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Event
Ottoman Pledges to Grant Facilities to France: Towards the Capitulations Regime
18 October 1569 - 1613
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Local Control of Zionist Land Purchases in the Sanjaq of Jerusalem
1897 - 1901
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Ottoman Consolidated Regulations on Jewish Residence and Land Purchase in Palestine
29 November 1900 - 28 January 1901
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6th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel, Discusses the Uganda Scheme
23 August 1903 - 28 August 1903
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7th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
27 July 1905 - 2 August 1905
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Arrival in Palestine of the Zionist Commission
April 1918
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Appointment of the King-Crane Commission
20 March 1919 - 21 July 1919
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The General Syrian Congress and the King-Crane Commission
2 July 1919 - 3 July 1919
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Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
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The Mandate System: Article 22 of the League of Nations Covenant
10 January 1920
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The General Syrian National Congress Proclaims the Independence of the Arab Syrian Kingdom
7 March 1920 - 8 March 1920
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Nabi Musa Festival: Palestinian Mobilization and Palestinian-Zionist Clashes
2 April 1920 - 9 April 1920
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Palin Commission of Inquiry
12 April 1920 - 1 July 1920
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French Occupy Damascus; Arab Syrian Kingdom Nominally Reduced to Transjordan
14 July 1920 - 31 August 1920
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The Issue of the Administration of Transjordan
25 July 1920 - 31 December 1920
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Signing of a Franco-British Convention on Mandate Boundaries
23 December 1920
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Churchill and Abdullah Reach Preliminary Understanding over Transjordan
2 March 1921 - 30 March 1921
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May Day Clashes in Jaffa
1 May 1921 - 7 May 1921
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Report of the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry on Jaffa Disturbances
10 August 1921
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The British Issue a Constitution for Palestine in the Form of an Order in Council; Non-Applicability to Transjordan
10 August 1922
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British-French Demarcation of Line Between Palestine (Including Transjordan) and Syria (Including Lebanon)
7 March 1923
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al-Buraq / Western Wall: Palestinians Rise up in Protest Against Zionist Provocations
15 August 1929 - 29 August 1929
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The British Form a Commission of Inquiry on Disturbances at al-Buraq / Western Wall
13 September 1929
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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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Shaw Commission Report on al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances
12 March 1930
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John Hope Simpson Sent to Palestine to Investigate Questions of Immigration, Land Settlement and Development
2 May 1930
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Hope Simpson Report Is Published
22 August 1930 - 20 October 1930
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White Paper (Passfield) of 1930 Is Published
20 October 1930
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The British - International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall Submits its Report
1 December 1930
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Enactment of the Palestine Order in Council Related to al-Buraq / Western Wall
19 May 1931
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Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1931
23 July 1931
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An Arab National Conference Meets on the Sidelines of the Pan-Islamic Congress
13 December 1931
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General Strike and Demonstrations in Palestine
8 October 1933 - 3 November 1933
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Murison Commission of Inquiry
4 January 1934
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First Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
19 April 1936 - 23 July 1937
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Appointment of the Peel Commission
18 May 1936
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Memorandum of Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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The British Issue the Collective Fines Ordinance
4 August 1936
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Great Britain Issues the Palestine Martial Law (Defence) Order in Council, 1936
30 September 1936
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General Strike Called Off; Consent to Appear before the Peel Commission
11 October 1936
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Peel Commission Investigates the Cause of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
11 November 1936 - 24 January 1937
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Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1937
18 March 1937 - 24 March 1937
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Avner Defense Plan
June 1937
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Peel Commission Report Proposes Partition of Palestine
7 July 1937
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Palestinians Reject Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
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Second Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
23 July 1937 - September 1938
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20th Zionist Congress Meets in Zürich
3 August 1937 - 16 August 1937
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Arab National Congress Convenes in Bludan
8 September 1937 - 9 September 1937
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Appointment of the Palestine Partition (Woodhead) Commission
4 January 1938
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Establishment of Hanita Settlement in Western Galilee
21 March 1938
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Third Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
October 1938 - September 1939
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Partition (Woodhead) Commission Report Is Published
9 November 1938
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The British Government Rejects the Conclusions of the Partition (Woodhead) Commission
11 November 1938
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Roosevelt and Ibn Saud Meet
14 February 1945
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Independence of the Emirate of Transjordan; a New Constitution for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
25 May 1946 - 7 December 1946
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Series of Zionist Anti-British Attacks
17 June 1946 - 22 July 1946
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Jewish Agency Partition Plan Secures US Endorsement
5 August 1946 - 14 August 1946
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UNGA Res. 181 (II): Palestine Partition Plan
29 November 1947
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The Palestine Commission Submits First Reports to Security Council
29 January 1948 - 16 February 1948
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SC Res. 42: Appealing Permanent Members for Guidance on Palestine
5 March 1948
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Second Phase of the Palestine War: Zionist Offensive
10 March 1948 - 15 May 1948
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A New Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan
15 March 1948
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SC Res. 48: Establishment of the UN Truce Commission for Palestine
23 April 1948
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British Parliament Enacts the Palestine Act, 1948
29 April 1948
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Great Britain Issues the Termination of Jurisdiction in Palestine (Transitional Provisions) Order in Council of 1948
12 May 1948
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Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Revocations) Order in Council, 1948
12 May 1948
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UNGA Res. 186 (S-2): Appointment of a UN Mediator in Palestine
14 May 1948
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The "West Bank" of the Jordan to Be Placed Under Jordanian Military Government
16 May 1948 - 24 May 1948
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SC Res. 50: Calling for a 4-week Cessation of Hostilities in Palestine
29 May 1948
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Bernadotte's New Plan
16 September 1948
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Pro-Jordanian Amman Conference
1 October 1948
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Arab Responses to Formation of the All-Palestine Government
5 October 1948 - 14 October 1948
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UNGA Res. 194 (III): Establishment of a Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP)
11 December 1948
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Israel's Application for UN Membership Fails to Obtain Security Council Approval
17 December 1948
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Jordan's Early Measure to "Jordanize" Arab Palestinians
14 February 1949
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Jordan Undertakes Legislative Steps Aiming at Integrating the West Bank
16 March 1949 - 1 December 1949
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Palestinians Testify Before the UNCCP
24 March 1949
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UNCCP Convenes the Lausanne Conference
27 April 1949 - 12 September 1949
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Official Name of Jordan as an Issue
14 May 1949
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Jordan Amends the Parliamentary Election Law
13 December 1949
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Dissolution of the Jordanian Parliament
1 January 1950
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UNGA Res. 394 (V): UNCCP to Establish Office on Compensation to Refugees
14 December 1950
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Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Ramallah
July 1951
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Assassination of King Abdullah
20 July 1951 - 11 August 1952
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UNGA Res. 512 (VI): UNCCP to Continue its Efforts
26 January 1952
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The Egyptian Revolution of 1952
23 July 1952
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King Hussein’s Formal Accession to the Throne
2 May 1953
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Anti-Monarchic Coup in Iraq
14 July 1958
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Lebanon Establishes a Higher Commission for Palestine Affairs
26 April 1960
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UNGA Res. 1604 (XV): Requesting UNCCP to Carry out its Task
21 April 1961
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Appointment of Special Representative of the UNCCP
24 August 1961
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Palestinians in Israel Demonstrate; Resorting to the UN
21 September 1961 - 30 September 1961
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Israeli and Arab Responses to Joseph Johnson's Proposals
5 October 1962 - 17 October 1962
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Black September in Jordan
15 September 1970 - 25 September 1970
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Emergency Arab Summit Meets in Cairo to Force a Palestinian-Jordanian Agreement
21 September 1970 - 28 September 1970
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King Hussein Proposes a "United Arab Kingdom"
15 March 1972
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10th (Extraordinary) Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
6 April 1972 - 12 April 1972
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Absentees' Property (Compensation) Law, 5733-1973
27 June 1973
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Arab Oil, a Weapon in the Battle
17 October 1973 - 21 October 1973
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SC Res. 446: Establishing a Commission to Examine the Situation Relating to Settlements in the Occupied Territories
22 March 1979
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PLO and Jordan Agree on Idea of Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation
9 October 1982 - 10 November 1982
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Kahan Report on the Sabra and Shatila Massacre
7 February 1983 - 10 February 1983
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Failed Attempt of Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination
31 March 1983 - 8 April 1983
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Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination for Peace Talks
26 February 1984 - 1 March 1984
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Palestinian Internal Polarization
27 March 1984 - 20 May 1984
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Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement
11 February 1985 - 22 February 1985
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Attempts to Form a Jordanian-Palestinian Delegation to Meet the US
1 March 1985 - 1 September 1985
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Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
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Breakdown of Jordanian-Palestinian Coordination
25 January 1986 - 1 April 1986
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Hussein-Peres London Secret Agreement
11 April 1987
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Resumption of Diplomatic Activity
30 January 1988 - 10 February 1988
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Jordan Severs Ties with the West Bank
28 July 1988 - 4 August 1988
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Casablanca
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
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Draft SC S/21326 to Dispatch a SC Commission to Palestinian Territory to Recommend Ways of Protecting Civilians Vetoed by US
31 May 1990
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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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The Beilin-Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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Israeli Settlement Activities Amid Attempts to Resume Talks
10 September 1997 - 6 November 1997
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Wye River Plantation Meeting; Memorandum Signed
15 October 1998 - 23 October 1998
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King Hussein Dies; Eldest Son Is Crowned King Abdullah II
17 February 1999
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The Stockholm Back Channel - 2nd Session
18 May 2000 - 22 May 2000
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Sharm al-Shaykh Summit
16 October 2000 - 18 October 2000
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
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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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Reactions to Bush's Assurances to Sharon RE Disengagement Plan
15 April 2004 - 6 May 2004
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Smooth and Constitutional Transition in PLO and PA Leadership
11 November 2004 - 1 December 2004
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Parties and Factions Sign a Code of Conduct
17 October 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah's Confused Preparation
25 November 2005 - 28 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Registered Party Slates
18 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory
26 January 2006 - 29 January 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions
27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006
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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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After the July War: Winograd Commission Interim Report
30 April 2007
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After the July War: Winograd Commission's Report on Israel's Handling of the 2006 Lebanon War
30 January 2008
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Israel Breaks the Gaza Cease-Fire
4 November 2008 - 30 November 2008
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President Obama Prepares Active Engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
22 January 2009 - 4 March 2009
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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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Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections Postponed
12 November 2009
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Palestinian Municipal Elections Announced and Delayed
8 February 2010 - 12 February 2011
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Israel Forms (Turkel) Commission to Examine the Mavi Marmara Incident
14 June 2010
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Israel Resumes Provocative Settlement Measures in East Jerusalem
21 June 2010 - 30 June 2010
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The UN Secretary-General Establishes a Panel of Inquiry on the Mavi Marmara Incident (Palmer Commission)
2 August 2010
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Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks, Mediated by George Mitchell, Formally Relaunched in Washington
1 September 2010 - 2 September 2010
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Report of the Panel of Inquiry on the Mavi Marmara Incident (Palmer Commission)
2 September 2011
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Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo
20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011
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23rd Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad
29 March 2012
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Fatah and Hamas Sign an Agreement on an Implementation Timetable in Cairo
20 May 2012 - 2 July 2012
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Mohamed Morsi, President of Egypt
30 June 2012
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Local Elections in the West Bank Are Announced
10 July 2012 - 5 August 2012
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Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
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Toward Another Hamas-Fatah Agreement in Cairo
27 April 2013 - 14 May 2013
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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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UNHRC Res. A/HRC/RES/S-21/1: Condemning Israel's Assault on Gaza, Dispatching Commission of Inquiry
23 July 2014
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Ziad Abu Ain Dies After Being Struck by Israeli Soldiers During a Peaceful Demonstration
10 December 2014 - 11 December 2014
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The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza
11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015
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France and Arab League Consider Resuscitating Securty Council Initiative
15 January 2015 - 29 June 2015
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UNHRC Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
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Netanyahu Reaffirms Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif; Cameras at Haram al-Sharif?
22 October 2015 - 24 October 2015
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EU Guidelines on Goods from the Occupied Territories
11 November 2015
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The US, Egypt, Jordan and Israel Hold a Secret Summit Meeting in Aqaba
21 February 2016
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Attempts at Holding Palestinian Municipal Elections
21 June 2016 - 31 January 2017
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27th Arab Summit Meets in Nouakchott
25 July 2016
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Palestinians Protest Israel's Killing of Basel al-Araj and Palestinian-Israeli Security Coordination
6 March 2017 - 28 March 2017
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UNESCWA and the Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
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UN SG Antonio Guterres Distances Himself from ESCWA Report; Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf Resigns
16 March 2017 - 17 March 2017
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Municipal Elections in the West Bank
13 May 2017
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The Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip
30 March 2018 - 14 May 2018
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UN Human Rights Council Establishes Commission into Israel’s Attacks on the Great March of Return Protesters
18 May 2018
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UNHRC Report on Israeli Attacks on Great March of Return Protesters
28 February 2019
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Mecca
30 May 2019
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Morocco Normalizes Relations with Israel in Exchange for US Recognition of Western Sahara as Part of Morocco
10 December 2020 - 14 December 2020
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PA Announces Legislative, Presidential and PNC Elections, Later Postpones
15 January 2021 - 29 April 2021
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Hightened Tension over Attempts to Evict Palestinian Families from Sheikh Jarrah
15 February 2021 - 9 May 2021
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UN Human Rights Council Establishes an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021 - 22 July 2021
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Israel Is Readmitted as an Observer Country to the African Union, Later Suspended
22 July 2021 - 20 February 2023
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Israeli Policy of Evicting Palestinian Families in East Jerusalem
19 January 2022 - 10 May 2022
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The (Ongoing) Independent International Commission of Inquiry Issues its First Report
9 May 2022
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EU Unfreezes Funding for the PA, al-Haq, and the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
14 June 2022 - 30 June 2022

Historical Texts

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Ottoman Firman on Christian Holy Places in Jerusalem and Bethlehem
8 February 1852
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Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement
1 October 1906
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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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The Covenant of the League of Nations: Article 22
10 January 1920
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Proclamation of the Independence of Syria
7 March 1920
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San Remo Conference Resolutions: Syria, Mesopotamia [Iraq], Palestine Mandates
25 April 1920
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Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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Franco-British Convention on Mandate Boundaries
23 December 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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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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Agreement between Great Britain and Transjordan Emirate
20 February 1928
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Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem
19 November 1928
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Shaw Commission Report
12 March 1930
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The Hope Simpson Report
22 August 1930
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Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
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Report of the British - International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
1 December 1930
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Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931
19 May 1931
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The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
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Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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The Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1937
18 March 1937
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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 Commission) Report
9 November 1938
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British Government Statement on the Partition (Woodhead) Commission's Report
11 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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Land Transfers Regulations, 1940
20 February 1940
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Memorandum of Conversation between King Abdulaziz Saud and President Roosevelt
14 February 1945
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The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
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Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan, 1946
22 March 1946
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Assembly of the League of Nations Resolution on Mandates
18 April 1946
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Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
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UNSCOP Minority Proposal: Federal State Plan
3 September 1947
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UNSCOP Majority Proposal: Partition Plan
3 September 1947
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UNSCOP Recommendations Approved Unanimously or by Substantial Majority
3 September 1947
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UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
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UN Palestine Commission First Report
29 January 1948
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UN Palestine Commission Report on Security in Palestine
16 February 1948
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UNSC Resolution 42
5 March 1948
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Text of Plan Dalet (Plan D): General Section
10 March 1948
Document
Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan, 1948
15 March 1948
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SC Res. 44: Requesting a GA ٍSpecial Session on Future Palestine Government
1 April 1948
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UNSC Resolution 48
23 April 1948
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The Palestine Act, 1948
29 April 1948
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UNGA Resolution 186 (S-2)
14 May 1948
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Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
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UNSC Resolution 49
22 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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Jordan-Israel Agreement: For the Demilitarization of Mount Scopus Area
7 July 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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UNGA Resolution 194 (III)
11 December 1948
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Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement
24 February 1949
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Lebanon-Israel General Armistice Agreement
23 March 1949
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Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
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Report Submitted by the Arab Refugee Congress of Ramallah on al-Dawayima Massacre
14 June 1949
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Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement
20 July 1949
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United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report
22 September 1949
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UNGA Resolution 302 (IV)
8 December 1949
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UNGA Resolution 303
9 December 1949
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Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
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Declaration of Jordan’s National Assembly, On the Unity between the Eastern and Western Banks of Jordan
24 April 1950
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Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Egypt And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
12 September 1950
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UNGA Resolution 394 (V)
14 December 1950
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Agreement between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
14 March 1951
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UNGA Resolution 512 (VI)
26 January 1952
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UNGA Resolution 513 (VI)
26 January 1952
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UNSC Resolution 101
24 November 1953
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UNSC Resolution 106
29 March 1955
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UNSC Resolution 111
19 January 1956
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UNGA Resolution 1604 (XV)
21 April 1961
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UNSC Resolution 171
9 April 1962
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First Arab Summit: Statement
13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 7575/Rev.1
3 November 1966
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Fourth Arab Summit: Resolutions
1 September 1967
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UNGA Resolution 2443 (XXIII)
19 December 1968
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UNGA Resolution 2452 (XXIII)
19 December 1968
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UNGA Resolution 2535 (XXIV)
10 December 1969
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UNGA Resolution 2649 (XXV)
30 November 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2672 (XXV)
8 December 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)
6 December 1971
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Speech by Jordan’s King Hussein, Proposing a United Arab Kingdom in the Event of a Peaceful Settlement
15 March 1972
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Palestine National Council, 10th Session (Extraordinary): Political program
10 April 1972
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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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Seventh Arab Summit: The Palestine Resolution
29 October 1974
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Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
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Eighth Arab Summit: Statement
25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976
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Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
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UNSC Resolution 446
22 March 1979
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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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UNSC Resolution 465
1 March 1980
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 14985
20 April 1982
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President Reagan's Talking Points Sent to Prime Minister Begin
31 August 1982
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Israeli Cabinet Communiqué on President Reagan's Peace Proposal
2 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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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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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1987: Resolutions
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
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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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Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 21326
31 May 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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Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
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Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel
30 December 1993
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The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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UNGA Resolution 52/250
13 July 1998
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Basic Agreement Between the Holy See and the Palestine Liberation Organization
15 February 2000
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
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President Clinton Proposals on Israeli‑Palestinian Peace
23 December 2000
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Israel’s Response to President Clinton Proposals
3 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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The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
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Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
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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 ES-10/14
12 December 2003
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Palestinian Parties and Factions Code of Conduct during the Legislative Electoral Process
17 October 2005
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EU’s Decision on a Border Assistance Mission to Rafah
12 December 2005
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National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
Document
Mecca Accord
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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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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Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Related Understandings Between Fatah and Hamas
4 May 2011
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UNGA Resolution 67/19
29 November 2012
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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 Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
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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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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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Abraham Accords: Bahrain-Israel Declaration
15 September 2020
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ICC Decision on its Jurisdiction in Palestine
5 February 2021
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HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021
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Framework for Cooperation between UNRWA and the USA, 2021-2022
14 July 2021
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Amnesty Report on Israeli Apartheid
1 February 2022
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Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry to HRC
9 May 2022
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UNGA Resolution 77/247
30 December 2022

Biographies

Biography
Musa Kazim Husseini
1853 - 26 March 1934
Biography
Nakhla Zurayq
1859 - 21 July 1921
Biography
Aref al-Dajani
1860 - 13 April 1930
Biography
Najib Nassar
1865 - 3 March 1948
Biography
Said al-Shawwa
1868 - October 1930
Biography
Freih Abu Middein
1871 - 1955
Biography
Abdallah Mukhlis
27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947
Biography
Omar al-Bitar
1880 - 16 June 1946
Biography
Alfred Roch
1882 - 22 April 1942
Biography
Raghib al-Nashashibi
1882 - 1951
Biography
Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi
1882 - 1958
Biography
Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi
1882 - 29 June 1963
Biography
Abd al-Latif Salah
1884 - 8 November 1952
Biography
Khalil Abdallah Totah
20 May 1886 - 24 February 1955
Biography
Mu‘in al-Madi
1887 - 1957
Biography
Muhammad Izzat Darwaza
21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984
Biography
Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim
1889 - 1953
Biography
Rafiq al-Tamimi
1889 - 1957
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
George Antonius
1891 - 1942
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Jamal al-Husseini
1892 - 5 July 1982
Biography
Issa al-Sifri
1894 - 19 March 1949
Biography
Omar al-Saleh al-Barghouti
1894 - 22 June 1965
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Subhi al-Khadra
1895 - 4 July 1954
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Musa Nasir
4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Anbara Salam Khalidi
4 August 1897 - 1986
Biography
Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari
1900 - 29 May 1980
Biography
Fuad Saba
1902 - 27 August 1984
Biography
Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih
1907 - 8 January 2001
Biography
Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini
1908 - 8 April 1948
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi (Abu Salma)
1909 - 11 October 1980
Biography
Constantine Zurayk
18 April 1909 - 12 August 2000
Biography
Abd al-Majid Shuman
1912 - 5 July 2005
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
28 August 1919 - 12 December 1994
Biography
Ihsan Abbas
2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003
Biography
Rajeh al-Salfiti
1921 - 27 May 1990
Biography
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
16 April 1925 - 20 April 2023
Biography
Antoine Zahlan
1928 - 1 September 2020
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
Biography
Bassam Shak’a
1930 - 22 July 2019
Biography
Sulafa Hijjawi
1934 - 14 September 2021
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Ezzedine Kalak
1936 - 3 August 1978
Biography
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937 - 12 July 2025
Biography
May Sayegh
1941 - 5 February 2023
Biography
Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946
Biography
Khalida Jarrar
9 February 1963

Historical Media

Document
Caricature: Balfour and the Woes His Ill-Fated Promise Brought to Palestine (Filastin Newspaper)
2 November 1932
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Lord Peel in Front of King David Hotel
November 1936
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Peel Commission and Partition
11 November 1936
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Arab Revolt 1936 - Royal Commission
11 January 1937
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Arab Revolt 1936 - Arab Higher Committee
12 January 1937
Document
Peel Commission Proposes Partition Map
7 July 1937
Document
Palestine Partition (Woodhead) Commission: Partition Proposal A
9 November 1938
Document
Palestine Partition (Woodhead) Commission, Partition Proposal B
9 November 1938
Document
Palestine Partition (Woodhead) Commission, Partition Proposal C
9 November 1939
Document
King David Hotel
24 July 1946

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Zionist Operations Against the British Mandate Authorities
1944 - 1947
Thematic Chronology
British and International Commissions of Inquiry in Mandate Palestine
1919 - 1946
Thematic Chronology
Lebanon War, 2006
2006 - 2008

Highlights

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World Zionist Organization
Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine
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Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
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UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
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Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement
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June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
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Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
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Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
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Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
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Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine
Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement
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The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
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Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
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The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
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Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
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The Judaization of the Galilee
A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity
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Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
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Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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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 King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
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II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
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III. Late Mandate
1936-1947
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IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
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VI. Rise of The Palestinian National Movement
1966-1973
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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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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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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)
Before the Nakba
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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
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The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
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Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
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Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp
Jordan
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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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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
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The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948
An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status
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Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
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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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Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
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The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
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Exhibition-Making Practices, 1917-1993
Curating the National Identity
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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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Canada and the Palestine Question
Israel First, Palestinians Second
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Zarqa Refugee Camp
Jordan
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The Great March of Return
Peaceful Demonstrations, Bloody Crackdown
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The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
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V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
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Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
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Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939
A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression
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Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
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The Peel Commission, 1936–1937
Sowing the Seeds of the Partition
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Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan

Places

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al-Khayriyya
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al-Lajjun
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al-Na'ani
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'Ayn Karim
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al-Barriyya
Place
Bayt Dajan
Place
Hatta
Place
Indur
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Lifta
Place
Mallaha
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Yibna