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Napoleon Bonaparte in Palestine
February 1799 - May 1799
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Establishment of Foreign Archeological Institutes in Jerusalem
1890 - 1919
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The Mandate System: Article 22 of the League of Nations Covenant
10 January 1920
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1st Palestine Arab Women's Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
26 October 1929
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Pan-Islamic Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
7 December 1931 - 17 December 1931
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The Settlement of Tel ‘Amal Is Founded Overnight in the Baysan Region
10 December 1936
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Transjordan's Application for UN Membership Fails to Obtain Security Council Approval
26 June 1946 - 29 August 1946
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SC Res. 42: Appealing Permanent Members for Guidance on Palestine
5 March 1948
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Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Revocations) Order in Council, 1948
12 May 1948
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Arab States Explain Reasons for Intervening in Palestine
15 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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SC Res. 61: Calling for Withdrawal of Forces and Establishment of Permanent Truce Lines and Demilitarized Zones
4 November 1948
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SC Res. 62: Calling for Establishment of Armistice in all Sectors of Palestine
16 November 1948
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UNGA Res. 194 (III): Establishment of a Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP)
11 December 1948
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The US Recognizes the Government of Israel on a de jure Basis
31 January 1949
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UNGA Res. 303 (IV): To Place Jerusalem Under a Permanent International Regime
9 December 1949
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Development Authority (Transfer of Property) Law, 5710-1950
9 August 1950
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UNGA Res. 394 (V): UNCCP to Establish Office on Compensation to Refugees
14 December 1950
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Palestine Arab Refugee Office (PARO) Is Opened in New York
25 June 1955 - 15 January 1962
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Renewal of Egyptian-Israeli Clashes
22 August 1955 - 4 September 1955
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1st Palestine National Council Is Held in Jerusalem: Establishment of the PLO
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
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2nd Arab Summit Meets in Alexandria; Welcomes Establishment of PLO
5 September 1964 - 11 September 1964
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Opening an Office of the PLO in Lebanon
23 October 1964 - 13 November 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 PLO Executive Committee Adopts its Bylaws
11 March 1965
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2nd Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965
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The General Union of Palestinian Women Is Formed in Jerusalem
15 July 1965
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3rd Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca
13 September 1965 - 18 September 1965
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Military Training for Palestinians
11 October 1965
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3rd Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza
20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966
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Demonstrations in Jordan
20 November 1966 - 25 November 1966
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Palestinians Reorganize
11 December 1967 - 19 January 1968
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First Communiqué of Fatah to the World Press in English and Arabic
January 1968
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4th Palestine National Council in Cairo Adopts a Revised National Charter
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
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5th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
1 February 1969 - 4 February 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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PLO-Lebanon Cairo Agreement Regulates Palestinian Civil and Military Presence in the Country
3 November 1969
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Israel and Refugee Camps in Gaza and West Bank
18 February 1970
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7th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970
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1st Extraordinary Session of the Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
27 August 1970 - 28 August 1970
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Emergency Arab Summit Meets in Cairo to Force a Palestinian-Jordanian Agreement
21 September 1970 - 28 September 1970
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8th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
28 February 1971 - 5 March 1971
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9th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
7 July 1971 - 13 July 1971
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10th (Extraordinary) Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
6 April 1972 - 12 April 1972
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Attempted Assassination of Anis Sayigh in Beirut
19 July 1972
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Gaza Red Crescent Society Is Established
September 1972
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Wa'el Zuaiter Is Assassinated in Rome
16 October 1972
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Mahmoud al-Hamshari Is Assassinated in Paris
8 December 1972 - 9 January 1973
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11th Palestine National Council Meets in Cairo
6 January 1973 - 12 January 1973
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Palestine National Front Is Established in the Occupied Territories
15 August 1973
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October War, 2nd Day
7 October 1973
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6th Arab Summit Is Held in Algiers
26 November 1973 - 28 November 1973
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Opening of an Arab-Israeli Peace Conference in Geneva
21 December 1973
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12th Palestine National Council, Cairo: A New Political Program
1 June 1974 - 8 June 1974
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Egypt and Syria Support PLO Representativeness
21 September 1974
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Palestinian Rejection Front
10 October 1974
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UNGA Res. 3210 (XXIX): Inviting the PLO to Participate in GA Deliberations on Question of Palestine
14 October 1974
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7th Arab Summit Meeting in Rabat; PLO Recognized as Sole Representative of Palestinian People
26 October 1974 - 29 October 1974
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Arafat Addresses the UN General Assembly
13 November 1974
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UNGA Res. 3237 (XXIX): Granting the PLO an Observer Status at the General Assembly
22 November 1974
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UNGA Res. 3236 (XXIX): Recognizing Palestinian Inalienable Rights and Palestinian People as Principal Party for Establishing Peace
22 November 1974
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The PLO Opens a Permanent Observer Mission to the UN
25 February 1975
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Start of Civil War in Lebanon
13 April 1975 - 2 September 1982
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US-Israel Memorandum of Agreement Regarding the Reconvening of the Geneva Conference
1 September 1975
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Assassination Attempt of PLO Senior Leadership in Beirut
1 October 1975
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PLO Official Office in Paris
31 October 1975
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PLO Observer at the Food and Agriculture Organization
8 November 1975
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UNGA Res. 3375 (XXX): Calling for Inviting PLO to any UN Efforts on the Middle East on Equal Footing with Other Parties
10 November 1975
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SC Res. 381: Renewing UNDOF Mandate and Deciding to Hold a Future Debate on ME Problem
30 November 1975
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Statement S/11889 by SC President on Inviting the PLO to the Debate on ME Problem
30 November 1975
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The PLO at the Security Council
4 December 1975
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The PLO Invited again to Security Council's Debate
12 January 1976
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Municipal Elections Are Held in the West Bank
12 April 1976
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Evacuation of US Nationals from Beirut with PLO Assistance
16 June 1976 - 20 June 1976
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PLO Becomes a Full Member of the Arab League
9 September 1976
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Six-Party Arab Summit in Riyadh on Palestinian-Syrian Ceasefire in Lebanon
16 October 1976 - 18 October 1976
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Failed Attempt to Open a PLO Information Office in Washington
19 November 1976
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13th Palestine National Council Meets in Cairo
12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977
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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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Israel's Conditions for Geneva Conference
25 September 1977
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The PLO Central Council Condemns Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem
30 November 1977
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Arab States Take Position Against Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem
5 December 1977
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Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories Express their Dissatisfaction with Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem
8 December 1977
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A Palestine Information Office (PIO) Is Opened in Washington
24 April 1978
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Ezzedine Kalak Is Assassinated in Paris
3 August 1978
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The PLO Executive Condemns the Camp David Accords
19 September 1978
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10th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
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Assassination of Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Brigheeth and Samir Toukan in Cyprus
15 December 1979
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Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
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The Knesset Issues Amendment 1 to Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance
30 July 1980
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SC Res. 478: Censuring Israeli Enactment of "Basic Law" on Jerusalem
20 August 1980
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Foreign Embassies Leave Jerusalem
20 August 1980 - September 1980
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11th Arab Summit Meets in Amman
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
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15th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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Philip Habib's Mediation for Cease-fire in South Lebanon
24 July 1981
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Fahd Plan Is Announced
7 August 1981
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Majid Abu Sharar Is Assassinated in Rome
9 October 1981
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Civil Administration Is Established by the Military in the Occupied Territories
8 November 1981 - 1 December 1981
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12th Arab Summit Meets in Fez and Adjourns
25 November 1981
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Popular Resistance and Israeli Measures in West Bank
16 February 1982 - 30 March 1982
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Draft SC Res. S/14985 to Condemn Shooting of Worshippers at Haram al-Sharif, Vetoed by US
20 April 1982
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South Lebanon Cease-fire Is Broken
21 April 1982 - 9 May 1982
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Sharon Goes to Washington to Get Green Light on Lebanon War
25 May 1982
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Assassination Attempt of Israeli Ambassador in London
3 June 1982
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Israeli Aerial Bombardment and Palestinian Artillery Across the Lebanon-Israel Border
4 June 1982 - 5 June 1982
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Israeli Invasion of Lebanon
6 June 1982 - 29 September 1982
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Israel and the US Demand PLO Withdrawal from Beirut and Lebanon
15 June 1982 - 27 June 1982
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PLO Debates Withdrawal
16 June 1982 - 2 July 1982
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Draft SC Res. S/15255/Rev.2 on a (French) Plan for Military Disengagement in Beirut, Vetoed by US
26 June 1982
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The PLO 11-Point Document
8 July 1982
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Israeli Army Attempts to Conquer Beirut
21 July 1982 - 12 August 1982
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PLO Accepts Habib’s Plan
29 July 1982 - 31 July 1982
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Agreement on Withdrawal of Palestinian Forces from Beirut Reached and Implemented
20 August 1982 - 2 September 1982
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Reagan's "Talking Points" to Begin on Palestinian Issue
31 August 1982
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Reagan's Plan on the Palestinian Issue
1 September 1982
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The 12th Arab Summit Meeting in Fez Adopts the "Fez Initiative"
6 September 1982 - 9 September 1982
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Sabra and Shatila Massacre
16 September 1982 - 18 September 1982
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PLO and Jordan Agree on Idea of Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation
9 October 1982 - 10 November 1982
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16th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983
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Failed Attempt of Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination
31 March 1983 - 8 April 1983
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Israel-Lebanon 17 May Agreement
17 May 1983 - 14 June 1983
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
3 August 1983 - 7 August 1983
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Ma'moun Meraish Is Assassinated in Athens
20 August 1983
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Yasir Arafat in Tripoli, Lebanon, and then Cairo
16 September 1983 - 22 December 1983
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Israeli Measures Against Palestinian Universities
2 November 1983 - 30 July 1984
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UNGA Res. 38/58: Calling for the Convening of an International Peace Conference on the Middle East
13 December 1983
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Jordanian Parliament Revived
9 January 1984 - 18 January 1984
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Palestinians in the Occupied Territories Oppose Reactivating the Jordanian Parliament
23 January 1984
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Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination for Peace Talks
26 February 1984 - 1 March 1984
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Palestinian Internal Polarization
27 March 1984 - 20 May 1984
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Fatah-Democratic Alliance Precarious Reconciliation
27 June 1984 - 2 September 1984
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Attempted Assassination of Zaki Hillo in Madrid
16 August 1984
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17th Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
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Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement
11 February 1985 - 22 February 1985
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PLO Executive on Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement
18 February 1985
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Attempts to Form a Jordanian-Palestinian Delegation to Meet the US
1 March 1985 - 1 September 1985
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Palestinian National Salvation Front Is Formed in Damascus
25 March 1985
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The PLO, the US, and Resolution 242
15 May 1985
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Israeli Planes Attack PLO Headquarters in Tunis; Arafat Narrowly Escapes
25 September 1985 - 1 October 1985
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Arafat's "Cairo Declaration" on Terrorism
7 November 1985
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Breakdown of Jordanian-Palestinian Coordination
25 January 1986 - 1 April 1986
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US-Palestinian Meeting in Jerusalem
29 July 1986
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Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance Amended to Prohibit Contact with PLO
5 August 1986
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Fatah-DFLP-PCP Reconciliation: The Prague Declaration
6 September 1986
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Munther Abu Ghazaleh Assassinated in Athens
21 October 1986
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18th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers: Restoration of Unity
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
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Lebanon's Parliament Votes to Reject 1983 Agreement with Israel and 1969 Agreement with PLO
21 May 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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1st Visit of US Secretary George Shultz to the Region
17 October 1987 - 18 October 1987
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UNGA Res. 42/210: Affirms PLO UN Mission Covered by Headquarters Agreement with Host Country
17 December 1987
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The Palestinians' 14 Demands
14 January 1988
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Resumption of Diplomatic Activity
30 January 1988 - 10 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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US Secretary of State Shultz Negotiations Plan
4 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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Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir in Tunis
16 April 1988
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Algiers
7 June 1988 - 9 June 1988
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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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Jordan Severs Ties with the West Bank
28 July 1988 - 4 August 1988
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UNGA Res. 43/160: Entitling the PLO to Circulate its Communications as GA Official Documents
9 December 1988
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Arafat addresses the UN General Assembly in Geneva
13 December 1988 - 14 December 1988
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Start of US-PLO Dialogue
14 December 1988
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UNGA Res. 43/177: The PLO to Be Designated as Palestine in the UN System; Territorial Scope
15 December 1988
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US-PLO Official Meeting Takes Place in Carthage, Tunisia
22 March 1989
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Israel Proposes Elections in the West Bank and Gaza
30 March 1989
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
31 March 1989 - 2 April 1989
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The PLO Executive Committee Rejects Israel's Peace Initiative
15 May 1989
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Casablanca
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
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Egypt Proposes a Ten-Point Plan for Palestinian Elections
1 July 1989 - 30 September 1989
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US-PLO Official Meeting in Tunis
14 August 1989
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China's Five-Point Proposal on Middle East Peace
21 September 1989
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The Baker Five-Point Plan
10 October 1989
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Responses to the Baker Five-Point Plan
16 October 1989 - 18 December 1989
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Baghdad
28 May 1990 - 30 May 1990
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Draft SC S/21326 to Dispatch a SC Commission to Palestinian Territory to Recommend Ways of Protecting Civilians Vetoed by US
31 May 1990
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The US Administration Suspends Dialogue with the PLO
20 June 1990
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Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait
3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991
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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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SC Res. 673: Deplores Israel's Refusal to Receive Mission of SG
24 October 1990
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Assassination of Salah Khalaf (Abu Iyad) and Hayel Abdel Hamid (Abu al-Hol)
14 January 1991
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Secretary Baker First Stage Diplomacy
9 March 1991 - 14 May 1991
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Secretary Baker Summarizes Results of his First Stage Diplomacy
22 May 1991
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20th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
23 September 1991 - 28 September 1991
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US Letters of Assurances to Parties to Upcoming Peace Conference
15 October 1991 - 18 October 1991
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
17 October 1991
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US-Soviet Invitation to the Madrid Peace Conference
18 October 1991
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The Madrid Peace Conference
30 October 1991 - 2 November 1991
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4th Negotiation Round, Washington
24 February 1992 - 4 March 1992
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Assassination of Atef Bseiso in Paris
8 June 1992
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6th Negotiation Round, 2nd Stage, Washington
14 September 1992 - 24 September 1992
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Multilateral Talks
29 October 1992 - 12 November 1992
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8th Negotiation Round, Washington
7 December 1992 - 16 December 1992
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Bilateral Negotiation Round Delayed
11 January 1993
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Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance Amended to Repeal Prohibition of Contact with PLO
19 January 1993
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Norwegian Secret Channel, Exploratory Stage
20 January 1993 - 9 May 1993
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Palestinians Agree to Return to Washington Negotiations
20 April 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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Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Signed in Washington
13 September 1993
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PLO Central Council Meeting in Tunis Prepares the Implementation of the DOP
10 October 1993 - 12 October 1993
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Start of Gaza-Jericho Negotiations, Taba
13 October 1993 - 8 December 1993
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President Clinton Signs the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1993
28 October 1993
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Start of Israel-PLO Economic Talks in Paris
November 1993
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Hebron Massacre
25 February 1994 - 18 March 1994
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Talks on Security for Palestinians in Hebron
20 March 1994 - 30 March 1994
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Final Chapter of Gaza-Jericho Negotiations
31 March 1994 - 1 May 1994
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Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area Is Signed in Cairo
4 May 1994
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The Mirage of the 5-Year Countdown to Palestinian Statehood
4 May 1994 - 3 May 1999
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Arafat's Decree N° 1: Pre-1967 Laws in West Bank and Gaza Are still in Force
20 May 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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Israeli-Jordanian Peace Treaty Signed near Aqaba
26 October 1994
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The Knesset Adopts the Law Concerning the Implementation of the Agreement on Gaza and Jericho Areas (Restrictions of Activity) 1994
26 December 1994
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Suicide Bombing in Netanya; Rabin Reiterates the National Separation Idea
22 January 1995 - 24 January 1995
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Anti-Israeli Attacks and Inter-Palestinian Tension
2 April 1995 - 19 April 1995
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Israeli Restrictions on the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem
17 August 1995 - 31 August 1995
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Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II)
28 September 1995
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Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Maps the Shape of the Israeli-Palestinian Permanent Solution
5 October 1995
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The Beilin-Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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21st Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza
22 April 1996 - 24 April 1996
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Ceremonious Start of Permanent Status Negotiations, Taba
5 May 1996 - 7 May 1996
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Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu Is Elected Prime Minister
29 May 1996 - 18 June 1996
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
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Protocol on Redeployment in Hebron Signed
6 October 1996 - 16 January 1997
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Ambiguous and Weakened Assurances on Further Redeployment
16 January 1997
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Palestinian Response to Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Project
27 February 1997 - 10 April 1997
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UNGA Res. ES-10/2: Condemning Israel's Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement
25 April 1997
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33rd Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
23 December 1997 - 26 December 1997
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UNGA Res. 52/250: Granting Palestine Additional Rights and Privileges at the GA
7 July 1998
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Statement S/PRST/1998/21 by SC President Against Israel Broadening Boundaries of Jerusalem
13 July 1998
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Israeli Obstacles to Wye River Implementation; First Stage Redeployment Only
30 October 1998 - 17 May 1999
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
10 December 1998
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Palestinian Popular Congress to Confirm Nullification Articles of National Charter, Gaza
14 December 1998
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To Declare a Palestinian State at the End of the Transitional Period?
28 December 1998 - 25 April 1999
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Orient House, Jerusalem and PLO Foreign Relations
1 March 1999 - 11 May 1999
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European Union Declaration "Compensating" the PLO for Not Declaring a State
25 March 1999
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Clinton's Letter of Assurance to Arafat as a "Compensation" for Not Declaring a State
26 April 1999
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
27 April 1999 - 29 April 1999
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Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II Accord)
4 September 1999
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Official Resumption of Final Status Talks
13 September 1999 - 6 December 1999
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Setting Up Israeli-Palestinian Back Channel
1 December 1999 - 5 May 2000
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Revival and Failure of Syrian-Israeli Talks
7 December 1999 - 26 March 2000
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Failure to Reach a FAPS by 13 February 2000 Target Date
8 December 1999 - 6 February 2000
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 February 2000 - 3 February 2000
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Commitments Not Implemented by Israel During the Transitional Period
9 February 2000
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Vatican-PLO Agreement
15 February 2000
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Failure to Reach the FAPS by 13 May 2000 Target Date: Eilat Round
30 April 2000 - 8 May 2000
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The Stockholm Back Channel - 2nd Session
18 May 2000 - 22 May 2000
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Israeli-Palestinian (Post-Stockholm) Back Channel
1 June 2000 - 3 June 2000
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Andrews and Bolling Rounds of Negotiation
13 June 2000 - 17 June 2000
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 July 2000 - 3 July 2000
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Clinton Invites Arafat and Barak to a Summit in Camp David
3 July 2000 - 11 July 2000
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
9 September 2000 - 10 September 2000
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Start of the Second Intifada
29 September 2000 - 4 October 2000
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The Department of Palestinian Refugee Affairs in Lebanon Is Reorganized
14 October 2000
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Draft Security Council Resolution S/2000/1171
18 December 2000
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Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton "Proposals"
19 December 2000 - 23 December 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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13th Arab Summit Meets in Amman
27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001
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Death of Faisal al-Husseini
31 May 2001
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Israel Closes Orient House and Other Jerusalem Institutions
10 August 2001
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With the Assassination of Abu Hanud, Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation Reaches a New Level
26 November 2001 - 15 December 2001
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Launch of the South African Peace Initiative (Spier Initiative)
11 January 2002 - 12 January 2002
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Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield
28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002
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Toward a "Road Map" to Final Status?
13 August 2002 - 5 November 2002
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Arafat Accepts the Creation of a Prime Minister Position
9 February 2003 - 6 March 2003
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
8 March 2003 - 9 March 2003
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US formally Presents Israel and the PA with the Road Map
30 April 2003
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The PLO Approves the Road Map
3 May 2003 - 11 May 2003
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Unilateral Cease-Fire Announcement and Gaza-First Arrangements
21 June 2003 - 2 July 2003
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The Cease-Fire: Toward Failure
1 July 2003 - 12 August 2003
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The Knesset Enacts the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order) 2003 for Banning Family Unification
31 July 2003 - 21 March 2007
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SC Res. 1515: Endorsing Quartet Roadmap to a Two-State Solution
19 November 2003
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Sharon's Speech on Unilateral Disengagement Plan
18 December 2003
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16th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis; Rejection of Israel's Disengagement Plan
22 May 2004 - 23 May 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 Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo
15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005
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Disengagement: The Case of Gaza-Egypt Crossing in Rafah
7 September 2005 - 17 September 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Parties and Factions Sign a Code of Conduct
17 October 2005
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Post Disengagement: Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing; EU Border Assistance Mission
15 November 2005 - 12 December 2005
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The Return of Palestinian Diplomatic Representation to Lebanon
6 January 2006 - 17 August 2011
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Israeli and International Reactions
27 January 2006 - 5 February 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions
27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006
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PA New Legislature and Consultations to Form a New Cabinet
18 February 2006 - 16 March 2006
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Israeli Raid on Jericho Jail
14 March 2006 - 18 March 2006
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Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet
19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006
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The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006
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July War: Israel Attempts a Ground Offensive in Southern Lebanon
11 August 2006 - 14 August 2006
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Israel's Operation Summer Rains Against Gaza Continues
15 August 2006 - 9 September 2006
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Draft SC Res. S/2006/878 Condemning Israel's Attack on Beit Hanoun Vetoed by US
11 November 2006
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UNGA Res. ES-10/16: Calling upon Israel to Cease Operations and Withdraw from the Gaza Strip
17 November 2006
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The US to Strengthen Security Forces Loyal to Abbas
14 December 2006 - 5 January 2007
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The US Revisits the Road Map
14 January 2007 - 15 January 2007
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Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord
28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007
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The Battle of Nahr el-Bared
20 May 2007 - 2 September 2007
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007
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Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 July 2007
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Another PLO Central Council Meeting Within Four Weeks
18 July 2007
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Palestinian and Israeli Teams to Prepare Annapolis International Conference
20 September 2007 - 25 November 2007
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Nablus Remains a Hot Spot
15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008
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The PLO Presents "the Palestine Announcement in Lebanon"
7 January 2008
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Relentless Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation in Gaza
15 January 2008 - 22 January 2008
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Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen
18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008
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Israel Rejects an Egyptian-Brokered Gaza Cease-Fire Offer
30 April 2008 - 12 May 2008
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Hamas and Israel Agree on a Six-Month Gaza Cease-Fire; Blockade Marginally Eased
17 June 2008 - 4 November 2008
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Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in Acre
8 October 2008 - 13 October 2008
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The PLO Central Council Meets in Ramallah
23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks: Palestinian Stocktaking
1 January 2009
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War on Gaza: Calls for Active Diplomacy
4 January 2009 - 5 January 2009
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Palestinian National Unity Talks Resume in Cairo
25 February 2009 - 18 May 2009
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The UN Human Rights Council Forms a Fact-Finding Mission on the War on Gaza (the Goldstone Mission)
3 April 2009
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Fatah Sixth General Conference Is Held in Bethlehem
4 August 2009 - 8 August 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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Goldstone Report on the War on Gaza
15 September 2009 - 25 September 2009
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Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements
31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009
Event
UNGA Res. 64/10: Endorsing the Goldstone Report and Calling Upon both Sides to Investigate the Violations Reported in it
5 November 2009
Event
Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections Postponed
12 November 2009
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 December 2009 - 16 December 2009
Event
The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian Talks Through Letters of Guarantee
16 December 2009 - 4 January 2010
Event
Establishment of Palestinian National Dignity Fund
12 January 2010 - 18 May 2010
Event
The Arab League and the PLO Endorse Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks
3 March 2010 - 7 March 2010
Event
With the Arab League Blessing, Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks Are Launched
22 April 2010 - 20 May 2010
Event
Egypt Announces a Restricted Opening of its Border with Gaza after the Mavi Marmara Incident
2 June 2010
Event
The United Nations Human Rights Council Establishes a Fact-Finding Mission on the Mavi Marmara Incident
2 June 2010 - 27 September 2010
Event
Israel Forms (Turkel) Commission to Examine the Mavi Marmara Incident
14 June 2010
Event
PLO Mission in Washington Becomes PLO General Delegation
20 July 2010
Event
Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended
20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010
Event
US Makes Incredible Offer to Israel in Exchange for a Two-Month Partial Settlement Freeze
29 September 2010 - 12 December 2010
Event
Abbas, Backed by the Arab League, Halts Palestinian-Israeli Direct Talks
30 September 2010 - 15 December 2010
Event
The PLO Considers Internationalization as an Alternative to Negotiations
16 October 2010
Event
The Palestinian State: Recognition and Upgrade Drive, Mostly in Latin and Central America and Europe
1 December 2010 - 19 January 2012
Event
Al Jazeera Satellite TV and the Guardian Release the Palestine Papers
23 January 2011
Event
Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics
14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2011/24 Reaffirming that Israeli Settlements in OPT Are Illegal Vetoed by US
18 February 2011
Event
The Knesset Passes the Citizenship Law (Amendment No. 10) Conditioning Citizenship on Loyalty
28 March 2011
Event
Despite US, European, and Arab Pressure, Abbas Submits a Request for Full UN Membership
12 September 2011 - 23 September 2011
Event
State of Palestine: Application for Admission to Membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
Event
The State of Palestine Becomes Full Member of the UNESCO
5 October 2011 - 31 October 2011
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo
20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011
Event
US Legislation Against Palestinian Full UN Membership
23 December 2011
Event
Israeli-Palestinian “Exploratory Talks” in Amman
3 January 2012 - 25 January 2012
Event
Fatah and Hamas Sign an Agreement on an Implementation Timetable in Cairo
20 May 2012 - 2 July 2012
Event
Abbas Announces Intent to Apply for Observer State Status in Speech at UN General Assembly
27 September 2012
Event
Assassination of Ahmad Ja'bari in Gaza City
14 November 2012
Event
UNGA Res. 67/19: According Palestine Non-Member Observer State Status in the UN
29 November 2012
Event
Israel Freezes Transfer of Tax Revenues to the Palestinian Authority
2 December 2012 - 25 March 2013
Event
24th Arab Summit Meets in Doha
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
Event
Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
Event
Kerry Prepares Another Working Draft Framework for Negotiations
15 March 2014
Event
A PLO-Hamas Agreement (the Shati' Agreement) to Form a Conciliation Cabinet
23 April 2014
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014
Event
Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
2 June 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War
7 July 2014 - 26 August 2014
Event
The PLO Strives for a Security Council Resolution Specifying a Timetable for Ending the Occupation
26 September 2014 - 28 November 2014
Event
Ziad Abu Ain Dies After Being Struck by Israeli Soldiers During a Peaceful Demonstration
10 December 2014 - 11 December 2014
Event
Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel
10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014
Event
The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza
11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015
Event
Israeli Police Acts Against Palestinians in the Negev
14 January 2015 - 27 January 2015
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
4 March 2015 - 5 March 2015
Event
26th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh
28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
Event
Tony Blair Resigns as Quartet Representative; Quartet Office Redefined
27 May 2015 - 11 June 2015
Event
Comprehensive Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Palestine
26 June 2015 - 2 January 2016
Event
The Knesset Passes Amendment Allowing Force-Feeding of Prisoners on Hunger Strike
29 July 2015
Event
UNGA Res. 69/320: Palestine Allowed to Raise Flag at UN
10 September 2015
Event
A Third Intifada or a Temporary Outburst?
2 October 2015 - 31 January 2016
Event
US Legislation Against Palestinian Recourse to International Criminal Court
18 December 2015
Event
The UN Human Rights Council Decides to Establish a Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities
24 March 2016
Event
The PLO Executive Committee Decides to Boycott the Quartet
3 July 2016 - 10 July 2016
Event
Fatah Seventh General Conference Is Held in Ramallah
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
Event
SC Res. 2334: Condemning Israel's Settlement Activities without Enforcement Mechanism
23 December 2016
Event
Paris Conference for Peace in the Middle East
15 January 2017 - 16 January 2017
Event
Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
Event
PLO President Mahmoud Abbas Meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House
3 May 2017
Event
Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails
1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017
Event
The Fate of the PLO Diplomatic Office in Washington
17 November 2017
Event
Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
6 December 2017 - 20 December 2017
Event
Emergency Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Jerusalem
13 December 2017
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2017/1060 to Oppose Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem Vetoed by US
18 December 2017
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/19 Opposes Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem
21 December 2017
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
14 January 2018 - 6 February 2018
Event
US President Trump Declares Jerusalem “Off the Table”
25 January 2018
Event
President Mahmoud Abbas Presents Palestinian Peace Plan to Security Council
20 February 2018
Event
The Knesset Passes Legislation that Allows to Revoke Permanent Residency from East Jerusalemites
7 March 2018
Event
Taylor Force Act Signed into Law
23 March 2018
Event
23rd Palestine National Council Convenes in Ramallah
30 April 2018 - 3 May 2018
Event
The US Opens its Embassy in Jerusalem; Guatemala and Paraguay (Temporarily) Follow Suit
14 May 2018 - 15 May 2018
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/20 Calls for the Protection of the Palestinian Civilian Population
13 June 2018
Event
Knesset Passes Law to Deduct Funds from the PA Tax Revenue
2 July 2018 - 3 July 2018
Event
The Knesset Passes Basic Law: Israel the Nation-State of the Jewish People
19 July 2018 - 30 July 2018
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
Event
The US Announces the Closure of PLO Representation in Washington
10 September 2018
Event
President Trump Signs the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 (ATCA) into Law
3 October 2018
Event
The US Replaces its Consulate General in Jerusalem by a Palestinian Affairs Unit within its New Embassy
18 October 2018
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
28 October 2018 - 30 October 2018
Event
Israel Unilaterally Ends the Temporary International Presence in Hebron
28 January 2019 - 6 February 2019
Event
The US Consulate General in Jerusalem Is Merged in US Embassy in the City
4 March 2019
Event
US ‘Peace to Prosperity’ Plan and Conference
22 June 2019 - 26 June 2019
Event
Mass Demolitions in Sur Bahir
22 July 2019
Event
US Congress Amends ATCA to Resume Funding for PA Security Forces
20 December 2019
Event
ICC Chief Prosecutor Finds Israel Is Committing War Crimes; Enquires on Scope of Territorial Jurisdiction
20 December 2019 - 28 January 2020
Event
Formation of the Munich Group
15 February 2020 - 24 September 2020
Event
President Trump Announces Kosovo Will Normalize Relations with Israel
4 September 2020 - 7 September 2020
Event
Saeb Erekat Succumbs to the COVID-19 Virus
8 October 2020 - 10 November 2020
Event
Hanan Ashrawi Resigns from PLO Executive Committee
9 December 2020
Event
The General Strike of the Unity Intifada
18 May 2021
Event
A US-UNRWA Agreement Forces the Agency to Make Severe Policy Changes
14 July 2021 - 23 September 2021
Event
Israel Is Readmitted as an Observer Country to the African Union, Later Suspended
22 July 2021 - 20 February 2023
Event
PLO Central Council Holds, in Ramallah, its First Meeting in 4 Years
6 February 2022 - 9 February 2022
Event
The (Ongoing) Independent International Commission of Inquiry Issues its First Report
9 May 2022
Event
Hussein al-Sheikh Appointed Secretary-General of the PLO Executive Committee
26 May 2022
Event
US State Department Separates Palestinian Office from Embassy to Israel
8 June 2022 - 9 June 2022
Event
President Biden Meets with President Abbas in Bethlehem; No Joint Statement
15 July 2022
Event
Palestinian Reunification Conference in Algiers
11 October 2022 - 13 October 2022

Historical Texts

Document
Ottoman Firman on Christian Holy Places in Jerusalem and Bethlehem
8 February 1852
Document
The Covenant of the League of Nations: Article 22
10 January 1920
Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
Document
Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots
10 August 1921
Document
The Supreme Islamic Shari'a Council Order
20 December 1921
Document
Churchill White Paper
3 June 1922
Document
League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
Document
The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
Document
Council of the League of Nations: Exclusion of Transjordan Territory from the Jewish National Home
16 September 1922
Document
Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem
19 November 1928
Document
The Hope Simpson Report
22 August 1930
Document
Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
Document
Report of the British - International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
1 December 1930
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MacDonald's Letter to Weizmann
13 February 1931
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Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931
19 May 1931
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The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
Document
Proposed New Constitution for Palestine
22 December 1935 - 23 December 1935
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Peel Commission Report
July 1937
Document
Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
Document
Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead Commission) Report
9 November 1938
Document
British Government Statement on the Partition (Woodhead) Commission's Report
11 November 1938
Document
London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence
16 March 1939
Document
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
Document
Memorandum of Conversation between King Abdulaziz Saud and President Roosevelt
14 February 1945
Document
Pact of the League of Arab States
22 March 1945
Document
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
Document
Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan, 1946
22 March 1946
Document
Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
Document
The Haganah: Plan Gimmel (Plan C): Section on Countermeasures
May 1946
Document
The Grady-Morrison Plan
24 July 1946
Document
Arab Constitutional Proposals at London Roundtable Conference
30 September 1946
Document
UNSCOP Minority Proposal: Federal State Plan
3 September 1947
Document
UNSCOP Recommendations Approved Unanimously or by Substantial Majority
3 September 1947
Document
UN Palestine Commission First Report
29 January 1948
Document
UNSC Resolution 42
5 March 1948
Document
Text of Plan Dalet (Plan D): General Section
10 March 1948
Document
UNSC Resolution 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine
1 April 1948
Document
SC Res. 44: Requesting a GA ٍSpecial Session on Future Palestine Government
1 April 1948
Document
UNSC Resolution 46
17 April 1948
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Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
14 May 1948
Document
UNSC Resolution 50
29 May 1948
Document
Jordan-Israel Agreement: For the Demilitarization of Mount Scopus Area
7 July 1948
Document
UNSC Resolution 54
15 July 1948
Document
Progress Report of the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte)
16 September 1948
Document
UNSC Resolution 61
4 November 1948
Document
Al-Dawayima Massacre, 29 October 1948 An Israeli Soldier Eye-Witness Account
8 November 1948
Document
UNSC Resolution 62
16 November 1948
Document
UNGA Resolution 194 (III)
11 December 1948
Document
The US Recognizes Israel on a de jure Basis
31 January 1949
Document
Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement
24 February 1949
Document
Lebanon-Israel General Armistice Agreement
23 March 1949
Document
Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
Document
Report Submitted by the Arab Refugee Congress of Ramallah on al-Dawayima Massacre
14 June 1949
Document
Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement
20 July 1949
Document
United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report
22 September 1949
Document
UNGA Resolution 302 (IV)
8 December 1949
Document
UNGA Resolution 303
9 December 1949
Document
Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Egypt And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
12 September 1950
Document
UNGA Resolution 393 (V)
2 December 1950
Document
Agreement between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
14 March 1951
Document
UNSC Resolution 95
1 September 1951
Document
UNSC Resolution 106
29 March 1955
Document
UNGA Resolution 997 (ES-I)
2 November 1956
Document
Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
Document
UNGA Resolution 1125 (XI)
2 February 1957
Document
Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962
5 March 1962
Document
UNSC Resolution 171
9 April 1962
Document
Palestine National (qawmi) Charter
28 May 1964
Document
Basic Law of the PLO
2 June 1964
Document
Bylaws of the Executive Committee of the PLO (in Arabic)
11 March 1965
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 7575/Rev.1
3 November 1966
Document
UNSC Resolution 228
25 November 1966
Document
Lyndon B. Johnson: Statement on Principles for Peace in the Middle East
19 June 1967
Document
Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
Document
UNSC Resolution 252
21 May 1968
Document
Palestine National Council, 4th Session: Political Resolutions
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
Document
Amended Basic Law of the Palestine Liberation Organization
17 July 1968
Document
Palestine National Council, 5th Session: Political Statement
4 February 1969
Document
UNSC Resolution 271
15 September 1969
Document
Cairo Agreement between the Lebanese Authorities and the Palestinian Guerrilla Organizations
3 November 1969
Document
Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
Document
Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions
4 June 1970
Document
Rogers Plan II
19 June 1970
Document
UNGA Resolution 2649 (XXV)
30 November 1970
Document
UNSC Resolution 298
25 September 1971
Document
UNSC Resolution 316
26 June 1972
Document
Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Political Program
12 December 1973
Document
Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Egypt
18 January 1974
Document
Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria
31 May 1974
Document
PLO Interim Program (Ten-Point Program)
8 June 1974
Document
Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
Document
UNGA Resolution 3237 (XXIX)
22 November 1974
Document
UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
UNSC Resolution 381
30 November 1975
Document
Security Council Decision Inviting the PLO to Participate in its Debate on the Situation in the Middle East
4 December 1975
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 11898
5 December 1975
Document
The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
Document
Eighth Arab Summit: Statement
25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976
Document
Palestine National Council, 13th Session: Political Declaration
12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977
Document
Joint US-USSR Communiqué on Reconvening the Geneva Conference on the Middle East
1 October 1977
Document
Israel-U.S. Working Paper on the Resumption of the Geneva Peace Conference
5 October 1977
Document
Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
Document
PLO Central Council, Statement on Sadat's Visit to Israel
30 November 1977
Document
Statement by Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories on Sadat’s Visit to Israel
8 December 1977
Document
UNSC Resolution 425
19 March 1978
Document
Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
Document
Ninth Arab Summit: Final Statement
2 November 1978 - 5 November 1978
Document
Palestine National Council, 14th Session: National Unity Programme
15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979
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UNSC Resolution 446
22 March 1979
Document
Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
Document
Tenth Arab Summit: Final Statement
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
Document
UNSC Resolution 465
1 March 1980
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The Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
Document
Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel
30 July 1980
Document
UNSC Resolution 478
20 August 1980
Document
Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
Document
Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
Document
UNSC Resolution 497
17 December 1981
Document
Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza
31 January 1982
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-9/1
5 February 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 14943
1 April 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 14985
20 April 1982
Document
UNSC Resolution 508
5 June 1982
Document
UNSC Resolution 509
6 June 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 15185
8 June 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 15255/Rev.2
25 June 1982
Document
Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut
20 August 1982
Document
President Reagan's Talking Points Sent to Prime Minister Begin
31 August 1982
Document
Reagan Plan
1 September 1982
Document
Israeli Cabinet Communiqué on President Reagan's Peace Proposal
2 September 1982
Document
Twelfth Arab Summit: the Fez Initiative
9 September 1982
Document
Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
Document
Palestine National Council, 16th Session: Final Statement
14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 15895
1 August 1983
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UNGA Resolution 38/58
13 December 1983
Document
Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409
13 March 1984
Document
Palestine National Council, 17th Session: Final Statement
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
Document
Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement
11 February 1985
Document
Statement of the PLO Executive Committee on the Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement (in Arabic)
18 February 1985
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1985: Final Communiqué
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 17459
12 September 1985
Document
Cairo Declaration on the PLO and Terrorism as read by PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat
7 November 1985
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 17769
29 January 1986
Document
The London Agreement
11 April 1987
Document
Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1987: Resolutions
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/210
17 December 1987
Document
UNSC Resolution 605
22 December 1987
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/229
2 March 1988
Document
The Shultz Negotiations Plan
4 March 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
Document
King Hussein’s Address to the Nation on Severing Ties with the West Bank
31 July 1988
Document
Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
Document
Palestinian Declaration of Independence
15 November 1988
Document
Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 43/160
9 December 1988
Document
Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
Document
Statement by President Reagan on Opening American-PLO Dialogue
14 December 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 43/177
15 December 1988
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20463
17 February 1989
Document
Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
Document
PLO Executive Committee on Israel’s Peace Initiative (in Arabic)
15 May 1989
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20677
8 June 1989
Document
Egypt's Ten-Point Response to Israel's Election Plan in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
September 1989
Document
Israeli Cabinet Decision on the Five-Point Plan of Secretary Baker
5 November 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20945/Rev.1
6 November 1989
Document
PLO “Assumptions” with Regard to Baker's Five Points
1 December 1989
Document
Egypt's "Assumptions" with Regard to Baker's Five Points
5 December 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 21326
31 May 1990
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UNSC Resolution 672
12 October 1990
Document
UNSC Resolution 673
24 October 1990
Document
UNSC Resolution 681
20 December 1990
Document
Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: 1st Memorandum to US Secretary James Baker
12 March 1991
Document
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
Document
Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991
Document
Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
Document
U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians
18 October 1991
Document
U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel
18 October 1991
Document
U.S.-Soviet Letter of Invitation to Peace Talks in Madrid
18 October 1991
Document
Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
Document
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
Document
Shimon Peres's Letter Concerning Reassurances on Palestinian Institutions in Jerusalem
11 October 1993
Document
PLO Central Council, 12th Session (in Arabic)
12 October 1993
Document
Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel
30 December 1993
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
Document
Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
Document
The Knesset Law Concerning the Implementation of the Agreement on Gaza and Jericho Areas (Restrictions of Activity) 1994
26 December 1994
Document
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
Document
The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
Document
Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/199
7 March 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/2
25 April 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/3
15 July 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution 52/250
13 July 1998
Document
Statement by the President of the Security Council S/PRST/1998/21
13 July 1998
Document
Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/6
9 February 1999
Document
PLO Central Council, 13th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
27 April 1999
Document
Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
4 September 1999
Document
Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
5 October 1999
Document
Basic Agreement Between the Holy See and the Palestine Liberation Organization
15 February 2000
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/7
20 October 2000
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
Document
President Clinton Proposals on Israeli‑Palestinian Peace
23 December 2000
Document
Palestinian Response to President Clinton Proposals
1 January 2001
Document
Israel’s Response to President Clinton Proposals
3 January 2001
Document
PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy
20 January 2001
Document
Israeli-Palestinian Joint Statement
27 January 2001
Document
The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/270
26 March 2001
Document
Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal For an Israeli-Palestinian Cease-Fire and Resumption of Negotiations
16 April 2001
Document
The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
South African Communiqué on Palestinian-Israeli Meeting
11 January 2002
Document
Letter of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
12 March 2002
Document
The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
Document
Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
Document
President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
Document
PLO Central Council, 17th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
9 March 2003
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
The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Document
UNSC Resolution 1515
19 November 2003
Document
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
UNGA Resolution 58/292
6 May 2004
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/15
2 August 2004
Document
EU’s Decision on a Border Assistance Mission to Rafah
12 December 2005
Document
Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
Document
Prisoners’ Document on National Conciliation
10 May 2006
Document
National Conciliation Document
27 June 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
Mecca Accord
8 February 2007
Document
President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
Document
PLO Central Council, Statement (in Arabic)
18 July 2007
Document
Joint Understanding Between Israel and the PLO Read by President Bush
27 November 2007
Document
President George W. Bush’s Speech Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
10 January 2008
Document
PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008
Document
UNSC Resolution 1850
16 December 2008
Document
Current Palestinian/Israeli Positions: Reflecting Discussion up to January 1, 2009
1 January 2009
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-18
23 January 2009
Document
Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
Document
Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University
14 June 2009
Document
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years
22 June 2009
Document
Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
Document
UNGA Resolution 64/10
1 December 2009
Document
PLO Central Council, 23rd Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
16 December 2009
Document
Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State
16 May 2011
Document
President Barack Obama's Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy
19 May 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
UNGA Resolution 67/19
29 November 2012
Document
Statement Issued after a PLO-Hamas Meeting to End Division and Implement the National Reconciliation Agreement (in Arabic)
23 April 2014
Document
PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014
Document
HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916
30 December 2014
Document
PLO Central Council, 27th Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)
5 March 2015
Document
Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
Document
Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
Document
UNGA Resolution 69/320
10 September 2015
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
Document
Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
18 January 2016
Document
Scope of Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities
24 March 2016
Document
Middle East Peace initiative: Joint Communiqué
3 June 2016
Document
Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
Document
Statement of the PLO Executive Committee on the Report of the Quartet (in Arabic)
3 July 2016
Document
UNSC Resolution 2334
23 December 2016
Document
Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
Document
Middle East Peace Conference Joint Declaration
15 January 2017
Document
UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
Document
Marwan Barghouti’s Op-Ed in The New York Times: Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons
17 April 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
Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2017/1060
18 December 2017
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/19
21 December 2017
Document
PLO Central Council, 28th Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
15 January 2018
Document
Basic Law: Israel - the Nation-State of the Jewish People
19 July 2018
Document
PLO Central Council, 29th Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
Document
PLO Central Council, 30th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
28 October 2018 - 29 October 2018
Document
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
Document
30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019
Document
Statement of ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda On Opening an Investigation into War Crimes in Palestine
20 December 2019
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
Amnesty Report on Israeli Apartheid
1 February 2022
Document
PLO Central Council, 31st Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)
9 February 2022
Document
Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry to HRC
9 May 2022
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Statement Before Joe Biden
15 July 2022
Document
UNGA Resolution 77/247
30 December 2022

Biographies

Biography
Nakhla Zurayq
1859 - 21 July 1921
Biography
Ali al-Rimawi
1860 - 1919
Biography
As‘ad al-Shuqairi
1860 - February 1940
Biography
Najib Nassar
1865 - 3 March 1948
Biography
Bendali Saliba al-Jawzi
1871 - 1942
Biography
Khalil Baidas
1875 - 9 February 1949
Biography
Isa al-Isa
1878 - 29 June 1950
Biography
Abd al-Qadir Muzaffar
1880 - 1949
Biography
Boulos Shehadeh
1882 - 1 August 1943
Biography
Tawfiq Canaan
24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964
Biography
May Ziadeh
11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941
Biography
Muhammad Izzat Darwaza
21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
Iskandar al-Khoury al-Beitjali
1889 - 7 July 1973
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Jamal al-Husseini
1892 - 5 July 1982
Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Mustafa al-Dabbagh
1897 - 1 October 1989
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
Sadhij Nassar
1900 - 1970
Biography
Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari
1900 - 29 May 1980
Biography
Fuad Saba
1902 - 27 August 1984
Biography
Zulaykha al-Shihabi
1903 - 13 May 1992
Biography
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
1904 - 17 December 1990
Biography
Ibrahim Tuqan
1905 - 2 May 1941
Biography
Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih
1907 - 8 January 2001
Biography
Badr Lama
23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947
Biography
Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini
1908 - 8 April 1948
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi (Abu Salma)
1909 - 11 October 1980
Biography
Constantine Zurayk
18 April 1909 - 12 August 2000
Biography
Sami Taha Hamran
1911 - 11 September 1947
Biography
Abd al-Majid Shuman
1912 - 5 July 2005
Biography
Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud
1913 - 13 July 1948
Biography
Wadi‘a Qaddura Khartabil
1915 - 2007
Biography
Fadwa Tuqan
1917 - 12 December 2003
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
28 August 1919 - 12 December 1994
Biography
Ihsan Abbas
2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003
Biography
Rajeh al-Salfiti
1921 - 27 May 1990
Biography
Emile Habibi
29 August 1922 - 2 May 1996
Biography
Siba Fahoum
1923 - 12 May 2004
Biography
Yusra al-Barbari
15 April 1923 - 13 May 2009
Biography
Samiha Khalil
20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999
Biography
Kamal Nasser
1925 - 10 April 1973
Biography
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
16 April 1925 - 20 April 2023
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Muin Bseiso
1926 - 23 January 1984
Biography
Hisham Sharabi
1927 - 13 January 2005
Biography
Samira Azzam
13 September 1927 - 8 August 1967
Biography
Issam Abd al-Hadi
1928 - 8 August 2013
Biography
Samira Abu Ghazaleh
1928 - 12 January 2017
Biography
Hanna Abu Hanna
16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022
Biography
Ibrahim Dakkak
1929 - 2 June 2016
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
Biography
Tawfiq Zayyad
7 May 1929 - 5 July 1994
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Gabi Baramki
3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012
Biography
Bassam Shak’a
1930 - 22 July 2019
Biography
Ismail Shammout
2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Anis Abdullah Sayigh
3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Sulafa Hijjawi
1934 - 14 September 2021
Biography
Kamal Adwan
9 May 1935 - 10 April 1973
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Ezzedine Kalak
1936 - 3 August 1978
Biography
Ghassan Kanafani
9 April 1936 - 8 July 1972
Biography
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937 - 12 July 2025
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa)
14 May 1938 - 27 August 2001
Biography
Faisal al-Husseini
17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001
Biography
May Sayegh
1941 - 5 February 2023
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008
Biography
Abd al-Wahhab Darawshah
12 October 1943 - 10 March 2026
Biography
Leila Khaled
9 April 1944
Biography
Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946
Biography
Leila Shahid
13 July 1949 - 18 February 2026
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024

Historical Media

Document
Members of the Istiqlal (Independence) Party
1932
Document
Mother Palestine
1983

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Lebanon War, 1982
1982 - 1983
Thematic Chronology
Palestinian-Israeli Interim Negotiation Rounds
1991 - 1999
Thematic Chronology
The UN and Palestine: Security Council Vetoed Draft Resolutions
1963 - present
Thematic Chronology
Palestinian-Israeli Final Status Negotiation Rounds
1999 - 2001
Thematic Chronology
The UN and Palestine: General Assembly Resolutions
1947 - present
Thematic Chronology
Palestine Liberation Organization: National Council Sessions
1964 - present

Highlights

Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement
Highlight
June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Highlight
Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
Highlight
Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
Highlight
October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
Highlight
Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
Highlight
Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
Highlight
Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
Highlight
Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
Highlight
Demography and the Palestine Question (I)
1850s-1948
Highlight
Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
1948-2048
Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
Highlight
Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
Highlight
Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
Highlight
UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
Highlight
The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
Highlight
Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
Highlight
The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
Highlight
Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
Highlight
The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
Highlight
Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab
Highlight
The Education of Palestinians in Israel
Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization
Highlight
Palestinian Embroidery
A Rich and Diverse National Heritage
Highlight
Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
Highlight
The Judaization of the Galilee
A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity
Highlight
Land Day, 30 March 1976
A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel
Highlight
Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine
The Emergence of a Working Class
Highlight
Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
Highlight
Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
Highlight
Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
Highlight
The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
Highlight
The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
Highlight
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
Highlight
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
Highlight
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
Highlight
The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
Highlight
The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
Highlight
Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
Highlight
The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
Highlight
The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
Highlight
The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
Highlight
Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
Highlight
Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Fawwar Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
Highlight
VI. Rise of The Palestinian National Movement
1966-1973
Highlight
VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War
1973-1982
Highlight
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
Highlight
IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
Highlight
X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure
1993-2000
Highlight
XIII. A Growingly Intractable Deadlock
2017-
Highlight
The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
Highlight
Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
Highlight
Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
Highlight
The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
Highlight
The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
Highlight
The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
Highlight
The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
Highlight
Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
Highlight
Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
Highlight
Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
Highlight
Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
Highlight
The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
Highlight
Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
Highlight
Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
Highlight
France and the Palestine Question Before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
Highlight
UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
Highlight
Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
Highlight
Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
Highlight
Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Shatila Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948
An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status
Highlight
Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
Highlight
The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
Highlight
Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
Highlight
Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses
Highlight
The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
Highlight
Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
Highlight
The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
Highlight
Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
Highlight
Mar Elias Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
Highlight
Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
Highlight
Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
Highlight
The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
Highlight
The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
Highlight
The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel
Highlight
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance
Highlight
Exhibition-Making Practices, 1917-1993
Curating the National Identity
Highlight
Palestinians in El Salvador
A Prosperous, yet Depoliticized Diaspora
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
XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
Highlight
Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
Highlight
The Great March of Return
Peaceful Demonstrations, Bloody Crackdown
Highlight
XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
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
Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
Highlight
Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939
A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression
Highlight
Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
Highlight
Aida Refugee Camp
West Bank
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
Highlight
Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance
Highlight
Brazil and the Palestine Question
Competing Solidarities, Fluctuating Policies

Periods

Period
VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War
Period
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions and Survival
Period
IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
Period
X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure

Places

Place
Abu Kishk
Place
al-Birwa
Place
al-Faluja
Place
al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa
Place
al-Lajjun
Place
al-Muharraqa
Place
al-Qastal
Place
al-Sawalima
Place
al-Shaykh Muwannis
Place
al-Tina
Place
al-Tira
Place
Khirbat al-Wa'ra al-Sawda'
Place
al-Walaja
Place
'Arab al-Safa
Place
Bayt Shanna
Place
Bayt Jiz
Place
Ijzim
Place
'Iraq Suwaydan
Place
Jaba'
Place
al-Jammasin al-Gharbi
Place
Jarisha
Place
Mallaha
Place
Najd
Place
Zikrin
Place
Abu Shusha
Place
al-Ghazzawiyya
Place
al-Hamra