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Ali al-Rimawi
1860 - 1919
Biography
As‘ad al-Shuqairi
1860 - February 1940
Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Said al-Shawwa
1868 - October 1930
Biography
Freih Abu Middein
1871 - 1955
Biography
Khalil Baidas
1875 - 9 February 1949
Biography
Omar al-Bitar
1880 - 16 June 1946
Biography
Izzeddin al-Qassam
1882 - 20 November 1935
Biography
Alfred Roch
1882 - 22 April 1942
Biography
Raghib al-Nashashibi
1882 - 1951
Biography
Isaaf al-Nashashibi
1885 - 22 January 1948
Biography
May Ziadeh
11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941
Biography
Rafiq al-Tamimi
1889 - 1957
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
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
Mustafa al-Dabbagh
1897 - 1 October 1989
Biography
Anbara Salam Khalidi
4 August 1897 - 1986
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari
1900 - 29 May 1980
Biography
Najati Sidqi
15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979
Biography
Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih
1907 - 8 January 2001
Biography
Nicola Ziadeh
1907 - 27 July 2006
Biography
Badr Lama
23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947
Biography
Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini
1908 - 8 April 1948
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi
1909 - 11 October 1980
Biography
Qudsia Khourshid
5 August 1912 - 2 December 2009
Biography
Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud
1913 - 13 July 1948
Biography
Anwar Nuseibeh
1913 - 1986
Biography
Fouad Nassar
28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976
Biography
Hind al-Husseini
25 April 1916 - 13 September 1994
Biography
Fadwa Tuqan
1917 - 12 December 2003
Biography
Ihsan Abbas
2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003
Biography
Emile Habibi
29 August 1922 - 2 May 1996
Biography
Fatima al-Budeiri
1923 - June 2009
Biography
Yusra al-Barbari
15 April 1923 - 13 May 2009
Biography
Muin Bseiso
1926 - 23 January 1984
Biography
Issam Abd al-Hadi
1928 - 8 August 2013
Biography
Samira Abu Ghazaleh
1928 - 12 January 2017
Biography
Hanna Abu Hanna
16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Bassam Shak’a
1930 - 22 July 2019
Biography
Ismail Shammout
2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Ezzedine Kalak
1936 - 3 August 1978
Biography
Naji al-Ali
1936 - 29 August 1987
Biography
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
Faisal al-Husseini
17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001
Biography
May Sayegh
1941 - 5 February 2023
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008
Biography
François Abou Salem
16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024
Biography
Tawfiq Ibrahim
- 1966

Events

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Hussein-McMahon Correspondence: Prelude to the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans
14 July 1915 - 30 March 1916
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The Sykes-Picot Agreement Defines the British and French Spheres of Influence over the Ottoman Arab Provinces
23 November 1915 - 16 May 1916
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Start of the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans
10 June 1916
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British Failed Attempts to Conquer Transjordan
21 March 1918 - 4 May 1918
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Conquest of Damascus; Faisal Enters Liberated City
26 September 1918 - 3 October 1918
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1st Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
27 January 1919 - 10 February 1919
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San Remo Conference: Distribution of Mandates
25 April 1920
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French Occupy Damascus and Establish State of Greater Lebanon
14 July 1920 - 31 August 1920
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The Issue of the Administration of Transjordan
25 July 1920 - 31 December 1920
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Churchill and Abdullah Reach Preliminary Understanding over Transjordan
2 March 1921 - 30 March 1921
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Hybrid Status for Transjordan; Prince Abdullah Becomes Its Emir
11 April 1921
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Palestine Gendarmerie Is Established
1 July 1921 - 24 April 1922
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White Paper (Churchill) of 1922 Clarifies the Terms of the Balfour Declaration
3 June 1922
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League of Nations Approves Exclusion of Transjordan Territory from the Jewish National Home
14 September 1922 - 16 September 1922
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British-French Agreement on Boundary Line Between Palestine and Lebanon and Syria
7 March 1923
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British Formal and Conditional Assurance to Transjordan's Abdullah
25 April 1923 - 25 May 1923
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Treaty of Lausanne Is Signed with Ataturk's Turkey
24 July 1923
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Agreement between Great Britain and Transjordan Emirate
20 February 1928
Event
Tension Over al-Buraq/ Western Wall
23 September 1928 - 30 October 1928
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Report of the International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
1 December 1930
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Establishment of the Reform Party
18 June 1935
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Peel Commission Report Proposes Partition of Palestine
7 July 1937
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London Round Table Conference Convenes
7 February 1939 - 27 March 1939
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Formation of a British-Arab Committee on Hussein-McMahon Correspondence at the London Round Table Conference
15 February 1939 - 16 March 1939
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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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League of Nations Passes on Supervision over Mandates to the UN
18 April 1946
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Independence of the Emirate of Transjordan and Establishment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
25 May 1946
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Series of Zionist Attacks on Palestinians in the Wake of the Partition Plan
6 December 1947 - 31 December 1947
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Series of Zionist Attacks
2 January 1948 - 26 January 1948
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Transjordan and Great Britain Agree on Jordanian Military Intervention in Palestine
7 February 1948
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Haganah Operations
11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948
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The Battle for Haifa and Its Surroundings
4 April 1948 - 22 April 1948
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Operation Barak Toward the South
9 May 1948 - 13 May 1948
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End of First Truce: Israeli Operation Dekel
8 July 1948 - 18 July 1948
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Great Britain Recognizes Israel on a de facto Basis
30 January 1949
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The US Recognizes Transjordan on a de jure Basis
31 January 1949
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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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Fatah Is Founded
September 1957
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Fatah Opens Its First Office in Algeria
23 September 1963
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Israel Strengthens its Control over East Jerusalem
27 April 1969 - 26 June 1969
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Attempted Assassination of Bassam Abu Sharif in Beirut
25 July 1972
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Hussein Bashir Abu al-Khayr Is Assassinated in Nicosia
24 January 1973
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Israeli Operation in Beirut Against Palestinian Leaders
10 April 1973
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Assassination of Zaid Muqsi in Athens
11 April 1973
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Sinai II Agreement Reached
20 August 1975 - 4 September 1975
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Assassination Attempt of PLO Senior Leadership in Beirut
1 October 1975
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Draft SC Res. S/12022 to Deplore Israeli Policies that Could Change Jerusalem Status, Vetoed by US
25 March 1976
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Ezzedine Kalak Is Assassinated in Paris
3 August 1978
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Deportation of Bassam Shak'a Reversed After West Bank Mayors Threaten Resignation
11 November 1979 - 5 December 1979
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Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors
2 June 1980 - 3 June 1980
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Majid Abu Sharar Is Assassinated in Rome
9 October 1981
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Popular Resistance and Israeli Measures in West Bank
16 February 1982 - 30 March 1982
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Shooting Spree at the Haram al-Sharif
11 April 1982 - 15 April 1982
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Draft SC Res. S/14985 to Condemn Shooting of Worshippers at Haram al-Sharif, Vetoed by US
20 April 1982
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Assassination Attempt of Israeli Ambassador in London
3 June 1982
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Ma'moun Meraish Is Assassinated in Athens
20 August 1983
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Draft SC Res. S/17769 to Deplore Provocative Acts in the Haram al-Sharif, Vetoed by US
30 January 1986
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Munther Abu Ghazaleh Assassinated in Athens
21 October 1986
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Solidarity of Israel's Palestinians with the Intifada
21 December 1987
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Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir in Tunis
16 April 1988
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US-PLO Official Meeting Takes Place in Carthage, Tunisia
22 March 1989
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The US Administration Suspends Dialogue with the PLO
20 June 1990
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Haram al-Sharif Killings
8 October 1990
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SC Res. 672: Condemns Israel's Acts of Violence and Requests the SG to Submit Report on Mission Sent to Region
12 October 1990
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Assassination of Salah Khalaf (Abu Iyad) and Hayel Abdel Hamid (Abu al-Hol)
14 January 1991
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Israel Deports Four Palestinians from Gaza to South Lebanon
18 May 1991
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Norwegian Secret Channel, Exploratory Stage
20 January 1993 - 9 May 1993
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Start of Israel-PLO Economic Talks in Paris
November 1993
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The Beilin-Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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Tunnel Opened by Israel in Old City, Jerusalem; Palestinian-Israeli Clashes
24 September 1996 - 28 September 1996
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Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement to Be Constructed
26 February 1997
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Palestinian Response to Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Project
27 February 1997 - 10 April 1997
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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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Draft SC Res. S/1997/241 to Demand that Israel Cease Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Vetoed by US
21 March 1997
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UNGA ES-10/2: Condemning Israel's Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement
25 April 1997
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French-Palestinian Agreement on Status of French Institutions Under Palestinian Authority
12 December 1997 - 18 December 1997
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Assassination of Mohi al-Din Sharif in Ramallah
29 March 1998
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Feverish Settlement Activities After Wye Memorandum
26 October 1998 - 15 November 1998
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Abu Ali Mustafa, PFLP Deputy Secretary-General Returns to Palestine
30 September 1999
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George Habash Retires as S-G of PFLP
27 April 2000 - 28 April 2000
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Failure to Reach the FAPS by 13 May 2000 Target Date: Eilat Round
30 April 2000 - 8 May 2000
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Failure of Final Status Talks at Camp David Summit
11 July 2000 - 25 July 2000
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The PA Releases First Batch of New Textbooks
2 September 2000
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Ariel Sharon at al-Haram al-Sharif
28 September 2000
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Start of the Second Intifada
29 September 2000 - 4 October 2000
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US Attempts at Easing Tension, but Confrontation Spikes
4 October 2000 - 12 October 2000
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SC Res. 1322: Deploring Provocation at Al-Haram al-Sharif and Excessive Use of Force against Palestinians
7 October 2000
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
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Assassination of Yusif Abu Sawi in al-Khader
12 December 2000
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Assassination of Hani Abu Bakra in Khan Yunis
14 December 2000
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Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton "Proposals"
19 December 2000 - 23 December 2000
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Draft SC Res. S/2001/270 Calling for Cessation of Settlement Activities and Protection of Palestinian Civilians Vetoed by US
27 March 2001
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Assassination of Walid Bisharat, Sameh Abu Huneish, and Muhammad Bisharat in Qabatya
1 July 2001
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Assassination of Imad Abu Sunayna in Hebron
15 August 2001
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Assassination of Abu Ali Mustafa in al-Bireh
27 August 2001
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Fallout of Abu Ali Mustafa's Assassination
28 August 2001 - 10 September 2001
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Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath
17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001
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Assassination of Ayman Abu Halawa in Nablus
22 October 2001
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Assassination of Yasir Asida and Fahmi Abu Eisheh in Tulkarm
2 November 2001
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Assassination of Mahmoud Abu Hanud near Nablus
23 November 2001
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With the Assassination of Abu Hanud, Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation Reaches a New Level
26 November 2001 - 15 December 2001
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Assassination of Nazih Abu al-Siba' in Jenin
16 February 2002
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Assassination of Muhannad Abu Halaweh and Fawzi Murrar in Ramallah
5 March 2002
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Assassination of Yusuf Abu Hin in Gaza City
1 May 2003
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Heightened Violence Despite Diplomacy
1 May 2003 - 29 June 2003
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Assassination of Titu Masud and Suhayl Abu Nahal in Gaza City
11 June 2003
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Assassination of Muhammad Daghmash and Rawi Abu Kumayl in Gaza City
11 June 2003
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Assassination of Ismail Abu Shanab in Gaza City
21 August 2003 - 25 August 2003
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Assassination Attempt of Hamas Leadership, Including Ahmad Yasin, in Gaza City
6 September 2003
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The Geneva "Private" Initiative
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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Assassination of Yasir Abu Aysh, Hussein Abu Aysh and Majdi Khatib in Rafah
2 February 2004
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Assassination of Nadir Abu Layl and Hashim Abu Hamdan in Nablus
2 May 2004
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Assassination of Ra'fat Abu Assi and Hazim Irhayim in Gaza City
22 July 2004
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Assassination of Amr Abu Sitta in Rafah
29 July 2004
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Assassination of Mahmud Abu Khalifa, Amjad Abu al-Hayja, and Yamin Abu al-Hayja in Jenin
13 September 2004
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Assassination of Khaled Abu Silmiyya in Gaza City
19 September 2004
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Assassination Attempt of Muhammad Abu Nusayra in Khan Yunis
27 September 2004
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Assassination of Imad Yahia Khalil Bader and Saqer Awni Saqer in Khan Yunis Refugee Camp
9 October 2004
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Assassination of Majdi Mar'i, Fadi al-Sarwan, and Jihad Abu Salhieh in Nablus
1 November 2004
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Assassination of Sabir Abu Assi, Assim Abu Ras, Amjad Arafat, and Adil Haniyeh in Gaza City
15 July 2005
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Assassination of Rawad Fathi Farahat and Nafez Abu Hussein in Gaza City
24 September 2005
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Assassination of Hassan Madhun and Fawzi Abu Qara’ in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
1 November 2005
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Assassination of Husam Abu Nada, Muhammad Jiha, Rashad Rahim, and Hamdan Mahana in Gaza City
14 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Registered Party Slates
18 December 2005
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Assassination of Said Abdul Fattah Abu al-Jedian in Beit Lahiya
2 January 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory
26 January 2006 - 29 January 2006
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Assassination of Atiya Abu Shari’a and Suhail Bakr in Gaza City
7 February 2006
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Assassination of Sami Abu Shari’a and Mahmud Ajjur in Gaza City
8 April 2006
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Assassination of Ibrahim Abdul Hadi, Mohammed Abdul Hadi, Mohammad Abu al-Husain, Hassan Abu al-Husain, Huthaifa Shubair, and Mohammed Sami Hamdan in Khan Yunis
8 April 2006
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Israel Steps up Military Actions in Gaza
29 May 2006 - 15 June 2006
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Major Arrest Raid Against Hamas-Affiliated PA Officials
29 June 2006 - 19 August 2006
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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007
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Assassination of Fadi Abdul Qader Abu Mustafa in Khan Yunis
1 June 2007
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Assassination of Ziad Malaisha and Ibrahim Abed in Kafr Dan
20 June 2007
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Settlement Expansion in Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa
4 December 2007
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Bad Start
12 December 2007 - 27 December 2007
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The Quartet Expresses "Concern" over Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa Expansion
17 December 2007
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Assassination of Majid Harazin, Jihad Dahir, Karim Dahdouh, Na'el Tafesh, Ayman al-'Aileh and Ammar Abu-al-Said in Gaza City
17 December 2007
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Assassination of Raed Abu al-Ful in Beit Lahiya
17 January 2008
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Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen
18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008
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Assassination of Ibrahim Abu Olba in Beit Lahiya
14 April 2008
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Assassination of Tareq Abu Ghali in Nablus
24 June 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 7
2 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 20
15 January 2009
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Escalation in Israel's Settlement Activity
26 September 2010 - 8 November 2010
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The PLO Considers Internationalization as an Alternative to Negotiations
16 October 2010
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Israel Approves Settlement Expansion
2 March 2011 - 11 August 2011
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Assassination of Muhammad Abu Mu‘ammar in Rafah
30 March 2011
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Israel Settlement Activity Taken up Again in Earnest
27 September 2011 - 1 November 2011
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Assassination of Ahmad Shaykh Khalil, Muhammad Ashur, Bassem Abu al-Ata, Hassan al-Khadari, and Abd al-Karim Shatat in Rafah
29 October 2011
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Israel’s Settlement Activity
6 June 2012 - 13 August 2012
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Assassination of Anis Abu al-Anin in Rafah
19 September 2012
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Assassination of Ahmad Abu Jalal near al-Maghazi Refugee Camp
16 November 2012
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Palestinians' Hunger Strikes in Israeli Prisons
19 February 2013 - 22 April 2013
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Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
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With or Without Negotiations, Israel Continues its Settlement Activities
30 May 2013 - 11 August 2013
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Rami Hamdallah Forms New Palestinian Government
2 June 2013 - 6 June 2013
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Tension Mounts Over Haram al-Sharif Following Israeli Provocations
4 February 2014 - 26 February 2014
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Muhammad Abu Khdeir, a 16-Year-Old Palestinian, Is Burnt Alive by Settlers in East Jerusalem
2 July 2014
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Egypt's Noncoordinated Cease-Fire Initiative Fails
14 July 2014 - 16 July 2014
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Heightened Tension at Haram al-Sharif
30 September 2014 - 22 December 2014
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Ziad Abu Ain Dies After Being Struck by Israeli Soldiers During a Peaceful Demonstration
10 December 2014 - 11 December 2014
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Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel
10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014
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Settlement Construction
30 January 2015
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Palestinian Militants Build and Rebuild “Gate of Jerusalem” Tent Camp in Abu Dis
3 February 2015 - 27 March 2015
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Clashes at Haram al-Sharif
26 July 2015
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Tension Escalates at Haram al-Sharif
2 August 2015 - 28 September 2015
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With the Haram al-Sharif Tensions, Protests Spread to the Occupied Territories
13 September 2015 - 30 September 2015
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Israel's Policy Toward the Palestinian Outburst
4 October 2015 - 13 October 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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Netanyahu Reaffirms Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif; Cameras at Haram al-Sharif?
22 October 2015 - 24 October 2015
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No Cameras at Haram al-Sharif
25 October 2015 - 26 October 2015
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Israel Outlaws the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement
16 November 2015 - 28 November 2015
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Palestinians Thwart the Setting Up of Cameras at Haram al-Sharif
18 March 2016 - 18 April 2016
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Provocative Israeli Decision Related to Haram al-Sharif
26 June 2016 - 5 July 2016
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Continued Violation of the Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif
12 July 2016
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Continued Israeli Settlement Activity and Destruction of Palestinian Infrastructure
27 July 2016 - 7 December 2016
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Settlers Attempt to Modify the Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif
5 February 2017 - 24 May 2017
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Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
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Israel Closes Off the Haram al-Sharif Following a Palestinian Operation in the Old City of Jerusalem
14 July 2017 - 15 July 2017
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Palestinian Official Response to Israel's Measures over the Haram al-Sharif
14 July 2017 - 21 July 2017
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Palestinian Popular Response to Israel's Measures over the Haram al-Sharif
16 July 2017 - 23 July 2017
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Two Jordanians Killed at Israeli Embassy in Amman
23 July 2017 - 24 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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President Trump Announces the Official US Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
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UN Human Rights Council Establishes Commission into Israel’s Attacks on the Great March of Return Protesters
18 May 2018
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The Waqf Reopens Bab al-Rahma at the Haram al-Sharif Compound
14 February 2019 - 17 March 2019
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Israeli Supreme Court Approves Demolition of East Jerusalem Neighborhood
16 April 2019 - 17 April 2019
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UNRWA Financial Situation Worsened after Misconduct Allegations
29 July 2019 - 13 December 2019
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Israeli Government Allows Jewish Visitors to Tour the Haram al-Sharif Compound on Eid al-Adha
11 August 2019 - 18 August 2019
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Assassination of Baha Abu al-Ata in Gaza City
12 November 2019
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Gaza-Israel Exchange of Fire after Assassination of Baha Abu al-Ata
12 November 2019 - 15 November 2019
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US Changes Position on Legality of Israeli Settlements
18 November 2019 - 26 November 2019
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Surge in the Number of Settlers Touring Haram al-Sharif in 2019
31 December 2019
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Cracks in Arab Unity on Palestine
9 September 2020 - 22 September 2020
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Israeli-Imposed Restrictions and Violence at the Haram al-Sharif Compound
13 April 2021 - 10 May 2021
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Towards a Unity Intifada
23 April 2021 - 10 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 1
10 May 2021
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The May 2021 Gaza War
10 May 2021 - 21 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 12
21 May 2021
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UN Human Rights Council Establishes an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021 - 22 July 2021
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Annual Settler March: Israeli Forces Violently Disperse Palestinian Protesters
15 June 2021
Event
Norwegian Wealth Fund and the Pension Fund Divest from Companies Linked to Israeli Settlements
5 July 2021 - 3 September 2021
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Israel Continues to Assert Dominance over the Haram al-Sharif Compound
18 July 2021 - 8 October 2021

Historical Texts

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Letter from Sir Henry McMahon to Sharif Hussein
25 October 1915
Document
Message of the General Syrian Congress To the King-Crane Commission
3 July 1919
Document
Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
Document
The Covenant of the League of Nations: Article 22
10 January 1920
Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
Document
Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots
10 August 1921
Document
Churchill White Paper
3 June 1922
Document
Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem
19 November 1928
Document
Report “to Determine the Rights and Claims of Moslems and Jews in Connection with the Western or Wailing Wall at Jerusalem”
1 December 1930
Document
Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
Document
London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence
16 March 1939
Document
MacDonald White Paper
17 May 1939
Document
The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
Document
Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
Document
UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
Document
UNGA Resolution 194 (III)
11 December 1948
Document
UNGA Resolution 303
9 December 1949
Document
Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Egypt And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
12 September 1950
Document
Agreement between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
14 March 1951
Document
UNSC Resolution 95
1 September 1951
Document
UNGA Resolution 513 (VI)
26 January 1952
Document
Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
Document
Palestine National (qawmi) Charter
28 May 1964
Document
Lyndon B. Johnson: Statement on Principles for Peace in the Middle East
19 June 1967
Document
Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
Document
The Regional Committee of the Heads of Arab Local Authorities in Israel Statement On the Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors
3 June 1980
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 17769
29 January 1986
Document
Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
Document
Palestinian Declaration of Independence
15 November 1988
Document
Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
Document
Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
Document
The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
Document
Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/199
7 March 1997
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/241
21 March 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/2
25 April 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/3
15 July 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/6
9 February 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
The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/270
26 March 2001
Document
The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
Document
Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
Document
The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Document
Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
Document
National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
Document
Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
Document
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years
22 June 2009
Document
Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
Document
Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
Document
Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
Document
Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
Document
Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
18 January 2016
Document
Marwan Barghouti’s Op-Ed in The New York Times: Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons
17 April 2017
Document
Statement by President Donald Trump On Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
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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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Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and the United Arab Emirates
13 August 2020
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HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021

Historical Media

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Oath of Allegiance
April 1936
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The Haganah Starts Its Offensive
15 August 1947

Highlights

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Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
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The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
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The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
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Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
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Palestinian Photographers before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
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Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
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Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
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Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
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Colonization and Dispossession
Zionism's Imagined Geography
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UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
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The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
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XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict
1950-1966
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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Land Day, 30 March 1976
A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
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Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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Nablus Soap Production
The Decline of an Ancient Heritage
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Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Jaramana Refugee Camp
Syria
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Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
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II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
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Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
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Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
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Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
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Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)
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The Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
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Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Fawwar Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp
Syria
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Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
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UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
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Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
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Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
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Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
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XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017
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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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The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry

Places

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Abu al-Fadl
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Abu Kishk
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Abu Zurayq
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al-Qabu
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Dayr Abu Salama
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Ghuwayr Abu Shusha
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Khirbat Umm Sabuna
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Abu Shusha
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Abu Shusha
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Ras Abu 'Ammar