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Musa Kazim Husseini

1853 - 26 March 1934

Abd al-Latif Salah

1884 - 8 November 1952

Mu‘in al-Madi

Muhammad Izzat Darwaza

21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984

Awni Abd al-Hadi

1889 - 15 March 1970

George Antonius

Jamal al-Husseini

1892 - 5 July 1982

Muhammad Amin al-Husseini

1895 - 4 July 1974

Mustafa al-Dabbagh

1897 - 1 October 1989

8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984

1902 - 27 August 1984

1905 - 21 May 1985

Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini

1908 - 8 April 1948

Ahmad al-Shuqairi

1908 - 25 February 1980

Salma Khadra Jayyusi

16 April 1925 - 20 April 2023

1927 - 13 January 2005

9 May 1935 - 10 April 1973

Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)

10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988

1936 - 3 August 1978

1936 - 29 August 1987

Youssef Sami al-Youssef

1938 - 2 May 2013

Faisal al-Husseini

17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001

Historical Texts

Sykes-Picot Agreement

Palin Commission Report

League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine

Peel Commission Report

Memorandum of Conversation between King Abdulaziz Saud and President Roosevelt

14 February 1945

Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry

UNSC Resolution 50

UNGA Resolution 273 (III)

Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950

Prevention of Infiltration (Offences and Jurisdiction) Law 1954 (5714)

UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)

10 November 1975

UNGA Resolution 3375 (XXX)

10 November 1975

Eighth Arab Summit: Statement

25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976

Crown Prince Fahd Peace Plan

President Reagan's Talking Points Sent to Prime Minister Begin

1 September 1982

Israeli Cabinet Communiqué on President Reagan's Peace Proposal

2 September 1982

Draft of UNSC Resolution 15895

Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement

20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987

UNGA Resolution 42/210

17 December 1987

UNGA Resolution 42/229

UNGA Resolution 42/230

UNGA Resolution 43/160

9 December 1988

UNGA Resolution 43/177

15 December 1988

Draft of UNGA Resolution A/44/L.50

29 November 1989

President George Bush Address to Joint Session of Congress on the Middle East

Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference

Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement

28 September 1991

UNSC Resolution 1073

28 September 1996

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué

21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000

UNSC Resolution 1397

Fourteenth Arab Summit: The Arab Peace Initiative

The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories

Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council

A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Israel and the Road Map

23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003

UNGA Resolution 58/292

8 February 2007

President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2011/24

18 February 2011

Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace

28 December 2016

Events

General Strike Called Off; Consent to Appear before the Peel Commission

11 October 1936

London Round Table Conference Convenes

7 February 1939 - 27 March 1939

Saudi Arabia Opens a Consulate-General in Jerusalem

5 April 1941 - 29 April 1941

Roosevelt and Ibn Saud Meet

14 February 1945

Pact of the League of Arab States; Annex on Palestine

Arab Office (AO) Is Opened in Washington

September 1945 - December 1947

Attempt to Reconstitute the Arab Higher Committee for Palestine

22 November 1945 - 29 May 1946

Arab League Meets in Bludan and Reacts to the Recommendations of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry

8 June 1946 - 12 June 1946

Arab League Supervises the Establishment of a Unified Palestinian Arab Higher Committee

First Phase of Palestine War: Offensive Defense versus Active Defense

29 November 1947 - 10 March 1948

Arab League Rejects Partition Plan

8 December 1947 - 16 December 1947

Fate of Diplomatic Representations in Jerusalem

11 February 1948 - 1 May 1948

Early Responses to Truce and Trusteeship Ideas

19 March 1948 - 20 March 1948

Arab States (Reluctantly) Prepare for Intervention in Palestine

30 April 1948 - 12 May 1948

Arab States Explain Reasons for Intervening in Palestine

UNGA 273 (III): Admitting Israel to Membership in the UN

The Knesset Issues the Prevention of Infiltration Law

Arab Information Center (AIC) Is Opened in New York

The Arab League and Implementation of Palestinian Entity

29 May 1961 - 26 June 1961

1st Arab Summit Meets in Cairo, Deals with Israeli Diversion of the Jordan River

13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964

Black September Operation in Khartoum

1 March 1973 - 4 March 1973

Arab Oil, a Weapon in the Battle

17 October 1973 - 21 October 1973

Six-Party Arab Summit in Riyadh on Palestinian-Syrian Ceasefire in Lebanon

16 October 1976 - 18 October 1976

Philip Habib's Mediation for Cease-fire in South Lebanon

Fahd Plan Is Announced

The 12th Arab Summit Meeting in Fez Adopts the "Fez Initiative"

6 September 1982 - 9 September 1982

Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Amman

8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987

A Palestine Affairs Center, under the Auspices of the Arab League, Is Opened in Washington

1 April 1988 - 28 April 1994

Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait

3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991

President Bush's Letters to M.E. Leaders on Proposed Peace Conference

1 June 1991 - 14 July 1991

US State Department Allows the PLO to Open Foreign Mission in Washington

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo

21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996

An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey

17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002

14th Arab Summit Meets in Beirut and Adopts Saudi Peace Initiative

27 March 2002 - 28 March 2002

US Response to the Israeli Invasion

4 April 2002 - 17 April 2002

Birth of the Middle East "Quartet"

On the Road to Reform: First Palestinian Steps and Plans

15 May 2002 - 24 June 2002

Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord

28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007

19th Arab Summit Meets in Riyadh: Revival of the Arab Peace Initiative

28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007

Israeli and US Reactions to the Revived Arab Peace Initiative

29 March 2007 - 17 April 2007

Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: A Disappointing Abbas-Bush Meeting

Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert's Political Gamble

31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008

The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side

21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009

Amid US Pressure for Direct Talks, Provocative Settlement Measures Continue

29 July 2010 - 15 August 2010

Arab League Delegation in Washington Discusses the Arab Peace Initiative

Kerry's Shuttle Diplomacy for the Resumption of Talks Intensifies and Apparently Succeeds

23 May 2013 - 19 July 2013

Egypt's Noncoordinated Cease-Fire Initiative Fails

14 July 2014 - 16 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 16-20

23 July 2014 - 27 July 2014

President Trump's Visit to Israel

22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt Sever Economic and Diplomatic Ties with Qatar

Trump Peace Negotiating Team to Travel to Middle East

15 June 2018 - 24 June 2018

Warsaw Conference

13 February 2019 - 14 February 2019

Israel Deducts Funds from the PA’s Tax Revenue

17 February 2019 - 2 May 2019

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Mecca

US Peace Plan – Palestinian and International Reactions

28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020

Cracks in Arab Unity on Palestine

9 September 2020 - 22 September 2020

Historical Media

Arab League Warnings

Highlights

VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival

The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps

Perpetuating the Temporary

Wihdat Refugee Camp

Dera‘a Refugee Camp

Palestinian Embroidery

A Rich and Diverse National Heritage

Palestinian Music

Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry

The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948

The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station

Camp David Accords, 1978-1979

Shattering the Arab Front

Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949

Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests

Italy and the Palestine Question

From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility

Mexico and the Palestine Question

Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor

Spain and the Palestine Question

Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel

Lebanon War, 1982

A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)

The Palestine Exploration Fund

Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming

Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations

Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance

Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967

A Never-Ending Normalization

Palestinian Emigration (I)

V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War

IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted

Palestinian Music in Exile

Traditions and Resistance

Palestine Liberation Organization (II)

From the Limelight to the Backstage

Exhibition-Making Practices, 1917-1993

Curating the National Identity

A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

VI. Rise of The Palestinian National Movement

China and the Palestine Question

From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support

The Palestinian Poster

Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols

The Palestinians in El Salvador

A Prosperous, yet Depoliticized Diaspora

Palestine Liberation Organization (I)

The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement

IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba