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Biographies

Biography
Raghib al-Nashashibi
1882 - 1951
Biography
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
1904 - 17 December 1990
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Hisham Sharabi
1927 - 13 January 2005
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
François Abou Salem
16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011

Events

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Elections Held for Fourth Ottoman Parliament; Five Representatives from Regions in Palestine
18 April 1912 - 5 August 1912
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Palin Commission of Inquiry
12 April 1920 - 1 July 1920
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Roosevelt and Ibn Saud Meet
14 February 1945
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UNGA 997 (ES-I): Calling for an Immediate Cease-Fire (the Suez Crisis)
2 November 1956
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Civil War in Lebanon
May 1958 - October 1958
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October War
6 October 1973 - 27 October 1973
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Israeli Advance Continues and an International Nuclear Crisis Looms
23 October 1973 - 27 October 1973
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Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
27 March 1980
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Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait
3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991
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Ahmad Qurai' Is Appointed PM: A Nine-Week Ministerial Crisis
7 September 2003 - 12 November 2003
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The Palestinian Leadership Faces an Internal Crisis and Risks Loss of Control
7 July 2004 - 27 July 2004
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Pressure on Palestinians; Gaza on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
1 March 2006 - 25 April 2006
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July War: Diplomacy Paralyzed by the US
14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006
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Political Crisis in Israel
30 July 2008 - 10 February 2009
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23rd Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad
29 March 2012
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25th Arab Summit Meets in Kuwait
25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014
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Settlement Announcement in the Midst of a Crisis Regarding the Negotiations
1 April 2014
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Despite the Negotiation Crisis, Palestinian and Israeli Representatives Pursue Talks in Jerusalem
3 April 2014 - 22 April 2014
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A "Reconstruction Hudna" in Gaza?
2 March 2015 - 14 April 2015
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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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Two Jordanians Killed at Israeli Embassy in Amman
23 July 2017 - 24 July 2017
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International Community Alleviates Some of the UNRWA's Financial Crisis
15 March 2018
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Trump Peace Negotiating Team to Travel to Middle East
15 June 2018 - 24 June 2018
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Israel Deducts Funds from the PA’s Tax Revenue
17 February 2019 - 2 May 2019
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The PA and Israel Agree that the PA Can Collect Fuel Taxes
22 August 2019
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Inconclusive Results of Elections for the Knesset in Israel
2 March 2020 - 17 May 2020

Historical Texts

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Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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Peel Commission Report
July 1937
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Memorandum of Conversation between King Abdulaziz Saud and President Roosevelt
14 February 1945
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Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Statement on Principles for Peace in the Middle East
19 June 1967
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Palestine National Council, 6th Session: Political Statement
6 September 1969
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Palestine National Council, 10th Session (Extraordinary): Political program
10 April 1972
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Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
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The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
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Eighth Arab Summit: Statement
25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976
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Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
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Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement
11 February 1985
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Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
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Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal For an Israeli-Palestinian Cease-Fire and Resumption of Negotiations
16 April 2001
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The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
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The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
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UNSC Resolution 1435
24 September 2002
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Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
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UNSC Resolution 1701
11 August 2006
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Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
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UNSC Resolution 1860
8 January 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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Fatah Sixth General Conference: Five Points of Clarification on Political Program
8 August 2009
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Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
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HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916
30 December 2014
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Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 June 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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HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021

Highlights

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The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
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III. Late Mandate
1936-1947
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UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
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October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
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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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Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
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Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
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Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
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Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
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Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse
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The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
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Nablus Soap Production
The Decline of an Ancient Heritage
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Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp
Syria
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Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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The Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
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June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
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VI. The Rise Of The Palestinian Movement In The Wake Of The 1967 Arab Defeat
1966-1973
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The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Shatila 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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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
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Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
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Dera‘a Refugee Camp
Syria
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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Mar Elias Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon