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Biographies

Biography
Nakhla Zurayq
1859 - 21 July 1921
Biography
Alfred Roch
1882 - 22 April 1942
Biography
Boulos Shehadeh
1882 - 1 August 1943
Biography
Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi
1882 - 29 June 1963
Biography
Adil Jabir
1885 - 19 December 1953
Biography
Abd al-Hamid Shuman
1888 - 9 September 1974
Biography
Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim
1889 - 1953
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Fuad Saba
1902 - 27 August 1984
Biography
Sophie Halaby
26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997
Biography
Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani
1909 - 1977
Biography
Abd al-Majid Shuman
1912 - 5 July 2005
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Siba Fahoum
1923 - 12 May 2004
Biography
Yusra al-Barbari
15 April 1923 - 13 May 2009
Biography
Samiha Khalil
20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999
Biography
Issam Abd al-Hadi
1928 - 8 August 2013
Biography
Ibrahim Dakkak
1929 - 2 June 2016
Biography
Tawfiq Zayyad
7 May 1929 - 5 July 1994
Biography
Bassam Shak’a
1930 - 22 July 2019
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 19 August 2014
Biography
Kamal Boullata
1942 - 6 August 2019
Biography
Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946
Biography
Tawfiq Ibrahim
- 1966

Events

Event
The Zionist Organization Opens an Office in Jaffa
December 1907
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Palestinians Clash with Settlers of Sejera Colony
3 April 1909 - 12 April 1909
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1st Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
27 January 1919 - 10 February 1919
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Churchill and Abdullah Reach Preliminary Understanding over Transjordan
2 March 1921 - 30 March 1921
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General Conference of Palestine Arab Workers, Haifa
11 January 1930
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Pan-Islamic Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
7 December 1931 - 17 December 1931
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Establishment of the National Bloc Party
4 October 1935
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First Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
15 April 1936 - 23 July 1937
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Arab National Congress Convenes in Bludan
8 September 1937 - 9 September 1937
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21st Zionist Congress Meets in Geneva
16 August 1939 - 25 August 1939
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Plan Dalet Launched
1 April 1948
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General Islamic Conference on Palestine, Jerusalem
3 December 1953 - 9 December 1953
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Egypt's War of Attrition
8 March 1969 - 7 August 1970
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Military Order No. 321 Concerning Land Law (Acquisition for Public Purposes)
28 March 1969
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5th Arab Summit Meets in Rabat and Ends in Failure
21 December 1969 - 23 December 1969
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Rogers Plan II
19 June 1970 - 7 August 1970
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1st Extraordinary Session of the Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
27 August 1970 - 28 August 1970
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October War
6 October 1973 - 27 October 1973
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Israeli Army Crosses the Suez Canal Westwards
15 October 1973 - 22 October 1973
Event
Opening of an Arab-Israeli Peace Conference in Geneva
21 December 1973
Event
Israel and Syria Sign a Disengagement Agreement
31 May 1974
Event
Negotiations for Sinai II Fail
7 March 1975 - 22 March 1975
Event
Sinai II Agreement Reached
20 August 1975 - 4 September 1975
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US-Israel Memorandum of Agreement Regarding the Reconvening of the Geneva Conference
1 September 1975
Event
A General Congress to Defend Arab Lands Meets in Nazareth
18 October 1975
Event
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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Israel's Conditions for Geneva Conference
25 September 1977
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Joint US-Soviet Statement on Geneva Conference
1 October 1977
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US Steps Back from the US-Soviet Statement on the Geneva Conference
5 October 1977
Event
SC Res. 446: Establishing a Commission to Examine the Situation Relating to Settlements in the Occupied Territories
22 March 1979
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Draft SC Res. S/14985 to Condemn Shooting of Worshippers at Haram al-Sharif, Vetoed by US
20 April 1982
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The 12th Arab Summit Meeting in Fez Adopts the "Fez Initiative"
6 September 1982 - 9 September 1982
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Failed Attempt of Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination
31 March 1983 - 8 April 1983
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Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
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Draft SC Res. S/17459 to Call upon Israel to Stop its Repressive Measures, Vetoed by US
13 September 1985
Event
The Palestinians' 14 Demands
14 January 1988
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ICJ on US Treaty Obligations and the US Position on the PLO Office in New York
9 March 1988 - 11 March 1988
Event
Arafat addresses the UN General Assembly in Geneva
13 December 1988 - 14 December 1988
Event
Start of US-PLO Dialogue
14 December 1988
Event
Israel Proposes Elections in the West Bank and Gaza
30 March 1989
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Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
Event
The PLO Executive Committee Rejects Israel's Peace Initiative
15 May 1989
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Casablanca
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
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Egypt Proposes a Ten-Point Plan for Palestinian Elections
1 July 1989 - 30 September 1989
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The Baker Five-Point Plan
10 October 1989
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Baghdad
28 May 1990 - 30 May 1990
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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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Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait
3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991
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SC Res. 681: Deploring Israel's Decision to Resume Deportations of Palestinian Civilians
20 December 1990
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SC Res 694: Deploring Israel's Deportation of Palestinian Civilians
24 May 1991
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SC Res. 726: Condemning Israel's Decision to Resume Deportation of Palestinian Civilians
6 January 1992
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Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Initialed and Approved
20 August 1993 - 30 August 1993
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SC Res. 904: Condemning the Massacre of Palestinian Worshippers in al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron
18 March 1994
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Draft SC S/1995/394 to Condemn Israeli Land Expropriation in Jerusalem Vetoed by the US
17 May 1995
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Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II)
28 September 1995
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Protocol on Redeployment in Hebron Signed
6 October 1996 - 16 January 1997
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Draft SC Res. S/1997/199 to Call on Israel to Refrain from Settlement Activities (Jabal Abu Ghunaym) Vetoed by US
7 March 1997
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UNGA ES-10/2: Condemning Israel's Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement
25 April 1997
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UNGA ES-10/3: Emphasizing Personal Responsibilities Arising from Grave Breaches of Geneva Convention
15 July 1997
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US Position on Further Redeployment and Palestinian Obligations
5 December 1997 - 3 September 1998
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UNGA Res. ES-10/6: Recommending Holding a Conference to Enforce the 4th Geneva Convention in the OPT
9 February 1999
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Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms its Applicability to the OPT
15 July 1999
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Petition of the Twenty Denouncing the Palestinian Authority
27 November 1999 - 29 November 1999
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Revival and Failure of Syrian-Israeli Talks
7 December 1999 - 26 March 2000
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Andrews and Bolling Rounds of Negotiation
13 June 2000 - 17 June 2000
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UNGA Res. ES-10/7: Expresses Concern over Israeli-Palestinian Clashes and Respect for 4th Geneva Convention
20 October 2000
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Draft Security Council Resolution S/2000/1171
18 December 2000
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US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation
12 September 2001 - 16 October 2001
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Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms Responsibility of all Contracting Parties in Ensuring its Respect
5 December 2001
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An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey
17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002
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The Knesset Passes the Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
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14th Arab Summit Meets in Beirut and Adopts Saudi Peace Initiative
27 March 2002 - 28 March 2002
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Invasion of Bethlehem: The Siege of the Church of the Nativity
1 April 2002 - 10 May 2002
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Birth of the Middle East "Quartet"
10 April 2002
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SC Res. 1405: Welcoming SG Initiative to Send Fact-Finding Team to Jenin Refugee Camp
19 April 2002
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On the Road to Reform: First Palestinian Steps and Plans
15 May 2002 - 24 June 2002
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Establishment of al-Mubadara, the Palestinian National Initiative
17 June 2002
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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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Deepest Israeli Incursion in the Gaza Strip
24 January 2003 - 27 January 2003
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15th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh
1 March 2003
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With US Blessing, Ambivalent Israeli Acceptance of the "Steps Set out in the Road Map"
4 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
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Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah
4 October 2003 - 30 October 2003
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The Geneva "Private" Initiative
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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Palestinian Peace Gestures
1 December 2003 - 7 January 2004
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Sharon's Speech on Unilateral Disengagement Plan
18 December 2003
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Sharon's Letter to Bush on Disengagement Plan
14 April 2004
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UNGA Res. 58/292: Affirming that Status of Palestinian Territory Remains one of Military Occupation
6 May 2004
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16th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis; Rejection of Israel's Disengagement Plan
22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004
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Palestinian Presidential Elections: Mahmoud Abbas Is Elected
1 December 2004 - 15 January 2005
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17th Arab Summit Meets in Algiers
22 March 2005 - 23 March 2005
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Disengagement: Evacuation of Troops; The Case of Gaza-Egypt Border
15 August 2005 - 12 September 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Registered Party Slates
18 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Israeli and International Reactions
27 January 2006 - 5 February 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions
27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006
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Olmert's Separation Plan
5 March 2006 - 9 March 2006
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A “Temporary International Mechanism” to Channel Funds Through Abbas’s Office
9 May 2006 - 27 July 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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Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: The False Hopes of National Unity Talks
25 August 2006 - 23 September 2006
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The US Revisits the Road Map
14 January 2007 - 15 January 2007
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Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord
28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007
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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007
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19th Arab Summit Meets in Riyadh: Revival of the Arab Peace Initiative
28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007
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Israeli and US Reactions to the Revived Arab Peace Initiative
29 March 2007 - 17 April 2007
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Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen
18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008
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20th Arab Summit Meets in Damascus
29 March 2008 - 30 March 2008
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To Delink the West Bank from the Gaza Cease-Fire, Israel Escalates in the West Bank
7 July 2008 - 15 July 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert's Political Gamble
31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008
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SC Res. 1850: Expressing Support for the Annapolis Negotiations and the Quartet Principles of January 2006
16 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 5
31 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 12
7 January 2009
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The UN Human Rights Council Forms a Fact-Finding Mission on the War on Gaza (the Goldstone Mission)
3 April 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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The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Israeli Side: The Settlements Issue
18 May 2009 - 1 June 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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Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More
9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
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The Goldstone Report and Palestinian Erratic Decision-Making
29 September 2009 - 16 October 2009
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UNGA Res. 64/10: Endorsing the Goldstone Report and Calling Upon both Sides to Investigate the Violations Reported in it
5 November 2009
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The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian “Proximity” Talks
7 January 2010 - 8 February 2010
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The Arab League and the PLO Endorse Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks
3 March 2010 - 7 March 2010
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Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics
14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011
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US President Barack Obama Gives a Major Speech on the Middle East
19 May 2011 - 22 May 2011
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Diplomatic Efforts to Avert Palestinian Statehood Bid at the UN
2 June 2011 - 11 July 2011
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Israeli Government "Legalizes" Three Jewish Settlement Outposts
22 April 2012 - 24 April 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 6
19 November 2012
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24th Arab Summit Meets in Doha
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
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Arab League Delegation in Washington Discusses the Arab Peace Initiative
29 April 2013
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25th Arab Summit Meets in Kuwait
25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014
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With the Nonrelease of Prisoners, the Palestinian Leadership Applies for Access to 19 International Conventions
1 April 2014
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Tension Mounts with the Kidnapping of Three Israeli Settlers in the Hebron Region
12 June 2014 - 30 June 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War
7 July 2014 - 26 August 2014
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Egypt's Noncoordinated Cease-Fire Initiative Fails
14 July 2014 - 16 July 2014
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The 2014 Gaza War: Israel Launches Ground Invasion (Phase II)
17 July 2014 - 31 July 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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The 2014 Gaza War: Cease-Fire Talks in Cairo
11 August 2014 - 18 August 2014
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The PLO Strives for a Security Council Resolution Specifying a Timetable for Ending the Occupation
26 September 2014 - 28 November 2014
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Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel
10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014
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Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Addresses the 2014 Gaza War
17 December 2014
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2014/916 Containing Palestinian Principles for a Negotiated Solution Rejected by SC
30 December 2014
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France and Arab League Consider Resuscitating Securty Council Initiative
15 January 2015 - 29 June 2015
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
4 March 2015 - 5 March 2015
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US Legislation against Palestinian Recourse to International Criminal Court
18 December 2015
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France Plans to Resume its Peace Initiative
29 January 2016 - 16 February 2016
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The US, Egypt, Jordan and Israel Hold a Secret Summit Meeting in Aqaba
21 February 2016
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To Satisfy Israel, France Backpedals on an Important Component of its Peace Initiative
9 March 2016 - 23 May 2016
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France Hosts a Ministerial Meeting as First Stage of its Peace Initiative
3 June 2016
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27th Arab Summit Meets in Nouakchott
25 July 2016
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Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements
22 September 2016 - 22 December 2016
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Kerry's "Farewell" Speech on Palestinian-Israeli Peace
28 December 2016
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings Renewed in Doha, Beirut and Moscow, with No Results
5 January 2017 - 17 January 2017
Event
Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
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Israel's State Comptroller Publishes Report on Gaza 2014 War
28 February 2017
Event
28th Arab Summit Meets at the Dead Sea
29 March 2017
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China's New Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
18 July 2017
Event
Fatah and Hamas Sign in Cairo an Agreement to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
Event
29th Arab Summit Meets in Dhahran
15 April 2018
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Talks for a Long-Term Gaza Cease-Fire
7 August 2018 - 10 November 2018
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
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Airbnb Pressured to End Operations in the West Bank; Reverses Decision After Pressure
19 November 2018 - 9 April 2019
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The Waqf Reopens Bab al-Rahma at the Haram al-Sharif Compound
14 February 2019 - 17 March 2019
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Sudan to Normalize Ties with Israel in Exchange for US Incentives
25 August 2020 - 23 September 2021
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Cracks in Arab Unity on Palestine
9 September 2020 - 22 September 2020
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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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Towards a Unity Intifada
23 April 2021 - 10 May 2021
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The May 2021 Gaza War
10 May 2021 - 21 May 2021
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Facebook Censors Palestinians
24 May 2021 - 15 October 2021

Historical Texts

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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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Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
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Palestine Legislative Council Election Order, 1922
10 August 1922
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Council of the League of Nations: Article 25 of the Palestine Mandate: Approving the Memorandum by the British Representative
16 September 1922
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Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem
19 November 1928
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Report on Immigration, Land Settlement and Development (The Hope-Simpson Report)
22 August 1930
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MacDonald's Letter to Weizmann
13 February 1931
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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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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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The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
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Arab Constitutional Proposals at London Roundtable Conference
30 September 1946
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UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
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Jordan-Israel Agreement: For the Demilitarization of Mount Scopus Area
7 July 1948
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Al-Dawayima Massacre, 29 October 1948 An Israeli Soldier Eye-Witness Account
8 November 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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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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Israel Law of Return and its Amendments
5 July 1950
Document
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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UNRWA-Egypt Agreement on Economic and Engineering Surveys
30 June 1953
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Exchange of Notes Between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
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UNSC Resolution 237
14 June 1967
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UNGA Resolution 2252 (ES-V)
4 July 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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UNGA Resolution 2443 (XXIII)
19 December 1968
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UNSC Resolution 271
15 September 1969
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Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions
28 August 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)
6 December 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
Document
Sixth Arab Summit: Confidential Decisions
28 November 1973
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Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Egypt
18 January 1974
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Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria
31 May 1974
Document
PLO Interim Program (Ten-Point Program)
8 June 1974
Document
Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
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Memorandum of Agreement between the U.S. and Israel Regarding the Reconvening of the Geneva Conference
1 September 1975
Document
Joint US-USSR Communiqué on Reconvening the Geneva Conference on the Middle East
1 October 1977
Document
Israel-U.S. Working Paper on the Resumption of the Geneva Peace Conference
5 October 1977
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Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
Document
Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
Document
Ninth Arab Summit: Final Statement
2 November 1978 - 5 November 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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The Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
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Sadat’s Letter to Begin Following Israel’s Enactment of Basic Law on Jerusalem
3 August 1980
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UNSC Resolution 478
20 August 1980
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Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
Document
UNSC Resolution 497
17 December 1981
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UNGA Resolution ES-9/1
5 February 1982
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 14943
1 April 1982
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 14985
20 April 1982
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Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut
20 August 1982
Document
Twelfth Arab Summit: the Fez Initiative
9 September 1982
Document
Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 15895
1 August 1983
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UNGA Resolution 38/58
13 December 1983
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Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409
13 March 1984
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Palestine National Council, 17th Session: Final Statement
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 17459
12 September 1985
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Cairo Declaration on the PLO and Terrorism as read by PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat
7 November 1985
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 17769
29 January 1986
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Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
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UNSC Resolution 605
22 December 1987
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UNSC Resolution 607
5 January 1988
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 19466
29 January 1988
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UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 19780
14 April 1988
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King Hussein’s Address to the Nation on Severing Ties with the West Bank
31 July 1988
Document
Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
Document
Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
Document
Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
Document
Press Conference Statement of Yasir Arafat Clarifying His Speech Before the UN General Assembly
14 December 1988
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Statement by President Reagan on Opening American-PLO Dialogue
14 December 1988
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 20463
17 February 1989
Document
Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 20677
8 June 1989
Document
UNSC Resolution 641
30 August 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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Draft of UNSC Resolution 20945/Rev.1
6 November 1989
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 21326
31 May 1990
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UNSC Resolution 672
12 October 1990
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UNSC Resolution 681
20 December 1990
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Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: Memorandum to U.S. Secretary James Baker
12 March 1991
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UNSC Resolution 694
24 May 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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U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians
18 October 1991
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U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel
18 October 1991
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Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
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UNSC Resolution 726
6 January 1992
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UNSC Resolution 799
18 December 1992
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Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
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UNSC Resolution 904
18 March 1994
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Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
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The Knesset Law Concerning the Implementation of the Agreement on Gaza and Jericho Areas (Restrictions of Activity) 1994
26 December 1994
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 1995/394
17 May 1995
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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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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1996: Resolution on the Palestine Question
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/199
7 March 1997
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/2
25 April 1997
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/3
15 July 1997
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Statement by the President of the Security Council S/PRST/1998/21
13 July 1998
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Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/6
9 February 1999
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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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UNSC Resolution 1322
7 October 2000
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/7
20 October 2000
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/270
26 March 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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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/1199
14 December 2001
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Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
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Letter of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
12 March 2002
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Fourteenth Arab Summit: The Arab Peace Initiative
28 March 2002
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The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
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UNSC Resolution 1405
19 April 2002
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Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
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UNSC Resolution 1435
24 September 2002
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Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2002/1385
20 December 2002
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A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
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Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/891
16 September 2003
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/12
25 September 2003
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The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/980
14 October 2003
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/13
27 October 2003
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/14
12 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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UNGA Resolution 58/292
17 May 2004
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UNSC Resolution 1544
19 May 2004
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/15
2 August 2004
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/783
5 October 2004
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Palestinian Parties and Factions Code of Conduct during the Legislative Electoral Process
17 October 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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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/508
12 July 2006
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/878
10 November 2006
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/16
30 November 2006
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Mecca Agreement
8 February 2007
Document
President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
Document
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
Document
Yemen's Initiative for the Resumption of Palestinian Internal Dialogue (in Arabic)
19 March 2008
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UNSC Resolution 1850
16 December 2008
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Current Palestinian/Israeli Positions: Reflecting Discussion up to January 1, 2009
1 January 2009
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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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UNGA Resolution ES-18
23 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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Prime Minister Salam Fayyad’s Address at al-Quds University: Statehood in Two Years
22 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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UNGA Resolution 64/10
1 December 2009
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2011/24
18 February 2011
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Statement by Middle East Quartet
23 September 2011
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Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
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UNGA Resolution 67/19
29 November 2012
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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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Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention Declaration
17 December 2014
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916
30 December 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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Scope of Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities
24 March 2016
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Middle East Peace initiative: Joint Communiqué
3 June 2016
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Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
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UNSC Resolution 2334
23 December 2016
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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
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Middle East Peace Conference Joint Declaration
15 January 2017
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Law for the Regularization of Settlement in Judea and Samaria, 5777-2017
6 February 2017
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UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
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Marwan Barghouti’s Op-Ed in The New York Times: Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons
17 April 2017
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The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies
1 May 2017
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China’s Four-Point Proposal on Promoting the Settlement of the Palestinian Issue
18 July 2017
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Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon
20 July 2017
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Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2017/1060
18 December 2017
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/19
21 December 2017
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Twenty-Ninth Arab Summit (The Jerusalem Summit): Dhahran Declaration
15 April 2018
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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 73/89
6 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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30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019
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Database of All Business Enterprises Involved in Israeli Settlement Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
12 February 2020
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Abraham Accords: Declaration of Peace, Cooperation, and Constructive Diplomatic and Friendly Relations, Announced by the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain
15 September 2020
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11 January 2021
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HRC Res. S-30/1: Establishing an Ongoing Commission of Inquiry on Palestine
27 May 2021

Highlights

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Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine
Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement
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The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
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Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
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The Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
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Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War
1973-1982
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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XIII. With a Growingly Intractable Deadlock, Whither Palestine?
2017-
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
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Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
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Colonization and Dispossession
Zionism's Imagined Geography
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III. Late Mandate
1936-1947
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UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
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Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
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World Zionist Organization
Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine
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Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
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UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
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The Education of Palestinians in Israel
Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization
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XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict
1950-1966
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October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
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Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
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Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
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The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
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Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
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Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
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Palestinian Embroidery
A Rich and Diverse National Heritage
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
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The Judaization of the Galilee
A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity
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The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
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Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
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Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
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Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
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Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
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Land Day, 30 March 1976
A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel
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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
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The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
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Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
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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 United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
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The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
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The Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
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Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
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Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
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1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
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Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000
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Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939
A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression
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Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
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Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
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Marka Refugee Camp
Jordan
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The Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
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The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
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VI. The Rise Of The Palestinian Movement In The Wake Of The 1967 Arab Defeat
1966-1973
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Fawwar Refugee Camp
West Bank
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Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp
Syria
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Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp
Syria
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Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
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Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
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Mar Elias Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Shatila Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
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Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
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Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
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Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
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The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
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The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
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Public Contracts during the Mandate
Colonial Deals in Favor of Zionist Goals
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Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
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Dera‘a Refugee Camp
Syria
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The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
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XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017
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Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
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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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The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
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The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
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The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
The Annapolis Negotiation Rounds
2007 - 2008
Thematic Chronology
The May 2021 Gaza War
2021

Periods

Period
VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War
Period
XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted