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Biographies

Jurji Habib Hanania

Abd al-Qadir Muzaffar

Izzeddin al-Qassam

1882 - 20 November 1935

Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi

Iskandar al-Khoury al-Beitjali

1889 - 7 July 1973

2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965

1893 - 27 April 1940

Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari

1900 - 29 May 1980

Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih

1907 - 8 January 2001

Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani

Abd al-Karim al-Karmi (Abu Salma)

1909 - 11 October 1980

Sami Taha Hamran

1911 - 11 September 1947

1925 - 10 April 1973

3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012

Ahmad Ismail Yasin

June 1936 - 22 March 2004

Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout

1937 - 12 July 2025

Dalal al-Mughrabi

29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978

Events

Founding of the Arab National Party in Jerusalem

8 November 1923

Establishment of the National Defense Party

2 December 1934

Death of Shaykh Izzeddin al-Qassam in a Battle with a British Force

12 November 1935 - 21 November 1935

Series of Zionist Attacks on Palestinians in the Wake of the Partition Plan

6 December 1947 - 31 December 1947

Haganah Operations

11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948

Operation Jevussi for the Conquest of Jerusalem

26 April 1948 - 30 April 1948

Pro-Jordanian Amman Conference

Israel Invades Egypt

29 October 1956

GA Resolutions 1123, 1124, 1125 (XI)

19 January 1957 - 3 February 1957

Israel Refuses Full Withdrawal

3 February 1957

Shaykh Ahmad Yasin's Islamic Center Is Established in Gaza

7 September 1973

October War, 2nd Day

Palestinian Operation Against Settlers in Hebron

2 May 1980 - 3 May 1980

Israel Invades Along the Eastern Axis

6 June 1982 - 12 June 1982

First Communiqué of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)

14 December 1987

Ahmad Yasin Arrested

Israel Deports 415 Palestinians to South Lebanon

13 December 1992 - 17 December 1992

Attempted Assassination of Khalid Mishal in Amman; Ahmad Yasin Released

25 September 1997 - 1 October 1997

Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II Accord)

4 September 1999

Implementation of Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II)

10 September 1999 - 20 March 2000

Official Resumption of Final Status Talks

13 September 1999 - 6 December 1999

Failure to Reach a FAPS by 13 February 2000 Target Date

8 December 1999 - 6 February 2000

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza

2 February 2000 - 3 February 2000

Failure of Final Status Talks at Camp David Summit

11 July 2000 - 25 July 2000

Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal for a Cease-Fire and a Resumption of Talks

16 April 2001 - 27 April 2001

Unilateral Cease-Fire Announcement and Gaza-First Arrangements

21 June 2003 - 2 July 2003

Palestinian Peace Gestures

1 December 2003 - 7 January 2004

Draft SC Res. S/2004/240 Condemning Extrajudicial Executions (Shaykh Ahmad Yasin) and all Terrorist Acts Vetoed by US

An Egyptian Security Plan for the PA

24 May 2004 - 6 July 2004

Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Security Coordination

15 February 2005 - 30 April 2005

Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo

15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005

Israel Refuses an Egyptian-Brokered Gaza Cease-Fire Offer

30 April 2008 - 12 May 2008

War on Gaza, Day 16

11 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 18

13 January 2009

Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction, Sharm al-Shaykh

Israel's Demolition and Eviction Orders Increase in East Jerusalem

2 August 2009 - 9 November 2009

The Mavi Marmara Incident

30 May 2010 - 5 June 2010

Israel Resumes Provocative Settlement Measures in East Jerusalem

21 June 2010 - 30 June 2010

The UN Secretary-General Establishes a Panel of Inquiry on the Mavi Marmara Incident (Palmer Commission)

Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks, Mediated by George Mitchell, Formally Relaunched in Washington

1 September 2010 - 2 September 2010

Direct Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Held in Sharm al-Shaykh and Jerusalem

14 September 2010 - 15 September 2010

Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended

20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010

Abbas and Mishal Sign the Doha Declaration and Then Agree on its Suspension

5 February 2012 - 23 February 2012

Visit of Qatar’s Emir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to Gaza

23 October 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4

17 November 2012

Arab League Delegation in Washington Discusses the Arab Peace Initiative

Palestinian Car Ramming: A New Palestinian Weapon?

6 March 2015 - 14 May 2015

Israel Outlaws the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement

16 November 2015 - 28 November 2015

UNGA Res. ES-10/20 Calls for the Protection of the Palestinian Civilian Population

The Waqf Reopens Bab al-Rahma at the Haram al-Sharif Compound

14 February 2019 - 17 March 2019

PA Resumes Coordination with Israel, Receives Some Withheld Funds

17 November 2020 - 2 December 2020

Hightened Tension over Attempts to Evict Palestinian Families from Sheikh Jarrah

15 February 2021 - 9 May 2021

Towards a Unity Intifada

23 April 2021 - 10 May 2021

May 2021 Gaza War, Day 1

The May 2021 Gaza War

10 May 2021 - 21 May 2021

Meetings Resume between PA and Israeli Ministers

29 August 2021 - 28 December 2021

Historical Texts

Establishment of a Provisional Palestinian Civil Administration (in Arabic)

Palestine National Council, 1st Session: List of Members (in Arabic)

28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964

Statement of the General Congress to Defend Arab Lands in Israel (in Arabic)

18 October 1975

Hamas’s Memorandum on Restructuring the Palestine National Council (in Arabic)

List of Transitional Issues Not Implemented by the Israeli Side, According to the PA Negotiations Affairs Department (in Arabic)

9 February 2000

Fifteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)

Nineteenth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)

28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007

Fatah Sixth General Conference: Political Program (in Arabic)

The Doha Declaration on Palestinian Reconciliation (in Arabic)

6 February 2012

Twenty-Fourth Arab Summit: The Doha Declaration (in Arabic)

26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013

Twenty-Sixth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)

28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015

Ismail Haniyeh: Hamas's Vision for Advancing the Palestinian Cause (in Arabic)

3 November 2021

Highlights

The Palestinian Communist Movement

Balata Refugee Camp

Stages of a Forced Displacement

Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948

A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps

Land Day, 30 March 1976

A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel

The Village of al-Araqib

Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond

The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas

The Algerians of Palestine

The Bosnians of Palestine

Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948

A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba

XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted

XIII. A Growingly Intractable Deadlock

Palestinian Music in Exile

Traditions and Resistance

Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939

A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression

II. British Occupation and Early Mandate

Exhibition-Making Practices, 1917-1993

Curating the National Identity

A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

VI. Rise of The Palestinian National Movement

VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War

The May 2021 Gaza War

Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes

The Palestinian Poster

Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols

XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era

The Second Intifada, 2000-2005

Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations

The October 2000 Events in Israel

The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst

Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity