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Biography
Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi
1842 - 1906
Biography
Nakhla Zurayq
1859 - 21 July 1921
Biography
Abdallah Mukhlis
27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947
Biography
Boulos Shehadeh
1882 - 1 August 1943
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Mustafa al-Dabbagh
1897 - 1 October 1989
Biography
Sadhij Nassar
1900 - 1970
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi (Abu Salma)
1909 - 11 October 1980
Biography
Constantine Zurayk
18 April 1909 - 12 August 2000
Biography
Qadri Tuqan
1910 - 26 February 1971
Biography
Qudsia Khourshid
5 August 1912 - 2 December 2009
Biography
Emile Touma
16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985
Biography
Fatima al-Budeiri
1923 - June 2009
Biography
Kamal Nasser
1925 - 10 April 1973
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Bassam Shak’a
1930 - 22 July 2019
Biography
Sulafa Hijjawi
1934 - 14 September 2021
Biography
Kamal Adwan
9 May 1935 - 10 April 1973
Biography
Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa)
14 May 1938 - 27 August 2001
Biography
May Sayegh
1941 - 5 February 2023
Biography
Leila Shahid
13 July 1949 - 18 February 2026
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024
Biography
Khalida Jarrar
9 February 1963
Biography
Rim Banna
6 December 1966 - 24 March 2018

Events

Event
Herzl Correspondence with Jerusalem Mayor
19 March 1899
Event
Foundation of the Zionist Paramilitary Group Hashomer
12 April 1909
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Start of the Arab Revolt Against the Ottomans
10 June 1916
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The General Syrian Congress and the King-Crane Commission
2 July 1919 - 3 July 1919
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Hybrid Status for Transjordan; Prince Abdullah Becomes Its Emir
11 April 1921
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Hope Simpson Report Is Published
22 August 1930 - 20 October 1930
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Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1931
23 July 1931
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The British Issue the Collective Fines Ordinance
4 August 1936
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Great Britain Issues the Palestine Martial Law (Defence) Order in Council, 1936
30 September 1936
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Peel Commission Report Proposes Partition of Palestine
7 July 1937
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Land Transfers Regulations
20 February 1940
Event
Pact of the League of Arab States; Annex on Palestine
22 March 1945
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Coordinated Zionist Anti-British Activism
1 October 1945 - 31 October 1945
Event
Irgun Kidnaps and Murders Two British Sergeants
11 July 1947 - 31 July 1947
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Early Responses to Truce and Trusteeship Ideas
19 March 1948 - 20 March 1948
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Count Bernadotte's Palestine Plan
28 June 1948
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Israel Establishes Military Government in Palestinian Areas
21 October 1948
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Emergency Regulations Regarding Absentee Property
2 December 1948
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The Knesset Enacts the Nationality Law
1 April 1952
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Palestinians in Israel Protest the Nationality law
14 July 1952
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The Knesset Issues the Prevention of Infiltration Law
16 August 1954
Event
New Lebanese Social Security Law Implicitly Excludes Palestinian Refugees from its Benefits
26 September 1963
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The Council of the Arab League Adopts the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in the Arab States
11 September 1965
Event
Naturalization in Lebanon and the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
3 August 1966
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Reports on Israeli Plans Against Syria
12 May 1967 - 14 May 1967
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The Knesset Amends the Municipal Corporations Ordinance to Extend Area of West Jerusalem Municipality
27 June 1967 - 29 June 1967
Event
Israel and Refugee Camps in Gaza and West Bank
18 February 1970
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President Sadat Suggests Partial Israeli Withdrawal from Suez Canal
4 February 1971
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The Knesset Issues Amendment 16 to the Planning and Building Law, 1965
12 February 1981
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Israel and the US Demand PLO Withdrawal from Beirut and Lebanon
15 June 1982 - 27 June 1982
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Israel Rejects the Reagan Plan
2 September 1982
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Jordanian Parliament Revived
9 January 1984 - 18 January 1984
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The PLO, the US, and Resolution 242
15 May 1985
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Amendment No. 9 of Basic Law: The Knesset to Facilitate Disqualification of Arab Candidates to Elections
31 July 1985
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US Legislation Aiming at the Closure of the PLO UN Observer Mission in New York
9 October 1987 - 22 December 1987
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Responses to the Baker Five-Point Plan
16 October 1989 - 18 December 1989
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President Bush's Letters to M.E. Leaders on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991 - 14 July 1991
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US Congress Passes the "Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995"
23 October 1995 - 8 November 1995
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First Phase of Further Redeployment Not Implemented
9 March 1997 - 12 March 1997
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Official Colonization Activity and (Very) Partial Removal of Settler Outposts
10 October 1999 - 10 November 1999
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Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton "Proposals"
19 December 2000 - 23 December 2000
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A Lebanese Legislative Amendment Equates Immovable Property Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees with their Resettlement
3 April 2001
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Lebanon's Constitutional Council Upholds the Prohibition of Real Estate Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees
10 May 2001
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US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation
12 September 2001 - 16 October 2001
Event
Amendment No. 29 of Knesset Members (Immunity, Rights and Duties) Law
22 July 2002
Event
Israel Unable to Quell Palestinian Attacks
10 October 2002 - 5 January 2003
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Heightened Violence Despite Diplomacy
1 May 2003 - 29 June 2003
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With US Blessing, Ambivalent Israeli Acceptance of the "Steps Set out in the Road Map"
4 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
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Sharon's Speech on Unilateral Disengagement Plan
18 December 2003
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Disengagement: Evacuation of Settlers
8 August 2005 - 22 August 2005
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Disengagement: The Case of Gaza-Egypt Crossing in Rafah
7 September 2005 - 17 September 2005
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Pressure on Palestinians; Gaza on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
1 March 2006 - 25 April 2006
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Haniyeh Proposes a Long-term Cease-fire and Peace
23 May 2006
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Hizballah Fighters Capture Israeli Soldiers
12 July 2006
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July War: Diplomatic Efforts for a Cease-Fire
5 August 2006 - 9 August 2006
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Palestinian Unity Talks: A Cabinet of Technocrats?
6 November 2006 - 20 November 2006
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International Responses to Palestinian Unity Efforts
2 February 2007 - 19 February 2007
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Effects of the Siege of Gaza on Private Sector Production
9 December 2007 - 9 January 2008
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Israel Launches Operation Hot Winter in Gaza
28 February 2008 - 3 March 2008
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Hamas and Israel Agree on a Six-Month Gaza Cease-Fire; Blockade Marginally Eased
17 June 2008 - 4 November 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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Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University on Peace and Security for Israel
14 June 2009
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Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More
9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
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Goldstone Report on the War on Gaza
15 September 2009 - 25 September 2009
Event
The Goldstone Report and Palestinian Erratic Decision-Making
29 September 2009 - 16 October 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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US Offers Ambiguous Assurances to the Palestinians
20 April 2010 - 21 April 2010
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Israel Announces Easing of Gaza Blockade
8 June 2010 - 5 July 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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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 "Admissions Committees Law"
22 March 2011
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Abbas Confirms Palestinian UN Bid for Statehood
16 May 2011
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The Knesset Passes Israeli Prisons Law (Amendment No. 40) (Meetings with Lawyers)
3 August 2011
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The State of Palestine Becomes Full Member of the UNESCO
5 October 2011 - 31 October 2011
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US Legislation Against Palestinian Full UN Membership
23 December 2011
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The Israeli Knesset Adopts a Basic Law on Referendum
12 March 2014
Event
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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Israel Announces the Suspension of Negotiations with the Palestinians
24 April 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Day 25: Breakdown of 72-Hour Cease-Fire Due to Activation of the Hannibal Directive
1 August 2014
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Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism
16 September 2014
Event
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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Arab Parties in Israel Form a Joint List For the Knesset Elections
22 January 2015
Event
Abbas Outlines Six Potential Legal Steps in Speech at the UNGA
30 September 2015
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The Knesset Adopts an Amendment to the Penal Code Imposing Minimum Sentences for Stone-Throwers
2 November 2015
Event
US Legislation Against Palestinian Recourse to International Criminal Court
18 December 2015
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France Plans to Resume its Peace Initiative
29 January 2016 - 16 February 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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The Knesset Adopts the "Anti-Terror" (Counter-Terrorism) Law
15 June 2016
Event
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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Palestinians and International Partners Fight Against Israel’s Planned Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar
15 February 2017 - 21 October 2018
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Trump Signs the 6-Month Waiver Delaying the Application of the Jerusalem Embassy Act
1 June 2017
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The PA Forces Early Retirement on Part of Its Employees in Gaza
4 July 2017
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Israeli and US Reactions to the Fatah-Hamas Agreement in Cairo
17 October 2017 - 19 October 2017
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US President Trump Declares Jerusalem “Off the Table”
25 January 2018
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The Knesset Passes Legislation that Allows to Revoke Permanent Residency from East Jerusalemites
7 March 2018
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Taylor Force Act Signed into Law
23 March 2018
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Long-Term Cease-Fire Linked to Palestinian Reconciliation
7 August 2018 - 31 December 2018
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President Trump Signs the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 (ATCA) into Law
3 October 2018
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UNGA Res. 73/89: Reaffirming Support for the Two-State Solution of Israel and Palestine
6 December 2018
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Israeli Harassment and Mass Arrests in Issawiyya
1 June 2019 - 1 September 2019
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Israel Prevents US Congresswomen from Visiting the West Bank and Israel
15 August 2019 - 16 August 2019
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Israeli PM Netanyahu Pledges to Annex Parts of the West Bank if Reelected
10 September 2019 - 6 December 2019
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US Congress Amends ATCA to Resume Funding for PA Security Forces
20 December 2019
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Israeli Caretaker Government and Opposition Escalate Settlement Advancement and Annexation Discourse
6 January 2020 - 25 February 2020
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US Peace Plan – Israeli Reaction
29 January 2020 - 9 February 2020
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Evyatar Outpost Resettled; Palestinian Protesters Killed or Injured
3 May 2021 - 31 December 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 1
10 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 2
11 May 2021

Historical Texts

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Letter from Theodore Herzl to Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi
19 March 1899
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Letter from Sir Henry McMahon to Sharif Hussein
25 October 1915
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Sykes-Picot Agreement
16 May 1916
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Balfour Declaration
2 November 1917
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Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
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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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Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots
10 August 1921
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The Supreme Islamic Shari'a Council Order
20 December 1921
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Churchill White Paper
3 June 1922
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League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
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The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
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Palestine Legislative Council Election Order, 1922
10 August 1922
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Agreement between Great Britain and Transjordan Emirate
20 February 1928
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Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem
19 November 1928
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Shaw Commission Report
12 March 1930
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The Hope Simpson Report
22 August 1930
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Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
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Report of the British - International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
1 December 1930
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MacDonald's Letter to Weizmann
13 February 1931
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Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931
19 May 1931
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The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
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Proposed New Constitution for Palestine
22 December 1935 - 23 December 1935
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Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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The Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1937
18 March 1937
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Peel Commission Report
July 1937
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Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
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Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead Commission) Report
9 November 1938
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British Government Statement on the Partition (Woodhead) Commission's Report
11 November 1938
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London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence
16 March 1939
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MacDonald White Paper
17 May 1939
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Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper
30 May 1939
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Land Transfers Regulations, 1940
20 February 1940
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The Alexandria Protocol on Forming the League of Arab States
7 October 1944
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Pact of the League of Arab States
22 March 1945
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The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
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Bevin's Statement on Formation of an Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
13 November 1945
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Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan, 1946
22 March 1946
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Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
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The Haganah: Plan Gimmel (Plan C): Section on Countermeasures
May 1946
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The Grady-Morrison Plan
24 July 1946
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Arab Constitutional Proposals at London Roundtable Conference
30 September 1946
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Truman’s Statement on US Efforts for Palestine
4 October 1946
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Arab Ten-Point Position on UN Agenda on Palestine
29 April 1947
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UNSCOP Minority Proposal: Federal State Plan
3 September 1947
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UNSCOP Majority Proposal: Partition Plan
3 September 1947
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UNSCOP Recommendations Approved Unanimously or by Substantial Majority
3 September 1947
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UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
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UN Palestine Commission First Report
29 January 1948
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UN Palestine Commission Report on Security in Palestine
16 February 1948
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Text of Plan Dalet (Plan D): General Section
10 March 1948
Document
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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UNSC Resolution 50
29 May 1948
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Suggestions Presented by the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte) to the Two Parties
28 June 1948
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Progress Report of the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte)
16 September 1948
Document
Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance No. 33, 5708-1948
23 September 1948
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UNSC Resolution 61
4 November 1948
Document
UNGA Resolution 212 (III)
19 November 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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Report Submitted by the Arab Refugee Congress of Ramallah on al-Dawayima Massacre
14 June 1949
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Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement
20 July 1949
Document
United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report
22 September 1949
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Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
Document
Israel Law of Return and its Amendments
5 July 1950
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
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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
Document
UNRWA-Egypt Agreement on Economic and Engineering Surveys
30 June 1953
Document
Prevention of Infiltration (Offences and Jurisdiction) Law 1954 (5714)
16 August 1954
Document
Exchange of Notes Between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
Document
Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962
5 March 1962
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Palestine National (qawmi) Charter
28 May 1964
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Protocol for the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
11 September 1965
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UNSC Resolution 228
25 November 1966
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Exchange of Letters Between Israel and UNRWA
14 June 1967
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Statement on Principles for Peace in the Middle East
19 June 1967
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Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
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Palestine National Council, 4th Session: Political Resolutions
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
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Amended Basic Law of the Palestine Liberation Organization
17 July 1968
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Palestine National Council, 5th Session: Political Statement
4 February 1969
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Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
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Rogers Plan II
19 June 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2628 (XXV)
4 November 1970
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Palestine National Council, 8th Session: Interim Political Program of the Palestine Revolution
5 March 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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UNSC Resolution 316
26 June 1972
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Programme of the Palestine National Front in the Occupied Territory
15 August 1973
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Sixth Arab Summit: Confidential Decisions
28 November 1973
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Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement
28 November 1973
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Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
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Memorandum of Agreement between the U.S. and Israel Regarding the Reconvening of the Geneva Conference
1 September 1975
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 11898
5 December 1975
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The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
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Israel-U.S. Working Paper on the Resumption of the Geneva Peace Conference
5 October 1977
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Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
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Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
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Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
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Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority
16 January 1980
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Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 January 1980
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The Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
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Sadat’s Letter to Begin Following Israel’s Enactment of Basic Law on Jerusalem
3 August 1980
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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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Israeli Cabinet Communiqué on President Reagan's Peace Proposal
2 September 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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Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409
13 March 1984
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Basic Law: The Knesset Amendment No. 9
31 July 1985
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Secretary of State George Shultz: A Statement for Palestinians
26 February 1988
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UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
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King Hussein’s Address to the Nation on Severing Ties with the West Bank
31 July 1988
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Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 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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Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
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President George Bush Address to Joint Session of Congress on the Middle East
6 March 1991
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Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: 1st Memorandum to US Secretary James Baker
12 March 1991
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Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: 2nd Memorandum to US Secretary James Baker
9 April 1991
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Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: 4th Memorandum to US Secretary James Baker
26 April 1991
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Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991
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Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
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Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
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Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
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The Knesset Law Concerning the Implementation of the Agreement on Gaza and Jericho Areas (Restrictions of Activity) 1994
26 December 1994
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Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
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Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
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Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
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Legal Personality Agreement Between Israel and the Holy See
10 November 1997
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Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
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Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
5 October 1999
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
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President Clinton Proposals on Israeli‑Palestinian Peace
23 December 2000
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Palestinian Response to President Clinton Proposals
1 January 2001
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Israel’s Response to President Clinton Proposals
3 January 2001
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PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy
20 January 2001
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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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The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
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Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)
11 June 2001
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Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
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Basic Law: The Knesset Amendment No. 35
15 May 2002
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President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
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Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
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A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
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The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/13
27 October 2003
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement Plan: Key Principles
14 April 2004
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EU’s Decision on a Border Assistance Mission to Rafah
12 December 2005
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Prisoners’ Document on National Conciliation
10 May 2006
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Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
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Basic Law: The Knesset Amendment No. 39
30 June 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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President Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World
4 June 2009
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Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University
14 June 2009
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Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years
22 June 2009
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Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
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UNGA Resolution 64/10
1 December 2009
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Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State
16 May 2011
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President Barack Obama's Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy
19 May 2011
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Statement by Middle East Quartet
23 September 2011
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Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
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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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Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
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Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
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Law for the Regularization of Settlement in Judea and Samaria, 5777-2017
6 February 2017
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Basic Law: The Knesset Amendment No. 46
14 March 2017
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UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
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Bezalel Smotrich: Israel's Decisive Plan
7 September 2017
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Statement by President Donald Trump On Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
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Palestinian Prime Minister's Letter to Secretary of State on No Longer Accepting US Assistance
26 December 2018
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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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ICC Decision on its Jurisdiction in Palestine
5 February 2021
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Framework for Cooperation between UNRWA and the USA, 2021-2022
14 July 2021
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Amnesty Report on Israeli Apartheid
1 February 2022
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Mahmoud Abbas’s Statement Before Joe Biden
15 July 2022
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Joe Biden’s Statement Before Mahmoud Abbas
15 July 2022
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UNGA Resolution 77/247
30 December 2022

Historical Media

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Caricature: Balfour and the Woes His Ill-Fated Promise Brought to Palestine (Filastin Newspaper)
2 November 1932
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Land Transfers Regulations - Zones A and B
1 March 1940

Highlights

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World Zionist Organization
Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine
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Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
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Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
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Demography and the Palestine Question (I)
1850s-1948
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Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
1948-2048
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Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
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Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
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UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
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The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
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The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
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Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
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Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
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The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
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Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”
Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History
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Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
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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 Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
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Land Day, 30 March 1976
A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel
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Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
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Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
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Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
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Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
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The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
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X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure
1993-2000
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The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
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Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
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Colonization and Dispossession
Zionism's Imagined Geography
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Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
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The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
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Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp
Syria
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Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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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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Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
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Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992
Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality
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Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
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The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
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The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
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The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance
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Palestinians in El Salvador
A Prosperous, yet Depoliticized Diaspora
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Japan and the Palestine Question
A Policy still Subordinate to the US
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XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
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Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
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The Peel Commission, 1936–1937
Sowing the Seeds of the Partition
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Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
Highlight
Brazil and the Palestine Question
Competing Solidarities, Fluctuating Policies

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