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Event
A Capitulation Granted to France Reaffirms Latin Rights in Jerusalem's Holy Sites
5 June 1673 - 20 April 1690
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Great Britain Invades Egypt; Egypt as a British Veiled Protectorate
1882
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1st Zionist Congress in Basel Calls for a Jewish Home in Palestine
29 August 1897 - 31 August 1897
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5th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
26 December 1901 - 30 December 1901
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Establishment of the Anglo-Palestine Company in Jaffa
7 July 1903 - 24 November 1903
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Establishment of Palestinian Newspaper al-Karmel in Haifa
December 1908
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A Zionist–Arab Incident in Zarnuqa
23 July 1913
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The Fourteen Points of US President Woodrow Wilson
8 January 1918
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British Conquest of Transjordan Is Achieved
22 September 1918 - 27 September 1918
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Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
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The League of Nations Confirms Britain’s Mandate over Palestine
24 July 1922
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Establishment of the National Defense Party
2 December 1934
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Establishment of the Palestine Arab Party
27 March 1935
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The Settlement of Tel ‘Amal Is Founded Overnight in the Baysan Region
10 December 1936
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Partition (Woodhead) Commission Report Is Published
9 November 1938
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The Palestine Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper
30 May 1939
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The US Congress Endorses the Biltmore Program
17 December 1945 - 19 December 1945
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Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry Publishes its Report after a Visit to Palestine
6 March 1946 - 20 April 1946
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Continuation of Zionist-British Confrontation
16 April 1947 - 26 April 1947
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UN General Assembly Special Session on Palestine
28 April 1947 - 9 May 1947
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Plan Dalet Launched
1 April 1948
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Zionist Conquest of Eastern Galilee
28 April 1948 - 25 May 1948
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Arab States (Reluctantly) Prepare for Intervention in Palestine
30 April 1948 - 12 May 1948
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Operations Yoav and ha-Har in the South Put End to 2nd Truce
15 October 1948 - 4 November 1948
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Israel Conducts its First Population Census
8 November 1948 - 1 February 1949
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Israel's Application for UN Membership Fails to Obtain Security Council Approval
17 December 1948
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Individual Return of Tens of Thousands of Palestinian Refugees; Israel Launches "War on Infiltration"
January 1949 - December 1956
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The UNGA Ad Hoc Political Committee, Dealing with Israel's Admission Application, Requests Clarifications
4 May 1949 - 9 May 1949
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Israel Decides to Issue Temporary Residency Permits for Palestinians Not Included in the Census
October 1949
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23rd Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
14 August 1951 - 30 August 1951
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UNGA Res. 513 (VI): UNRWA to Carry Refugee Relief and Reintegration for 3 Years
26 January 1952
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With Mounting Tension In and Around Gaza, a Turning Point for Egypt and Opportunities for Israel
3 April 1955 - 27 September 1955
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Egyptian-Israeli Armed Incidents
17 August 1956 - 11 September 1956
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Naturalization in Lebanon and the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
3 August 1966
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US President Lyndon B. Johnson and Principles for Peace in the Middle East
19 June 1967
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Israeli Military Order Regarding Prohibition of Incitement and Hostile Propaganda Actions (West Bank) No. 101
27 August 1967
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Battle of al-Karama, a Turning Point in Palestinian and Pro-Palestinian Mobilization
21 March 1968
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27th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
9 June 1968 - 19 June 1968
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Civil Aviation in the Conflict
23 July 1968 - 29 August 1969
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Rogers Plan II
19 June 1970 - 7 August 1970
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Shaykh Ahmad Yasin's Islamic Center Is Established in Gaza
7 September 1973
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Israeli Army Crosses the Suez Canal Westwards
15 October 1973 - 22 October 1973
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12th Palestine National Council, Cairo: A New Political Program
1 June 1974 - 8 June 1974
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Palestinian Rejection Front
10 October 1974
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Palestinian Operations from South Lebanon
5 March 1975 - 20 November 1975
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13th Palestine National Council Meets in Cairo
12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977
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Municipalities in the West Bank and Gaza Affirm the PLO Program in a Message to the US and USSR
8 August 1977
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9th Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad and Condemns the Camp David Accords
5 November 1978
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14th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus
15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979
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Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty Is Signed in Washington, DC
26 March 1979
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The PLO 11-Point Document
8 July 1982
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Israeli Army Attempts to Conquer Beirut
21 July 1982 - 12 August 1982
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Reagan's "Talking Points" to Begin on Palestinian Issue
31 August 1982
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Israel Rejects the Reagan Plan
2 September 1982
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Demolitions in the Jordan Valley
1 November 1984 - 11 November 1984
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The Palestinians' 14 Demands
14 January 1988
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UNGA Res. 43/177: The PLO to Be Designated as Palestine in the UN System; Territorial Scope
15 December 1988
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Egypt Proposes a Ten-Point Plan for Palestinian Elections
1 July 1989 - 30 September 1989
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China's Five-Point Proposal on Middle East Peace
21 September 1989
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The Baker Five-Point Plan
10 October 1989
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Responses to the Baker Five-Point Plan
16 October 1989 - 18 December 1989
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Secretary Baker First Stage Diplomacy
9 March 1991 - 14 May 1991
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Secretary Baker Summarizes Results of his First Stage Diplomacy
22 May 1991
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20th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
23 September 1991 - 28 September 1991
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The Madrid Peace Conference
30 October 1991 - 2 November 1991
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6th Negotiation Round, 1st Stage, Washington
24 August 1992 - 3 September 1992
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Israeli-Jordanian Peace Treaty Signed near Aqaba
26 October 1994
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Separation Fence
11 April 1995
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UNGA Res. 52/250: Granting Palestine Additional Rights and Privileges at the GA
7 July 1998
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
27 April 1999 - 29 April 1999
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Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II Accord)
4 September 1999
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Revival and Failure of Syrian-Israeli Talks
7 December 1999 - 26 March 2000
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Failure of Final Status Talks at Camp David Summit
11 July 2000 - 25 July 2000
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Sharm al-Shaykh Summit
16 October 2000 - 18 October 2000
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Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton "Proposals"
19 December 2000 - 23 December 2000
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Palestinian-Israeli Clashes Abate
23 December 2000 - 6 February 2001
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Israeli and Palestinian Responses to the Clinton Proposals
28 December 2000 - 3 January 2001
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Operation Bronze and Escalation
7 March 2001 - 16 May 2001
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Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal for a Cease-Fire and a Resumption of Talks
16 April 2001 - 27 April 2001
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Lebanese MPs challenge the Constitutionality of Equating Immovable Property Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees with their Resettlement
19 April 2001
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The Mitchell Report Is Issued
30 April 2001 - 15 May 2001
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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Raids West Bank Towns and Shells Arafat's Headquarters
5 June 2002 - 17 June 2002
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The Knesset Adopts the “Criminal Procedure Law (Interrogating Suspects)"
26 June 2002 - 12 December 2016
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Draft SC Res. S/2002/1385 Demanding Israel's Compliance with 4th Geneva Convention Vetoed by US
20 December 2002
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Bush's Letter to Sharon on the Disengagement Plan
14 April 2004
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Annual Zionist General Council (WZO) Meets in Jerusalem
18 June 2004
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Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo
15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005
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Disengagement: The Case of Gaza-Egypt Crossing in Rafah
7 September 2005 - 17 September 2005
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Disengagement: Celebrations in Gaza
12 September 2005 - 24 September 2005
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Assassination of Hassan Madhun and Fawzi Abu Qara’ in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
1 November 2005
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US-Israel Plan to Destabilize a Hamas-Led PA
17 February 2006 - 19 February 2006
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PA New Legislature and Consultations to Form a New Cabinet
18 February 2006 - 16 March 2006
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Pressure on Palestinians; Gaza on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
1 March 2006 - 25 April 2006
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Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet
19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006
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The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006
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Palestinian Factions Agree on the National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
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Israel Retaliates Against Shalit's Capture: Operation Summer Rains
28 June 2006 - 8 July 2006
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July War: Israel Launches an Air War Against Hizballah
13 July 2006
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July War: Israel Begins Withdrawing from Southern Lebanon
14 August 2006 - 17 August 2006
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Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: The False Hopes of National Unity Talks
25 August 2006 - 23 September 2006
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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007
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Effects of the Siege of Gaza on Private Sector Production
9 December 2007 - 9 January 2008
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Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai
23 January 2008 - 3 February 2008
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Israel Launches Operation Hot Winter in Gaza
28 February 2008 - 3 March 2008
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Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in Acre
8 October 2008 - 13 October 2008
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Seal on Gaza Borders Tightened
5 November 2008 - 29 November 2008
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Western Powers Adopt a Program of Action Against Weapons Smuggling into Gaza
13 March 2009
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The New Netanyahu Government Prepares its Position on the Palestinian Issue
31 March 2009 - 5 May 2009
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War on Gaza: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Related to UN Premises
4 May 2009
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Fayyad's Speech at Al-Quds University on Setting the Goal for Statehood in Two Years
22 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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Fatah Sixth General Conference Is Held in Bethlehem
4 August 2009 - 8 August 2009
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Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhuh in Dubai
20 January 2010 - 31 January 2010
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US Demands on Israel After the Ramat Shlomo Plan
9 March 2010 - 25 March 2010
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The US Shies Away from Its Strong Demands on Israel
19 March 2010 - 30 April 2010
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With the Arab League Blessing, Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks Are Launched
22 April 2010 - 20 May 2010
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Statement S/PRST/2010/9 by SC President on the Mavi Marmara Incident
1 June 2010
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Direct Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Held in Sharm al-Shaykh and Jerusalem
14 September 2010 - 15 September 2010
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Two Spates of Clashes Across Gaza Border
16 March 2011 - 10 April 2011
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On Nakba Day, Palestinians Head Up Toward Cease-Fire Lines with Israel
15 May 2011 - 5 June 2011
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Israeli-Palestinian “Exploratory Talks” in Amman
3 January 2012 - 25 January 2012
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Palestinians in the West Bank Protest Israel's Assault on Gaza
16 November 2012 - 21 November 2012
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Hamas's Khalid Mishal Visits the Gaza Strip
8 December 2012
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John Kerry Conducts Shuttle Diplomacy for Resumption of Negotiations
4 March 2013 - 8 May 2013
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Arab League Delegation in Washington Discusses the Arab Peace Initiative
29 April 2013
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China's Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
6 May 2013
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Aim of Talks Is No Longer a Comprehensive Agreement but a Framework Agreement
14 November 2013 - 31 January 2014
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For the Third Time, Israel Links the Release of Palestinian Prisoners with Settlement Expansion
6 January 2014 - 22 January 2014
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Abbas Meeting with Kerry in Paris Ends in Total Failure
19 February 2014 - 21 February 2014
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 16-20
23 July 2014 - 27 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War, Days 21-24
28 July 2014 - 31 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War: Cease-Fire Talks in Cairo
11 August 2014 - 18 August 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War: Toward an Open-Ended Cease-Fire
23 August 2014 - 26 August 2014
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Failed Attempt at Empowering the Palestinian Unity Government in Gaza
7 September 2014 - 9 October 2014
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The Case of Hamas-Appointed Civil Servants in Gaza
11 September 2014 - 18 December 2014
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UNHRC Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
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Fatah Seventh General Conference Is Held in Ramallah
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
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Assassination of Muhammad Zuwari in Sfax
15 December 2016
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Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
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Palestinians Start Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2017 - 26 May 2017
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Hamas New Charter
1 May 2017
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Old Cities of Jerusalem and Hebron Inscribed as World Heritage in Danger
4 July 2017 - 7 July 2017
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China's New Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
18 July 2017
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As Israel Backtracks on Its Measures Concerning the Haram al-Sharif, Palestinian Pressure Continues and Succeeds
24 July 2017 - 4 August 2017
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Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails
1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017
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Draft SC Res. S/2018/516 Calling for the Protection of Palestinian Civilians Vetoed by the US
1 June 2018
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Talks for a Long-Term Gaza Cease-Fire
7 August 2018 - 10 November 2018
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The US Replaces its Consulate General in Jerusalem by a Palestinian Affairs Unit within its New Embassy
18 October 2018
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Israeli Violence Ahead of One-Year Anniversary of Great March of Return; Egyptian Restraint Efforts
22 March 2019 - 29 March 2019
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Great March of Return Anniversary and Land Day
29 March 2019 - 30 March 2019
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The Israel Electric Corporation Cuts Power in the West Bank
22 September 2019 - 29 December 2019
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Israel Launches COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign but Excludes Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza
19 December 2020 - 22 December 2020
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Leading Human Rights Groups Deem Israel an Apartheid State
12 January 2021 - 27 April 2021
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Palestinian COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign Begins as the Occupation Hinders an Effective Rollout
2 February 2021 - 20 June 2021
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US Announces Resumption of UNRWA Funding
7 April 2021
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Ismail Haniyeh Presents Hamas's Vision for Advancing the Palestinian Cause
3 November 2021
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President Biden Meets with President Abbas in Bethlehem; No Joint Statement
15 July 2022
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Lion’s Den Group Emerges with Israeli Collective Punishment Against Residents of Nablus
2 September 2022 - 3 November 2022

Historical Texts

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Ottoman-French Capitulation, 1673 (in French)
5 June 1673
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Basel (Zionist) Program
30 August 1897
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Letter from Theodore Herzl to Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi
19 March 1899
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Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement
1 October 1906
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Sykes-Picot Agreement
16 May 1916
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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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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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The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
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Council of the League of Nations: Exclusion of Transjordan Territory from the Jewish National Home
16 September 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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MacDonald's Letter to Weizmann
13 February 1931
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Statement of the Arab National Conference
13 December 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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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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Biltmore Conference Declaration
11 May 1942
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The Alexandria Protocol on Forming the League of Arab States
7 October 1944
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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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Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
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Statement by the Council of the Arab League on the Anglo-American Committee's Report on Palestine
12 June 1946
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The Grady-Morrison Plan
24 July 1946
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Arab Constitutional Proposals at London Roundtable Conference
30 September 1946
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Truman’s Statement on US Efforts for Palestine
4 October 1946
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Arab Ten-Point Position on UN Agenda on Palestine
29 April 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
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UNSC Resolution 54
15 July 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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Public Notice on Jordan’s Name
14 May 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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Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
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UNGA Resolution 393 (V)
2 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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Prevention of Infiltration (Offences and Jurisdiction) Law 1954 (5714)
16 August 1954
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Exchange of Notes Between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
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Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
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Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962
5 March 1962
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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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Palestine National Council, 6th Session: Political Statement
6 September 1969
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Cairo Agreement between the Lebanese Authorities and the Palestinian Guerrilla Organizations
3 November 1969
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Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions
4 June 1970
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Rogers Plan II
19 June 1970
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Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions
28 August 1970
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Palestine National Council, 8th Session: Interim Political Program of the Palestine Revolution
5 March 1971
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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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Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Political Program
12 December 1973
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PLO Interim Program (Ten-Point Program)
8 June 1974
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Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
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The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
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Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
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Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
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Palestine National Council, 14th Session: National Unity Programme
15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979
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Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 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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Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza
31 January 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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President Reagan's Talking Points Sent to Prime Minister Begin
31 August 1982
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Reagan Plan
1 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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Palestine National Council, 16th Session: Final Statement
14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983
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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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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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Egypt's Ten-Point Response to Israel's Election Plan in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
September 1989
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Secretary of State James Baker's: Five Points Framework for an Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue
10 October 1989
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Israeli Cabinet Decision on the Five-Point Plan of Secretary Baker
5 November 1989
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PLO “Assumptions” with Regard to Baker's Five Points
1 December 1989
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Egypt's "Assumptions" with Regard to Baker's Five Points
5 December 1989
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Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: 1st Memorandum to US Secretary James Baker
12 March 1991
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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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Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 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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Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
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UNGA Resolution 52/250
13 July 1998
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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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Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
5 October 1999
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President Clinton Proposals on Israeli‑Palestinian Peace
23 December 2000
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Palestinian Response to President Clinton Proposals
1 January 2001
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Israel’s Response to President Clinton Proposals
3 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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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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The Durban Declaration
8 September 2001
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South African Communiqué on Palestinian-Israeli Meeting
11 January 2002
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Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
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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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Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 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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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement Plan: Key Principles
14 April 2004
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Agreement on Movement and Access In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
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Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
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EU’s Decision on a Border Assistance Mission to Rafah
12 December 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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Prisoners’ Document on National Conciliation
10 May 2006
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National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
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UNSC Resolution 1701
11 August 2006
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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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UNSC Resolution 1860
8 January 2009
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Memorandum of Understanding between Israel and the United States Regarding Prevention of the Supply of Arms and Related Materiel to Terrorist Groups
16 January 2009
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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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Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years
22 June 2009
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Fatah Sixth General Conference: Political Program (in Arabic)
7 August 2009
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Fatah Sixth General Conference: Five Points of Clarification on Political Program
8 August 2009
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Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
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Statement by the President of the Security Council S/PRST/2010/9
1 June 2010
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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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Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
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China's Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
6 May 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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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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China’s Four-Point Proposal on Promoting the Settlement of the Palestinian Issue
18 July 2017
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Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon
20 July 2017
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Bezalel Smotrich: Israel's Decisive Plan
7 September 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 2018/516
1 June 2018
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 June 2018
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UNGA Resolution 73/5
16 October 2018
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Palestinian Prime Minister's Letter to Secretary of State on No Longer Accepting US Assistance
26 December 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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Abraham Accords: Treaty of Peace Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel
15 September 2020
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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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ICC Decision on its Jurisdiction in Palestine
5 February 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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US-Israel Joint Declaration on Strategic Partnership
14 July 2022
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UNGA Resolution 77/247
30 December 2022

Biographies

Biography
Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi
1842 - 1906
Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Said al-Shawwa
1868 - October 1930
Biography
Abdallah Mukhlis
27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947
Biography
Omar al-Bitar
1880 - 16 June 1946
Biography
Raghib al-Nashashibi
1882 - 1951
Biography
Adil Jabir
1885 - 19 December 1953
Biography
Muhammad Izzat Darwaza
21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Jamal al-Husseini
1892 - 5 July 1982
Biography
Omar al-Saleh al-Barghouti
1894 - 22 June 1965
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
Zulaykha al-Shihabi
1903 - 13 May 1992
Biography
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
1904 - 17 December 1990
Biography
Ibrahim Tuqan
1905 - 2 May 1941
Biography
Sophie Halaby
26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997
Biography
Nicola Ziadeh
1907 - 27 July 2006
Biography
Badr Lama
23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947
Biography
Constantine Zurayk
18 April 1909 - 12 August 2000
Biography
Sami Taha Hamran
1911 - 11 September 1947
Biography
Abd al-Majid Shuman
1912 - 5 July 2005
Biography
Qudsia Khourshid
5 August 1912 - 2 December 2009
Biography
Fouad Nassar
28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976
Biography
Emile Touma
16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985
Biography
Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
28 August 1919 - 12 December 1994
Biography
Ihsan Abbas
2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003
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
Muin Bseiso
1926 - 23 January 1984
Biography
Samira Azzam
13 September 1927 - 8 August 1967
Biography
Samira Abu Ghazaleh
1928 - 12 January 2017
Biography
Ibrahim Dakkak
1929 - 2 June 2016
Biography
Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
Biography
Tawfiq Zayyad
7 May 1929 - 5 July 1994
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Gabi Baramki
3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012
Biography
Ismail Shammout
2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Anis Abdullah Sayigh
3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Kamal Adwan
9 May 1935 - 10 April 1973
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Ezzedine Kalak
1936 - 3 August 1978
Biography
Naji al-Ali
1936 - 29 August 1987
Biography
Ahmad Ismail Yasin
June 1936 - 22 March 2004
Biography
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937 - 12 July 2025
Biography
Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa)
14 May 1938 - 27 August 2001
Biography
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 19 August 2014
Biography
Faisal al-Husseini
17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008
Biography
Abd al-Wahhab Darawshah
12 October 1943 - 10 March 2026
Biography
Leila Khaled
9 April 1944
Biography
Abd al-Aziz Rantisi
1947 - 17 April 2004
Biography
Leila Shahid
13 July 1949 - 18 February 2026
Biography
Fathi Shiqaqi
4 January 1951 - 26 October 1995
Biography
François Abou Salem
16 November 1951 - 1 October 2011
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024
Biography
Khalida Jarrar
9 February 1963
Biography
Rim Banna
6 December 1966 - 24 March 2018
Biography
Tawfiq Ibrahim
- 1966

Historical Media

Document
Illegal Immigration (I)
1946
Document
Illegal Immigration (II)
1946
Document
Escape of the Youth, Sixth Wave of Killing
2012

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
World Zionist Organization Congresses
1897 - present
Thematic Chronology
The UN and Palestine: Security Council Vetoed Draft Resolutions
1963 - present

Highlights

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Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917
Preliminary Sketches of Mandate Palestine's Boundaries
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World Zionist Organization
Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine
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Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
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Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
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Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
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Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
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Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
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Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
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Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
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Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
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UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
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The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
Highlight
Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
Highlight
The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
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Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab
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The Education of Palestinians in Israel
Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization
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Palestinian Embroidery
A Rich and Diverse National Heritage
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Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
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Land Day, 30 March 1976
A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel
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Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine
The Emergence of a Working Class
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Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
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The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
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Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
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Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
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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 Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
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The Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
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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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The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
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Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Fawwar Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
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The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
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I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
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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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VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War
1973-1982
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
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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 National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
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Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
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Jaramana Refugee Camp
Syria
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Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
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The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
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Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
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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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Marka (Hittin) Refugee Camp
Jordan
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
Highlight
France and the Palestine Question Before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
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UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
Highlight
Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
Highlight
Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
Highlight
Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
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The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
Highlight
Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
Highlight
Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
Highlight
Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses
Highlight
Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule
Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition
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The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
Highlight
Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp
Syria
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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
Highlight
Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
Highlight
Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
Highlight
Dera‘a Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
Highlight
The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
Highlight
The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel
Highlight
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance
Highlight
Exhibition-Making Practices, 1917-1993
Curating the National Identity
Highlight
Palestinians in El Salvador
A Prosperous, yet Depoliticized Diaspora
Highlight
The United States and the Palestine Question Before 1944
From Heavenly Jerusalem to Earthly Jerusalem
Highlight
Japan and the Palestine Question
A Policy still Subordinate to the US
Highlight
Canada and the Palestine Question
Israel First, Palestinians Second
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Jerash Refugee Camp (Gaza Camp)
Jordan
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Zarqa Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
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Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
Highlight
The Great March of Return
Peaceful Demonstrations, Bloody Crackdown
Highlight
XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
Highlight
The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
Highlight
V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
Highlight
Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
Highlight
Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
Highlight
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
Highlight
The Peel Commission, 1936–1937
Sowing the Seeds of the Partition
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
Highlight
Aida Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
Highlight
Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
Highlight
Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance

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