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Jurji Habib Hanania

Khalil al-Sakakini

23 January 1878 - 13 August 1953

Abdallah Mukhlis

27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947

Abd al-Hamid Shuman

1888 - 9 September 1974

Muhammad Amin al-Husseini

1895 - 4 July 1974

1905 - 2 May 1941

Ibrahim Abu-Lughod

15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001

24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004

13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009

Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa)

14 May 1938 - 27 August 2001

Historical Texts

Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission

Palin Commission Report

Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots

Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem

19 November 1928

The Hope Simpson Report

Passfield White Paper

20 October 1930

Report of the British - International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall

1 December 1930

MacDonald's Letter to Weizmann

13 February 1931

Peel Commission Report

Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead) Report

9 November 1938

MacDonald White Paper

Land Transfers Regulations, 1940

20 February 1940

Biltmore Conference Declaration

The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945

22 September 1945

Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance

Abandoned Areas Ordinance

Jordan-Israel Agreement: For the Demilitarization of Mount Scopus Area

Israel: Area of Jurisdiction and Powers Ordinance No. 29 of 1948

16 September 1948

Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement

24 February 1949

Lebanon-Israel General Armistice Agreement

Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement

Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement

United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report

22 September 1949

UNGA Resolution 302 (IV)

8 December 1949

Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA

15 December 1956

Speech of Ahmad al-Shuqairi, Head of the Palestine Delegation, before the UN Special Political Committee (in Arabic)

5 November 1963

Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA

13 November 1974

The Koenig Memorandum

Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority

16 January 1980

Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

28 January 1980

The Golan Heights Law

14 December 1981

Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut

Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut

7 February 1983

Secretary of State James Baker's: Five Points Framework for an Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue

10 October 1989

Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: Memorandum to U.S. Secretary James Baker

Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations

The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document

31 October 1995

Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron

17 January 1997

UNGA Resolution ES-10/2

Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees

22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001

Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)

Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law

Israel and the Road Map

23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003

The Geneva Accord

12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003

UNGA Resolution ES-10/15

UNGA Resolution ES-10/17

24 January 2007

Joint Understanding Between Israel and the PLO Read by President Bush

27 November 2007

President Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World

Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)

25 September 2009

Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations

23 September 2011

UNGA Resolution 67/19

29 November 2012

Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict

Report of the Middle East Quartet

Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace

28 December 2016

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies

Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon

Bezalel Smotrich: Israel's Decisive Plan

7 September 2017

Statement by President Donald Trump On Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

6 December 2017

Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

28 February 2019

B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid

12 January 2021

Events

White Paper (Passfield) of 1930 Is Published

20 October 1930

Lewis French and the Palestine Development Scheme

19 July 1931 - April 1932

Establishment of the National Defense Party

2 December 1934

Establishment of the Palestine Arab Party

Establishment of the Reform Party

Establishment of the National Bloc Party

Avner Defense Plan

Coordinated Zionist Anti-British Activism

1 October 1945 - 31 October 1945

Third Phase of the Palestine War: Arab-Israeli War

15 May 1948 - 6 January 1949

Israeli Intelligence Report on the Depopulation of Palestine until 31 May 1948

Egypt Blocks Greek Freighter

Israel Addresses the Future of Sinai

7 November 1956 - 8 November 1956

The Koenig Memorandum on Israeli Policy toward the Palestinians in Israel

1 March 1976 - April 1976

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Casablanca

23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989

The Baker Five-Point Plan

10 October 1989

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza

10 December 1998

Israeli Retaliatory Strategy and First Signs of a "Militarized" Intifada

19 October 2000 - 7 November 2000

US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation

12 September 2001 - 16 October 2001

Invasion of Nablus: Fierce Resistance

3 April 2002 - 21 April 2002

Assassination of Yusuf Abu Hin in Gaza City

Unilateral Cease-Fire Announcement and Gaza-First Arrangements

21 June 2003 - 2 July 2003

Israel's Operation Summer Rains Enters its 4th Month

1 October 2006 - 31 October 2006

The PLO Presents "the Palestine Announcement in Lebanon"

Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai

23 January 2008 - 3 February 2008

Hamas and Israel Agree on a Six-Month Gaza Cease-Fire; Blockade Marginally Eased

17 June 2008 - 4 November 2008

Talks to Consolidate Cease-Fire and Exchange Prisoners End in Failure

13 February 2009 - 18 February 2009

Cross-Border Violence, Gaza

20 September 2009 - 3 October 2009

Gaza Cross-Border Situation Deteriorates

11 March 2010 - 1 April 2010

The US Shies Away from Its Strong Demands on Israel

19 March 2010 - 30 April 2010

Israel Announces Easing of Gaza Blockade

8 June 2010 - 5 July 2010

The 2014 Gaza War: The Intermittent Cease-Fires (Phase III)

31 July 2014 - 26 August 2014

The 2014 Gaza War: Cease-Fire Talks in Cairo

11 August 2014 - 18 August 2014

Netanyahu Reaffirms Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif; Cameras at Haram al-Sharif?

22 October 2015 - 24 October 2015

France Plans to Resume its Peace Initiative

29 January 2016 - 16 February 2016

Attempts at Holding Palestinian Municipal Elections

21 June 2016 - 31 January 2017

First Trump Administration Statement on Israeli Settlements

2 February 2017

President Trump Announces the Official US Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

6 December 2017

Australia Recognizes West Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

15 December 2018

Dissolution of the Knesset; Three Election Rounds to Form a Government in Israel

26 December 2018 - 11 December 2019

Conditions Worsen for Palestinian Prisoners

2 January 2019 - 12 May 2019

PA-Hamas Disagreements Lead to Temporary Closure of Rafah Crossing

7 January 2019 - 3 February 2019

Opening of the “Apartheid Road”

10 January 2019

Israel Begins Public Normalization Push

20 January 2019

Israel Unilaterally Ends the Temporary International Presence in Hebron

28 January 2019 - 6 February 2019

Hamdallah Resigns, Is Replaced by Mohammad Shtayyeh

29 January 2019 - 13 April 2019

Warsaw Conference

13 February 2019 - 14 February 2019

The Waqf Reopens Bab al-Rahma at the Haram al-Sharif Compound

14 February 2019 - 17 March 2019

Israel Deducts Funds from the PA’s Tax Revenue

17 February 2019 - 2 May 2019

UNHRC Report on Israeli Attacks on Great March of Return Protesters

28 February 2019

The US Consulate General in Jerusalem Is Merged in US Embassy in the City

The US Recognizes the Golan Heights as Part of Israel

21 March 2019 - 25 March 2019

Israeli Violence Ahead of One-Year Anniversary of Great March of Return; Egyptian Restraint Efforts

22 March 2019 - 29 March 2019

Great March of Return Anniversary and Land Day

29 March 2019 - 30 March 2019

30th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis

Israeli Supreme Court Approves Demolition of East Jerusalem Neighborhood

16 April 2019 - 17 April 2019

Israeli Bombing Resumes Against Gaza

1 May 2019 - 5 May 2019

Assassination of Hamed al-Khoudary in Gaza City

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Mecca

Israeli Harassment and Mass Arrests in Issawiyya

1 June 2019 - 1 September 2019

Israeli Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Settler Organization’s Claim to Three Buildings in the Old City of Jerusalem

US ‘Peace to Prosperity’ Plan and Conference

22 June 2019 - 26 June 2019

US Officials Partake in Inauguration of Large-Scale Settler Project in East Jerusalem

Israel Prevents Palestine Cup Final

3 July 2019 - 25 September 2019

Israeli Court Finds PA Liable for Attacks During Second Intifada

Mass Demolitions in Sur Bahir

US Blocks UNSC Statement Condemning Sur Bahir Demolitions

UNRWA Financial Situation Worsened after Misconduct Allegations

29 July 2019 - 13 December 2019

Israeli Government Allows Jewish Visitors to Tour the Haram al-Sharif Compound on Eid al-Adha

11 August 2019 - 18 August 2019

US Changes Position on Legality of Israeli Settlements

18 November 2019 - 26 November 2019

UAE and Bahrain Announce Normalization with Israel

13 August 2020 - 11 September 2020

Morocco Normalizes Relations with Israel in Exchange for US Recognition of Western Sahara as Part of Morocco

10 December 2020 - 14 December 2020

Leading Human Rights Groups Deem Israel an Apartheid State

12 January 2021 - 27 April 2021

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 2

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 11

Historical Media

Caricature: Balfour and the Woes His Ill-Fated Promise Brought to Palestine (Filastin Newspaper)

2 November 1932

Arab Revolt 1936 - Reinforcements

Highlights

Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939

A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression

Demography and the Palestine Question (II)

Palestinian Youth in Conflict

A Childhood Denied

Palestinian Music

Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry

Palestinian Citizenship in Israel

An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity

Palestinian Visual Arts (III)

Explorers (1965-1995)

The Village of al-Araqib

Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond

Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property

Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab

Palestinian Embroidery

A Rich and Diverse National Heritage

The Judaization of the Galilee

A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity

Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine

The Emergence of a Working Class

Nablus Soap Production

The Decline of an Ancient Heritage

Palestinian Women in the Labor Market

A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism

Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948

A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba

The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip

Thwarting Resettlement Schemes

The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps

Perpetuating the Temporary

The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas

The Palestine Communist Party

The Palestinian Communist Movement

The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party

Lydda, 9-13 July 1948

A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March

Palestine Police During the British Mandate

Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals

The Israeli Military

The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”

Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa

Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field

Rashidiyya Refugee Camp

Fawwar Refugee Camp

Dheisheh Refugee Camp

IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

Palestinian Emigration (I)

Yarmouk Refugee Camp

The May 2021 Gaza War

Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes

Palestinian Emigration (II)

Jaramana Refugee Camp

Palestinian Labor in Israel

A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests

The 1946 Anglo-American Committee

Humanitarianism Over Justice

Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp

Sbeineh Refugee Camp

Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp

Palestine and International Justice

The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability

Marka Refugee Camp

Shatila Refugee Camp

Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule

Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition

Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp

Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp

Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp

Turkey and the Palestine Question

Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity

Mexico and the Palestine Question

Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor

Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp

Public Contracts during the Mandate

Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals

Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp

Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity

The Algerians of Palestine

Palestinian Music in Exile

Traditions and Resistance

Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations

Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance

Palestinians in El Salvador

A Prosperous, yet Depoliticized Diaspora

France and the Palestine Question Before 1948

Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism

Palestinian Photographers Before 1948

Documenting Life in a Time of Change

IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba

The Second Intifada, 2000-2005

Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations

Palestinian Visual Arts (I)

Beginners (1795-1955)

Places

al-Ghubayya al-Fawqa

al-Ghubayya al-Tahta

al-Naghnaghiyya

al-Shaykh Muwannis

al-Zahiriyya al-Tahta

Balad al-Shaykh

Daliyat al-Rawha'

'Iraq al-Manshiyya

Khirbat al-Kasayir

Khirbat al-Zababida

Khirbat Bayt Far

Sarafand al-Kharab