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Biographies

Biography
Nakhla Zurayq
1859 - 21 July 1921
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
Qudsia Khourshid
5 August 1912 - 2 December 2009
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024
Biography
Yahya al-Sinwar
19 October 1962 - 17 October 2024
Biography
Khalida Jarrar
9 February 1963

Historical Texts

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League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
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Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
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The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
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Peel Commission Report
July 1937
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The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
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Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan, 1946
22 March 1946
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Text of Plan Dalet (Plan D): General Section
10 March 1948
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Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan, 1948
15 March 1948
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The Palestine Act, 1948
29 April 1948
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Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
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Progress Report of the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte)
16 September 1948
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Al-Dawayima Massacre, 29 October 1948 An Israeli Soldier Eye-Witness Account
8 November 1948
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UNGA Resolution 194 (III)
11 December 1948
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Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement
24 February 1949
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Lebanon-Israel General Armistice Agreement
23 March 1949
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Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
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Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement
20 July 1949
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Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
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UNSC Resolution 313
28 February 1972
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Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Egypt
18 January 1974
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Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria
31 May 1974
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 11898
5 December 1975
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Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
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Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut
20 August 1982
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Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
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Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
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Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
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President George Bush Address to Joint Session of Congress on the Middle East
6 March 1991
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Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
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Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
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Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
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The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
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The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
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Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
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Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
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The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement Plan: Key Principles
14 April 2004
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/16
30 November 2006
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Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
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Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
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Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
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Understanding Regarding Ceasefire in Gaza Strip
21 November 2012
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HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
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Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
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Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
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Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
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B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid
12 January 2021
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Amnesty Report on Israeli Apartheid
1 February 2022
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Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry to HRC
9 May 2022

Events

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Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1931
23 July 1931
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The Knesset Adopts the Entry into Israel Law
26 August 1952
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Israel Carries out an Intelligence Operation in Syria and the First Airline Hijacking in the History of the Conflict
8 December 1954 - 14 December 1954
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Israel Invades Egypt
29 October 1956
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Britain and France Join the War
31 October 1956
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Syrian-Israeli Clashes
19 August 1963 - 20 August 1963
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Israeli Air Force Carries out a Raid in Syria in Response to Fatah Operations
14 July 1966
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June War, 1st Day
5 June 1967
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Assassination Attempt of George Habash in Bsaba Village
15 July 1970
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Black September in Jordan
15 September 1970 - 25 September 1970
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SC Res. 313: Demanding that Israel Refrain Immediately from Military Action Against Lebanon
28 February 1972
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October War, 1st Day
6 October 1973
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Palestinian Operations in Northern Israel
11 April 1974
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Assassination Attempt of PLO Senior Leadership in Beirut
1 October 1975
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Premeditated Israeli Air Attack Against Palestinians in Lebanon
2 December 1975
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Draft SC Res S/11898 to Condemn Israeli Attacks Against Lebanon, Vetoed by US
8 December 1975
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Israeli-Syrian Mounting Tension in Lebanon
28 April 1981 - 5 May 1981
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Israeli Air Force Destroys Iraqi Nuclear Reactor Under Construction Near Bagdad
7 June 1981
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Severe Israeli-Palestinian Clashes in Lebanon
10 July 1981 - 20 July 1981
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South Lebanon Cease-fire Is Broken
21 April 1982 - 9 May 1982
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Encirclement of Beirut
11 June 1982 - 20 June 1982
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Israeli Army Attempts to Conquer Beirut
21 July 1982 - 12 August 1982
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The Gulf War
17 January 1991 - 28 February 1991
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Arafat Survives a Plane Crash in Libya
7 April 1992 - 8 April 1992
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FAPS Target Date Extended to 13 May: The Bolling Rounds
7 March 2000 - 20 April 2000
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Andrews and Bolling Rounds of Negotiation
13 June 2000 - 17 June 2000
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Israeli Retaliatory Strategy and First Signs of a "Militarized" Intifada
19 October 2000 - 7 November 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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Assassination of Mas'ud Ayyad in Jabaliya
13 February 2001
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Operation Bronze and Escalation
7 March 2001 - 16 May 2001
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Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation Escalates
20 August 2001 - 10 September 2001
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US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation
12 September 2001 - 16 October 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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Assassination of Raed Karmi in Tulkarm
14 January 2002
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Sharon's Letter to Bush on Disengagement Plan
14 April 2004
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Disengagement: Evacuation of Troops; The Case of Gaza-Egypt Border
15 August 2005 - 12 September 2005
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Ongoing Israeli Raids: Operation First Rain
23 September 2005 - 2 October 2005
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Israel Launches Operation Starting All Over Again
24 October 2005 - 30 October 2005
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After Ongoing Israeli Military Activities, A Surge in Violence
27 November 2005 - 15 December 2005
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Israel Steps up Military Actions in Gaza
29 May 2006 - 15 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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Hizballah Fighters Capture Israeli Soldiers
12 July 2006
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July War: Israel Launches an Air War Against Hizballah
13 July 2006
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July War: Israel's Air War Fails to Knock out Hizballah
14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006
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July War: Israel's Special Operations Along the Border
17 July 2006 - 19 July 2006
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July War: Massacre in Qana; 48-Hour Partial Suspension of Air Strikes
30 July 2006 - 2 August 2006
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July War: A Balance Sheet
14 August 2006
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Israel's Operation Summer Rains Against Gaza Continues
15 August 2006 - 9 September 2006
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Israel's Operation Autumn Clouds Against Gaza
1 November 2006 - 12 November 2006
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Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank
3 April 2007 - 29 May 2007
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The Battle of Nahr el-Bared
20 May 2007 - 2 September 2007
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Ongoing Military Confrontation: Israel Declares Gaza a "Hostile Territory"
16 August 2007 - 3 November 2007
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Bad Start
12 December 2007 - 27 December 2007
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Assassination of Majid Harazin, Jihad Dahir, Karim Dahdouh, Na'el Tafesh, Ayman al-'Aileh and Ammar Abu-al-Said in Gaza City
17 December 2007
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Assassination of Amer Qarmout in Beit Lahiya
4 February 2008
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Israel Launches Operation Hot Winter in Gaza
28 February 2008 - 3 March 2008
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Israel Breaks the Gaza Cease-Fire
4 November 2008 - 30 November 2008
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Gaza Cease-Fire Falls Apart
14 December 2008 - 21 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 1, Start of Phase 1
27 December 2008
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The War on Gaza (2008-09): Operation Cast Lead/ Battle of al-Furqan
27 December 2008 - 18 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 2
28 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 4
30 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 5
31 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 6
1 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 7
2 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 9: Start of Phase 2
4 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 10; Gaza Strip Segmented into 3 Operational Zones
5 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 11: Dramatic Surge in Palestinian Civilian Casualties
6 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 12
7 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 13
8 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 14
9 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 15: Intensification of Israeli Attacks
10 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 16
11 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 17
12 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 18
13 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 19: Hamas Cease-Fire Offer
14 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 20
15 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 21
16 January 2009
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War on Gaza: Parallel Israeli and Hamas Cease-Fires; Balance Sheet
18 January 2009
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Gaza Tenuous Cease-Fire
27 January 2009 - 12 February 2009
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Cross-Border Violence, Gaza
20 September 2009 - 3 October 2009
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Gaza Cross-Border Situation Deteriorates
11 March 2010 - 1 April 2010
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Two Spates of Clashes Across Gaza Border
16 March 2011 - 10 April 2011
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Assassination of Muhammad al-Dayah, Abdullah Lubbad, and Isma‘il Lubbad in Deir al-Balah
2 April 2011
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Assassination of Kamal al-Nairab and Imad Hamad in Rafah
18 August 2011
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A Serious Round of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in Gaza
9 March 2012 - 13 March 2012
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Another Spate of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in Gaza
17 June 2012 - 23 June 2012
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Assassination of Ashraf Sabah and Hisham al-Saidani in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
13 October 2012
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Dangerous Surge of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in and across Gaza
14 October 2012 - 13 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on the Gaza Strip, Day 1
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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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 3
16 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4
17 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 5
18 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 7
20 November 2012
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Heavy Fire Exchange Across the Gaza Strip
12 March 2014 - 13 March 2014
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Tension and Hostilities Mount Across Gaza
14 June 2014 - 2 July 2014
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Dangerous Escalation on the Gaza Front
3 July 2014 - 7 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 1
8 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 4 and 5
11 July 2014 - 12 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 11 and 12
18 July 2014 - 19 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 13-15: Dramatic Surge in the Fighting; al-Shuja‘iyya Destruction
20 July 2014 - 22 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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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 43
19 August 2014
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No Effective Resumption of Gaza Postwar Talks in Cairo
23 September 2014
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Israel Kills Samir Quntar; Hizballah Responds
19 December 2015 - 4 January 2016
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Five-Day Violence Along the Gaza Strip Border
3 May 2016 - 7 May 2016
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In Retaliation to Palestinian Attacks, Yatta and Hebron Towns Are Collectively Targeted
8 June 2016 - 11 August 2016
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Airstrikes and Rockets in Wake of Casualties during Great March of Return Protest
26 May 2018 - 20 August 2018
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Israel Continues to Attack Great March of Return Protesters
17 October 2018 - 1 November 2018
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Botched Undercover Israeli Operation in Gaza Sparks Exchange of Fire
11 November 2018 - 13 November 2018
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Israeli Violence Ahead of One-Year Anniversary of Great March of Return; Egyptian Restraint Efforts
22 March 2019 - 29 March 2019
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Israeli Bombing Resumes Against Gaza
1 May 2019 - 5 May 2019
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The May 2021 Gaza War
10 May 2021 - 21 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 5
14 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 8
17 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 9
18 May 2021

Highlights

Highlight
June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
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Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
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Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
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Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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The Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
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Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
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The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
Highlight
The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
Highlight
The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
Highlight
Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
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VI. Rise of The Palestinian National Movement
1966-1973
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
Highlight
The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
Highlight
Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Marka (Hittin) Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
Highlight
Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
Highlight
The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
Highlight
Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
Highlight
Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
Highlight
Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
Highlight
XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
Highlight
Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
Highlight
The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
Highlight
Brazil and the Palestine Question
Competing Solidarities, Fluctuating Policies

Places

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al-Jura
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al-Nabi Yusha'
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al-Sumayriyya
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al-Tira
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'Ayn Karim
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Dayr Tarif
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Hamama
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Ijzim
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'Iraq Suwaydan
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Isdud
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Lifta
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al-Malikiyya
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Mirun
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Najd
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Qaqun
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Saffuriyya
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Samakh
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Sarafand al-'Amar
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Bayt Jibrin