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Events

Event
Establishment of European and American Consulates in Jerusalem
1838 - 1862
Event
Sultan Abd al-Hamid II and the Ottoman Constitution
31 August 1876 - 19 December 1876
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The Ottoman Government Sets Out Principles Governing Jewish Immigration to the Empire
24 November 1881
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Establishment of the Anglo-Palestine Company
7 July 1903 - 24 November 1903
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A Zionist–Arab Incident in Zarnuqa
23 July 1913
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British Conquest of Transjordan Is Achieved
22 September 1918 - 27 September 1918
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1st Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
27 January 1919 - 10 February 1919
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The General Syrian Congress and the King-Crane Commission
2 July 1919 - 3 July 1919
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The Palestinian Delegation Conducts Sterile Negotiations in London
2 July 1921 - 31 July 1922
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Municipal Elections Are Held in Palestine
April 1927
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Islamic Conference in Defense of al-Buraq and Muslim Holy Places in Jerusalem
1 November 1928
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League of Nations Council Approves the Appointment of an International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
14 January 1930 - 15 May 1930
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The [Palestine] Arab Executive Committee Denounces MacDonald's Reassurance to Weizmann
11 March 1931
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Pan-Islamic Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
7 December 1931 - 17 December 1931
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Arab Delegations Put Forward Constitutional Proposals to the London Round Table Conference on Palestine
30 September 1946
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First Phase of Palestine War: Offensive Defense versus Active Defense
29 November 1947 - 10 March 1948
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Fate of Diplomatic Representations in Jerusalem
11 February 1948 - 1 May 1948
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UN Mediator Count Folke Bernadotte Is Assassinated by Lehi in Jerusalem
17 September 1948
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Israel's Provisional Council Enacts Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance
23 September 1948
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UNGA 194 (III): Establishment of a Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP)
11 December 1948
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Arab Sacrifice Brigade Formed and Dissolved
1 March 1949 - 30 November 1950
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Israel's Measures to Make Jerusalem Its Capital
23 January 1950 - 13 July 1953
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Absentee Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
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UNGA 512 (VI): UNCCP to Continue its Efforts
26 January 1952
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Palestine Arab Refugee Office (PARO) Is Opened in New York
25 June 1955 - 15 January 1962
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Egypt Restricts Passage Through Strait of Tiran
11 September 1955
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Egyptian-Czech Arms Deal
27 September 1955
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France and Israel Sign Arms Deal and Prepare for War
22 June 1956 - 29 July 1956
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GA Resolutions 1123, 1124, 1125 (XI)
19 January 1957 - 3 February 1957
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Israeli and Arab Responses to Joseph Johnson's Proposals
5 October 1962 - 17 October 1962
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Hunger Strike of Palestinian Women in Jerusalem
26 January 1969 - 28 January 1969
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SC Res. 271: Condemning the Execrable Act of Desecration of al-Aqsa Mosque
15 September 1969
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UNGA 3379 (XXX): Determining that Zionism is a Form of Racism and Racial Discrimination
10 November 1975
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A Palestine Information Office (PIO) Is Opened in Washington
24 April 1978
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9th Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad and Condemns the Camp David Accords
5 November 1978
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Egypt Decides to Suspend Talks with Israel on Palestinian Autonomy
10 May 1980
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The Knesset Issues Amendment 1 to Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance
30 July 1980
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SC Res. 478: Censuring Israeli Enactment of "Basic Law" on Jerusalem
20 August 1980
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Foreign Embassies Leave Jerusalem
20 August 1980 - September 1980
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PLO Accepts Habib’s Plan
29 July 1982 - 31 July 1982
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Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait
3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991
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US Letters of Assurances to Parties to Upcoming Peace Conference
15 October 1991 - 18 October 1991
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Fundamental Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Israel
30 December 1993
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Israeli-Jordanian Peace Treaty Signed near Aqaba
26 October 1994
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First Netanyahu-Arafat Meeting
4 September 1996
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Tunnel Opened by Israel in Old City, Jerusalem; Palestinian-Israeli Clashes
24 September 1996 - 28 September 1996
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The Holy See and Israel Sign an Agreement Complementing their 1993 Fundamental Agreement
10 November 1997
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Vatican-PLO Agreement
15 February 2000
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The Stockholm Back Channel - 2nd Session
18 May 2000 - 22 May 2000
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Israeli and Palestinian Response to the Clinton Proposals
28 December 2000 - 3 January 2001
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New Threshold Crossed with Suicide Bombing and Warplanes
18 May 2001 - 4 June 2001
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The Tenet Cease-Fire Plan
11 June 2001 - 20 June 2001
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Israel's "Efforts" to Provoke Escalation
4 July 2001 - 14 August 2001
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The 9-11 Attacks on the US
11 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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Invasion of Ramallah: The Siege of Arafat's Compound
29 March 2002 - 1 May 2002
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Invasion of Bethlehem: The Siege of the Church of the Nativity
1 April 2002 - 10 May 2002
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Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan
12 January 2004 - 2 February 2004
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Reactions to Bush's Assurances to Sharon RE Disengagement Plan
15 April 2004 - 6 May 2004
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Annual Zionist General Council (WZO) Meets in Jerusalem
18 June 2004
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James Wolfensohn Appointed to Follow Economic-Related Disengagement Matters
14 April 2005 - 20 June 2005
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After the July War: Winograd Commission Interim Report
30 April 2007
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Intensify
4 February 2008 - 24 February 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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Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in Acre
8 October 2008 - 13 October 2008
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Gaza Tenuous Cease-Fire
27 January 2009 - 12 February 2009
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The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Israeli Side: The Settlements Issue
18 May 2009 - 1 June 2009
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Hamas's Heavy-Handed Control of a Salafi Group in Gaza
22 July 2009 - 15 August 2009
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Clashes in East Jerusalem over al-Aqsa Mosque
27 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
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The Goldstone Report and Palestinian Erratic Decision-Making
29 September 2009 - 16 October 2009
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The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian “Proximity” Talks
7 January 2010 - 8 February 2010
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Israel's Ramat Shlomo Constructions' Plan During Joe Biden's Visit
8 March 2010 - 11 March 2010
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22nd Arab Summit Meets in Sirte
27 March 2010
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US Offers Ambiguous Assurances to the Palestinians
20 April 2010 - 21 April 2010
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President Obama Meets Netanyahu and Pushes the Palestinians for Direct Talks with Israel
6 July 2010 - 23 August 2010
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Abbas Confirms Palestinian UN Bid for Statehood
16 May 2011
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Palestinian Reconciliation Accord Put on Hold
14 June 2011 - 7 August 2011
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Israeli-Palestinian “Exploratory Talks” in Amman
3 January 2012 - 25 January 2012
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Sensing an Insurmountable Deadlock, Abbas Sends a Letter to Netanyahu
17 April 2012
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Abbas Announces Intent to Apply for Observer State Status in Speech at UN General Assembly
27 September 2012
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Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
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Israeli-Palestinian Talks Accelerate for Nothing
25 September 2013 - 23 October 2013
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Kerry Draws Up a Working Draft Framework for Negotiations
17 February 2014
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Stakes Related to Whether Israel Will Release, as Agreed, the 4th Group of Palestinian Prisoners
17 March 2014 - 29 March 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 6−8
13 July 2014 - 15 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 9 and 10
16 July 2014 - 17 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 16-20
23 July 2014 - 27 July 2014
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A Lebanese Government Readiness to Facilitate Licensing of Palestinian Associations
26 August 2014
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No Effective Resumption of Gaza Postwar Talks in Cairo
23 September 2014
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Arab Parties in Israel Form a Joint List For the Knesset Elections
22 January 2015
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A "Reconstruction Hudna" in Gaza?
2 March 2015 - 14 April 2015
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Comprehensive Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Palestine
26 June 2015 - 2 January 2016
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Clashes at Haram al-Sharif
26 July 2015
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37th Zionist Congress, Jerusalem
20 October 2015 - 22 October 2015
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Smaller-Scale Palestinian-Israeli Violence and Israeli Repression Continue
1 January 2016 - 30 June 2016
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The Knesset Adopts the "Anti-Terror" (Counter-Terrorism) Law
15 June 2016
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Continued Violation of the Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif
12 July 2016
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Kerry's "Farewell" Speech on Palestinian-Israeli Peace
28 December 2016
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Trump's Ambiguous Statement on Palestinian-Israeli Issues after his First Meeting as President with Netanyahu
15 February 2017
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Ismail Haniyeh Elected Head of Hamas Political Bureau
6 May 2017
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Israel Closes Off the Haram al-Sharif Following a Palestinian Operation in the Old City of Jerusalem
14 July 2017 - 15 July 2017
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Palestinian Official Response to Israel's Measures over the Haram al-Sharif
14 July 2017 - 21 July 2017
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Trump's Aides Seem Ready to Embark on Devising a Peace Plan
24 August 2017
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President Trump Announces the Official US Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
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Emergency Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Jerusalem
13 December 2017
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Draft SC Res. S/2017/1060 to Oppose Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem Vetoed by US
18 December 2017
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Abbas Signs 22 Treaties as a Response to Trump's Move on Jerusalem
18 December 2017
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre Temporarily Closes in Protest
25 February 2018 - 28 February 2018
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30th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis
31 March 2019
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Israeli Government Allows Jewish Visitors to Tour the Haram al-Sharif Compound on Eid al-Adha
11 August 2019 - 18 August 2019
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Jewish National Fund Adopts New Policy to Purchase and Claim Lands in the West Bank
25 February 2021 - 2 September 2021
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Bennett-Lapid Government Takes Office in Israel
13 June 2021
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Israel Continues to Assert Dominance over the Haram al-Sharif Compound
18 July 2021 - 8 October 2021

Biographies

Biography
Nakhla Zurayq
1859 - 21 July 1921
Biography
Ali al-Rimawi
1860 - 1919
Biography
Jurji Habib Hanania
1864 - 1920
Biography
Najib Nassar
1865 - 3 March 1948
Biography
Khalil Baidas
1875 - 9 February 1949
Biography
Izzeddin al-Qassam
1882 - 20 November 1935
Biography
Alfred Roch
1882 - 22 April 1942
Biography
Tawfiq Canaan
24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
Iskandar al-Khoury al-Beitjali
1889 - 7 July 1973
Biography
Karimeh Abbud
1893 - 27 April 1940
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Musa Nasir
4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari
1900 - 29 May 1980
Biography
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
1904 - 17 December 1990
Biography
Sophie Halaby
26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997
Biography
Badr Lama
23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947
Biography
Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini
1908 - 8 April 1948
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi
1909 - 11 October 1980
Biography
Sami Taha Hamran
1911 - 11 September 1947
Biography
Anwar Nuseibeh
1913 - 1986
Biography
Fadwa Tuqan
1917 - 12 December 2003
Biography
Emile Touma
16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985
Biography
Fatima al-Budeiri
1923 - June 2009
Biography
Samiha Khalil
20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999
Biography
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
16 April 1925 - 20 April 2023
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Hanna Abu Hanna
16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Anis Abdullah Sayigh
3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Edward W. Said
1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003
Biography
Ghassan Kanafani
9 April 1936 - 8 July 1972
Biography
Faisal al-Husseini
17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001
Biography
Kamal Boullata
1942 - 6 August 2019
Biography
Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024
Biography
Khalida Jarrar
9 February 1963

Historical Texts

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Letter from Theodore Herzl to Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi
19 March 1899
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Letter from Sir Henry McMahon to Sharif Hussein
25 October 1915
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Proclamation of Martial Law in Jerusalem
11 December 1917
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Message of the General Syrian Congress To the King-Crane Commission
3 July 1919
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Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
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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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The Supreme Islamic Shari'a Council Order
20 December 1921
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Churchill White Paper
3 June 1922
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League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
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The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
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Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem
19 November 1928
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Report of the Shaw Commission on the al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances of August, 1929
12 March 1930
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Report on Immigration, Land Settlement and Development (The Hope-Simpson Report)
22 August 1930
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Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
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Report “to Determine the Rights and Claims of Moslems and Jews in Connection with the Western or Wailing Wall at Jerusalem”
1 December 1930
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Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931
19 May 1931
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Charter of the Arab Youth Congress
4 January 1932
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The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
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National Bloc Party: Bylaws
4 October 1935
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Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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Peel Commission Report
July 1937
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Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
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Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead) Report
9 November 1938
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London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence
16 March 1939
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MacDonald White Paper
17 May 1939
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Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper
30 May 1939
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Biltmore Conference Declaration
11 May 1942
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The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
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Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
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Arab Constitutional Proposals at London Roundtable Conference
30 September 1946
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UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
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UNSC Resolution 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine
1 April 1948
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UNSC Resolution 46
17 April 1948
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UNGA Resolution 186 (S-2)
14 May 1948
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Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
14 May 1948
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Statement by the Governments of the Arab League States on their Military Intervention in Palestine
15 May 1948
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Statement by the States, Members of the Arab League, on the Entry of Their Armies in Palestine
15 May 1948
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Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
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UNSC Resolution 50
29 May 1948
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Suggestions Presented by the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte) to the Two Parties
28 June 1948
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UNSC Resolution 54
15 July 1948
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Progress Report of the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte)
16 September 1948
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Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance No. 33, 5708-1948
23 September 1948
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Al-Dawayima Massacre, 29 October 1948 An Israeli Soldier Eye-Witness Account
8 November 1948
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UNSC Resolution 62
16 November 1948
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UNGA Resolution 194 (III)
11 December 1948
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Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
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United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report
22 September 1949
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UNGA Resolution 303
9 December 1949
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UNGA Resolution 394 (V)
14 December 1950
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UNGA Resolution 512 (VI)
26 January 1952
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UNSC Resolution 101
24 November 1953
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Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
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Speech of Ahmad al-Shuqairi, Head of the Palestine Delegation, before the UN Special Political Committee (in Arabic)
5 November 1963
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Palestine National (qawmi) Charter
28 May 1964
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Basic Law of the PLO
2 June 1964
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Fatah First Military Communiqué
1 January 1965
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Statement on Principles for Peace in the Middle East
19 June 1967
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Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
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Palestine National Council, 4th Session: Political Resolutions
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
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Palestine National (watani) Charter
10 July 1968
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Amended Basic Law of the Palestine Liberation Organization
17 July 1968
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Palestine National Council, 5th Session: Political Statement
4 February 1969
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UNSC Resolution 271
15 September 1969
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Rogers Plan
9 December 1969
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Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions
4 June 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2649 (XXV)
30 November 1970
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Palestine National Council, 8th Session: Interim Political Program of the Palestine Revolution
5 March 1971
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Programme of the Palestine National Front in the Occupied Territory
15 August 1973
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Sixth Arab Summit: Confidential Decisions
28 November 1973
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Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement
28 November 1973
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Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria
31 May 1974
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Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
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Memorandum of Agreement between the U.S. and Israel Regarding the Reconvening of the Geneva Conference
1 September 1975
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UNGA Resolution 3379 (XXX)
10 November 1975
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The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 12022
24 March 1976
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Israel-U.S. Working Paper on the Resumption of the Geneva Peace Conference
5 October 1977
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Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
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PLO Central Council, Statement on Sadat's Visit to Israel
30 November 1977
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Begin's Autonomy Plan
28 December 1977
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Ninth Arab Summit: Final Statement
2 November 1978 - 5 November 1978
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Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
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Tenth Arab Summit: Final Statement
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
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Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority
16 January 1980
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Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 January 1980
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UNSC Resolution 465
1 March 1980
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The Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
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Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel
30 July 1980
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UNSC Resolution 478
20 August 1980
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Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
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Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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Crown Prince Fahd Peace Plan
7 August 1981
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 14985
20 April 1982
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Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut
20 August 1982
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Reagan Plan
1 September 1982
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Twelfth Arab Summit: the Fez Initiative
9 September 1982
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Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
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UNGA Resolution 38/58
13 December 1983
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Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409
13 March 1984
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Palestine National Council, 17th Session: Final Statement
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1985: Final Communiqué
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 17769
29 January 1986
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Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1987: Resolutions
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
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Secretary of State George Shultz: A Statement for Palestinians
26 February 1988
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King Hussein’s Address to the Nation on Severing Ties with the West Bank
31 July 1988
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Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
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Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
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Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
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Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 20677
8 June 1989
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PLO “Assumptions” with Regard to Baker's Five Points
1 December 1989
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UNSC Resolution 672
12 October 1990
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Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991
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Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
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U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians
18 October 1991
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U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel
18 October 1991
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Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
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Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
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Shimon Peres's Letter Concerning Reassurances on Palestinian Institutions in Jerusalem
11 October 1993
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Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel
30 December 1993
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UNSC Resolution 904
18 March 1994
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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
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Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
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The Knesset Law Concerning the Implementation of the Agreement on Gaza and Jericho Areas (Restrictions of Activity) 1994
26 December 1994
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Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
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Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
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The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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UNSC Resolution 1073
28 September 1996
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Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/2
25 April 1997
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Legal Personality Agreement Between Israel and the Holy See
10 November 1997
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Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
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Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
4 September 1999
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Basic Agreement Between the Holy See and the Palestine Liberation Organization
15 February 2000
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UNSC Resolution 1322
7 October 2000
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/7
20 October 2000
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
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President Bill Clinton Proposals for a Final Settlement
23 December 2000
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PLO Negotiating Team Reservations Concerning President Bill Clinton’s 23 December Proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement
1 January 2001
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PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy
20 January 2001
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Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001
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The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
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Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal For an Israeli-Palestinian Cease-Fire and Resumption of Negotiations
16 April 2001
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The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
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Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)
11 June 2001
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Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
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President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
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Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
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The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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President Bush's letter to Prime Minister Sharon
14 April 2004
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Palestinian Authority's Declaration on Institutional Renewal
1 March 2005
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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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National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/17
24 January 2007
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Mecca Agreement
8 February 2007
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President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
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President George W. Bush’s Speech Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
10 January 2008
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Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
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Basic Law: The Knesset Amendment No. 39
30 June 2008
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Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
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President Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World
4 June 2009
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Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University
14 June 2009
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Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
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Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State
16 May 2011
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President Barack Obama's Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy
19 May 2011
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Statement by Middle East Quartet
23 September 2011
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Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
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Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
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HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
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Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
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Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
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Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
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Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
18 January 2016
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Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
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UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
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Marwan Barghouti’s Op-Ed in The New York Times: Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons
17 April 2017
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The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies
1 May 2017
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Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon
20 July 2017
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Statement by President Donald Trump On Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
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Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2017/1060
18 December 2017
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/19
21 December 2017
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Basic Law: Israel - the Nation-State of the Jewish People
19 July 2018
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Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
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30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019
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Statement of ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda On Opening an Investigation into War Crimes in Palestine
20 December 2019
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Database of All Business Enterprises Involved in Israeli Settlement Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
12 February 2020
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Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and the United Arab Emirates
13 August 2020
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Abraham Accords: Declaration of Peace, Cooperation, and Constructive Diplomatic and Friendly Relations, Announced by the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain
15 September 2020
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Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel
15 September 2020
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Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Egypt and Jordan (The Munich Group)
11 January 2021
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B’Tselem: A Regime of Jewish Supremacy from the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea: This is apartheid
12 January 2021
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The Dignity and Hope Manifesto: The Unity Intifada
18 May 2021

Historical Media

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Pan-Islamic Congress, 1931
16 December 1931
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Arab Demonstration at Yatta
18 December 1938
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Old City of Jerusalem from the Church of the Savior
n.d.
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Palestine: A Homeland Denied
1979
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Implosion, Killing of the Women, Ninth Wave of Killing
2012

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Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
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Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine
Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement
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The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
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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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Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
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Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
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Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
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Present Absentees in Israel
Exiled in Their Own Homeland
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Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
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The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
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Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
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Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
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Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War
1973-1982
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XIII. With a Growingly Intractable Deadlock, Whither Palestine?
2017-
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
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Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
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Colonization and Dispossession
Zionism's Imagined Geography
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III. Late Mandate
1936-1947
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UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
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The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
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Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
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IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
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UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
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XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
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V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict
1950-1966
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October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
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Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
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Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
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The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
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Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule
Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition
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Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
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Palestinian Embroidery
A Rich and Diverse National Heritage
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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 Peel Commission, 1936–1937
Sowing the Seeds of the Partition
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The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
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Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
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Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement
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Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
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Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine
The Emergence of a Working Class
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The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
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The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
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The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
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The Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
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Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
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Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
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I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
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The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
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1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
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Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
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Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
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Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917
Preliminary Sketches of Mandate Palestine's Boundaries
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Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
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Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
1948-2048
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Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
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X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000
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Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939
A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression
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Palestinian Visual Arts (II)
Pathfinders (1955-1965)
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Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
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Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
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Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)
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The Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
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June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
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The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Fawwar Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
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Mar Elias Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
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Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
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Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”
Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
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Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
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Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
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The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
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Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
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Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
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Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
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Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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Dera‘a Refugee Camp
Syria
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The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
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XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017
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The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
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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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Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
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Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
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The Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses

Periods

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II. British Occupation and Early Mandate