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Ottoman-French Capitulation, 1673 (in French)
5 June 1673
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Letter from Theodore Herzl to Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi
19 March 1899
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Message of the General Syrian Congress To the King-Crane Commission
3 July 1919
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Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
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The Covenant of the League of Nations: Article 22
10 January 1920
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Proclamation of the Independence of Syria
7 March 1920
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San Remo Conference Resolutions: Syria, Mesopotamia [Iraq], Palestine Mandates
25 April 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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League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
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Palestine Legislative Council Election Order, 1922
10 August 1922
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Council of the League of Nations: Exclusion of Transjordan Territory from the Jewish National Home
16 September 1922
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Agreement between Great Britain and Transjordan Emirate
20 February 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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Peel Commission Report
July 1937
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Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
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Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead Commission) Report
9 November 1938
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British Government Statement on the Partition (Woodhead) Commission's Report
11 November 1938
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MacDonald White Paper
17 May 1939
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Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper
30 May 1939
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Land Transfers Regulations, 1940
20 February 1940
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Pact of the League of Arab States
22 March 1945
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Bevin's Statement on Formation of an Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
13 November 1945
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Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan, 1946
22 March 1946
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Assembly of the League of Nations Resolution on Mandates
18 April 1946
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Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
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Statement by the Council of the Arab League on the Anglo-American Committee's Report on Palestine
12 June 1946
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The Grady-Morrison Plan
24 July 1946
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British Referral of the Palestine Question to the UN
2 April 1947
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Arab Ten-Point Position on UN Agenda on Palestine
29 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 First Report
29 January 1948
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UN Palestine Commission Report on Security in Palestine
16 February 1948
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UNSC Resolution 42
5 March 1948
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Text of Plan Dalet (Plan D): General Section
10 March 1948
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Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan, 1948
15 March 1948
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Statement by the Governments of the Arab League States on their Military Intervention in Palestine
15 May 1948
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Suggestions Presented by the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte) to the Two Parties
28 June 1948
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Jordan-Israel Agreement: For the Demilitarization of Mount Scopus Area
7 July 1948
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Progress Report of the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte)
16 September 1948
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Al-Dawayima Massacre, 29 October 1948 An Israeli Soldier Eye-Witness Account
8 November 1948
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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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Ad Hoc Political Committee Resolution on Israel’s Application for UN Membership
4 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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UNGA Resolution 303
9 December 1949
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Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
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Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
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Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962
5 March 1962
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Speech of Ahmad al-Shuqairi, Head of the Palestine Delegation, before the UN Special Political Committee (in Arabic)
5 November 1963
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Palestine National (qawmi) Charter
28 May 1964
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Basic Law of the PLO
2 June 1964
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Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
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Palestine National (watani) Charter
10 July 1968
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Amended Basic Law of the Palestine Liberation Organization
17 July 1968
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Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
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Palestine National Council, 9th Session: Final Statement
13 July 1971
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Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement
28 November 1973
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Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Egypt
18 January 1974
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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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Israel-U.S. Working Paper on the Resumption of the Geneva Peace Conference
5 October 1977
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PLO Central Council, Statement on Sadat's Visit to Israel
30 November 1977
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Statement by Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories on Sadat’s Visit to Israel
8 December 1977
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Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
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Ninth Arab Summit: Final Statement
2 November 1978 - 5 November 1978
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Palestine National Council, 14th Session: National Unity Programme
15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979
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Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
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Tenth Arab Summit: Final Statement
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
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Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority
16 January 1980
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Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 January 1980
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The Venice Declaration
13 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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Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
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Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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Crown Prince Fahd Peace Plan
7 August 1981
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Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza
31 January 1982
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UNGA Resolution ES-9/1
5 February 1982
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Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut
20 August 1982
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Reagan Plan
1 September 1982
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Twelfth Arab Summit: the Fez Initiative
9 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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UNGA Resolution 38/58
13 December 1983
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Palestine National Council, 17th Session: Final Statement
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
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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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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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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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UNGA Resolution 43/177
15 December 1988
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
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PLO “Assumptions” with Regard to Baker's Five Points
1 December 1989
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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: 1st Memorandum to US Secretary James Baker
12 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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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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Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
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Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
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The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1996: Resolution on the Palestine Question
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
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Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
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UNGA Resolution 52/250
13 July 1998
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Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
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Declaration of the Heads of State or Government of the European Union On the Middle East Peace Process: The Berlin Declaration
25 March 1999
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Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
4 September 1999
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Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
5 October 1999
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President Clinton Proposals on Israeli‑Palestinian Peace
23 December 2000
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Palestinian Response to President Clinton Proposals
1 January 2001
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PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy
20 January 2001
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The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
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The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
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Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)
11 June 2001
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Letter of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
12 March 2002
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Fourteenth Arab Summit: The Arab Peace Initiative
28 March 2002
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The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
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Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
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President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
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Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
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A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
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The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/13
27 October 2003
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Palestinian Authority's Declaration on Institutional Renewal
1 March 2005
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Agreement on Movement and Access In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
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EU’s Decision on a Border Assistance Mission to Rafah
12 December 2005
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Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
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Prisoners’ Document on National Conciliation
10 May 2006
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National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
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President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
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Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
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Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
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Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years
22 June 2009
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Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
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Statement by the President of the Security Council S/PRST/2010/9
1 June 2010
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UNGA Resolution 67/19
29 November 2012
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China's Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
6 May 2013
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HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
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Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
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Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
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Scope of Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities
24 March 2016
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Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
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UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
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Marwan Barghouti’s Op-Ed in The New York Times: Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons
17 April 2017
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The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies
1 May 2017
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China’s Four-Point Proposal on Promoting the Settlement of the Palestinian Issue
18 July 2017
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Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon
20 July 2017
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Bezalel Smotrich: Israel's Decisive Plan
7 September 2017
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Agreement Between Fatah and Hamas to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
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Mahmoud Abbas’s Op-Ed in The Guardian: Britain Must Atone for the Balfour Declaration – and 100 years of Suffering
1 November 2017
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
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UNGA Resolution 73/5
16 October 2018
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Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
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30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019
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Secretary Michael R. Pompeo Press Remarks On Israeli Settlements
18 November 2019
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Database of All Business Enterprises Involved in Israeli Settlement Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
12 February 2020
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Abraham Accords: Treaty of Peace Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel
15 September 2020
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Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Egypt and Jordan (The Munich Group)
11 January 2021
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B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid
12 January 2021
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ICC Decision on its Jurisdiction in Palestine
5 February 2021
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HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021
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Framework for Cooperation between UNRWA and the USA, 2021-2022
14 July 2021
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Amnesty Report on Israeli Apartheid
1 February 2022
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Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry to HRC
9 May 2022
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US-Israel Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership
14 July 2022
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31st Arab Summit: Algiers Declaration (in French)
2 November 2022
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UNGA Resolution 77/247
30 December 2022

Events

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A New Ottoman Capitulation: From Gracious Protection to Extraterritorial Immunities
28 May 1740
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Founding Principles of Ottoman Reform: The Tanzimat I
3 November 1839
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Ottoman Education Law Is Passed
20 September 1869
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The Arab Congress Meets in Paris
17 June 1913 - 24 June 1913
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The Ottomans Abrogate the Capitulations
9 September 1914
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The Mandate System: Article 22 of the League of Nations Covenant
10 January 1920
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The [Palestine] Arab Executive Committee Orders the Return of its Delegation from London
7 July 1922 - 31 July 1922
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Establishment of the Institute of Arab American Affairs (IAAA) in New York
25 November 1944 - 31 January 1950
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Arab Office (AO) Is Opened in Washington
September 1945 - December 1947
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Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry Publishes its Report after a Visit to Palestine
6 March 1946 - 20 April 1946
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League of Nations Passes on Supervision over Mandates to the UN; Acknowledges Transjordan's Independence
18 April 1946
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Independence of the Emirate of Transjordan; a New Constitution for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
25 May 1946 - 7 December 1946
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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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22nd Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
9 December 1946 - 24 December 1946
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London Round Table Conference Reopens and Fails
27 January 1947 - 18 February 1947
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Great Britain Refers the question of Palestine to the UN
2 April 1947
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UN General Assembly Special Session on Palestine
28 April 1947 - 9 May 1947
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UNGA Res. 106 (S-1): Creation of a Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP)
15 May 1947
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Majority of UNSCOP Members Recommend Partition
15 June 1947 - 3 September 1947
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British to Terminate Palestine Mandate
26 September 1947
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UNGA Res. 181 (II): Palestine Partition Plan
29 November 1947
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Palestinian Strike Against Partition Plan and Palestinian-Zionist Clashes
2 December 1947
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The Palestine Commission Submits First Reports to Security Council
29 January 1948 - 16 February 1948
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Transjordan and Great Britain Agree on Jordanian Military Intervention in Palestine
7 February 1948
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SC Res. 42: Appealing Permanent Members for Guidance on Palestine
5 March 1948
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Plan Dalet Finalized by the Haganah
10 March 1948
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Second Phase of the Palestine War: Zionist Offensive
10 March 1948 - 15 May 1948
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US Apparent Hesitancy Toward Partition
18 March 1948 - 30 March 1948
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Early Responses to Truce and Trusteeship Ideas
19 March 1948 - 20 March 1948
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SC Res. 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine
1 April 1948
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SC Res. 46: Calling upon All Parties to Cease Military Activities in Palestine
17 April 1948
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Trusteeship Plan for Palestine
20 April 1948
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SC Res. 48: Establishment of the UN Truce Commission for Palestine
23 April 1948
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Operation Hametz and the Fall of Jaffa
24 April 1948 - 13 May 1948
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Operation Barak Toward the South
9 May 1948 - 13 May 1948
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UNGA Res. 186 (S-2): Appointment of a UN Mediator in Palestine
14 May 1948
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Arab States Explain Reasons for Intervening in Palestine
15 May 1948
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Third Phase of the Palestine War: Arab-Israeli War
15 May 1948 - 6 January 1949
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SC Res. 49: Calling for a Cease-fire and Maintenance of the Truce in Jerusalem
22 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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First Palestine Truce, Israeli Reinforcements and Destruction of Palestinian Villages
11 June 1948 - 8 July 1948
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Count Bernadotte's Palestine Plan
28 June 1948
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Responses to Bernadotte's Plan
2 July 1948 - 5 July 1948
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Transjordan and Israel Sign Agreement on Demilitarization of Mount Scopus Area
7 July 1948
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Second Palestine Truce
18 July 1948 - 15 October 1948
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Israel Declares Jerusalem Occupied City
2 August 1948
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Bernadotte's New Plan
16 September 1948
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Israel's Area of Jurisdiction and Powers Ordinance
16 September 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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Israel Conducts its First Population Census
8 November 1948 - 1 February 1949
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UNGA Res. 194 (III): Establishment of a Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP)
11 December 1948
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Israel's Application for UN Membership Fails to Obtain Security Council Approval
17 December 1948
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First Arab-Israeli Armistice Talks Commence Under UN Supervision in Rhodes
12 January 1949
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SC Res. 69: Recommending Admission of Israel to UN Membership
4 March 1949
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The UNGA Ad Hoc Political Committee, Dealing with Israel's Admission Application, Requests Clarifications
4 May 1949 - 9 May 1949
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UNGA Res. 273 (III): Admitting Israel to Membership in the UN
11 May 1949
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Official Name of Jordan as an Issue
14 May 1949
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Special International Regime for Jerusalem
4 April 1950
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Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Beirut
27 January 1951
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Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Ramallah
July 1951
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SC Res. 95: Calling on Egypt to End Restrictions on Commercial Shipping through Suez Canal
1 September 1951
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The Knesset Adopts the Law of State Education
12 August 1953
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Renewal of Egyptian-Israeli Clashes
22 August 1955 - 4 September 1955
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The 1956 War - The Tripartite Aggression
29 October 1956 - 12 March 1957
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UNGA Res. 997 (ES-I): Calling for an Immediate Cease-Fire (the Suez Crisis)
2 November 1956
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UNGA Res. 998 (ES-I): Creating the UN Emergency Force (UNEF)
5 November 1956
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UNGA Res. 1002 (ES-1): Calling for Withdrawal of Israeli Forces Behind Armistice Lines and of British and French Forces from Egypt
7 November 1956
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Israel Addresses the Future of Sinai
7 November 1956 - 8 November 1956
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Israel Addresses the Future of Gaza
10 November 1956 - 3 February 1957
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UNRWA Director Issues Special Report on Situation in Gaza Strip
15 December 1956
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UNGA Res. 1123, 1124, 1125 (XI)
19 January 1957 - 3 February 1957
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Israel Refuses Full Withdrawal
3 February 1957
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Pressures and Assurances to Israel on Gulf of Aqaba and Gaza
20 February 1957 - 1 March 1957
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Israel Withdraws from Gaza and Sinai
7 March 1957 - 12 March 1957
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The Knesset adopts the Basic Law: The Knesset
12 February 1958
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Arab States Protest Jewish Immigration
11 May 1959
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Palestine Arab Delegation (PAD) Office Is Opened in New York
26 June 1961 - 26 June 2001
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Palestinians in Israel Demonstrate; Resorting to the UN
21 September 1961 - 30 September 1961
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Israeli and Arab Responses to Joseph Johnson's Proposals
5 October 1962 - 17 October 1962
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New Lebanese Social Security Law Implicitly Excludes Palestinian Refugees from its Benefits
26 September 1963
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Palestinian Delegation at the UN
18 October 1963 - 5 November 1963
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President Bourguiba and 1947 Partition Plan
27 February 1965 - 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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Egypt Reacts to Israeli Threats Against Syria
15 May 1967 - 22 May 1967
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Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly
13 June 1967 - 21 July 1967
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Small Fraction of 1967 War Refugees to Return to the West Bank
14 August 1967 - 19 October 1967
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Security Council Resolution S/RES/242
22 November 1967
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First Communiqué of Fatah to the World Press in English and Arabic
January 1968
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5th Arab Summit Meets in Rabat and Ends in Failure
21 December 1969 - 23 December 1969
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Jordan Complains to UN Security Council on Jerusalem
13 September 1971
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SC Res. 298: Deploring Israel’s Failure to Respect Previous Resolutions on its Measures Affecting Status of Jerusalem
25 September 1971
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American-Soviet Agreement on a Cease-fire
21 October 1973
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SC Res. 338: Calling for Cease-fire and Deciding to Start Immediately Negotiations for Just Durable and Peace
22 October 1973
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Israeli Advance Continues and an International Nuclear Crisis Looms
23 October 1973 - 27 October 1973
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Palestine Question Is Placed on the Agenda of the UN General Assembly
21 September 1974
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Arafat Addresses the UN General Assembly
13 November 1974
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The PLO Opens a Permanent Observer Mission to the UN
25 February 1975
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US-Israel Memorandum of Agreement Regarding the Reconvening of the Geneva Conference
1 September 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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UNGA Res. 3379 (XXX): Determining that Zionism is a Form of Racism and Racial Discrimination
10 November 1975
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The Koenig Memorandum on Israeli Policy toward the Palestinians in Israel
1 March 1976 - April 1976
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US Steps Back from the US-Soviet Statement on the Geneva Conference
5 October 1977
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SC Res. 425: Calling upon Israel to Withdraw its Forces from Lebanon, and Establishing UNIFIL
19 March 1978
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6th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
26 September 1979 - 27 September 1979
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Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
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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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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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Yasir Arafat in Tripoli, Lebanon, and then Cairo
16 September 1983 - 22 December 1983
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S-G Report (A/39/130-S/16409), Pursuant to UNGA Res. 38/58 on ME Peace Conference
13 March 1984
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Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement
11 February 1985 - 22 February 1985
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The PLO, the US, and Resolution 242
15 May 1985
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Hussein-Peres London Secret Agreement
11 April 1987
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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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UNGA Res. 42/210: Affirms PLO UN Mission Covered by Headquarters Agreement with Host Country
17 December 1987
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SC Res. 608: Calling upon Israel to Rescind Deportation Orders of Palestinians
14 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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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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19th Palestine National Council Meets in Algiers and Proclaims the Palestinian State
12 November 1988 - 15 November 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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The PLO Executive Committee Rejects Israel's Peace Initiative
15 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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China's Five-Point Proposal on Middle East Peace
21 September 1989
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Draft UNGA A/44/L.50 to Construe Designation Palestine as the State of Palestine Withdrawn Due to US Threat Against UN
6 December 1989
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The Issue of Hamas's Participation in the Palestine National Council
7 April 1990
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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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Statement S/22027 by SC President on Palestinian Legitimate Political Rights and International Conference
20 December 1990
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President Bush Outlines US Goals Following the Gulf War
6 March 1991
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SC Res 694: Deploring Israel's Deportation of Palestinian Civilians
24 May 1991
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President Bush's Letters to M.E. Leaders on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991 - 14 July 1991
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7th Negotiation Round, Washington
21 October 1992 - 20 November 1992
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Norwegian Secret Channel, Exploratory Stage
20 January 1993 - 9 May 1993
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Israel Launches Operation Grapes of Wrath Against Lebanon
11 April 1996 - 26 April 1996
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UNGA Res. 52/250: Granting Palestine Additional Rights and Privileges at the GA
7 July 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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UNGA Res. ES-10/6: Recommending Holding a Conference to Enforce the 4th Geneva Convention in the OPT
9 February 1999
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 February 2000 - 3 February 2000
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
9 September 2000 - 10 September 2000
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Sharm al-Shaykh Summit
16 October 2000 - 18 October 2000
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
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Israeli Prime Minister Barak Resigns
9 December 2000
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Draft Security Council Resolution S/2000/1171
18 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
Event
Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal for a Cease-Fire and a Resumption of Talks
16 April 2001 - 27 April 2001
Event
UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban
31 August 2001 - 8 September 2001
Event
Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath
17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001
Event
Timid Diplomatic Efforts
2 November 2001 - 19 November 2001
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2001/1199 Demanding Cessation of Violence and Return to Previous Positions Vetoed by the US
15 December 2001
Event
An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey
17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002
Event
Birth of the Middle East "Quartet"
10 April 2002
Event
On the Road to Reform: First Palestinian Steps and Plans
15 May 2002 - 24 June 2002
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2002/1385 Demanding Israel's Compliance with 4th Geneva Convention Vetoed by US
20 December 2002
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/13: Demands that Israel Stop and Reverse Construction of Wall inside OPT
21 October 2003
Event
Reactions to Bush's Assurances to Sharon RE Disengagement Plan
15 April 2004 - 6 May 2004
Event
The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Separation Wall
9 July 2004
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/15: Demands that Israel Complies with ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Wall; Requests SG to Establish Register of Damage
20 July 2004
Event
First Round of Municipal Elections
23 December 2004 - 27 January 2005
Event
Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo
15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005
Event
Second Round of Municipal Elections
5 May 2005
Event
Third Round of Municipal Elections
29 September 2005
Event
Fourth Round of Municipal Elections
15 December 2005
Event
Pressure on Palestinians; Gaza on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
1 March 2006 - 25 April 2006
Event
July War: Diplomacy Paralyzed by the US
14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006
Event
July War: Massacre in Qana; 48-Hour Partial Suspension of Air Strikes
30 July 2006 - 2 August 2006
Event
July War: Diplomatic Efforts for a Cease-Fire
5 August 2006 - 9 August 2006
Event
SC Res. 1701: Calling for a Cessation of Hostilities to End Israel's War on Lebanon
11 August 2006
Event
July War: The Cease-Fire
12 August 2006 - 14 August 2006
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/17: Establishing the Register of Damage Caused by the Construction of the Wall in the OPT
15 December 2006
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007
Event
Another PLO Central Council Meeting Within Four Weeks
18 July 2007
Event
After the July War: Winograd Commission's Report on Israel's Handling of the 2006 Lebanon War
30 January 2008
Event
Gaza: Military Confrontation Continues and Siege is Tightened
26 March 2008 - 15 May 2008
Event
Seal on Gaza Borders Tightened
5 November 2008 - 29 November 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 3
29 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 8: End of Phase 1; Balance Sheet
3 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 11: Dramatic Surge in Palestinian Civilian Casualties
6 January 2009
Event
SC Res. 1860: Calling for a Gaza Ceasefire and Arrangements to Prevent Arms Trafficking
8 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 17
12 January 2009
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/18: Supporting an Immediate Gaza Ceasefire According to Security Council Resolution 1860
23 January 2009
Event
Palestinian National Unity Talks Resume in Cairo
25 February 2009 - 18 May 2009
Event
Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction, Sharm al-Shaykh
2 March 2009
Event
The UN Human Rights Council Forms a Fact-Finding Mission on the War on Gaza (the Goldstone Mission)
3 April 2009
Event
War on Gaza: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Related to UN Premises
4 May 2009
Event
The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Israeli Side: The Settlements Issue
18 May 2009 - 1 June 2009
Event
US Resolve on Settlement Freeze Peters Out
19 August 2009 - 22 September 2009
Event
Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More
9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
Event
Goldstone Report on the War on Gaza
15 September 2009 - 25 September 2009
Event
The Goldstone Report and Palestinian Erratic Decision-Making
29 September 2009 - 16 October 2009
Event
Israel Declares Two West Bank Shrines as Part of Its National Heritage Sites
21 February 2010 - 25 February 2010
Event
22nd Arab Summit Meets in Sirte
27 March 2010
Event
US Offers Ambiguous Assurances to the Palestinians
20 April 2010 - 21 April 2010
Event
The UN Secretary-General Establishes a Panel of Inquiry on the Mavi Marmara Incident (Palmer Commission)
2 August 2010
Event
US Makes Incredible Offer to Israel in Exchange for a Two-Month Partial Settlement Freeze
29 September 2010 - 12 December 2010
Event
The PLO Considers Internationalization as an Alternative to Negotiations
16 October 2010
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
Abbas Confirms Palestinian UN Bid for Statehood
16 May 2011
Event
US President Barack Obama Gives a Major Speech on the Middle East
19 May 2011 - 22 May 2011
Event
Diplomatic Efforts to Avert Palestinian Statehood Bid at the UN
2 June 2011 - 11 July 2011
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Accord Put on Hold
14 June 2011 - 7 August 2011
Event
Report of the Panel of Inquiry on the Mavi Marmara Incident (Palmer Commission)
2 September 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
Fate of the Palestinian UN Admission Request
28 September 2011 - 8 November 2011
Event
After Palestine's UNESCO Admission, Israel Suspends Transfer of Taxes to the PA
1 November 2011 - 30 November 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
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
Israel's 2012 Assault on the Gaza Strip, Day 1
14 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza
14 November 2012 - 22 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 2
15 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4
17 November 2012
Event
UNGA Res. 67/19: According Palestine Non-Member Observer State Status in the UN
29 November 2012
Event
24th Arab Summit Meets in Doha
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
Event
With the Nonrelease of Prisoners, the Palestinian Leadership Applies for Access to 19 International Conventions
1 April 2014
Event
A Joint Lebanese-Palestinian Civil Document Is Launched
16 April 2014
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014
Event
Israeli and International Reactions to Announcement of Palestinian Unity Government
2 June 2014 - 3 June 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 4 and 5
11 July 2014 - 12 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 9 and 10
16 July 2014 - 17 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 16-20
23 July 2014 - 27 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War: The Intermittent Cease-Fires (Phase III)
31 July 2014 - 26 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 26-28: Fighting Continues
2 August 2014 - 4 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War: A Balance Sheet
26 August 2014
Event
Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism
16 September 2014
Event
The PLO Strives for a Security Council Resolution Specifying a Timetable for Ending the Occupation
26 September 2014 - 28 November 2014
Event
French Efforts in Favor of a Draft UNSC Resolution on Palestinian-Israeli Peace
2 December 2014 - 17 December 2014
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2014/916 Containing Palestinian Principles for a Negotiated Solution Rejected by SC
30 December 2014
Event
President Abbas Signs Acceptance of the ICC Jurisdiction and Accession to the ICC Rome Statute
31 December 2014 - 7 January 2015
Event
A "Reconstruction Hudna" in Gaza?
2 March 2015 - 14 April 2015
Event
26th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh
28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
Event
The 2014 Gaza War: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools
27 April 2015
Event
Reports About Indirect Israel-Hamas Talks on Long-Term Cease-Fire
16 June 2015 - 16 June 2015
Event
UNGA Res. 69/320: Palestine Allowed to Raise Flag at UN
10 September 2015
Event
37th Zionist Congress, Jerusalem
20 October 2015 - 22 October 2015
Event
The US, Egypt, Jordan and Israel Hold a Secret Summit Meeting in Aqaba
21 February 2016
Event
To Satisfy Israel, France Backpedals on an Important Component of its Peace Initiative
9 March 2016 - 23 May 2016
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
Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements
22 September 2016 - 22 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
The Israeli Knesset Passes a Law Regularizing Settlements Retroactively
6 February 2017
Event
Palestinians and International Partners Fight Against Israel’s Planned Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar
15 February 2017 - 21 October 2018
Event
UNESCWA and the Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
Event
UN SG Antonio Guterres Distances Himself from ESCWA Report; Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf Resigns
16 March 2017 - 17 March 2017
Event
28th Arab Summit Meets at the Dead Sea
29 March 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
Abbas Signs 22 Treaties as a Response to Trump's Move on Jerusalem
18 December 2017
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/19 Opposes Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem
21 December 2017
Event
President Mahmoud Abbas Presents Palestinian Peace Plan to Security Council
20 February 2018
Event
PA Requests Membership of International Treaties and Conventions in Response to US Embassy Move
24 March 2018 - 6 June 2018
Event
International Response to Israeli Attacks on Great March of Return Protesters
30 March 2018 - 14 May 2018
Event
29th Arab Summit Meets in Dhahran
15 April 2018
Event
UN Human Rights Council Establishes Commission into Israel’s Attacks on the Great March of Return Protesters
18 May 2018
Event
Airstrikes and Rockets in Wake of Casualties during Great March of Return Protest
26 May 2018 - 20 August 2018
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2018/516 Calling for the Protection of Palestinian Civilians Vetoed by the US
1 June 2018
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/20 Calls for the Protection of the Palestinian Civilian Population
13 June 2018
Event
Trump Peace Negotiating Team to Travel to Middle East
15 June 2018 - 24 June 2018
Event
Talks for a Long-Term Gaza Cease-Fire
7 August 2018 - 10 November 2018
Event
Qatar's Assistance to Gaza
9 October 2018 - 8 November 2018
Event
UNGA Res. 73/5 Accords Privileges to Palestine as Chair of Group of 77 for 2019
16 October 2018
Event
Botched Undercover Israeli Operation in Gaza Sparks Exchange of Fire
11 November 2018 - 13 November 2018
Event
PA-Hamas Disagreements Lead to Temporary Closure of Rafah Crossing
7 January 2019 - 3 February 2019
Event
Israel Unilaterally Ends the Temporary International Presence in Hebron
28 January 2019 - 6 February 2019
Event
The US Recognizes the Golan Heights as Part of Israel
21 March 2019 - 25 March 2019
Event
Israeli Supreme Court Approves Demolition of East Jerusalem Neighborhood
16 April 2019 - 17 April 2019
Event
US Blocks UNSC Statement Condemning Sur Bahir Demolitions
24 July 2019
Event
UNRWA Financial Situation Worsened after Misconduct Allegations
29 July 2019 - 13 December 2019
Event
PA President Mahmoud Abbas Tells UNGA that He Plans General Elections
26 September 2019 - 10 December 2019
Event
US Peace Plan – Palestinian and International Reactions
28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020
Event
UN Releases List of Businesses Connected to Israeli Settlements
12 February 2020
Event
International and Palestinian Responses to Israel’s Annexation Plans
18 May 2020 - 23 June 2020
Event
Repeated Demolition of Khirbet Humsa
3 November 2020 - 27 October 2021
Event
Hanan Ashrawi Resigns from PLO Executive Committee
9 December 2020
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 2
11 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 5
14 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 9
18 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War: A Balance Sheet
21 May 2021
Event
UN Human Rights Council Establishes an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021 - 22 July 2021
Event
A US-UNRWA Agreement Forces the Agency to Make Severe Policy Changes
14 July 2021 - 23 September 2021
Event
Israel Designates Palestinian Rights Organizations as Terrorist Organizations
22 October 2021 - 17 November 2021
Event
Ismail Haniyeh Presents Hamas's Vision for Advancing the Palestinian Cause
3 November 2021
Event
Israeli Policy of Evicting Palestinian Families in East Jerusalem
19 January 2022 - 10 May 2022
Event
Amnesty International Concludes that Israeli Actions Against Palestinians Constitute Apartheid
1 February 2022
Event
Israeli Attempts to Evict Palestinian Families from Properties Owned by the Greek Orthodox Church in East Jerusalem
26 March 2022 - 8 June 2022
Event
The (Ongoing) Independent International Commission of Inquiry Issues its First Report
9 May 2022
Event
Assassination of Palestinian Journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in Jenin
11 May 2022 - 15 November 2022
Event
31st Arab Summit Meets in Algiers
1 November 2022 - 2 November 2022
Event
UNGA Res. 77/247 Requesting an ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Israeli Occupation
30 December 2022 - 16 January 2023

Biographies

Biography
Jurji Habib Hanania
1864 - 1920
Biography
Khalil Baidas
1875 - 9 February 1949
Biography
Abdallah Mukhlis
27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947
Biography
Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi
1882 - 29 June 1963
Biography
May Ziadeh
11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941
Biography
Mu‘in al-Madi
1887 - 1957
Biography
Abd al-Hamid Shuman
1888 - 9 September 1974
Biography
Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim
1889 - 1953
Biography
Rafiq al-Tamimi
1889 - 1957
Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Musa Nasir
4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971
Biography
Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi
1896 - 27 September 1951
Biography
Wasif Jawhariyyeh
1897 - 1973
Biography
Mustafa al-Dabbagh
1897 - 1 October 1989
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari
1900 - 29 May 1980
Biography
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
1904 - 17 December 1990
Biography
Sophie Halaby
26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997
Biography
Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini
1908 - 8 April 1948
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Constantine Zurayk
18 April 1909 - 12 August 2000
Biography
Sami Taha Hamran
1911 - 11 September 1947
Biography
Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud
1913 - 13 July 1948
Biography
Anwar Nusseibeh
1913 - 22 November 1986
Biography
Fouad Nassar
28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976
Biography
Emile Touma
16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Yusra al-Barbari
15 April 1923 - 13 May 2009
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Issam Abd al-Hadi
1928 - 8 August 2013
Biography
Antoine Zahlan
1928 - 1 September 2020
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Gabi Baramki
3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012
Biography
Ismail Shammout
2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006
Biography
Anis Abdullah Sayigh
3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009
Biography
Kamal Adwan
9 May 1935 - 10 April 1973
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Ezzedine Kalak
1936 - 3 August 1978
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
Abd al-Wahhab Darawshah
12 October 1943 - 10 March 2026
Biography
Leila Shahid
13 July 1949 - 18 February 2026
Biography
Khalida Jarrar
9 February 1963
Biography
Tawfiq Ibrahim
- 1966

Historical Media

Document
Caricature: Balfour and the Woes His Ill-Fated Promise Brought to Palestine (Filastin Newspaper)
2 November 1932
Document
Haifa Railroad Station
20 September 1946
Document
Cairo Street Rejects Palestine Partition
December 1947

Highlights

Highlight
Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
Highlight
UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
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
October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
Highlight
Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
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
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
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
Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine
Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement
Highlight
Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
Highlight
Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”
Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History
Highlight
The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
Highlight
The Education of Palestinians in Israel
Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization
Highlight
Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
Highlight
Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
Highlight
The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
Highlight
Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
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
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 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
Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
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
The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
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
Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
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
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 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
The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
Highlight
Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
Highlight
Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Colonization and Dispossession
Zionism's Imagined Geography
Highlight
Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
Highlight
Jaramana Refugee Camp
Syria
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
Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
Highlight
Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp
Jordan
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
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
Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992
Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality
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
Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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
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
Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
Highlight
Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp
Syria
Highlight
Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
Highlight
Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
Highlight
Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
Highlight
Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
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
Dera‘a Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
Highlight
The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
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
Zarqa Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
Highlight
The Great March of Return
Peaceful Demonstrations, Bloody Crackdown
Highlight
XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
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
V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
Highlight
Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
Highlight
Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
Highlight
Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
Highlight
Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
Highlight
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
Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance

Periods

Period
IV. The Palestine War and the Nakba

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
The UN and Palestine: Security Council Vetoed Draft Resolutions
1963 - present
Thematic Chronology
The War on Gaza, 2008-2009
2008 - 2009
Thematic Chronology
Palestinian Political Institutional Presence in the US
1917 - present
Thematic Chronology
Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
1920 - 1945
Thematic Chronology
The UN and Palestine: General Assembly Resolutions
1947 - present
Thematic Chronology
The UN and Palestine: Security Council Resolutions
1948 - present
Thematic Chronology
Foreign Interference in Ottoman Internal Affairs
1569 - 1923

Places

Place
al-Manshiyya
Place
al-Tira
Place
'Ayn Ghazal
Place
Khirbat Bayt Lid
Place
Fardisya
Place
Ijzim
Place
'Iraq Suwaydan
Place
Jaba'
Place
Nasir al-Din
Place
Sajad
Place
Salama
Place
Deir Yasin
Place
al-Samiriyya

Charts

Document
Demography and the Palestine Question (II) - Projections of Population (1)
2015 - 2048
Document
Demography and the Palestine Question (II) - Projections of Population (2)
2015 - 2048
Document
Demography and the Palestine Question (II) - Projections of Population (3)
2015 - 2048