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Biographies

Biography
Musa Kazim Husseini
1853 - 26 March 1934
Biography
Abd al-Latif Salah
1884 - 8 November 1952
Biography
Mu‘in al-Madi
1887 - 1957
Biography
Muhammad Izzat Darwaza
21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
George Antonius
1891 - 1942
Biography
Jamal al-Husseini
1892 - 5 July 1982
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Mustafa al-Dabbagh
1897 - 1 October 1989
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Fuad Saba
1902 - 27 August 1984
Biography
Ihsan al-Nimr
1905 - 21 May 1985
Biography
Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini
1908 - 8 April 1948
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
16 April 1925 - 20 April 2023
Biography
Hisham Sharabi
1927 - 13 January 2005
Biography
Kamal Adwan
9 May 1935 - 10 April 1973
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Ezzedine Kalak
1936 - 3 August 1978
Biography
Naji al-Ali
1936 - 29 August 1987
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
Faisal al-Husseini
17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001

Historical Texts

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Sykes-Picot Agreement
16 May 1916
Document
Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
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Peel Commission Report
July 1937
Document
Memorandum of Conversation between King Abdulaziz Saud and President Roosevelt
14 February 1945
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Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
Document
UNSC Resolution 50
29 May 1948
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UNGA Resolution 273 (III)
11 May 1949
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Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
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Prevention of Infiltration (Offences and Jurisdiction) Law 1954 (5714)
16 August 1954
Document
UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)
10 November 1975
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UNGA Resolution 3375 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
Eighth Arab Summit: Statement
25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976
Document
Crown Prince Fahd Peace Plan
7 August 1981
Document
President Reagan's Talking Points Sent to Prime Minister Begin
31 August 1982
Document
Reagan Plan
1 September 1982
Document
Israeli Cabinet Communiqué on President Reagan's Peace Proposal
2 September 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 15895
1 August 1983
Document
Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
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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
Document
UNGA Resolution 43/177
15 December 1988
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Draft of UNGA Resolution A/44/L.50
29 November 1989
Document
President George Bush Address to Joint Session of Congress on the Middle East
6 March 1991
Document
Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991
Document
Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
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UNSC Resolution 1073
28 September 1996
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
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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
Document
Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 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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Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
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UNGA Resolution 58/292
17 May 2004
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Mecca Accord
8 February 2007
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President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2011/24
18 February 2011
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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016

Events

Event
General Strike Called Off; Consent to Appear before the Peel Commission
11 October 1936
Event
London Round Table Conference Convenes
7 February 1939 - 27 March 1939
Event
Saudi Arabia Opens a Consulate-General in Jerusalem
5 April 1941 - 29 April 1941
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Roosevelt and Ibn Saud Meet
14 February 1945
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Pact of the League of Arab States; Annex on Palestine
22 March 1945
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Fate of Diplomatic Representations in Jerusalem
11 February 1948 - 1 May 1948
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UNGA 273 (III): Admitting Israel to Membership in the UN
11 May 1949
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The Knesset Issues the Prevention of Infiltration Law
16 August 1954
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Black September Operation in Khartoum
1 March 1973 - 4 March 1973
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Arab Oil, a Weapon in the Battle
17 October 1973 - 21 October 1973
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Six-Party Arab Summit in Riyadh on Palestinian-Syrian Ceasefire in Lebanon
16 October 1976 - 18 October 1976
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Philip Habib's Mediation for Cease-fire in South Lebanon
24 July 1981
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Fahd Plan Is Announced
7 August 1981
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The 12th Arab Summit Meeting in Fez Adopts the "Fez Initiative"
6 September 1982 - 9 September 1982
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Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Amman
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
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Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait
3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991
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President Bush's Letters to M.E. Leaders on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991 - 14 July 1991
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
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An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey
17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002
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14th Arab Summit Meets in Beirut and Adopts Saudi Peace Initiative
27 March 2002 - 28 March 2002
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US Response to the Israeli Invasion
4 April 2002 - 17 April 2002
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Birth of the Middle East "Quartet"
10 April 2002
Event
On the Road to Reform: First Palestinian Steps and Plans
15 May 2002 - 24 June 2002
Event
Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord
28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007
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19th Arab Summit Meets in Riyadh: Revival of the Arab Peace Initiative
28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007
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Israeli and US Reactions to the Revived Arab Peace Initiative
29 March 2007 - 17 April 2007
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: A Disappointing Abbas-Bush Meeting
24 April 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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The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side
21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009
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President Trump's Visit to Israel
22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017
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Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt Sever Economic and Diplomatic Ties with Qatar
5 June 2017
Event
Trump Peace Negotiating Team to Travel to Middle East
15 June 2018 - 24 June 2018
Event
Warsaw Conference
13 February 2019 - 14 February 2019
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Israel Deducts Funds from the PA’s Tax Revenue
17 February 2019 - 2 May 2019
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Mecca
30 May 2019
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Cracks in Arab Unity on Palestine
9 September 2020 - 22 September 2020

Highlights

Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement
Highlight
June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Highlight
Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
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The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
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Palestinian Embroidery
A Rich and Diverse National Heritage
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The Peel Commission, 1936–1937
Sowing the Seeds of the Partition
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
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The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
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Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
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Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
Highlight
Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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Dera‘a Refugee Camp
Syria
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Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance
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Exhibition-Making Practices, 1917-1993
Curating the National Identity
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Palestinians in El Salvador
A Prosperous, yet Depoliticized Diaspora
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IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950

Places

Place
al-Damun
Place
Bayt Tima
Place
Bayt 'Affa
Place
Hatta
Place
Kawkaba
Place
Miska

Historical Media

Document
The Call of the Land
1976