9 April 1936 - 8 July 1972
Biography
Ahmad Ismail Yasin
June 1936 - 22 March 2004
Biography
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 19 August 2014
Biography
May Sayegh
1941 - 5 February 2023
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008
Biography
Kamal Boullata
1942 - 6 August 2019
Biography
Abd al-Aziz Rantisi
1947 - 17 April 2004
Biography
Fathi Shiqaqi
4 January 1951 - 26 October 1995
Biography
François Abou Salem
16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024
Biography
Tawfiq Ibrahim
- 1966

Historical Texts

Document
Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement
1 October 1906
Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
Document
Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
Document
London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence
16 March 1939
Document
UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
Document
Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement
24 February 1949
Document
Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
Document
Report Submitted by the Arab Refugee Congress of Ramallah on al-Dawayima Massacre
14 June 1949
Document
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
Document
UNRWA-Egypt Agreement on Economic and Engineering Surveys
30 June 1953
Document
Speech of Ahmad al-Shuqairi, Head of the Palestine Delegation, before the UN Special Political Committee (in Arabic)
5 November 1963
Document
Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
Document
Cairo Agreement between the Lebanese Authorities and the Palestinian Guerrilla Organizations
3 November 1969
Document
Ninth Arab Summit: Final Statement
2 November 1978 - 5 November 1978
Document
Palestine National Council, 17th Session: Final Statement
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
Document
Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
Document
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
Document
UNSC Resolution 904
18 March 1994
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
Document
Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
Document
Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
4 September 1999
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
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
Joint Understanding Between Israel and the PLO Read by President Bush
27 November 2007
Document
Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
Document
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years
22 June 2009
Document
Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State
16 May 2011
Document
Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
Document
Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
Document
Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
Document
Marwan Barghouti’s Op-Ed in The New York Times: Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons
17 April 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
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
Document
30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019

Historical Media

Document
Jemal Pasha Reviews His Troops
1917
Document
Members of the Istiqlal (Independence) Party
1932
Document
Arab Higher Committee Members
25 April 1936
Document
Smashing the Palestinian Political Infrastructure
15 December 1938
Document
Arab League Warnings
June 1946

Highlights

Highlight
The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
Highlight
The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
Highlight
Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
Highlight
The Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
Highlight
The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
Highlight
Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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
Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
Highlight
Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
Highlight
Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
Highlight
The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
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
The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
Highlight
Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule
Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition
Highlight
Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
Highlight
Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
Highlight
The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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
Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
Highlight
Nablus Soap Production
The Decline of an Ancient Heritage
Highlight
Jaramana Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
Highlight
The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
Highlight
Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
Highlight
Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917
Preliminary Sketches of Mandate Palestine's Boundaries
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
Palestinian Visual Arts (II)
Pathfinders (1955-1965)
Highlight
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
Highlight
The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)
Highlight
June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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
Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp
Syria
Highlight
Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
Highlight
The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
Highlight
Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
Highlight
The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
Highlight
Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
Highlight
Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
Highlight
The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
Highlight
Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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
The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
Highlight
The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
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
Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
Highlight
The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
Highlight
Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art

Places

Place
al-Ras al-Ahmar
Place
Shahma

Periods

Period
XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza
2012