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Event
Ottoman Conquest of the Levant
24 August 1516 - 12 January 1517
Event
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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2nd Wave of Jewish Immigration to Palestine
1904 - 1914
Event
Establishment of Palestinian Newspaper al-Karmel in Haifa
December 1908
Event
Hussein-McMahon Correspondence: Territorial Issues and Prelude to the Arab Revolt Against the Ottomans
14 July 1915 - 30 March 1916
Event
Establishment in New York of the Palestine Anti-Zionism Society (Later Renamed Palestine National League)
1917 - 1921
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Palestine Gendarmerie Is Established
1 July 1921 - 24 April 1922
Event
British Formal and Conditional Assurance to Transjordan's Abdullah
25 April 1923 - 25 May 1923
Event
Anti-Balfour Demonstrations in Palestine
25 March 1925 - 1 April 1925
Event
Tension Over al-Buraq/ Western Wall
23 September 1928 - 30 October 1928
Event
The Arab Higher Committee is Formed
25 April 1936
Event
Memorandum of Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
Event
Formation of the Arab National League (ANL) in New York
August 1937 - May 1941
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Anti-British Operation and British Retaliation in al-Bassa
6 September 1938 - 10 September 1938
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London Round Table Conference Convenes
7 February 1939 - 27 March 1939
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Stern Gang and Irgun Start Operations Against British
January 1944 - March 1944
Event
Arab Office (AO) Is Opened in Washington
September 1945 - December 1947
Event
Coordinated Zionist Anti-British Activism
1 October 1945 - 31 October 1945
Event
Organized Irgun and Lehi Anti-British Attacks
24 November 1945 - 19 January 1946
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Series of Zionist Anti-British Attacks
17 June 1946 - 22 July 1946
Event
New Wave of Zionist Anti-British Attacks
9 September 1946 - 2 December 1946
Event
Deadly Zionist Anti-British Attacks
28 February 1947 - 1 March 1947
Event
Casualties of Zionist Anti-British Attacks
16 May 1947
Event
SC Res. 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine
1 April 1948
Event
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's Provisional Council Enacts Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance
23 September 1948
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First Arab-Israeli Armistice Talks Commence Under UN Supervision in Rhodes
12 January 1949
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Jordanian Parliamentary Elections; Formal Unification of the Two Banks
11 April 1950 - 24 April 1950
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The Egyptian Revolution of 1952
23 July 1952
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Land Acquisition (Validation of Acts and Compensation) Law
10 March 1953
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Anti-Israeli Demonstrations in Jordan
21 October 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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Palestine Arab Refugee Office (PARO) Is Opened in New York
25 June 1955 - 15 January 1962
Event
France and Israel Sign Arms Deal and Prepare for War
22 June 1956 - 29 July 1956
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Civil War in Lebanon
May 1958 - October 1958
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Anti-Monarchic Coup in Iraq
14 July 1958
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The PLO Opens its First Information Office in New York
22 January 1965 - 29 October 1974
Event
SC Res. 271: Condemning the Execrable Act of Desecration of al-Aqsa Mosque
15 September 1969
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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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American Airlift
14 October 1973 - 14 November 1973
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A Palestine Information Office (PIO) Is Opened in Washington
24 April 1978
Event
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
Event
30th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
7 December 1982 - 16 December 1982
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Scission within Fatah
18 May 1983 - 15 September 1983
Event
Yasir Arafat in Tripoli, Lebanon, and then Cairo
16 September 1983 - 22 December 1983
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Operation of Israeli Occupation Forces Against Ayn al-Hilwa
16 May 1984 - 18 May 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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Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance Amended to Prohibit Contact with PLO
5 August 1986
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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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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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A US Federal Court Refuses to Order the Closure of the PLO UN Mission
29 June 1988
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Start of US-PLO Dialogue
14 December 1988
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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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Israel Announces Deportation of Palestinians
2 January 1992
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Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance Amended to Repeal Prohibition of Contact with PLO
19 January 1993
Event
Mutual Recognition Between Israel and the PLO
9 September 1993 - 10 September 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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US State Department Allows the PLO to Open Foreign Mission in Washington
22 June 1994
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Anti-Israeli Attacks and Inter-Palestinian Tension
2 April 1995 - 19 April 1995
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US Congress Passes the "Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995"
23 October 1995 - 8 November 1995
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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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Israel's Position on Further Redeployment and on Palestinian Obligations
23 November 1997 - 14 January 1998
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33rd Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
23 December 1997 - 26 December 1997
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Mounting Malaise in the Palestinian Territories
17 February 2000 - 18 May 2000
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Mounting Anti-Israeli Mobilization
10 May 2000 - 20 May 2000
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Israeli Retaliatory Strategy and First Signs of a "Militarized" Intifada
19 October 2000 - 7 November 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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The Mitchell Report Is Issued
30 April 2001 - 15 May 2001
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The 9-11 Attacks on the US
11 September 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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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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Israeli and International Pressures for a PA Reform
7 May 2002 - 5 June 2002
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34th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
17 June 2002 - 20 June 2002
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Amendment No. 29 of Knesset Members (Immunity, Rights and Duties) Law
22 July 2002
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Israel Unable to Quell Palestinian Attacks
10 October 2002 - 5 January 2003
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Mahmoud Abbas Forms the Palestinian Government
19 March 2003 - 29 April 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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Aqaba Summit: Bush, Abdullah, Abbas, and Sharon Meet
4 June 2003
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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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Life Sentence Against Marwan Barghouti
6 June 2004
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Israeli Attacks Resume: Operations Orange Iron, Violet Iron
17 November 2004 - 28 December 2004
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The Knesset Enacts the Prevention of Funding of Terrorism Law, 2005
29 December 2004
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Israel Launches Operation Eastern Step
8 January 2005 - 17 January 2005
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Palestinian Efforts to Stop Anti-Israeli Attacks: An Informal One-Month Truce
17 January 2005 - 26 January 2005
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Abbas-Sharon Summit in Sharm al-Shaykh
8 February 2005
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Disengagement: Evacuation of Settlers
8 August 2005 - 22 August 2005
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Israel Launches Operation Starting All Over Again
24 October 2005 - 30 October 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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Pressure on Palestinians; Gaza on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
1 March 2006 - 25 April 2006
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Hamas-Led PA Ministry of Interior Establishes the Executive Support Force in Gaza
20 April 2006 - 25 May 2006
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The Knesset Adopts the “Criminal Procedure Law (Detainee Suspected of Security Offence) (Temporary Order)”, 2006
27 June 2006
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July War: Diplomacy Paralyzed by the US
14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006
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Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank
3 April 2007 - 29 May 2007
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The Quartet Expresses "Concern" over Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa Expansion
17 December 2007
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War on Gaza, Day 14
9 January 2009
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The New Netanyahu Government Prepares its Position on the Palestinian Issue
31 March 2009 - 5 May 2009
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Goldstone Report on the War on Gaza
15 September 2009 - 25 September 2009
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Statement S/PRST/2010/9 by SC President on the Mavi Marmara Incident
1 June 2010
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36th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem
15 June 2010 - 17 June 2010
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Two Spates of Clashes Across Gaza Border
16 March 2011 - 10 April 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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The Knesset Passes the "Anti-Boycott Law"
11 July 2011
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US Legislation Against Palestinian Full UN Membership
23 December 2011
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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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China's Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
6 May 2013
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Israel Uses the Palestinian Cabinet Formation as a Pretext to Launch a New Wave of Settlement Plans
5 June 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 11 and 12
18 July 2014 - 19 July 2014
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Israeli Police Acts Against Palestinians in the Negev
14 January 2015 - 27 January 2015
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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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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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Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements
22 September 2016 - 22 December 2016
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Hamas New Charter
1 May 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 Legislation that Allows to Revoke Permanent Residency from East Jerusalemites
7 March 2018
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The Knesset Passes Legislation Withholding Bodies of Palestinians killed by Israeli Forces
7 March 2018
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Taylor Force Act Signed into Law
23 March 2018
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UN Human Rights Council Establishes Commission into Israel’s Attacks on the Great March of Return Protesters
18 May 2018
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Colombia Recognizes the State of Palestine
3 August 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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Airbnb Pressured to End Operations in the West Bank; Reverses Decision After Pressure
19 November 2018 - 9 April 2019
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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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US Congress Amends ATCA to Resume Funding for PA Security Forces
20 December 2019
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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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EU Anti-Palestinian Clause
12 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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US Erases the 4-June Line
28 October 2020 - 19 November 2020
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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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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 3
12 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 11
20 May 2021
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Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Organizations as Terrorist Organizations
22 October 2021 - 17 November 2021
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Great Britain Designates Hamas’s Political Wing as a Terrorist Organization
19 November 2021 - 26 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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The (Ongoing) Independent International Commission of Inquiry Issues its First Report
9 May 2022

Biographies

Biography
Hafiz al-Sa’id
1843 - 1916
Biography
Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
Biography
Khalil Baidas
1875 - 9 February 1949
Biography
Isa al-Isa
1878 - 29 June 1950
Biography
Tawfiq Canaan
24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
George Antonius
1891 - 1942
Biography
Jamal al-Husseini
1892 - 5 July 1982
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Subhi al-Khadra
1895 - 4 July 1954
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi
1896 - 27 September 1951
Biography
Anbara Salam Khalidi
4 August 1897 - 1986
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
1904 - 17 December 1990
Biography
Asma Tubi
1905 - 1983
Biography
Ihsan al-Nimr
1905 - 21 May 1985
Biography
Sophie Halaby
26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997
Biography
Nicola Ziadeh
1907 - 27 July 2006
Biography
Badr Lama
23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947
Biography
Constantine Zurayk
18 April 1909 - 12 August 2000
Biography
Hind al-Husseini
25 April 1916 - 13 September 1994
Biography
Fadwa Tuqan
1917 - 12 December 2003
Biography
Emile Touma
16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Siba Fahoum
1923 - 12 May 2004
Biography
Fatima al-Budeiri
1923 - June 2009
Biography
Yusra al-Barbari
15 April 1923 - 13 May 2009
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Hisham Sharabi
1927 - 13 January 2005
Biography
Ibrahim Dakkak
1929 - 2 June 2016
Biography
Gabi Baramki
3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012
Biography
Anis Abdullah Sayigh
3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Ghassan Kanafani
9 April 1936 - 8 July 1972
Biography
Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa)
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
Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946
Biography
Abd al-Aziz Rantisi
1947 - 17 April 2004
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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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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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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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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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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The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
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Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
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The Haganah: Plan Gimmel (Plan C): Section on Countermeasures
May 1946
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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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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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Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
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UNSC Resolution 50
29 May 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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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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Israel Law of Return and its Amendments
5 July 1950
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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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UNGA Resolution 997 (ES-I)
2 November 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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UNSC Resolution 228
25 November 1966
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Statement on Principles for Peace in the Middle East
19 June 1967
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UNSC Resolution 242
22 November 1967
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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, 5th Session: Political Statement
4 February 1969
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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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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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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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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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The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
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Palestine National Council, 13th Session: Political Declaration
12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977
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Joint US-USSR Communiqué on Reconvening the Geneva Conference on the Middle East
1 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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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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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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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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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1985: Final Communiqué
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
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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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The Shultz Negotiations Plan
4 March 1988
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UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 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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Press Conference Statement of Yasir Arafat Clarifying His Speech Before the UN General Assembly
14 December 1988
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Statement by President Reagan on Opening American-PLO Dialogue
14 December 1988
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Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
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UNSC Resolution 672
12 October 1990
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President George Bush Address to Joint Session of Congress on the Middle East
6 March 1991
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Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: 2nd Memorandum to US Secretary James Baker
9 April 1991
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Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: 4th Memorandum to US Secretary James Baker
26 April 1991
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UNSC Resolution 694
24 May 1991
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Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991
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Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
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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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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
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Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
Document
The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
Document
UNSC Resolution 1073
28 September 1996
Document
Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/2
25 April 1997
Document
Legal Personality Agreement Between Israel and the Holy See
10 November 1997
Document
Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
Document
Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
4 September 1999
Document
UNSC Resolution 1322
7 October 2000
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/7
20 October 2000
Document
Israel’s Response to President Clinton Proposals
3 January 2001
Document
PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy
20 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
The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)
11 June 2001
Document
The Durban Declaration
8 September 2001
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/1199
14 December 2001
Document
Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
Document
UNSC Resolution 1397
12 March 2002
Document
Letter of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
12 March 2002
Document
UNSC Resolution 1402
30 March 2002
Document
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
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
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/891
16 September 2003
Document
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
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/13
27 October 2003
Document
UNSC Resolution 1515
19 November 2003
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/240
24 March 2004
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
UNSC Resolution 1544
19 May 2004
Document
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
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
Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
Document
UNSC Resolution 1850
16 December 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
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
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
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
Middle East Peace initiative: Joint Communiqué
3 June 2016
Document
Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 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
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
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
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
Document
Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry to HRC
9 May 2022
Document
US-Israel Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership
14 July 2022
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Statement Before Joe Biden
15 July 2022
Document
UNGA Resolution 77/247
30 December 2022

Historical Media

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Zionist Terrorism
29 December 1947
Document
Escape of the Youth, Sixth Wave of Killing
2012

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Zionist Operations Against the British Mandate Authorities
1944 - 1947

Highlights

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
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
Demography and the Palestine Question (I)
1850s-1948
Highlight
Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
1948-2048
Highlight
Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
Highlight
The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
Highlight
Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
Highlight
The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
Highlight
Present Absentees in Israel
Exiled in Their Own Homeland
Highlight
The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
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
Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
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
Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
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 Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
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
Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
Highlight
Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
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
The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
Highlight
Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
Highlight
I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
Highlight
II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
Highlight
IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
Highlight
VI. Rise of The Palestinian National Movement
1966-1973
Highlight
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
Highlight
IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
Highlight
Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
Highlight
The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)
Before the Nakba
Highlight
The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
Highlight
The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
Highlight
Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
Highlight
Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Colonization and Dispossession
Zionism's Imagined Geography
Highlight
The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
Highlight
Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Marka (Hittin) 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
Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
Highlight
Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
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
The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
Highlight
Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
Highlight
Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses
Highlight
Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
Highlight
Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
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 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
XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
Highlight
The Great March of Return
Peaceful Demonstrations, Bloody Crackdown
Highlight
The Nakba
Stages of a Forced Displacement
Highlight
The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
Highlight
1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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
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
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993

Places

Place
al-'Abbasiyya
Place
al-Burj
Place
al-Dawayima
Place
al-Faluja
Place
al-Kabri
Place
al-Mansura
Place
al-Mazar
Place
al-Nabi Yusha'
Place
al-Qastal
Place
al-Sawafir al-Sharqiyya
Place
Aqir
Place
'Arab al-Safa
Place
Bayyarat Hannun
Place
Karatiyya
Place
Nasir al-Din
Place
Qalunya
Place
Qisarya
Place
Sa'sa'
Place
Saffuriyya
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
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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