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Events

Event
Establishment of European and American Consulates in Jerusalem
1838 - 1862
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International Intervention against Egyptian Rule in the Levant
1839 - 1841
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Jewish Nationalism in Eastern Europe
1881 - 1884
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Jerusalem Notables Oppose Jewish Immigration
24 June 1891
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Zionist-Palestinian Violence Breaks out in Jaffa
16 March 1908
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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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The Russian Revolution; Sykes-Picot Agreement Is Published
8 March 1917 - 23 November 1917
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Multilateral Talks
11 May 1992 - 13 May 1992
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Draft Security Council Resolution S/2000/1171
18 December 2000
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Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath
17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001
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Birth of the Middle East "Quartet"
10 April 2002
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Reactions to Bush's Assurances to Sharon RE Disengagement Plan
15 April 2004 - 6 May 2004
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Israeli and International Reactions
27 January 2006 - 5 February 2006
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International Responses to Palestinian Unity Efforts
2 February 2007 - 19 February 2007
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SC Res. 1850: Expressing Support for the Annapolis Negotiations and the Quartet Principles of January 2006
16 December 2008
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War on Gaza: Calls for Active Diplomacy
4 January 2009 - 5 January 2009
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 2
15 November 2012
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Israeli and International Reactions to Announcement of Palestinian Unity Government
2 June 2014 - 3 June 2014
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Tony Blair Resigns as Quartet Representative; Quartet Office Redefined
27 May 2015 - 11 June 2015
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France Hosts a Ministerial Meeting as First Stage of its Peace Initiative
3 June 2016
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The PLO Executive Committee Decides to Boycott the Quartet
3 July 2016 - 10 July 2016
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Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings Renewed in Doha, Beirut and Moscow, with No Results
5 January 2017 - 17 January 2017
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Draft SC Res. S/2018/516 Calling for the Protection of Palestinian Civilians Vetoed by the US
1 June 2018
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Russian Effort on Reconciliation Fails and Hamas-Fatah Relations Further Deteriorate
13 February 2019 - 17 February 2019
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Israel Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign but Excludes Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza
19 December 2020 - 22 December 2020

Biographies

Biography
Jurji Habib Hanania
1864 - 1920
Biography
Bendali Saliba al-Jawzi
1871 - 1942
Biography
Khalil Baidas
1875 - 9 February 1949
Biography
Iskandar al-Khoury al-Beitjali
1889 - 7 July 1973
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Zulaykha al-Shihabi
1903 - 13 May 1992
Biography
Asma Tubi
1905 - 1983
Biography
Najati Sidqi
15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979
Biography
Sophie Halaby
26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997
Biography
Nicola Ziadeh
1907 - 27 July 2006
Biography
Emile Touma
16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985
Biography
Emile Habibi
29 August 1922 - 2 May 1996
Biography
Muin Bseiso
1926 - 23 January 1984
Biography
Hanna Abu Hanna
16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935

Historical Texts

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Sykes-Picot Agreement
16 May 1916
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Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots
10 August 1921
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UNGA Resolution 273 (III)
11 May 1949
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UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)
10 November 1975
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UNGA Resolution 3375 (XXX)
10 November 1975
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 11898
5 December 1975
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The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
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Israeli Cabinet Communiqué on President Reagan's Peace Proposal
2 September 1982
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UNGA Resolution 42/210
17 December 1987
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UNGA Resolution 42/229
2 March 1988
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UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
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UNGA Resolution 43/160
9 December 1988
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UNGA Resolution 43/177
15 December 1988
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Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
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UNSC Resolution 904
18 March 1994
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Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 1995/394
17 May 1995
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Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/199
7 March 1997
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/241
21 March 1997
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UNSC Resolution 1397
12 March 2002
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Fourteenth Arab Summit: The Arab Peace Initiative
28 March 2002
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The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
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Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
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Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2002/1385
20 December 2002
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A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
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The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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UNGA Resolution 58/292
17 May 2004
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Statement by Middle East Quartet on the Palestinian Legislative Elections
30 January 2006
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Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
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President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
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Statement by Middle East Quartet
23 September 2011
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Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
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UNSC Resolution 2334
23 December 2016
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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
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HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021

Highlights

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The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
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Palestinian Photographers before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
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World Zionist Organization
Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine
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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 Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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France and the Palestine Question before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
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I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
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Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
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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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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)
Before the Nakba
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Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
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XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017
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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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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans