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Events

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A New Ottoman Capitulation: From Gracious Protection to Extraterritorial Immunities
28 May 1740
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Alliance Between Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani and Mamluk Leader Ali Bey al-Kabeer: To Conquer Palestine and Syrian Territory
November 1770 - June 1771
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With the Ottoman-Russian Treaty of Kuchuk-Kainarji, Capitulations Turn into Bilateral Treaties
21 July 1774
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The Fall of Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani
12 June 1775 - 22 August 1775
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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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Ottoman Firman Confirms Status Quo in Jerusalem and Bethlehem Christian Holy Places
8 February 1852
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A New Ottoman Firman on Christian Holy Places Causes Confusion; Holy Places as a Trigger of the Crimean War
21 March 1852 - 4 October 1853
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Founding Principles of Ottoman Reform: The Tanzimat Stage II
18 February 1856
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Toward the Treaty of Paris Ending the Crimean War and Strengthening the European Influence on the Ottoman Empire
25 February 1856 - 30 March 1856
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Treaty of Berlin Confirms the Status Quo Related to the Christian Sites in Jerusalem and Bethlehem
13 July 1878
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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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Outbreak of World War I
1 August 1914 - 4 August 1914
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The Ottomans Abrogate the Capitulations
9 September 1914
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The Ottomans Enter World War I; the Sinai-Palestine Front
1 November 1914 - 4 February 1915
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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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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

Biographies

Biography
Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi
1842 - 1906
Biography
Hafiz al-Sa’id
1843 - 1916
Biography
Jurji Habib Hanania
1864 - 1920
Biography
Bendali Saliba al-Jawzi
1871 - 1942
Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Zulaykha al-Shihabi
1903 - 13 May 1992
Biography
Najati Sidqi
15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935

Historical Texts

Document
Sykes-Picot Agreement
16 May 1916
Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
Document
Israeli Cabinet Communiqué on President Reagan's Peace Proposal
2 September 1982
Document
The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
Document
A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
Document
Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
Document
President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
Document
Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016

Highlights

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Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
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Palestinian Photographers Before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)
Before the Nakba
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
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The United Kingdom and the Palestine Question Before 1917
Ideological and Colonialist Path to Conquest
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The United States and the Palestine Question Before 1944
From Heavenly Jerusalem to Earthly Jerusalem
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Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
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XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
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Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens

Places

Place
Khirbat al-Sarkas