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Ottoman Land Code, 7 Ramadan 1274
21 April 1858
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Provisional Law Concerning the Right of Certain Corporate Bodies to Own Immovable Property, 22 Rabi' al-awwal 1331
1 March 1913
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The Fourteen Points of US President Woodrow Wilson
8 January 1918
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The Mandate System: Article 22 of the League of Nations Covenant
10 January 1920
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Signing of a Franco-British Convention on Mandate Boundaries
23 December 1920
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Regulation Concerning the Supreme Moslem Sharia Council
20 December 1921 - 9 January 1922
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White Paper (Churchill) of 1922 Clarifies the Terms of the Balfour Declaration
3 June 1922
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Treaty of Lausanne Is Signed with Ataturk's Turkey
24 July 1923
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White Paper (Amery) on Status Quo at al-Buraq / Western Wall
19 November 1928 - 27 December 1928
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Shaw Commission Report on al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances
12 March 1930
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Formation of the Arab National League (ANL) in New York
August 1937 - May 1941
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Third Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
October 1938 - September 1939
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The British Government Rejects the Conclusions of the Partition (Woodhead) Commission
11 November 1938
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MacDonald White Paper of 1939: Limited Concessions to Palestinians
17 May 1939 - 23 May 1939
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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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Great Britain Refers the question of Palestine to the UN
2 April 1947
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A New Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan
15 March 1948
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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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Israeli Intelligence Report on the Depopulation of Palestine until 31 May 1948
30 June 1948
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SC Res. 54: Ordering Parties to Desist from Military Action; Instructing Mediator to Continue Efforts for Jerusalem Demilitarization
15 July 1948
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Israel's Area of Jurisdiction and Powers Ordinance
16 September 1948
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UNGA 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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The UNGA Ad Hoc Political Committee, Dealing with Israel's Admission Application, Requests Clarifications
4 May 1949 - 9 May 1949
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Official Name of Jordan as an Issue
14 May 1949
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UNGA 394 (V): UNCCP to Establish Office on Compensation to Refugees
14 December 1950
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Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Beirut
27 January 1951
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UNRWA Signs Agreement with Jordan as Refugee Host Country
14 March 1951 - 20 August 1951
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UNGA 513 (VI): UNRWA to Carry Refugee Relief and Reintegration for 3 Years
26 January 1952
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UNGA 512 (VI): UNCCP to Continue its Efforts
26 January 1952
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The Knesset Enacts the Nationality Law
1 April 1952
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General Islamic Conference on Palestine, Jerusalem
3 December 1953 - 9 December 1953
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GA Resolutions 1123, 1124, 1125 (XI)
19 January 1957 - 3 February 1957
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Arab States Protest Jewish Immigration
11 May 1959
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Status of Jordanian Jerusalem Municipality Enhanced Symbolically
16 December 1959
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3rd Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca
13 September 1965 - 18 September 1965
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Reservations of Lebanon, Kuwait and Libya to the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
3 August 1966
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General Assembly Resolutions 2253 and 2254 (ES-V)
4 July 1967 - 14 July 1967
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Military Order No. 58, Concerning Abandoned Property (Private Property)
23 July 1967
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Military Order No. 59, Concerning State Property
31 July 1967
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Security Council Resolution S/RES/242
22 November 1967
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UNGA 2443 (XXIII): Establishing Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting Human Rights in Occupied Territories
19 December 1968
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Military Order No. 321 Concerning Land Law (Acquisition for Public Purposes)
28 March 1969
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Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
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Military Order No. 363, Concerning the Protection of Nature Reserves
22 December 1969
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UNGA 2792 (XXVI): Deploring Israel's Operations in the Gaza Strip
6 December 1971
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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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UNGA 3236 (XXIX): Recognizing Palestinian Inalienable Rights and Palestinian People as Principal Party for Establishing Peace
22 November 1974
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29th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
20 February 1978 - 1 March 1978
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SC Res. 465: Calling on Israel to Dismantle Settlements and Cease Constructing, Planning New Ones
1 March 1980
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Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Herzliya
1 May 1980 - 7 May 1980
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Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
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Palestinian Writers in Occupied Territories Affirm Commitment to Palestine Cause
18 August 1981
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Sharon Goes to Washington to Get Green Light on Lebanon War
25 May 1982
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SC Res. 508: Calling Upon all Parties to Cease Military Activities in Lebanon and across Lebanese-Israeli Border
5 June 1982
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PLO Debates Withdrawal
16 June 1982 - 2 July 1982
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30th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
7 December 1982 - 16 December 1982
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Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
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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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2nd Visit of US Secretary George Shultz to the Region; Statement to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza
25 February 1988 - 26 February 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 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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Egypt Proposes a Ten-Point Plan for Palestinian Elections
1 July 1989 - 30 September 1989
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Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait
3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991
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SC Res. 681: Deploring Israel's Decision to Resume Deportations of Palestinian Civilians
20 December 1990
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US Letters of Assurances to Parties to Upcoming Peace Conference
15 October 1991 - 18 October 1991
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
17 October 1991
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US-Soviet Invitation to the Madrid Peace Conference
18 October 1991
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3rd Negotiation Round, Washington
13 January 1992 - 16 January 1992
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Bilateral Negotiation Round Delayed
11 January 1993
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9th Negotiation Round, Washington
27 April 1993 - 13 May 1993
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Fundamental Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Israel
30 December 1993
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The Knesset Adopts the Law Concerning the Implementation of the Agreement on Gaza and Jericho Areas (Restrictions of Activity) 1994
26 December 1994
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First Netanyahu-Arafat Meeting
4 September 1996
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Clinton - Netanyahu - Arafat - Hussein Meeting in Washington
1 October 1996 - 2 October 1996
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Protocol on Redeployment in Hebron Signed
6 October 1996 - 16 January 1997
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Ambiguous and Weakened Assurances on Further Redeployment
16 January 1997
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Draft SC Res. S/1997/199 to Call on Israel to Refrain from Settlement Activities (Jabal Abu Ghunaym) Vetoed by US
7 March 1997
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Palestinian-Israeli Talks Deadlocked
10 March 1997 - 30 July 1997
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Israel's Position on Further Redeployment and on Palestinian Obligations
23 November 1997 - 14 January 1998
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Wye River Plantation Meeting; Memorandum Signed
15 October 1998 - 23 October 1998
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Feverish Settlement Activities After Wye Memorandum
26 October 1998 - 15 November 1998
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Israeli Obstacles to Wye River Implementation; First Stage Redeployment Only
30 October 1998 - 17 May 1999
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
27 April 1999 - 29 April 1999
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With Barak as Prime Minister, Negotiations on Wye Implementation Resume
11 July 1999 - 3 September 1999
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Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II Accord)
4 September 1999
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Official Colonization Activity and (Very) Partial Removal of Settler Outposts
10 October 1999 - 10 November 1999
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Revival and Failure of Syrian-Israeli Talks
7 December 1999 - 26 March 2000
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The PA Releases First Batch of New Textbooks
2 September 2000
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UNGA Res. ES-10/7: Expresses Concern over Israeli-Palestinian Clashes and Respect for 4th Geneva Convention
20 October 2000
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Draft SC Res. S/2001/270 Calling for Cessation of Settlement Activities and Protection of Palestinian Civilians Vetoed by US
27 March 2001
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UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban
31 August 2001 - 8 September 2001
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Another Timid Return to Diplomacy: a Peres-Qurai' Draft?
16 December 2001 - 27 December 2001
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Karine A Arms Ship Is Captured and Arafat Is Isolated
3 January 2002 - 11 February 2002
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SC Res. 1402: Calling for Cease-Fire and Withdrawal of Israeli Troops from Palestinian Cities
30 March 2002
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SC Res. 1405: Welcoming SG Initiative to Send Fact-Finding Team to Jenin Refugee Camp
19 April 2002
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SC Res. 1435: Concern over Reoccupation of Arafat's Headquarters in Ramallah and Call for Israeli Withdrawal
24 September 2002
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With US Blessing, Ambivalent Israeli Acceptance of the "Steps Set out in the Road Map"
4 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
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UNGA Res. ES-10/14: Requesting an Advisory Opinion from the ICJ on the Legal Consequences of the Wall
8 December 2003
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Reactions to Bush's Assurances to Sharon RE Disengagement Plan
15 April 2004 - 6 May 2004
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SC Res. 1544: Condemning Israeli Killing of Civilians and Demolition of Homes in Rafah Refugee Camp
19 May 2004
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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
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Disengagement: Evacuation of Troops; The Case of Gaza-Egypt Border
15 August 2005 - 12 September 2005
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Ongoing Israeli Raids: Operation First Rain
23 September 2005 - 2 October 2005
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The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006
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July War: A Balance Sheet
14 August 2006
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The US Revisits the Road Map
14 January 2007 - 15 January 2007
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007
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The Quartet Expresses "Concern" over Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa Expansion
17 December 2007
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Bush's Statement on Palestinian Statehood, Jerusalem
10 January 2008
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Israeli Supreme Court Endorses Economic Sanction Against Gaza
30 January 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Intensify
4 February 2008 - 24 February 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status to Nowhere
27 May 2008 - 30 August 2008
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War on Gaza: Calls for Active Diplomacy
4 January 2009 - 5 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 12
7 January 2009
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SC Res. 1860: Calling for a Gaza Ceasefire and Arrangements to Prevent Arms Trafficking
8 January 2009
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UNGA Res. ES-10/18: Supporting an Immediate Gaza Ceasefire According to Security Council Resolution 1860
23 January 2009
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War on Gaza: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Related to UN Premises
4 May 2009
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Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements
31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009
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Israel Declares Two West Bank Shrines as Part of Its National Heritage Sites
21 February 2010 - 25 February 2010
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The US Shies Away from Its Strong Demands on Israel
19 March 2010 - 30 April 2010
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International Reactions to the Mavi Marmara Incident
31 May 2010 - 3 June 2010
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Israel Forms (Turkel) Commission to Examine the Mavi Marmara Incident
14 June 2010
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Al Jazeera Satellite TV and the Guardian Release the Palestine Papers
23 January 2011
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State of Palestine: Application for Admission to Membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
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The Knesset Adopts an Amendment to the Knesset Election Law Raising the Qualifying Election Threshold
11 March 2014
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Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism
16 September 2014
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Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Addresses the 2014 Gaza War
17 December 2014
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A "Reconstruction Hudna" in Gaza?
2 March 2015 - 14 April 2015
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26th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh
28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
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Palestine Submits Files to ICC, and Israel Decides to Interact with It
25 June 2015 - 30 October 2015
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The Knesset Passes Amendment Allowing Force-Feeding of Prisoners on Hunger Strike
29 July 2015
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Palestinians in Israel Express their Concern and Solidarity with the Palestinian Outburst
5 October 2015 - 28 November 2015
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The US, Egypt, Jordan and Israel Hold a Secret Summit Meeting in Aqaba
21 February 2016
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The Quartet Issues a Report on the Impediments to Palestinian-Israeli Settlement
1 July 2016
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Israel's State Comptroller Publishes Report on Gaza 2014 War
28 February 2017
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US-Israel Preliminary Talks on Settlements
19 March 2017 - 23 March 2017
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Hamas New Charter
1 May 2017
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White House Statement on Israeli Settlement Activity
5 July 2017
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As Israel Backtracks on Its Measures Concerning the Haram al-Sharif, Palestinian Pressure Continues and Succeeds
24 July 2017 - 4 August 2017
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Fatah and Hamas Sign in Cairo an Agreement to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
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Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails
1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017
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UNGA Res. ES-10/20 Calls for the Protection of the Palestinian Civilian Population
13 June 2018
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
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UNGA Res. 73/5 Accords Privileges to Palestine as Chair of Group of 77 for 2019
16 October 2018
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PA President Abbas Signs Accession Papers for 11 International Organizations
15 November 2018
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Israel Unilaterally Ends the Temporary International Presence in Hebron
28 January 2019 - 6 February 2019
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Israeli Supreme Court Approves Demolition of East Jerusalem Neighborhood
16 April 2019 - 17 April 2019
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US Blocks UNSC Statement Condemning Sur Bahir Demolitions
24 July 2019
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EU court Rules that Israeli Settlement Products May not be Labeled “Made in Israel”
12 November 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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Repeated Demolition of Khirbet Humsa
3 November 2020 - 27 October 2021
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ICC Rules that it has Jurisdiction in Occupied Palestinian Territories; Investigation Announced
5 February 2021 - 2 April 2021

Biographies

Biography
Khalil Baidas
1875 - 9 February 1949
Biography
Isa al-Isa
1878 - 29 June 1950
Biography
Alfred Roch
1882 - 22 April 1942
Biography
Raghib al-Nashashibi
1882 - 1951
Biography
Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi
1882 - 29 June 1963
Biography
Isaaf al-Nashashibi
1885 - 22 January 1948
Biography
Wadi‘ Faris al-Bustani
1888 - 20 January 1954
Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Wasif Jawhariyyeh
1897 - 1973
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
1904 - 17 December 1990
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani
1909 - 1977
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi
1909 - 11 October 1980
Biography
Abd al-Majid Shuman
1912 - 5 July 2005
Biography
Fadwa Tuqan
1917 - 12 December 2003
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Kamal Adwan
9 May 1935 - 10 April 1973
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Fathi Shiqaqi
4 January 1951 - 26 October 1995

Historical Texts

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Letter from Theodore Herzl to Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi
19 March 1899
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Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement
1 October 1906
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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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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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The Supreme Islamic Shari'a Council Order
20 December 1921
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Churchill White Paper
3 June 1922
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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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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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The Hope Simpson Report
22 August 1930
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Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
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Report of the British - International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
1 December 1930
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MacDonald's Letter to Weizmann
13 February 1931
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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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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) 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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The Alexandria Protocol on Forming the League of Arab States
7 October 1944
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Memorandum of Conversation between King Abdulaziz Saud and President Roosevelt
14 February 1945
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Pact of the League of Arab States
22 March 1945
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The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
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Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
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The Grady-Morrison Plan
24 July 1946
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Arab Constitutional Proposals at London Roundtable Conference
30 September 1946
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British Referral of the Palestine Question to the UN
2 April 1947
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UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
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SC Res. 44: Requesting a GA ٍSpecial Session on Future Palestine Government
1 April 1948
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UNSC Resolution 46
17 April 1948
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UNSC Resolution 48
23 April 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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Statement by the States, Members of the Arab League, on the Entry of Their Armies in Palestine
15 May 1948
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Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
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UNSC Resolution 49
22 May 1948
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UNSC Resolution 50
29 May 1948
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Abandoned Areas Ordinance
24 June 1948
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UNSC Resolution 54
15 July 1948
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Progress Report of the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte)
16 September 1948
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Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance No. 33, 5708-1948
23 September 1948
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UNSC Resolution 62
16 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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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 302 (IV)
8 December 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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UNGA Resolution 393 (V)
2 December 1950
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UNGA Resolution 394 (V)
14 December 1950
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Agreement between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
14 March 1951
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UNSC Resolution 95
1 September 1951
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UNGA Resolution 512 (VI)
26 January 1952
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UNGA Resolution 513 (VI)
26 January 1952
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UNRWA-Egypt Agreement on Economic and Engineering Surveys
30 June 1953
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UNSC Resolution 101
24 November 1953
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Exchange of Notes Between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
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UNSC Resolution 111
19 January 1956
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UNGA Resolution 997 (ES-I)
2 November 1956
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UNGA Resolution 998 (ES-I)
4 November 1956
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UNGA Resolution 1002 (ES-I)
7 November 1956
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Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
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UNGA Resolution 1123 (XI)
19 January 1957
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UNGA Resolution 1125 (XI)
2 February 1957
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UNGA Resolution 1604 (XV)
21 April 1961
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Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962
5 March 1962
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UNSC Resolution 171
9 April 1962
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 5407
29 August 1963
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First Arab Summit: Statement
13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964
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Basic Law of the PLO
2 June 1964
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Protocol for the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
11 September 1965
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UNSC Resolution 228
25 November 1966
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UNSC Resolution 237
14 June 1967
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Exchange of Letters Between Israel and UNRWA
14 June 1967
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Statement on Principles for Peace in the Middle East
19 June 1967
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UNGA Resolution 2252 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
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UNGA Resolution 2253 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
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UNGA Resolution 2254 (ES-V)
14 July 1967
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UNSC Resolution 242
22 November 1967
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Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
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Palestine National Council, 4th Session: Political Resolutions
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
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UNGA Resolution 2443 (XXIII)
19 December 1968
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UNGA Resolution 2452 (XXIII)
19 December 1968
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UNSC Resolution 267
3 July 1969
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UNSC Resolution 271
15 September 1969
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Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
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UNGA Resolution 2535 (XXIV)
10 December 1969
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Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions
4 June 1970
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Rogers Plan II
19 June 1970
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Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions
28 August 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2628 (XXV)
4 November 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2649 (XXV)
30 November 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2672 (XXV)
8 December 1970
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Palestine National Council, 8th Session: Interim Political Program of the Palestine Revolution
5 March 1971
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UNSC Resolution 298
25 September 1971
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UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)
6 December 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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UNSC Resolution 338
22 October 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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Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria
31 May 1974
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Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
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UNGA Resolution 3236 (XXIX)
22 November 1974
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UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)
10 November 1975
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UNSC Resolution 381
30 November 1975
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 11898
5 December 1975
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 11940
23 January 1976
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The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 12022
24 March 1976
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 12119
29 June 1976
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Eighth Arab Summit: Statement
25 October 1976 - 26 October 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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Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
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UNSC Resolution 425
19 March 1978
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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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Joint Letter from President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin to President Carter Concerning Negotiations on Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
26 March 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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UNSC Resolution 465
1 March 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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UNSC Resolution 478
20 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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Statement of First National Festival of Palestinian Literature in the Occupied Land
18 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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Draft of UNSC Resolution 14985
20 April 1982
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UNSC Resolution 508
5 June 1982
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UNSC Resolution 509
6 June 1982
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 15255/Rev.2
25 June 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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UNGA Resolution 38/58
13 December 1983
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Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409
13 March 1984
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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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Draft of UNSC Resolution 17459
12 September 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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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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UNSC Resolution 605
22 December 1987
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UNSC Resolution 607
5 January 1988
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 19466
29 January 1988
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Secretary of State George Shultz: A Statement for Palestinians
26 February 1988
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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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Draft of UNSC Resolution 19780
14 April 1988
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King Hussein’s Address to the Nation on Severing Ties with the West Bank
31 July 1988
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Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
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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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Draft of UNSC Resolution 20463
17 February 1989
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Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 20677
8 June 1989
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UNSC Resolution 641
30 August 1989
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 20945/Rev.1
6 November 1989
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PLO “Assumptions” with Regard to Baker's Five Points
1 December 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 21326
31 May 1990
Document
UNSC Resolution 673
24 October 1990
Document
UNSC Resolution 681
20 December 1990
Document
UNSC Resolution 694
24 May 1991
Document
Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991
Document
Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
Document
U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians
18 October 1991
Document
U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel
18 October 1991
Document
Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
Document
UNSC Resolution 799
18 December 1992
Document
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
Document
Shimon Peres's Letter Concerning Reassurances on Palestinian Institutions in Jerusalem
11 October 1993
Document
Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel
30 December 1993
Document
UNSC Resolution 904
18 March 1994
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
Document
Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
Document
The Knesset Law Concerning the Implementation of the Agreement on Gaza and Jericho Areas (Restrictions of Activity) 1994
26 December 1994
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 1995/394
17 May 1995
Document
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
Document
Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
Document
The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1996: Resolution on the Palestine Question
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
Document
UNSC Resolution 1073
28 September 1996
Document
Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/199
7 March 1997
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/241
21 March 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
UNGA Resolution ES-10/6
9 February 1999
Document
Declaration of the Heads of State or Government of the European Union On the Middle East Peace Process: The Berlin Declaration
25 March 1999
Document
Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between The West Bank And The Gaza Strip
5 October 1999
Document
UNSC Resolution 1322
7 October 2000
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/7
20 October 2000
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
Document
PLO Negotiating Team Reservations Concerning President Bill Clinton’s 23 December Proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement
1 January 2001
Document
PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy
20 January 2001
Document
Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 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
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The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
The Durban Declaration
8 September 2001
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/1199
14 December 2001
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
Fourteenth Arab Summit: The Arab Peace Initiative
28 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
UNSC Resolution 1405
19 April 2002
Document
Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
Document
President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
Document
UNSC Resolution 1435
24 September 2002
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2002/1385
20 December 2002
Document
Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
Document
A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
Document
Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/891
16 September 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/12
25 September 2003
Document
The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/13
27 October 2003
Document
UNSC Resolution 1515
19 November 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/14
12 December 2003
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/240
24 March 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
Agreement on Movement and Access In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
Document
Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
Document
Statement by Middle East Quartet on the Palestinian Legislative Elections
30 January 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 Speech Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
10 January 2008
Document
Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
Document
UNSC Resolution 1860
8 January 2009
Document
Memorandum of Understanding between Israel and the United States Regarding Prevention of the Supply of Arms and Related Materiel to Terrorist Groups
16 January 2009
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-18
23 January 2009
Document
Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
Document
Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
Document
UNGA Resolution 64/10
1 December 2009
Document
Statement by the President of the Security Council S/PRST/2010/9
1 June 2010
Document
President Barack Obama's Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy
19 May 2011
Document
Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
Document
China's Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
6 May 2013
Document
HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
Document
Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention Declaration
17 December 2014
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Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
Document
Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
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Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
18 January 2016
Document
Scope of Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities
24 March 2016
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Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
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UNSC Resolution 2334
23 December 2016
Document
Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
Document
Law for the Regularization of Settlement in Judea and Samaria, 5777-2017
6 February 2017
Document
Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon
20 July 2017
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Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2017/1060
18 December 2017
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/19
21 December 2017
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 June 2018
Document
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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Statement of ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda On Opening an Investigation into War Crimes in Palestine
20 December 2019
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Database of All Business Enterprises Involved in Israeli Settlement Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
12 February 2020

Highlights

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Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
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Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
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Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
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Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Shatila Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
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II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
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The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
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Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
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Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)
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The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
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Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
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The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
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The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
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The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
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Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
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Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
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Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
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The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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France and the Palestine Question before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
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Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
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The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
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1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
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October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
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Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
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World Zionist Organization
Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine
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Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939
A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression
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The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948
An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status
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Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
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The Judaization of the Galilee
A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity
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Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992
Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality
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Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)
Before the Nakba
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance
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The Education of Palestinians in Israel
Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization
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UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
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Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
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Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
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The Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
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V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
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Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
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Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
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X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure
1993-2000

Historical Media

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Hebron Redeployment, 1997
1997