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Events

Event
The Naqib al-Ashraf Rebellion in Jerusalem
1703 - 1705
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Jemal Pasha Orders the Public Hanging of Arab Nationalists from the Levant
21 August 1915 - 6 May 1916
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The Ottomans Sign the Treaty of Sèvres; The Turkish National Assembly in Ankara Rejects It
19 August 1920
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Treaty of Lausanne Is Signed with Ataturk's Turkey
24 July 1923
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Founding of the Arab National Party in Jerusalem
8 November 1923
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Establishment of the National Defense Party
2 December 1934
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Tension in Hebron
1 July 1983 - 30 July 1983
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Deportation of Marwan Barghouti and Khalil Achour
14 May 1987
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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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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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Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield
28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002
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Establishment of al-Mubadara, the Palestinian National Initiative
17 June 2002
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Assassination of Mustafa Sabah in Gaza City
4 December 2002
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Assassination of Shaman Subuh and Mustafa Qash near Jenin
23 December 2002
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Assassination of Ahmad Rushdi Mustafa Ishteiwi in Gaza City
24 August 2003
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Life Sentence Against Marwan Barghouti
6 June 2004
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Palestinian Presidential Elections: Mahmoud Abbas Is Elected
1 December 2004 - 15 January 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Registered Party Slates
18 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory
26 January 2006 - 29 January 2006
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The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 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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Fatah Sixth General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
8 August 2009 - 11 August 2009
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
4 March 2015 - 5 March 2015
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Palestinians Start Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2017 - 26 May 2017
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PA Announces Legislative, Presidential and PNC Elections, Later Postpones
15 January 2021 - 29 April 2021

Biographies

Biography
Hafiz al-Sa’id
1843 - 1916
Biography
As‘ad al-Shuqairi
1860 - February 1940
Biography
Freih Abu Middein
1871 - 1955
Biography
Abd al-Qadir Muzaffar
1880 - 1949
Biography
Izzeddin al-Qassam
1882 - 20 November 1935
Biography
Boulos Shehadeh
1882 - 1 August 1943
Biography
Isaaf al-Nashashibi
1885 - 22 January 1948
Biography
May Ziadeh
11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941
Biography
Khalil Abdallah Totah
20 May 1886 - 24 February 1955
Biography
Muhammad Izzat Darwaza
21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984
Biography
Omar al-Saleh al-Barghouti
1894 - 22 June 1965
Biography
Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi
1896 - 27 September 1951
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Mustafa al-Dabbagh
1897 - 1 October 1989
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
1904 - 17 December 1990
Biography
Najati Sidqi
15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979
Biography
Badr Lama
23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947
Biography
Wadi‘a Qaddura Khartabil
1915 - 2007
Biography
Ibrahim Dakkak
1929 - 2 June 2016
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
François Abou Salem
16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011

Historical Media

Document
Fourth Palestinian Delegation in London
April 1930

Historical Texts

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
Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
Document
Marwan Barghouti’s Op-Ed in The New York Times: Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons
17 April 2017

Highlights

Highlight
The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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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 Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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Palestinian Visual Arts (II)
Pathfinders (1955-1965)
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Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
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The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
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Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
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Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance