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Biographies

Biography
Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Said al-Shawwa
1868 - October 1930
Biography
Adil Jabir
1885 - 19 December 1953
Biography
Subhi al-Khadra
1895 - 4 July 1954
Biography
Sophie Halaby
26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997
Biography
Fouad Nassar
28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Siba Fahoum
1923 - 12 May 2004
Biography
Samiha Khalil
20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Ghassan Kanafani
9 April 1936 - 8 July 1972
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013

Events

Event
Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
Event
Lewis French and the Palestine Development Scheme
19 July 1931 - April 1932
Event
The British Issue the Press Ordinance
17 January 1935
Event
Criminal Code Ordinance of 1936
1 January 1937
Event
Enactment of Lebanese Labor Law and Its Subsequent Impact on Palestine Refugees
23 September 1946
Event
Second Phase of the Palestine War: Zionist Offensive
10 March 1948 - 15 May 1948
Event
Israel's Area of Jurisdiction and Powers Ordinance
16 September 1948
Event
The Knesset Issues the Prevention of Infiltration Law
16 August 1954
Event
31st Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem
6 December 1987 - 10 December 1987
Event
8th Negotiation Round, Washington
7 December 1992 - 16 December 1992
Event
The Mirage of the 5-Year Countdown to Palestinian Statehood
4 May 1994 - 3 May 1999
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To Declare a Palestinian State at the End of the Transitional Period?
28 December 1998 - 25 April 1999
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European Union Declaration "Compensating" the PLO for Not Declaring a State
25 March 1999
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Revival and Failure of Syrian-Israeli Talks
7 December 1999 - 26 March 2000
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
9 September 2000 - 10 September 2000
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Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath
17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001
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The Knesset Passes the Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
Event
The Knesset Adopts the “Criminal Procedure Law (Interrogating Suspects)"
26 June 2002 - 12 December 2016
Event
Palestinian Peace Gestures
1 December 2003 - 7 January 2004
Event
The Knesset Enacts the Prevention of Funding of Terrorism Law, 2005
29 December 2004
Event
Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah's Confused Preparation
25 November 2005 - 28 December 2005
Event
US-Israel Plan to Destabilize a Hamas-Led PA
17 February 2006 - 19 February 2006
Event
The US Revisits the Road Map
14 January 2007 - 15 January 2007
Event
Seal on Gaza Borders Tightened
5 November 2008 - 29 November 2008
Event
Binyamin Netanyahu of Likud Forms Israeli Cabinet after Close Election Results
10 February 2009 - 31 March 2009
Event
Palestinian Municipal Elections Announced and Delayed
8 February 2010 - 12 February 2011
Event
Egypt Announces a Restricted Opening of its Border with Gaza after the Mavi Marmara Incident
2 June 2010
Event
Abbas, Backed by the Arab League, Halts Palestinian-Israeli Direct Talks
30 September 2010 - 15 December 2010
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The Knesset Passes the "Nakba Law"
22 March 2011
Event
In Contrast with Islamic Jihad, Hamas Leadership Leaves Syria
17 January 2012 - 12 March 2012
Event
Israeli Government "Legalizes" Three Jewish Settlement Outposts
22 April 2012 - 24 April 2012
Event
Aim of Talks Is No Longer a Comprehensive Agreement but a Framework Agreement
14 November 2013 - 31 January 2014
Event
UNHRC Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
Event
37th Zionist Congress, Jerusalem
20 October 2015 - 22 October 2015
Event
In Retaliation to Palestinian Attacks, Yatta and Hebron Towns Are Collectively Targeted
8 June 2016 - 11 August 2016
Event
The Knesset Adopts the "Anti-Terror" (Counter-Terrorism) Law
15 June 2016
Event
Attempts at Holding Palestinian Municipal Elections
21 June 2016 - 31 January 2017
Event
Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements
22 September 2016 - 22 December 2016
Event
Israel's State Comptroller Publishes Report on Gaza 2014 War
28 February 2017
Event
UNESCWA and the Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
Event
Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails
1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017
Event
President Mahmoud Abbas Presents Palestinian Peace Plan to Security Council
20 February 2018
Event
Church of the Holy Sepulchre Temporarily Closes in Protest
25 February 2018 - 28 February 2018
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The Knesset Passes Legislation that Allows to Revoke Permanent Residency from East Jerusalemites
7 March 2018

Historical Texts

Document
Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
Document
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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Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem
19 November 1928
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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
Document
The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
Document
Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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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
Document
Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead) Report
9 November 1938
Document
London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence
16 March 1939
Document
MacDonald White Paper
17 May 1939
Document
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 Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
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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
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Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement
24 February 1949
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Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
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Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement
20 July 1949
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Israel Law of Return and its Amendments
5 July 1950
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UNRWA-Egypt Agreement on Economic and Engineering Surveys
30 June 1953
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Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
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Palestine National Council, 4th Session: Political Resolutions
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
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Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
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Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Final Statement
30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970
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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
Document
Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
Document
President Reagan's Talking Points Sent to Prime Minister Begin
31 August 1982
Document
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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Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
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Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
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Palestinian Declaration of Independence
15 November 1988
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U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel
18 October 1991
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
Document
Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
Document
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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Declaration of the Heads of State or Government of the European Union On the Middle East Peace Process: The Berlin Declaration
25 March 1999
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Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between The West Bank And The Gaza Strip
5 October 1999
Document
President Bill Clinton Proposals for a Final Settlement
23 December 2000
Document
Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001
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Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
Document
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement Plan: Key Principles
14 April 2004
Document
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years
22 June 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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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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Law for the Regularization of Settlement in Judea and Samaria, 5777-2017
6 February 2017
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UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
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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

Highlights

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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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Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
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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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XIII. With a Growingly Intractable Deadlock, Whither Palestine?
2017-
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
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UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
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The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
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Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
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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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Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
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Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939
A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression
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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
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Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)
Before the Nakba
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Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
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Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
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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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Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
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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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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
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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 Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
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Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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The Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses