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A Religious Component Related to Jerusalem and Other Elements Are Added to a Capitulation Granted to France
20 May 1604 - 17 April 1607
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A New Ottoman Firman on Christian Holy Places Causes Confusion; Holy Places as a Trigger of the Crimean War
21 March 1852 - 4 October 1853
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Founding Principles of Ottoman Reform: The Tanzimat Stage II
18 February 1856
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Ottoman Land Code, 7 Ramadan 1274
21 April 1858
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Law Granting Foreigners the Right to Own Real Estate in the Ottoman Empire., 7 Safar 1284
10 June 1867
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Ottoman Law of Nationality; An Attempt to Curb European Interference
19 January 1869
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Treaty of Berlin Confirms the Status Quo Related to the Christian Sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem
13 July 1878
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The Ottoman Government Sets Out Principles Governing Jewish Immigration to the Empire
24 November 1881
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Establishment of Foreign Archeological Institutes in Jerusalem
1890 - 1919
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The Ottomans and Sale of Land to Jews in Palestine
26 November 1892 - 3 April 1893
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Ottoman Consolidated Regulations on Jewish Residence and Land Purchase in Palestine
29 November 1900 - 28 January 1901
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Palestinian Peasants in Tiberias Score a Rare Success Against Zionist Land Acquisition
8 December 1900 - 11 November 1901
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Hussein-McMahon Correspondence: Territorial Issues and Prelude to the Arab Revolt Against the Ottomans
14 July 1915 - 30 March 1916
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The Sykes-Picot Agreement Defines the British and French Spheres of Influence over the Ottoman Arab Provinces
23 November 1915 - 16 May 1916
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Balfour Declaration Is Made
2 November 1917
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Palestine Gendarmerie Is Established
1 July 1921 - 24 April 1922
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British Formal and Conditional Assurance to Transjordan's Abdullah
25 April 1923 - 25 May 1923
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Agreement between Great Britain and Transjordan Emirate
20 February 1928
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Land Settlement Ordinance No. 9
30 May 1928
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Tension Over al-Buraq/ Western Wall
23 September 1928 - 30 October 1928
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The Arab Higher Committee is Formed
25 April 1936
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Memorandum of Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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Appointment of the Palestine Partition (Woodhead) Commission
4 January 1938
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London Round Table Conference Convenes
7 February 1939 - 27 March 1939
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Arab Office (AO) Is Opened in Washington
September 1945 - December 1947
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Bevin's Statement on Palestine; Formation of an Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
13 November 1945
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Series of Zionist Anti-British Attacks
17 June 1946 - 22 July 1946
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Enactment of Lebanese Labor Law and Its Subsequent Impact on Palestine Refugees
23 September 1946
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London Round Table Conference Reopens and Fails
27 January 1947 - 18 February 1947
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Transjordan and Great Britain Agree on Jordanian Military Intervention in Palestine
7 February 1948
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SC Res. 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine
1 April 1948
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British Parliament Enacts the Palestine Act, 1948
29 April 1948
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Great Britain Issues the Termination of Jurisdiction in Palestine (Transitional Provisions) Order in Council of 1948
12 May 1948
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Israel's Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
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SC Res. 50: Calling for a 4-week Cessation of Hostilities in Palestine
29 May 1948
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UN Mediator Count Folke Bernadotte Is Assassinated by Lehi in Jerusalem
17 September 1948
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Israel Conducts its First Population Census
8 November 1948 - 1 February 1949
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Individual Return of Tens of Thousands of Palestinian Refugees; Israel Launches "War on Infiltration"
January 1949 - December 1956
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First Arab-Israeli Armistice Talks Commence Under UN Supervision in Rhodes
12 January 1949
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France Recognizes Israel on a de facto Basis
24 January 1949
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Israel Enacts the Registration of Inhabitants Ordinance
1 February 1949
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Republic of China Recognizes Israel; People’s Republic Revokes Recognition of Israel
1 March 1949 - 9 January 1950
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Official Name of Jordan as an Issue
14 May 1949
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Israel's Measures to Make Jerusalem Its Capital
23 January 1950 - 13 July 1953
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Jordanian Parliamentary Elections; Formal Unification of the Two Banks
11 April 1950 - 24 April 1950
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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 Adopts the Entry into Israel Law
26 August 1952
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Land Acquisition (Validation of Acts and Compensation) Law
10 March 1953
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Israel's Foreign Ministry Moves to Jerusalem
10 July 1953 - 12 July 1953
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SC Res. 101: Censuring Israel for Its Retaliatory Action in Qibya in Violation of the Israel-Jordan Armistice
24 November 1953
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Exchange of Notes between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
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Arab Information Center (AIC) Is Opened in New York
15 June 1955
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Soviet Union Threatens Intervention
5 November 1956
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Israel Addresses the Future of Sinai
7 November 1956 - 8 November 1956
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Israel Addresses the Future of Gaza
10 November 1956 - 3 February 1957
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Lebanon Establishes a Higher Commission for Palestine Affairs
26 April 1960
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Palestine Arab Delegation (PAD) Office Is Opened in New York
26 June 1961 - 26 June 2001
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New Lebanese Social Security Law Implicitly Excludes Palestinian Refugees from its Benefits
26 September 1963
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A Lebanese Decree, Implicitly Applicable to Palestinian Refugees, Regulates Work of Foreigners
18 September 1964
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The PLO Opens its First Information Office in New York
22 January 1965 - 29 October 1974
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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
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Naturalization in Lebanon and the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
3 August 1966
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Exchange of Letters Between Israel and UNRWA
14 June 1967
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US President Lyndon B. Johnson and Principles for Peace in the Middle East
19 June 1967
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Military Order No. 291 on Land Settlement
19 December 1968
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Lebanon Issues the Law on the Acquisition of Immovable Property Rights by Non-Lebanese
4 January 1969
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SC Res. 271: Condemning the Execrable Act of Desecration of al-Aqsa Mosque
15 September 1969
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Assassination Attempt of Wadi Haddad in Beirut
10 July 1970
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Japanese Red Army at Lod Airport
30 May 1972
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SC Res. 316: Condemning the Repeated Attacks of Israeli Forces on Lebanon
26 June 1972
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Assassination of Ghassan Kanafani in Beirut
8 July 1972
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Wa'el Zuaiter Is Assassinated in Rome
16 October 1972
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Hussein Bashir Abu al-Khayr Is Assassinated in Nicosia
24 January 1973
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Basil al-Kubaisi Assassinated in Paris
6 April 1973
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Assassination of Zaid Muchassi in Athens
11 April 1973
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Assassination of Abdul Hamid Shibli and Abdul Hadi Nakaa in Rome
17 June 1973
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Ahmed Bouchiki Assassinated in Lillehammer
21 July 1973
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Municipalities in the West Bank and Gaza Affirm the PLO Program in a Message to the US and USSR
8 August 1977
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Joint US-Soviet Statement on Geneva Conference
1 October 1977
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US Steps Back from the US-Soviet Statement on the Geneva Conference
5 October 1977
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A Palestine Information Office (PIO) Is Opened in Washington
24 April 1978
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Ali Hassan Salameh Is Killed in Beirut
22 January 1979
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Arab Sanctions Against Egypt
27 March 1979 - 31 March 1979
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Assassination of Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Brigheeth and Samir Toukan in Cyprus
15 December 1979
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Israeli Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority
17 January 1980
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The Knesset Issues Amendment 1 to Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance
30 July 1980
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Foreign Embassies Leave Jerusalem
20 August 1980 - September 1980
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Draft SC Res. S/14832/Rev.1 to Consider Israeli Golan Measures an Act of Agression, Vetoed by US
20 January 1982
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PLO Accepts Habib’s Plan
29 July 1982 - 31 July 1982
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Ma'moun Meraish Is Assassinated in Athens
20 August 1983
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Attempted Assassination of Zaki Hillo in Madrid
16 August 1984
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Arafat's "Cairo Declaration" on Terrorism
7 November 1985
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Draft SC Res. S/17769 to Deplore Provocative Acts in the Haram al-Sharif, Vetoed by US
30 January 1986
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Munther Abu Ghazaleh Assassinated in Athens
21 October 1986
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Hussein-Peres London Secret Agreement
11 April 1987
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The US Orders the Closure of the Palestine Information Office (PIO) in Washington
15 September 1987 - 5 August 1988
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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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Start of the Intifada in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
9 December 1987
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Unified National Leadership of the Uprising
8 January 1988
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Assassination of Abu Hasan Qasim, Hamdi Sultan al-Tamimi and Marwan Kayyali in Limassol
14 February 1988
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UNGA Res. 42/229: Calling Host Country to Abide by Agreement (on PLO Mission), Requesting ICJ Opinion
2 March 1988
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ICJ on US Treaty Obligations and the US Position on the PLO Office in New York
9 March 1988 - 11 March 1988
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UNGA Res. 42/230: Requesting Arbitration with Host Country Concerning Application of Headquarters Agreement (on PLO Mission)
23 March 1988
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A Palestine Affairs Center, Under the Auspices of the Arab League, Is Opened in Washington
1 April 1988 - 28 April 1994
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A US Federal Court Refuses to Order the Closure of the PLO UN Mission
29 June 1988
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China's Five-Point Proposal on Middle East Peace
21 September 1989
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US Voices Dissatisfaction with Israel
23 February 1990 - 3 March 1990
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Dial 1-202-456-1414
13 June 1990
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SC Res. 672: Condemns Israel's Acts of Violence and Requests the SG to Submit Report on Mission Sent to Region
12 October 1990
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US-Soviet Invitation to the Madrid Peace Conference
18 October 1991
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China and Israel Establish Diplomatic Relations
24 January 1992
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5th Negotiation Round, Washington
27 April 1992 - 30 April 1992
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Assassination of Atef Bseiso in Paris
8 June 1992
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Norwegian Secret Channel, Exploratory Stage
20 January 1993 - 9 May 1993
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Norwegian Secret Channel, Official Stage
20 May 1993 - 20 August 1993
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Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Initialed and Approved
20 August 1993 - 30 August 1993
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Mutual Recognition Between Israel and the PLO
9 September 1993 - 10 September 1993
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Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres's Reassurances on Palestinian Institutions in Jerusalem
11 October 1993
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President Clinton Signs the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1993
28 October 1993
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SC Res. 904: Condemning the Massacre of Palestinian Worshippers in al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron
18 March 1994
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Status of Orient House in Jerusalem
29 May 1994 - 7 June 1994
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US State Department Allows the PLO to Open Foreign Mission in Washington
22 June 1994
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US Congress Passes the "Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995"
23 October 1995 - 8 November 1995
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Assassination of Fathi Shiqaqi, Islamic Jihad Leader, in Malta
26 October 1995
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Assassination of Yahya Ayyash in Beit Lahiya
5 January 1996
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SC Res. 1073: Calling for the Reversal of all Acts (Opening of Western Wall Tunnel) Aggravating the Situation
28 September 1996
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Attempted Assassination of Khalid Mishal in Amman; Ahmad Yasin Released
25 September 1997 - 1 October 1997
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Israel's Position on Further Redeployment and on Palestinian Obligations
23 November 1997 - 14 January 1998
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Assassination of Mohi al-Din Sharif in Ramallah
29 March 1998
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Feverish Settlement Activities After Wye Memorandum
26 October 1998 - 15 November 1998
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Orient House, Jerusalem and PLO Foreign Relations
1 March 1999 - 11 May 1999
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Revival and Failure of Syrian-Israeli Talks
7 December 1999 - 26 March 2000
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Mounting Malaise in the Palestinian Territories
17 February 2000 - 18 May 2000
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Sharm al-Shaykh Summit
16 October 2000 - 18 October 2000
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Draft SC Res. S/2001/270 Calling for Cessation of Settlement Activities and Protection of Palestinian Civilians Vetoed by US
27 March 2001
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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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New Threshold Crossed with Suicide Bombing and Warplanes
18 May 2001 - 4 June 2001
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UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban
31 August 2001 - 8 September 2001
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US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation
12 September 2001 - 16 October 2001
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Draft SC Res. S/2001/1199 Demanding Cessation of Violence and Return to Previous Positions Vetoed by the US
15 December 2001
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The Knesset Passes the Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
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Birth of the Middle East "Quartet"
10 April 2002
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Assassination of Jihad Jibril in Beirut
20 May 2002
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Amendment No. 29 of Knesset Members (Immunity, Rights and Duties) Law
22 July 2002
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Aftermath of Salah Shehadeh's Assassination
22 July 2002 - 14 August 2002
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No Let Up in Confrontation
19 August 2003 - 20 August 2003
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Draft SC Res. S/2003/891 Against any Israeli Act of Deportation and any Threat to Arafat's Safety Vetoed by US
16 September 2003
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UNGA Res. ES-10/12: Demands Israel to Desist from any Israeli Act of Deportation and any Threat to Arafat's Safety
19 September 2003
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Israel Launches Operation Continuous Story Against Palestinian Leaders
14 March 2004 - 5 April 2004
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Draft SC Res. S/2004/240 Condemning Extrajudicial Executions (Shaykh Ahmad Yasin) and all Terrorist Acts Vetoed by US
25 March 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 Presidential Elections: Mahmoud Abbas Is Elected
1 December 2004 - 15 January 2005
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The Knesset Enacts the Prevention of Funding of Terrorism Law, 2005
29 December 2004
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Abbas-Sharon Summit in Sharm al-Shaykh
8 February 2005
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New Palestinian Cabinet Under Ahmad Qurai'
24 February 2005
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The Lebanese Minister of Labor Removes some Restrictions on the Work of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
7 June 2005 - 14 December 2005
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Disengagement: Evacuation of Settlers
8 August 2005 - 22 August 2005
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Legal Status of the Gaza Strip after the Disengagement: Foreign Territory?
12 September 2005 - 21 September 2005
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The Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee Is Established
25 November 2005
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After a Massive Stroke, Sharon Is Replaced by Ehud Olmert as Acting PM
4 January 2006
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Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet
19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006
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Israel’s Campaign Against Non-ID Holders in the West Bank
1 April 2006 - 6 September 2006
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Lebanon Reregisters the Records of Palestinian Refugees It Had Deleted
8 July 2006
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UNGA Res. ES-10/17: Establishing the Register of Damage Caused by the Construction of the Wall in the OPT
15 December 2006
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Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord
28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007
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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007
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Israeli and US Reactions to the Revived Arab Peace Initiative
29 March 2007 - 17 April 2007
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Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank
3 April 2007 - 29 May 2007
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To Delink the West Bank from the Gaza Cease-Fire, Israel Escalates in the West Bank
7 July 2008 - 15 July 2008
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Political Crisis in Israel
30 July 2008 - 10 February 2009
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Prelude to Israel's War on Gaza
21 December 2008 - 26 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 3
29 December 2008
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War on Gaza: Calls for Active Diplomacy
4 January 2009 - 5 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 14
9 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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Binyamin Netanyahu of Likud Forms Israeli Cabinet after Close Election Results
10 February 2009 - 31 March 2009
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The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side
21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009
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The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Israeli Side: The Settlements Issue
18 May 2009 - 1 June 2009
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US-Israel Disagreement Over the Settlements Freeze
26 June 2009 - 28 July 2009
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Salam Fayyad's Government Issues “Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State” Plan
25 August 2009 - 24 September 2009
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The Arab League and the PLO Endorse Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks
3 March 2010 - 7 March 2010
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With the Arab League Blessing, Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks Are Launched
22 April 2010 - 20 May 2010
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Statement S/PRST/2010/9 by SC President on the Mavi Marmara Incident
1 June 2010
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Egypt Announces a Restricted Opening of its Border with Gaza after the Mavi Marmara Incident
2 June 2010
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36th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem
15 June 2010 - 17 June 2010
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President Obama Meets Netanyahu and Pushes the Palestinians for Direct Talks with Israel
6 July 2010 - 23 August 2010
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An Amendment to the Lebanese Labor Law Exempts Palestinian Refugees from some Conditions Imposed on Foreign Workers
24 August 2010
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The PLO Considers Internationalization as an Alternative to Negotiations
16 October 2010
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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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The Knesset Passes the Citizenship Law (Amendment No. 10) Conditioning Citizenship on Loyalty
28 March 2011
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The Knesset Passes Israel Lands Law (Amendment No. 3) on Foreign Ownership
29 March 2011
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Diplomatic Efforts to Avert Palestinian Statehood Bid at the UN
2 June 2011 - 11 July 2011
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Despite US, European, and Arab Pressure, Abbas Submits a Request for Full UN Membership
12 September 2011 - 23 September 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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Local Elections in the West Bank Are Announced
10 July 2012 - 5 August 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza
14 November 2012 - 22 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 3
16 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 7
20 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza: Cease-Fire Evening Announcement
21 November 2012
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Arab League Delegation in Washington Discusses the Arab Peace Initiative
29 April 2013
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China's Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
6 May 2013
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Kerry's Shuttle Diplomacy for the Resumption of Talks Intensifies and Apparently Succeeds
23 May 2013 - 19 July 2013
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Israeli and International Reactions to Announcement of Palestinian Unity Government
2 June 2014 - 3 June 2014
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Egypt's Noncoordinated Cease-Fire Initiative Fails
14 July 2014 - 16 July 2014
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A Lebanese Government Readiness to Facilitate Licensing of Palestinian Associations
26 August 2014
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Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel
10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014
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Israeli Police Acts Against Palestinians in the Negev
14 January 2015 - 27 January 2015
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France and Arab League Consider Resuscitating Securty Council Initiative
15 January 2015 - 29 June 2015
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Palestine Submits Files to ICC, and Israel Decides to Interact with It
25 June 2015 - 30 October 2015
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Comprehensive Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Palestine
26 June 2015 - 2 January 2016
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37th Zionist Congress, Jerusalem
20 October 2015 - 22 October 2015
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The Knesset Adopts an Amendment to the Penal Code Imposing Minimum Sentences for Stone-Throwers
2 November 2015
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Israel Outlaws the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement
16 November 2015 - 28 November 2015
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US Legislation Against Palestinian Recourse to International Criminal Court
18 December 2015
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The EU and the Middle East Peace Process
18 January 2016
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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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France Hosts a Ministerial Meeting as First Stage of its Peace Initiative
3 June 2016
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The Knesset Adopts the "Anti-Terror" (Counter-Terrorism) Law
15 June 2016
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The PLO Executive Committee Decides to Boycott the Quartet
3 July 2016 - 10 July 2016
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The Knesset adopts the NGO “Funding Transparency” Law
11 July 2016
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Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings Renewed in Doha, Beirut and Moscow, with No Results
5 January 2017 - 17 January 2017
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Paris Conference for Peace in the Middle East
15 January 2017 - 16 January 2017
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Israel’s Knesset Passes Amendment No. 28 to Entry into Israel Law
6 March 2017
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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 Fate of the PLO Diplomatic Office in Washington
17 November 2017
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President Trump Announces the Official US Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
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Abbas Signs 22 Treaties as a Response to Trump's Move on Jerusalem
18 December 2017
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The Knesset Passes an Amendment to Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel
2 January 2018
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The Arab League Jerusalem Committee Meets to Discuss Trump's Jerusalem Announcement
6 January 2018
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Assassination Attempt on Muhammad Hamdan in Sidon
14 January 2018 - 29 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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International Response to Israeli Attacks on Great March of Return Protesters
30 March 2018 - 14 May 2018
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PA Asks the ICC to Investigate Israeli Settlement Policies
22 May 2018
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Colombia Recognizes the State of Palestine
3 August 2018
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Talks for a Long-Term Gaza Cease-Fire
7 August 2018 - 10 November 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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PA President Abbas Signs Accession Papers for 11 International Organizations
15 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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Israel Unilaterally Ends the Temporary International Presence in Hebron
28 January 2019 - 6 February 2019
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Warsaw Conference on the Middle East Initiated by the US
13 February 2019 - 14 February 2019
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Israeli Government Allows Jewish Visitors to Tour the Haram al-Sharif Compound on Eid al-Adha
11 August 2019 - 18 August 2019
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US Congress Amends ATCA to Resume Funding for PA Security Forces
20 December 2019
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US Peace Plan – Palestinian and International Reactions
28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020
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Formation of the Munich Group
15 February 2020 - 24 September 2020
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Israeli Coalition Negotiations Hint at Partial Annexation of the West Bank
20 April 2020 - 17 May 2020
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International and Palestinian Responses to Israel’s Annexation Plans
18 May 2020 - 23 June 2020
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Creeping Normalization
19 May 2020 - 25 June 2020
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Sudan to Normalize Ties with Israel in Exchange for US Incentives
25 August 2020 - 23 September 2021
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Four Countries to Open Embassies to Israel in Jerusalem
20 September 2020 - 2 December 2020
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Meetings of the Munich Group and the Middle East Quartet
11 January 2021 - 18 November 2021
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ICC Rules that it has Jurisdiction in Occupied Palestinian Territories; Investigation Announced
5 February 2021 - 2 April 2021
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Meetings Resume between PA and Israeli Ministers; Palestinians Added to Population Registry
29 August 2021 - 28 December 2021
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Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Organizations as Terrorist Organizations
22 October 2021 - 17 November 2021
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Further Israeli Restrictions on Who Can Travel In and Out of the West Bank
20 February 2022 - 30 April 2022
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Foreign Ministers of the US, UAE, Bahrain, Morocco, Egypt, and Israel Meet in Sde Boker: The Negev Forum
27 March 2022 - 27 June 2022
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The (Ongoing) Independent International Commission of Inquiry Issues its First Report
9 May 2022

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14 May 1938 - 27 August 2001
Biography
Faisal al-Husseini
17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008
Biography
Leila Khaled
9 April 1944
Biography
Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946
Biography
Abd al-Aziz Rantisi
1947 - 17 April 2004
Biography
Leila Shahid
13 July 1949 - 18 February 2026
Biography
Fathi Shiqaqi
4 January 1951 - 26 October 1995
Biography
Yahya al-Sinwar
19 October 1962 - 17 October 2024
Biography
Khalida Jarrar
9 February 1963
Biography
Rim Banna
6 December 1966 - 24 March 2018

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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Proclamation of Martial Law in Jerusalem
11 December 1917
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Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
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Proclamation of the Independence of Syria
7 March 1920
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Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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Franco-British Convention on Mandate Boundaries
23 December 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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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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Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931
19 May 1931
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Statement of the Arab National Conference
13 December 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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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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Memorandum of Conversation between King Abdulaziz Saud and President Roosevelt
14 February 1945
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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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The Haganah: Plan Gimmel (Plan C): Section on Countermeasures
May 1946
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Statement by the Council of the Arab League on the Anglo-American Committee's Report on Palestine
12 June 1946
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The Grady-Morrison Plan
24 July 1946
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Truman’s Statement on US Efforts for Palestine
4 October 1946
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British Referral of the Palestine Question to the UN
2 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 Report on Security in Palestine
16 February 1948
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Text of Plan Dalet (Plan D): General Section
10 March 1948
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Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan, 1948
15 March 1948
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UNSC Resolution 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine
1 April 1948
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UNSC Resolution 46
17 April 1948
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The Palestine Act, 1948
29 April 1948
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Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
14 May 1948
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Statement by the Governments of the Arab League States on their Military Intervention in Palestine
15 May 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
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Israel: Area of Jurisdiction and Powers Ordinance No. 29 of 1948
16 September 1948
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Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance No. 33, 5708-1948
23 September 1948
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Palestinian National Council: Proclamation of the Independence of Palestine
1 October 1948
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UNSC Resolution 61
4 November 1948
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Al-Dawayima Massacre, 29 October 1948 An Israeli Soldier Eye-Witness Account
8 November 1948
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UNSC Resolution 62
16 November 1948
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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
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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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UNGA Resolution 273 (III)
11 May 1949
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Public Notice on Jordan’s Name
14 May 1949
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Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement
20 July 1949
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United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report
22 September 1949
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Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
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Declaration of Jordan’s National Assembly, On the Unity between the Eastern and Western Banks of Jordan
24 April 1950
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Israel Law of Return and its Amendments
5 July 1950
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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
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UNSC Resolution 95
1 September 1951
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UNRWA-Egypt Agreement on Economic and Engineering Surveys
30 June 1953
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UNSC Resolution 101
24 November 1953
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Exchange of Notes Between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
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UNGA Resolution 997 (ES-I)
2 November 1956
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Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
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Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962
5 March 1962
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First Arab Summit: Statement
13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964
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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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Fourth Arab Summit: Resolutions
1 September 1967
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UNSC Resolution 242
22 November 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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UNGA Resolution 2443 (XXIII)
19 December 1968
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Palestine National Council, 6th Session: Political Statement
6 September 1969
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UNSC Resolution 271
15 September 1969
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Cairo Agreement between the Lebanese Authorities and the Palestinian Guerrilla Organizations
3 November 1969
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Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
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UNGA Resolution 2535 (XXIV)
10 December 1969
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Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Final Statement
30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970
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Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions
4 June 1970
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Rogers Plan II
19 June 1970
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Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions
28 August 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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Palestine National Council, 9th Session: Final Statement
13 July 1971
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Palestine National Council, 10th Session (Extraordinary): Political program
10 April 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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Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Political Program
12 December 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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UNGA Resolution 3379 (XXX)
10 November 1975
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The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
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Joint US-USSR Communiqué on Reconvening the Geneva Conference on the Middle East
1 October 1977
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Israel-U.S. Working Paper on the Resumption of the Geneva Peace Conference
5 October 1977
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Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
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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
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Tenth Arab Summit: Final Statement
20 November 1979 - 22 November 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 Regional Committee of the Heads of Arab Local Authorities in Israel Statement On the Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors
3 June 1980
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The Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
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Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel
30 July 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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Statement of First National Festival of Palestinian Literature in the Occupied Land
18 August 1981
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 14832/Rev.1
19 January 1982
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Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza
31 January 1982
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UNGA Resolution ES-9/1
5 February 1982
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 14985
20 April 1982
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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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Palestine National Council, 16th Session: Final Statement
14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983
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Cairo Declaration on the PLO and Terrorism as read by PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat
7 November 1985
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 17769
29 January 1986
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The London Agreement
11 April 1987
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Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1987: Resolutions
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
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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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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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Palestinian Declaration of Independence
15 November 1988
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Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
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Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
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Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 20677
8 June 1989
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Secretary of State James Baker's: Five Points Framework for an Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue
10 October 1989
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Israeli Cabinet Decision on the Five-Point Plan of Secretary Baker
5 November 1989
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 20945/Rev.1
6 November 1989
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UNSC Resolution 672
12 October 1990
Document
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: 2nd Memorandum to US Secretary James Baker
9 April 1991
Document
Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: 4th Memorandum to US Secretary James Baker
26 April 1991
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UNSC Resolution 694
24 May 1991
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Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
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U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians
18 October 1991
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U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel
18 October 1991
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Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
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Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
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Shimon Peres's Letter Concerning Reassurances on Palestinian Institutions in Jerusalem
11 October 1993
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Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel
30 December 1993
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UNSC Resolution 904
18 March 1994
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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
Document
Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
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The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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UNSC Resolution 1073
28 September 1996
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Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
Document
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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Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
4 September 1999
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Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
5 October 1999
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UNSC Resolution 1322
7 October 2000
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/7
20 October 2000
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PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy
20 January 2001
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/270
26 March 2001
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The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)
11 June 2001
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The Durban Declaration
8 September 2001
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/1199
14 December 2001
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Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
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UNSC Resolution 1397
12 March 2002
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UNSC Resolution 1402
30 March 2002
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The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
Document
President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
Document
UNSC Resolution 1435
24 September 2002
Document
Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
Document
A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
Document
Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/891
16 September 2003
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/12
25 September 2003
Document
The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/980
14 October 2003
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/13
27 October 2003
Document
UNSC Resolution 1515
19 November 2003
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/240
24 March 2004
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President Bush's letter to Prime Minister Sharon
14 April 2004
Document
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement Plan: Key Principles
14 April 2004
Document
UNSC Resolution 1544
19 May 2004
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/15
2 August 2004
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/783
5 October 2004
Document
Palestinian Parties and Factions Code of Conduct during the Legislative Electoral Process
17 October 2005
Document
Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
Document
EU’s Decision on a Border Assistance Mission to Rafah
12 December 2005
Document
Statement by Middle East Quartet on the Palestinian Legislative Elections
30 January 2006
Document
Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/508
12 July 2006
Document
UNSC Resolution 1701
11 August 2006
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/878
10 November 2006
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/16
30 November 2006
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/17
24 January 2007
Document
President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
Document
Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
Document
UNSC Resolution 1860
8 January 2009
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
Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
Document
President Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World
4 June 2009
Document
Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University
14 June 2009
Document
Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
Document
Statement by the President of the Security Council S/PRST/2010/9
1 June 2010
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2011/24
18 February 2011
Document
President Barack Obama's Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy
19 May 2011
Document
Statement by Middle East Quartet
23 September 2011
Document
Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
Document
Understanding Regarding Ceasefire in Gaza Strip
21 November 2012
Document
Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention Declaration
17 December 2014
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916
30 December 2014
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Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
Document
Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
Document
Middle East Peace initiative: Joint Communiqué
3 June 2016
Document
Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
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UNSC Resolution 2334
23 December 2016
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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
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Middle East Peace Conference Joint Declaration
15 January 2017
Document
Law for the Regularization of Settlement in Judea and Samaria, 5777-2017
6 February 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: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon
20 July 2017
Document
Bezalel Smotrich: Israel's Decisive Plan
7 September 2017
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Op-Ed in The Guardian: Britain Must Atone for the Balfour Declaration – and 100 years of Suffering
1 November 2017
Document
Statement by President Donald Trump On Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 June 2018
Document
Basic Law: Israel - the Nation-State of the Jewish People
19 July 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution 73/5
16 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
President Donald Trump: Proclamation on Recognizing the Golan Heights as Part of the State of Israel
25 March 2019
Document
30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019
Document
Abraham Accords: Treaty of Peace Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel
15 September 2020
Document
Abraham Accords: Bahrain-Israel Declaration
15 September 2020
Document
Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Egypt and Jordan (The Munich Group)
11 January 2021
Document
B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid
12 January 2021
Document
ICC Decision on its Jurisdiction in Palestine
5 February 2021
Document
HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021
Document
Framework for Cooperation between UNRWA and the USA, 2021-2022
14 July 2021
Document
Amnesty Report on Israeli Apartheid
1 February 2022
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Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry to HRC
9 May 2022
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US-Israel Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership
14 July 2022
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Mahmoud Abbas’s Statement Before Joe Biden
15 July 2022
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UNGA Resolution 77/247
30 December 2022

Historical Media

Document
London Conference
February 1939

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Zionist Operations Against the British Mandate Authorities
1944 - 1947
Thematic Chronology
Regulating Palestinian Land
1858 - present
Thematic Chronology
Foreign Interference in Ottoman Internal Affairs
1569 - 1923

Highlights

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Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
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UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
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June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
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Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
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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 Syria
Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse
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Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
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Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
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Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
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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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Present Absentees in Israel
Exiled in Their Own Homeland
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The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
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The Education of Palestinians in Israel
Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization
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Palestinian Embroidery
A Rich and Diverse National Heritage
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Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
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Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine
The Emergence of a Working Class
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Nablus Soap Production
The Decline of an Ancient Heritage
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The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
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Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
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Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
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Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
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The Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
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Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
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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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Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
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I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
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II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
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IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
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X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure
1993-2000
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
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The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)
Before the Nakba
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
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Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
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Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Colonization and Dispossession
Zionism's Imagined Geography
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Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
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Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
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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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Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Marka (Hittin) 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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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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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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Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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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 Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
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The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
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Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
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Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses
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Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule
Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition
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The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
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Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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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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Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
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The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
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The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
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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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Exhibition-Making Practices, 1917-1993
Curating the National Identity
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Palestinians in El Salvador
A Prosperous, yet Depoliticized Diaspora
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The United Kingdom and the Palestine Question Before 1917
Ideological and Colonialist Path to Conquest
Highlight
The United States and the Palestine Question Before 1944
From Heavenly Jerusalem to Earthly Jerusalem
Highlight
Japan and the Palestine Question
A Policy still Subordinate to the US
Highlight
Canada and the Palestine Question
Israel First, Palestinians Second
Highlight
Jerash Refugee Camp (Gaza Camp)
Jordan
Highlight
Zarqa Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
Highlight
XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
Highlight
The Great March of Return
Peaceful Demonstrations, Bloody Crackdown
Highlight
The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
Highlight
V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
Highlight
Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
Highlight
Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
Highlight
Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
Highlight
Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
Highlight
Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
Highlight
The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
Highlight
Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993

Places

Place
al-'Abbasiyya
Place
al-Birwa
Place
al-Dawayima
Place
al-Faluja
Place
al-Latrun
Place
al-Mansura
Place
al-Mazar
Place
al-Nabi Yusha'
Place
al-Nuqayb
Place
al-Qastal
Place
al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya
Place
Aqir
Place
'Arab al-Safa
Place
'Ayn Ghazal
Place
Biriyya
Place
Isdud
Place
Qaqun
Place
Qisarya
Place
Sa'sa'
Place
Sajad
Place
Sarafand al-'Amar
Place
Zakariyya
Place
Zikrin

Charts

Document
Demography and the Palestine Question (II) - Palestinians in the Diaspora (2)
2000
Document
Demography and the Palestine Question (II) - Palestinians in the Diaspora (1)
2000 - 2010
Document
Demography and the Palestine Question (II) - Projections of Population (1)
2015 - 2048
Document
Demography and the Palestine Question (II) - Projections of Population (2)
2015 - 2048
Document
Demography and the Palestine Question (II) - Projections of Population (3)
2015 - 2048