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Event
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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Publication of The Jewish State by Theodor Herzl
February 1896
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The Zionist Organization Opens an Office in Jaffa
December 1907
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Young Turk Revolution
23 July 1908
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Foundation of Tel Aviv
11 April 1909
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Formation of the Moderate Liberal Party and the Entente Libérale Party in Istanbul
30 October 1909 - 8 November 1911
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Formation of the Ottoman Party for Administrative Decentralization in Cairo
December 1912
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The Arab Congress Meets in Paris
17 June 1913 - 24 June 1913
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Formation of the Covenant Society in Istanbul
28 October 1913
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Founding of the Haganah, the Jewish Paramilitary Organization
June 1920
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The Issue of the Administration of Transjordan
25 July 1920 - 31 December 1920
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Churchill and Abdullah Reach Preliminary Understanding over Transjordan
2 March 1921 - 30 March 1921
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Hybrid Status for Transjordan; Prince Abdullah Becomes Its Emir
11 April 1921
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The League of Nations Confirms Britain’s Mandate over Palestine
24 July 1922
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13th Zionist Congress Is Held in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary)
6 August 1923 - 18 August 1923
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Palestinians Reject Arab Agency Scheme
12 October 1923
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14th Zionist Congress Is Held in Vienna
18 August 1925 - 31 August 1925
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15th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
30 August 1927 - 11 September 1927
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16th Zionist Congress Is Held in Zurich
28 July 1929 - 11 August 1929
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Lewis French and the Palestine Development Scheme
19 July 1931 - April 1932
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British Secure Military Reinforcements and Arm a Jewish Settlement Police
May 1936 - September 1936
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Charles Tegart's Means of Control
3 December 1937
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The British Government Rejects the Conclusions of the Partition (Woodhead) Commission
11 November 1938
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London Round Table Conference Convenes
7 February 1939 - 27 March 1939
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Establishment of Lebanese Consulate General in Palestine
30 December 1944 - 23 May 1945
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Coordinated Zionist Anti-British Activism
1 October 1945 - 31 October 1945
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Organized Irgun and Lehi Anti-British Attacks
24 November 1945 - 19 January 1946
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Series of Zionist Anti-British Attacks
17 June 1946 - 22 July 1946
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Anglo-American Conference Meets in London and Proposes the Morrison-Grady Federal Plan
24 July 1946
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Jewish Agency Partition Plan Secures US Endorsement
5 August 1946 - 14 August 1946
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22nd Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
9 December 1946 - 24 December 1946
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London Round Table Conference Reopens and Fails
27 January 1947 - 18 February 1947
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Palestinians and Zionists on UNSCOP Partition Plan
29 September 1947 - 3 October 1947
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First Phase of Palestine War: Offensive Defense versus Active Defense
29 November 1947 - 10 March 1948
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The Haganah Implements Plan Gimmel
1 December 1947
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Series of Zionist Attacks on Palestinians in the Wake of the Partition Plan
6 December 1947 - 31 December 1947
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Palestinian Attacks
14 January 1948 - 19 February 1948
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Fawzi al-Qawuqji Enters Palestine
5 March 1948
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Haganah Operations
11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948
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Palestinian Operations
11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948
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US Apparent Hesitancy Toward Partition
18 March 1948 - 30 March 1948
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Early Responses to Truce and Trusteeship Ideas
19 March 1948 - 20 March 1948
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SC Res. 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine
1 April 1948
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Operations Nachshon and Har'el to Open Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Road
3 April 1948 - 21 April 1948
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Zionist Leadership Decides to Proclaim Jewish State on 16 May
12 April 1948
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SC Res. 46: Calling upon All Parties to Cease Military Activities in Palestine
17 April 1948
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Operation Hametz and the Fall of Jaffa
24 April 1948 - 13 May 1948
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Operation Jevussi for the Conquest of Jerusalem
26 April 1948 - 30 April 1948
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Lebanon Sets up a Central Committee and Regional Committees to Deal with Refugees from Palestine
26 April 1948 - 11 May 1948
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Zionist Conquest of Eastern Galilee
28 April 1948 - 25 May 1948
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Operations Makkabi and Ben-Nun in al-Latrun Area
8 May 1948 - 31 May 1948
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Operation Barak Toward the South
9 May 1948 - 13 May 1948
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Operation Ben-Ami in Western Galilee
13 May 1948 - 21 May 1948
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Arab Armies Cross Palestine Borders
15 May 1948 - 10 June 1948
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Third Phase of the Palestine War: Arab-Israeli War
15 May 1948 - 6 January 1949
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Count Bernadotte's Palestine Plan
28 June 1948
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Israeli Intelligence Report on the Depopulation of Palestine until 31 May 1948
30 June 1948
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Operation Hiram in the North
28 October 1948 - 31 October 1948
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Israel Conducts its First Population Census
8 November 1948 - 1 February 1949
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UNGA 302 (IV): Establishment of Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)
8 December 1949
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Development Authority (Transfer of Property) Law, 5710-1950
9 August 1950
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UNRWA Signs Agreement with Egypt as Administrator of Refugee Host Area
12 September 1950
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UNGA 393 (V): Economic Reintegration of Refugees in the Middle East
2 December 1950
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UNRWA Signs Agreement with Jordan as Refugee Host Country
14 March 1951 - 20 August 1951
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UNGA 513 (VI): UNRWA to Carry Refugee Relief and Reintegration for 3 Years
26 January 1952
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The Zionist Organization/Jewish Agency Status Law
24 November 1952
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Exchange of Notes between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
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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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Palestinians in Gaza Rise Up Against Resettlement Projects
1 March 1955 - 6 March 1955
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Israel Occupies Gaza
1 November 1956 - 7 March 1957
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Israel Addresses the Future of Gaza
10 November 1956 - 3 February 1957
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UNRWA Director Issues Special Report on Situation in Gaza Strip
15 December 1956
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Lebanon Establishes the Department of Palestinian Refugee Affairs at the Ministry of Interior
31 March 1959
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Lebanon Establishes a Higher Commission for Palestine Affairs
26 April 1960
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Israel Land Administration Law, 5720-1960
25 July 1960
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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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A Lebanese Decree, Implicitly Applicable to Palestinian Refugees, Regulates Work of Foreigners
18 September 1964
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Reports on Israeli Plans Against Syria
12 May 1967 - 14 May 1967
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Exchange of Letters Between Israel and UNRWA
14 June 1967
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General Assembly Resolution 2252 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
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Small Fraction of 1967 War Refugees to Return to the West Bank
14 August 1967 - 19 October 1967
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Israel Conducts a Census of Palestinians in Newly Occupied Territories
10 September 1967 - 25 September 1967
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Israel Conducts a Census of Palestinians in East-Jerusalem
27 September 1967
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Yasir Arafat Assumes Prominence within Fatah
14 April 1968
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27th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
9 June 1968 - 19 June 1968
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UNGA 2535 (XXIV): Reiterating Past Resolutions on UNRWA; Affirming Inalienable Rights of People of Palestine
10 December 1969
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7th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970
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UNGA 2672 (XXV): People of Palestine Entitled to Equal Rights and Self-determination; Calling upon Israel for Return of Displaced in 1967
8 December 1970
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UNGA 2792 (XXVI): Deploring Israel's Operations in the Gaza Strip
6 December 1971
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28th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem
18 January 1972 - 28 January 1972
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The PFLP Announces It Has Abandoned the Tactic of Hijacking Planes
14 March 1972
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11th Palestine National Council Meets in Cairo
6 January 1973 - 12 January 1973
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The Koenig Memorandum on Israeli Policy toward the Palestinians in Israel
1 March 1976 - April 1976
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The PLO Central Council Condemns Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem
30 November 1977
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Majid Abu Sharar Is Assassinated in Rome
9 October 1981
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Israel Invades Along the Central Axis
6 June 1982 - 11 June 1982
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The “Creeping” Cease-fire
10 June 1982 - 26 June 1982
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Several Israeli Attempts to Assassinate Yasir Arafat During Invasion of Lebanon
15 June 1982 - 30 August 1982
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Failed Attempt of Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination
31 March 1983 - 8 April 1983
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
3 August 1983 - 7 August 1983
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Islamic Jihad Operations in Gaza
18 May 1987 - 30 November 1987
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Al-Quds, a Nablus-Based Palestinian News Agency, Is Closed for Two Years
25 October 1987
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
31 March 1989 - 2 April 1989
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Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait
3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991
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20th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
23 September 1991 - 28 September 1991
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
17 October 1991
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5th Negotiation Round, Washington
27 April 1992 - 30 April 1992
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PLO Central Council Meeting in Tunis Prepares the Implementation of the DOP
10 October 1993 - 12 October 1993
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21st Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza
22 April 1996 - 24 April 1996
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First Netanyahu-Arafat Meeting
4 September 1996
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
10 December 1998
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Palestinian Popular Congress to Confirm Nullification Articles of National Charter, Gaza
14 December 1998
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
27 April 1999 - 29 April 1999
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 February 2000 - 3 February 2000
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The Stockholm Back Channel - 2nd Session
18 May 2000 - 22 May 2000
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 July 2000 - 3 July 2000
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Clinton Invites Arafat and Barak to a Summit in Camp David
3 July 2000 - 11 July 2000
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
9 September 2000 - 10 September 2000
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Toward a Protracted Confrontation
10 November 2000 - 22 December 2000
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Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield
28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
8 March 2003 - 9 March 2003
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Unilateral Cease-Fire Announcement and Gaza-First Arrangements
21 June 2003 - 2 July 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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An Egyptian Security Plan for the PA
24 May 2004 - 6 July 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 Legislative Elections: Parties and Factions Sign a Code of Conduct
17 October 2005
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The Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee Is Established
25 November 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah's Confused Preparation
25 November 2005 - 28 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Registered Party Slates
18 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory
26 January 2006 - 29 January 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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New Israeli Pattern of Battering Gaza
11 July 2006 - 15 August 2006
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Major Israeli Operation in Nablus
19 July 2006 - 21 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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Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus
25 February 2007 - 7 March 2007
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007
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Another PLO Central Council Meeting Within Four Weeks
18 July 2007
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Abbas-Olmert Meetings to Reach Understandings Before the International Conference
6 August 2007 - 10 September 2007
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Assassination of Hizballah's Imad Mughniyah in Damascus
12 February 2008
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Israel Launches Operation Hot Winter in Gaza
28 February 2008 - 3 March 2008
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Israel Refuses an Egyptian-Brokered Gaza Cease-Fire Offer
30 April 2008 - 12 May 2008
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Israel Breaks the Gaza Cease-Fire
4 November 2008 - 30 November 2008
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Seal on Gaza Borders Tightened
5 November 2008 - 29 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, Day 3
29 December 2008
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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 17
12 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 20
15 January 2009
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War on Gaza: US-Israel MOU on Arms Smuggling into Gaza
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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Western Powers Adopt a Program of Action Against Weapons Smuggling into Gaza
13 March 2009
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War on Gaza: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Related to UN Premises
4 May 2009
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Fatah Sixth General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
8 August 2009 - 11 August 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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Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhuh in Dubai
20 January 2010 - 31 January 2010
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Palestinian Municipal Elections Announced and Delayed
8 February 2010 - 12 February 2011
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22nd Arab Summit Meets in Sirte
27 March 2010
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The Palestinian State: Recognition and Upgrade Drive, Mostly in Latin and Central America and Europe
1 December 2010 - 19 January 2012
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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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The Knesset passes the Law on Disclosure Requirements for Recipients of Support from a Foreign State Entity
2 March 2011
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Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo
20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011
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US Legislation against Palestinian Full UN Membership
23 December 2011
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Fatah and Hamas Sign an Agreement on an Implementation Timetable in Cairo
20 May 2012
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Local Elections in the West Bank Are Announced
10 July 2012 - 5 August 2012
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Hamas and Fatah Exchange Reconciliation Gestures
22 November 2012 - 7 February 2013
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Tension Mounts Over Haram al-Sharif Following Israeli Provocations
4 February 2014 - 26 February 2014
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25th Arab Summit Meets in Kuwait
25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
26 April 2014 - 27 April 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, Days 6−8
13 July 2014 - 15 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 9 and 10
16 July 2014 - 17 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, Days 21-24
28 July 2014 - 31 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War: A Balance Sheet
26 August 2014
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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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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
4 March 2015 - 5 March 2015
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26th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh
28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
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The 2014 Gaza War: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools
27 April 2015
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UNHRC Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
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Attempts at Holding Palestinian Municipal Elections
21 June 2016 - 31 January 2017
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Continued Violation of the Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif
12 July 2016
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27th Arab Summit Meets in Nouakchott
25 July 2016
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Fatah Seventh General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
4 December 2016
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Israel's State Comptroller Publishes Report on Gaza 2014 War
28 February 2017
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The Knesset Adopts Amendment No. 116 to the Planning and Building Law (Kaminitz Law)
5 April 2017
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Municipal Elections in the West Bank
13 May 2017
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A Unified Lebanese Vision on Issues of Palestinian Refugees Living in Lebanon
20 July 2017
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Assassination Attempt on Muhammad Hamdan in Sidon
14 January 2018 - 29 January 2018
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
14 January 2018 - 6 February 2018
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Trump Administration Defunds the UNRWA
16 January 2018 - 25 January 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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International Community Alleviates Some of the UNRWA's Financial Crisis
15 March 2018
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Taylor Force Act Signed into Law
23 March 2018
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Palestinian Professor of Engineering Fadi al-Batsh Assassinated in Kuala Lumpur
21 April 2018
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23rd Palestine National Council Convenes in Ramallah
30 April 2018 - 3 May 2018
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
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US Cuts Aid to Palestinians
24 August 2018 - 14 September 2018
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
28 October 2018 - 30 October 2018
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UNRWA Says International Community Almost Covers Budget Deficit
19 November 2018
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PM Hamdallah Rejects any US Assistance Related to ATCA
26 December 2018 - 1 February 2019
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30th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis
31 March 2019
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UNRWA Financial Situation Worsened after Misconduct Allegations
29 July 2019 - 13 December 2019
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Gaza-Israel Exchange of Fire after Assassination of Baha Abu al-Ata
12 November 2019 - 15 November 2019
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International and Palestinian Responses to Israel’s Annexation Plans
18 May 2020 - 23 June 2020
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Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill
1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020
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PA Announces Legislative, Presidential and PNC Elections, Later Postpones
15 January 2021 - 29 April 2021
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Jewish National Fund Adopts New Policy to Purchase and Claim Lands in the West Bank
25 February 2021 - 2 September 2021
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US Announces Resumption of UNRWA Funding and Forces UNRWA to Make Severe Policy Changes
7 April 2021 - 23 September 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
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Gilboa Prison Escape
6 September 2021 - 21 May 2022
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Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Organizations as Terrorist Organizations
22 October 2021 - 17 November 2021

Biographies

Biography
Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
Biography
Ali al-Rimawi
1860 - 1919
Biography
As‘ad al-Shuqairi
1860 - February 1940
Biography
Freih Abu Middein
1871 - 1955
Biography
Isa al-Isa
1878 - 29 June 1950
Biography
Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi
1882 - 1958
Biography
Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi
1882 - 29 June 1963
Biography
Tawfiq Canaan
24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964
Biography
May Ziadeh
11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941
Biography
Mu‘in al-Madi
1887 - 1957
Biography
Muhammad Izzat Darwaza
21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984
Biography
Abd al-Hamid Shuman
1888 - 9 September 1974
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
Iskandar al-Khoury al-Beitjali
1889 - 7 July 1973
Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
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
Najati Sidqi
15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979
Biography
Nicola Ziadeh
1907 - 27 July 2006
Biography
Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini
1908 - 8 April 1948
Biography
Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani
1909 - 1977
Biography
Qudsia Khourshid
5 August 1912 - 2 December 2009
Biography
Fouad Nassar
28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976
Biography
Emile Touma
16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985
Biography
Emile Habibi
29 August 1922 - 2 May 1996
Biography
Fatima al-Budeiri
1923 - June 2009
Biography
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
16 April 1925 - 20 April 2023
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
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Bassam Shak’a
1930 - 22 July 2019
Biography
Ismail Shammout
2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Ezzedine Kalak
1936 - 3 August 1978
Biography
Ahmad Ismail Yasin
June 1936 - 22 March 2004
Biography
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 19 August 2014
Biography
Leila Khaled
9 April 1944
Biography
Abd al-Aziz Rantisi
1947 - 17 April 2004
Biography
Fathi Shiqaqi
4 January 1951 - 26 October 1995
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978
Biography
Khalida Jarrar
9 February 1963

Historical Texts

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Letter from Theodore Herzl to Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi
19 March 1899
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The Covenant of the League of Nations: Article 22
10 January 1920
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Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
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Arab Executive Committee's Response to High Commissioner's Offer to Form an Arab Agency Similar to the Jewish Agency in Palestine (in Arabic)
12 October 1923
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Report of the Shaw Commission on the al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances of August, 1929
12 March 1930
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Report on Immigration, Land Settlement and Development (The Hope-Simpson Report)
22 August 1930
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Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
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MacDonald's Letter to Weizmann
13 February 1931
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The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
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Peel Commission Report
July 1937
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Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead) Report
9 November 1938
Document
British Government Statement on the Partition (Woodhead) Commission's Report
11 November 1938
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MacDonald White Paper
17 May 1939
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Biltmore Conference Declaration
11 May 1942
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The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
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Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
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UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
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UNSC Resolution 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine
1 April 1948
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UNSC Resolution 46
17 April 1948
Document
UNGA Resolution 186 (S-2)
14 May 1948
Document
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
14 May 1948
Document
Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
Document
Suggestions Presented by the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte) to the Two Parties
28 June 1948
Document
UNGA Resolution 212 (III)
19 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
Document
Lebanon-Israel General Armistice Agreement
23 March 1949
Document
Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
Document
Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement
20 July 1949
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United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report
22 September 1949
Document
UNGA Resolution 302 (IV)
8 December 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
UNGA Resolution 393 (V)
2 December 1950
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Agreement between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
14 March 1951
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UNGA Resolution 513 (VI)
26 January 1952
Document
UNRWA-Egypt Agreement on Economic and Engineering Surveys
30 June 1953
Document
Exchange of Notes Between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
Document
Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
Document
UNGA Resolution 1604 (XV)
21 April 1961
Document
Exchange of Letters Between Israel and UNRWA
14 June 1967
Document
UNGA Resolution 2252 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
Document
UNGA Resolution 2452 (XXIII)
19 December 1968
Document
UNGA Resolution 2535 (XXIV)
10 December 1969
Document
Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Final Statement
30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970
Document
Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions
4 June 1970
Document
Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions
28 August 1970
Document
UNGA Resolution 2672 (XXV)
8 December 1970
Document
Palestine National Council, 8th Session: Interim Political Program of the Palestine Revolution
5 March 1971
Document
UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)
6 December 1971
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Speech by Jordan’S King Hussein, Proposing a United Arab Kingdom in the Event of a Peaceful Settlement
15 March 1972
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The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
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Palestine National Council, 13th Session: Political Declaration
12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977
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Joint US-USSR Communiqué on Reconvening the Geneva Conference on the Middle East
1 October 1977
Document
PLO Central Council, Statement on Sadat's Visit to Israel
30 November 1977
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Statement by Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories on Sadat’s Visit to Israel
8 December 1977
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Palestine National Council, 14th Session: National Unity Programme
15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979
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Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
Document
Tenth Arab Summit: Final Statement
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
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Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
Document
Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 14832/Rev.1
19 January 1982
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UNGA Resolution ES-9/1
5 February 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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UNGA Resolution 38/58
13 December 1983
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UNGA Resolution 42/210
17 December 1987
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 19466
29 January 1988
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UNGA Resolution 42/229
2 March 1988
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UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
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Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
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Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
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UNGA Resolution 43/160
9 December 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 43/177
15 December 1988
Document
Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
Document
PLO “Assumptions” with Regard to Baker's Five Points
1 December 1989
Document
Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: Memorandum to U.S. Secretary James Baker
12 March 1991
Document
Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
Document
Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
Document
Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel
30 December 1993
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
Document
Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
Document
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
Document
The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1996: Resolution on the Palestine Question
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
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Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
Document
Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001
Document
The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
Document
The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)
11 June 2001
Document
Letter of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
12 March 2002
Document
The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
Document
UNSC Resolution 1405
19 April 2002
Document
Basic Law: The Knesset Amendment No. 35
15 May 2002
Document
Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
Document
Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
Document
The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution 58/292
17 May 2004
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/783
5 October 2004
Document
Palestinian Authority's Declaration on Institutional Renewal
1 March 2005
Document
Palestinian Parties and Factions Code of Conduct during the Legislative Electoral Process
17 October 2005
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/17
24 January 2007
Document
Statement of the Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (in Arabic)
21 June 2007
Document
PLO Central Council, Statement (in Arabic)
18 July 2007
Document
Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
Document
Basic Law: The Knesset Amendment No. 39
30 June 2008
Document
PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008
Document
Memorandum of Understanding between Israel and the United States Regarding Prevention of the Supply of Arms and Related Materiel to Terrorist Groups
16 January 2009
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-18
23 January 2009
Document
Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
Document
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years
22 June 2009
Document
Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
Document
Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Related Understandings Between Fatah and Hamas
4 May 2011
Document
UNGA Resolution 67/19
29 November 2012
Document
PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014
Document
HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916
30 December 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
Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
Document
Basic Law: The Knesset Amendment No. 46
14 March 2017
Document
UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
Document
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies
1 May 2017
Document
Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon
20 July 2017
Document
PLO Central Council, 28th Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
15 January 2018
Document
Twenty-Ninth Arab Summit (The Jerusalem Summit): Dhahran Declaration
15 April 2018
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 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
PLO Central Council, 30th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
28 October 2018 - 29 October 2018
Document
Palestinian Prime Minister's Letter to Secretary of State on No Longer Accepting US Assistance
26 December 2018
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
Document
Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel
15 September 2020
Document
HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021

Charts

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Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”, 1932, 1951 and 2015
1932 - 2015
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Demography and the Palestine Question (II) - Jewish Immigration
1948 - 2013
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Demography and the Palestine Question (II) - Fertility Rate
1962 - 2018
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Palestinian Women in the Labor Market - Female Labor Force Participation
1969 - 1993
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Palestinian Women in the Labor Market - Female and Male Participation
1996 - 2016
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Palestinian Women in the Labor Market - Unemployment Rates
1996 - 2016
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Demography and the Palestine Question (II) - Palestinians in the Diaspora (1)
2000 - 2010
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Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities", 2015
2015

Historical Media

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King David Hotel
24 July 1946
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Fawzi al-Qawuqji
March 1948
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Arab Liberation Army (ALA) Members
March 1948
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Attack on Jewish Agency Headquarters
11 March 1948

Highlights

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Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
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Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
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Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine
Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement
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Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
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Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
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Present Absentees in Israel
Exiled in Their Own Homeland
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Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab
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Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
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The Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
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The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
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Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
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Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
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Colonization and Dispossession
Zionism's Imagined Geography
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III. Late Mandate
1936-1947
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UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
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Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
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World Zionist Organization
Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine
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IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
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UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
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The Education of Palestinians in Israel
Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization
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XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict
1950-1966
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October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
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Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
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Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule
Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition
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Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
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Palestinian Embroidery
A Rich and Diverse National Heritage
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
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France and the Palestine Question before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
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The Judaization of the Galilee
A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity
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The Peel Commission, 1936–1937
Sowing the Seeds of the Partition
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The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
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Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
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Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
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Land Day, 30 March 1976
A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine
The Emergence of a Working Class
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Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
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Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
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The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
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The Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
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Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
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Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Jaramana Refugee Camp
Syria
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Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp
Syria
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Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
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I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
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1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
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Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
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Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
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Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
1948-2048
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Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939
A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression
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Palestinian Visual Arts (II)
Pathfinders (1955-1965)
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Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
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Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
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Marka Refugee Camp
Jordan
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The Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
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Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
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The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Fawwar Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp
Syria
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Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
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Mar Elias Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
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Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
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Urban Palestine
Divergent Trajectories of Spatial and Social Transformations
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Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”
Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
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Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
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The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
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The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
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Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
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Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
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The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
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The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
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The Nakba
Stages of a Forced Displacement
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Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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Dera‘a Refugee Camp
Syria
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The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
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Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
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The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948
An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status
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The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
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Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
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The Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses
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Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests

Periods

Period
IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Palestine Liberation Organization: National Council Sessions
1964 - present