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Hafiz al-Sa’id
1843 - 1916
Biography
Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
Biography
Ali al-Rimawi
1860 - 1919
Biography
As‘ad al-Shuqairi
1860 - February 1940
Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Freih Abu Middein
1871 - 1955
Biography
Khalil Baidas
1875 - 9 February 1949
Biography
Omar al-Bitar
1880 - 16 June 1946
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
Omar al-Saleh al-Barghouti
1894 - 22 June 1965
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Musa Nasir
4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971
Biography
Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi
1896 - 27 September 1951
Biography
Anbara Salam Khalidi
4 August 1897 - 1986
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
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
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
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
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 Dakkak
1929 - 2 June 2016
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
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
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
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 19 August 2014
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
Fathi Shiqaqi
4 January 1951 - 26 October 1995
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

Event
1st Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
27 January 1919 - 10 February 1919
Event
Palestine Gendarmerie Is Established
1 July 1921 - 24 April 1922
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Establishment of the Reform Party
18 June 1935
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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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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
Event
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
Event
Mahmoud Darwish Publishes First Book of Poetry, 'Asafeer bila Ajniha (Wingless Birds)
1960
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Fatah Opens Its First Office in Algeria
23 September 1963
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Attempted Assassination of Bassam Abu Sharif in Beirut
25 July 1972
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Mahmoud al-Hamshari Is Assassinated in Paris
8 December 1972 - 9 January 1973
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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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Ezzedine Kalak Is Assassinated in Paris
3 August 1978
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Majid Abu Sharar Is Assassinated in Rome
9 October 1981
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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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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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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
Event
Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Signed in Washington
13 September 1993
Event
Start of Israel-PLO Economic Talks in Paris
November 1993
Event
Multilevel Gaza-Jericho Negotiations
12 December 1993 - 23 February 1994
Event
The Beilin-Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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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
Event
Draft SC Res. S/1997/199 to Call on Israel to Refrain from Settlement Activities (Jabal Abu Ghunaym) Vetoed by US
7 March 1997
Event
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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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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Setting Up Israeli-Palestinian Back Channel
1 December 1999 - 5 May 2000
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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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The PA Releases First Batch of New Textbooks
2 September 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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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 Attempt of Raed Karmi in Tulkarm
6 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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Arafat Accepts the Creation of a Prime Minister Position
9 February 2003 - 6 March 2003
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
8 March 2003 - 9 March 2003
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Mahmoud Abbas Forms the Palestinian Government
19 March 2003 - 29 April 2003
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US formally Presents Israel and the PA with the Road Map
30 April 2003
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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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The PLO Approves the Road Map
3 May 2003 - 11 May 2003
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Abbas and Sharon Meet in Jerusalem
17 May 2003 - 29 May 2003
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Aqaba Summit: Bush, Abdullah, Abbas, and Sharon Meet
4 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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Mahmoud Abbas Resigns as Prime Minister
6 September 2003
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Assassination Attempt of Hamas Leadership, Including Ahmad Yasin, in Gaza City
6 September 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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Smooth and Constitutional Transition in PLO and PA Leadership
11 November 2004 - 1 December 2004
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Palestinian Presidential Elections: Mahmoud Abbas Is Elected
1 December 2004 - 15 January 2005
Event
Palestinian Efforts to Stop Anti-Israeli Attacks: An Informal One-Month Truce
17 January 2005 - 26 January 2005
Event
Abbas-Sharon Summit in Sharm al-Shaykh
8 February 2005
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Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Security Coordination
15 February 2005 - 30 April 2005
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New Palestinian Cabinet under Ahmad Qurai'
24 February 2005
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Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo
15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005
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17th Arab Summit Meets in Algiers
22 March 2005 - 23 March 2005
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Mahmoud Abbas's First Visit to White House as PA President
26 May 2005
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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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Disengagement: Celebrations in Gaza
12 September 2005 - 24 September 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 Mahmoud Arqan in Rafah
7 December 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
Event
The Return of Palestinian Diplomatic Representation to Lebanon
6 January 2006 - 17 August 2011
Event
Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory
26 January 2006 - 29 January 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Israeli and International Reactions
27 January 2006 - 5 February 2006
Event
Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions
27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006
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Assassination of Atiya Abu Shari’a and Suhail Bakr in Gaza City
7 February 2006
Event
PA New Legislature and Consultations to Form a New Cabinet
18 February 2006 - 16 March 2006
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Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet
19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006
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Abbas's Control Over PA Security Forces
5 April 2006 - 11 April 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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Hamas-Led PA Ministry of Interior Establishes the Executive Support Force in Gaza
20 April 2006 - 25 May 2006
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A “Temporary International Mechanism” to Channel Funds Through Abbas’s Office
9 May 2006 - 27 July 2006
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The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006
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Assassination of Mahmud al-Majzub in Sidon
26 May 2006
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Fatah-Hamas Clashes
26 May 2006 - 24 June 2006
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Israel Steps up Military Actions in Gaza
29 May 2006 - 15 June 2006
Event
Palestinian Factions Agree on the National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
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Major Arrest Raid Against Hamas-Affiliated PA Officials
29 June 2006 - 19 August 2006
Event
Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: The False Hopes of National Unity Talks
25 August 2006 - 23 September 2006
Event
Palestinian Unity Talks: A Cabinet of Technocrats?
6 November 2006 - 20 November 2006
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Gaza Escalation Followed by a Negotiated Cease-Fire
20 November 2006 - 26 November 2006
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The US to Strengthen Security Forces Loyal to Abbas
14 December 2006 - 5 January 2007
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The US Revisits the Road Map
14 January 2007 - 15 January 2007
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Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord
28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007
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International Responses to Palestinian Unity Efforts
2 February 2007 - 19 February 2007
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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007
Event
A Mixed International Reception to the Palestinian Unity Government
17 March 2007 - 31 March 2007
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Fatah-Hamas Infighting Resumes
11 May 2007 - 20 May 2007
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Assassination of Fadi Abdul Qader Abu Mustafa in Khan Yunis
1 June 2007
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Emergency Cabinet in the West Bank
14 June 2007 - 26 June 2007
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Reactions to West Bank-Gaza Strip Split
17 June 2007 - 20 June 2007
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Assassination of Ziad Malaisha and Ibrahim Abed in Kafr Dan
20 June 2007
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007
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Fayyad's Emergency Government Becomes a de facto Regular Government
5 July 2007 - 14 July 2007
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Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 July 2007
Event
Abbas-Olmert Meetings to Reach Understandings Before the International Conference
6 August 2007 - 10 September 2007
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Palestinian and Israeli Teams to Prepare Annapolis International Conference
20 September 2007 - 25 November 2007
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The Annapolis Conference Opens a New Round of Palestinian-Israeli Talks
27 November 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
Event
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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Relentless Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation in Gaza
15 January 2008 - 22 January 2008
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Assassination of Raed Abu al-Ful in Beit Lahiya
17 January 2008
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Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai
23 January 2008 - 3 February 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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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: A Disappointing Abbas-Bush Meeting
24 April 2008
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Assassination of Tareq Abu Ghali in Nablus
24 June 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert's Political Gamble
31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008
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Israel Breaks the Gaza Cease-Fire
4 November 2008 - 30 November 2008
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The PLO Central Council Meets in Ramallah
23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 7
2 January 2009
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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 20
15 January 2009
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The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side
21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009
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Fatah Sixth General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
8 August 2009 - 11 August 2009
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US Resolve on Settlement Freeze Peters Out
19 August 2009 - 22 September 2009
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Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More
9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
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The Goldstone Report and Palestinian Erratic Decision-Making
29 September 2009 - 16 October 2009
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Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements
31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009
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UNGA Res. 64/10: Endorsing the Goldstone Report and Calling Upon both Sides to Investigate the Violations Reported in it
5 November 2009
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Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections Postponed
12 November 2009
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 December 2009 - 16 December 2009
Event
The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian Talks Through Letters of Guarantee
16 December 2009 - 4 January 2010
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The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian “Proximity” Talks
7 January 2010 - 8 February 2010
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Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhuh in Dubai
20 January 2010 - 31 January 2010
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The Arab League and the PLO Endorse Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks
3 March 2010 - 7 March 2010
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US Offers Ambiguous Assurances to the Palestinians
20 April 2010 - 21 April 2010
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With the Arab League Blessing, Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks Are Launched
22 April 2010 - 20 May 2010
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President Obama Meets Netanyahu and Pushes the Palestinians for Direct Talks with Israel
6 July 2010 - 23 August 2010
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Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks, Mediated by George Mitchell, Formally Relaunched in Washington
1 September 2010 - 2 September 2010
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Direct Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Held in Sharm al-Shaykh and Jerusalem
14 September 2010 - 15 September 2010
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Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended
20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010
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Escalation in Israel's Settlement Activity
26 September 2010 - 8 November 2010
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Abbas, Backed by the Arab League, Halts Palestinian-Israeli Direct Talks
30 September 2010 - 15 December 2010
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The PLO Considers Internationalization as an Alternative to Negotiations
16 October 2010
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Fatah Dispute with Muhammad Dahlan
28 December 2010 - 12 June 2011
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Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics
14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011
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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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Abbas and Mishal Sign in Cairo a Record of Understandings Related to the 2009 National Conciliation Draft Agreement
4 May 2011 - 17 May 2011
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Abbas Confirms Palestinian UN Bid for Statehood
16 May 2011
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Palestinian Reconciliation Accord Put on Hold
14 June 2011 - 7 August 2011
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Despite US, European, and Arab Pressure, Abbas Submits a Request for Full UN Membership
12 September 2011 - 23 September 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 Quartet Proposes a Vague Timetable for the Resumption of Negotiations
23 September 2011 - 14 December 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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Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo
20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011
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Abbas and Mishal Sign the Doha Declaration and Then Agree on its Suspension
5 February 2012 - 23 February 2012
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Assassination of Zuhair al-Qaissi and Mahmoud Hanani in Gaza City
9 March 2012
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Sensing an Insurmountable Deadlock, Abbas Sends a Letter to Netanyahu
17 April 2012
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Fayyad's Cabinet Reshuffle
16 May 2012
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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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Abbas Announces Intent to Apply for Observer State Status in Speech at UN General Assembly
27 September 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 2
15 November 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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John Kerry Conducts Shuttle Diplomacy for Resumption of Negotiations
4 March 2013 - 8 May 2013
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US President Barack Obama Visits Israel and Bethlehem and Ramallah
20 March 2013 - 21 March 2013
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Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
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Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Resigns
13 April 2013
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Toward Another Hamas-Fatah Agreement in Cairo
27 April 2013 - 14 May 2013
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China's Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
6 May 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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Terms of Talk Resumption as Sponsored by Kerry
28 July 2013
Event
Israeli-Palestinian Talks Accelerate for Nothing
25 September 2013 - 23 October 2013
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Israel's Settlement Expansion Disrupts the Palestinian Negotiation Team
31 October 2013 - 13 November 2013
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Aim of Talks Is No Longer a Comprehensive Agreement but a Framework Agreement
14 November 2013 - 31 January 2014
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Abbas Meeting with Kerry in Paris Ends in Total Failure
19 February 2014 - 21 February 2014
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Kerry Prepares Another Working Draft Framework for Negotiations
15 March 2014
Event
Abbas's Meeting With Obama in Washington Tests US Credibility
16 March 2014
Event
Stakes Related to Whether Israel Will Release, as Agreed, the 4th Group of Palestinian Prisoners
17 March 2014 - 29 March 2014
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With the Nonrelease of Prisoners, the Palestinian Leadership Applies for Access to 19 International Conventions
1 April 2014
Event
Abbas Sets Three Conditions for Extension of Negotiations
22 April 2014
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A PLO-Hamas Agreement (the Shati' Agreement) to Form a Conciliation Cabinet
23 April 2014
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Israel Announces the Suspension of Negotiations with the Palestinians
24 April 2014
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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
2 June 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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The 2014 Gaza War, Day 2
9 July 2014
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Egypt's Noncoordinated Cease-Fire Initiative Fails
14 July 2014 - 16 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War: Cease-Fire Talks in Cairo
11 August 2014 - 18 August 2014
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Failed Attempt at Empowering the Palestinian Unity Government in Gaza
7 September 2014 - 9 October 2014
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The PLO Strives for a Security Council Resolution Specifying a Timetable for Ending the Occupation
26 September 2014 - 28 November 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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Israel Freezes Transfer of Tax Revenues to the Palestinian Authority
1 January 2015 - 21 April 2015
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France and Arab League Consider Resuscitating Securty Council Initiative
15 January 2015 - 29 June 2015
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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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Palestinians in the West Bank Boycott Israeli Dairy and Processed Food Products
9 February 2015 - 2 March 2015
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UNGA Res. 69/320: Palestine Allowed to Raise Flag at UN
10 September 2015
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Abbas Outlines Six Potential Legal Steps in Speech at the UNGA
30 September 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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France Plans to Resume its Peace Initiative
29 January 2016 - 16 February 2016
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Palestinian Teachers Go on Strike in the West Bank
7 February 2016 - 12 March 2016
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To Satisfy Israel, France Backpedals on an Important Component of its Peace Initiative
9 March 2016 - 23 May 2016
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Continued Israeli Settlement Activity and Destruction of Palestinian Infrastructure
27 July 2016 - 7 December 2016
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Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements
22 September 2016 - 22 December 2016
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The Convening of Fatah's 7th General Conference Is Announced in Effort to Consolidate Abbas's Leadership
1 November 2016
Event
Fatah Seventh General Conference Is Held in Ramallah
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
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Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
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First Phone Contact Between Trump and Abbas
10 March 2017 - 12 March 2017
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Gaza and the Electricity Issue
27 April 2017 - 1 August 2017
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PLO President Mahmoud Abbas Meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House
3 May 2017
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President Trump's Visit to Israel
22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017
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President Trump's Visit to Bethlehem
23 May 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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China's New Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
18 July 2017
Event
As Israel Backtracks on Its Measures Concerning the Haram al-Sharif, Palestinian Pressure Continues and Succeeds
24 July 2017 - 4 August 2017
Event
Trump's Aides Seem Ready to Embark on Devising a Peace Plan
24 August 2017
Event
100-Year Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration
1 November 2017 - 2 November 2017
Event
The Fate of the PLO Diplomatic Office in Washington
17 November 2017
Event
Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
6 December 2017 - 20 December 2017
Event
Abbas Signs 22 Treaties as a Response to Trump's Move on Jerusalem
18 December 2017
Event
President Mahmoud Abbas Presents Palestinian Peace Plan to Security Council
20 February 2018
Event
Assassination Attempt on PA PM Hamdallah and Intel Chief Faraj in Bayt Hanun
13 March 2018 - 19 March 2018
Event
PA Requests Membership of International Treaties and Conventions in Response to US Embassy Move
24 March 2018 - 6 June 2018
Event
29th Arab Summit Meets in Dhahran
15 April 2018
Event
23rd Palestine National Council Convenes in Ramallah
30 April 2018 - 3 May 2018
Event
The US Opens its Embassy in Jerusalem; Guatemala and Paraguay (Temporarily) Follow Suit
14 May 2018 - 15 May 2018
Event
UN Human Rights Council Establishes Commission into Israel’s Attacks on the Great March of Return Protesters
18 May 2018
Event
Qatar's Assistance to Gaza
9 October 2018 - 8 November 2018
Event
PA President Abbas Signs Accession Papers for 11 International Organizations
15 November 2018
Event
The Palestinian Constitutional Court Considers the Legislative Council to Be Dissolved
12 December 2018 - 22 December 2018
Event
Hamdallah Resigns, Is Replaced by Mohammad Shtayyeh
29 January 2019 - 13 April 2019
Event
Israel Deducts Funds from the PA’s Tax Revenue
17 February 2019 - 2 May 2019
Event
Israeli Supreme Court Approves Demolition of East Jerusalem Neighborhood
16 April 2019 - 17 April 2019
Event
UNRWA Financial Situation Worsened after Misconduct Allegations
29 July 2019 - 13 December 2019
Event
PA President Mahmoud Abbas Tells UNGA that He Plans General Elections
26 September 2019 - 10 December 2019
Event
Assassination of Baha Abu al-Ata in Gaza City
12 November 2019
Event
Gaza-Israel Exchange of Fire after Assassination of Baha Abu al-Ata
12 November 2019 - 15 November 2019
Event
US Changes Position on Legality of Israeli Settlements
18 November 2019 - 26 November 2019
Event
US Peace Plan – Palestinian and International Reactions
28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020
Event
COVID-19 Hits Palestine
5 March 2020 - 31 December 2020
Event
International and Palestinian Responses to Israel’s Annexation Plans
18 May 2020 - 23 June 2020
Event
UAE and Bahrain Announce Normalization with Israel
13 August 2020 - 11 September 2020
Event
After Threats of Annexation, Normalization Reignites Palestinian Reconciliation Talks
3 September 2020 - 24 September 2020
Event
Cracks in Arab Unity on Palestine
9 September 2020 - 22 September 2020
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill
1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020
Event
Saeb Erekat Succumbs to the COVID-19 Virus
8 October 2020 - 10 November 2020
Event
Hanan Ashrawi Resigns from PLO Executive Committee
9 December 2020
Event
Morocco Normalizes Relations with Israel in Exchange for US Recognition of Western Sahara as Part of Morocco
10 December 2020 - 14 December 2020
Event
PA Announces Legislative, Presidential and PNC Elections, Later Postpones
15 January 2021 - 29 April 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 6
15 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 8
17 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 12
21 May 2021
Event
UN Human Rights Council Establishes an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021 - 22 July 2021
Event
Norwegian Wealth Fund and the Pension Fund Divest from Companies Linked to Israeli Settlements
5 July 2021 - 3 September 2021
Event
Meetings Resume between PA and Israeli Ministers
29 August 2021 - 28 December 2021
Event
Gilbo Prison Escape
6 September 2021 - 21 May 2022

Historical Texts

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
Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem
19 November 1928
Document
Statement of the Arab National Conference
13 December 1931
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
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
Report Submitted by the Arab Refugee Congress of Ramallah on al-Dawayima Massacre
14 June 1949
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
UNRWA-Egypt Agreement on Economic and Engineering Surveys
30 June 1953
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
Rogers Plan II
19 June 1970
Document
Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
Document
Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
Document
Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
Document
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
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
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
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
Joint Understanding Between Israel and the PLO Read by President Bush
27 November 2007
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
Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State
16 May 2011
Document
Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
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
Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 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
Mahmoud Abbas’s Op-Ed in The Guardian: Britain Must Atone for the Balfour Declaration – and 100 years of Suffering
1 November 2017
Document
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
Document
Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and the United Arab Emirates
13 August 2020
Document
HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021

Historical Media

Document
Oath of Allegiance
April 1936
Document
Arab League Warnings
June 1946
Document
The Haganah Starts Its Offensive
15 August 1947

Highlights

Highlight
Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
Highlight
The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
Highlight
The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
Highlight
Palestinian Photographers before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
Highlight
Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
Highlight
The Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
Highlight
Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
Highlight
Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
Highlight
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
Highlight
Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
Highlight
Colonization and Dispossession
Zionism's Imagined Geography
Highlight
UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
Highlight
The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
Highlight
XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
Highlight
V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict
1950-1966
Highlight
Land Day, 30 March 1976
A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel
Highlight
The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
Highlight
The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
Highlight
The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
Highlight
The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
Highlight
Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
Highlight
Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
Highlight
Nablus Soap Production
The Decline of an Ancient Heritage
Highlight
Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Jaramana Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
Highlight
Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
Highlight
Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917
Preliminary Sketches of Mandate Palestine's Boundaries
Highlight
Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
Highlight
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
Highlight
The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)
Highlight
The Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
Highlight
China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
Highlight
The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
Highlight
Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Fawwar Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp
Syria
Highlight
Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
Highlight
Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
Highlight
Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
Highlight
Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
Highlight
The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
Highlight
XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017
Highlight
The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
Highlight
The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
Highlight
The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
Highlight
Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
Highlight
Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
Highlight
Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
Highlight
IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
Highlight
X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000
Highlight
The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
Highlight
Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
Highlight
The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948
An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status
Highlight
Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
Highlight
The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
Highlight
Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance
Highlight
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance

Places

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

Periods

Period
XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era