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Biographies

Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
1904 - 17 December 1990
Biography
Ihsan Abbas
2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003

Historical Texts

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Proclamation of the Independence of Syria (in Arabic)
8 March 1920
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Statement of the Executive Committee of the 4th Palestinian National Congress Rejecting the British Mandate (in Arabic)
8 July 1922
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Statement of the Executive Committee of the 5th Palestinian National Congress on Boycotting the Legislative Council Elections (in Arabic)
1 September 1922
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Arab Executive Committee's Response to High Commissioner's Offer to Form an Arab Agency Similar to the Jewish Agency in Palestine (in Arabic)
12 October 1923
Document
The Palestine Arab Party: Bylaws and Internal Regulations (in Arabic)
24 April 1935
Document
Establishment of a Provisional Palestinian Civil Administration (in Arabic)
10 July 1948
Document
Provisional Bylaws of All-Palestine Government (in Arabic)
1 October 1948
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Law Promulgating the Basic Law for the Area under the Supervision of the Egyptian Forces in Palestine No. 255 of 1955 (in Arabic)
25 February 1958
Document
Palestine National Council, 1st Session: List of Members (in Arabic)
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
Document
Palestine National Council, 1st Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
Document
Basic Law of the Palestinian National Fund (in Arabic)
2 June 1964
Document
Second Arab Summit: Statement (in Arabic)
5 September 1964 - 11 September 1964
Document
Bylaws of the Executive Committee of the PLO (in Arabic)
11 March 1965
Document
Palestine National Council, 2nd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965
Document
Third Arab Summit: Political Statement (in Arabic)
13 September 1965 - 18 September 1965
Document
Palestine National Council, 3rd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966
Document
Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Statement (in Arabic)
12 January 1973
Document
Admission of Palestine as Full Member in Arab League (in Arabic)
9 September 1976
Document
Statement of the PLO Executive Committee on the Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement (in Arabic)
18 February 1985
Document
Hamas’s Memorandum on Restructuring the Palestine National Council (in Arabic)
7 April 1990
Document
Palestine National Council, 21st Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
22 April 1996 - 25 April 1996
Document
Thirteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001
Document
Palestinian Dialogue Conference (in Arabic)
17 March 2005
Document
Eighteenth Arab Summit: The Khartoum Declaration (in Arabic)
28 March 2006 - 29 March 2006
Document
Nineteenth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007
Document
Statement of the Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (in Arabic)
21 June 2007
Document
PLO Central Council, Statement (in Arabic)
18 July 2007
Document
The Palestine Announcement in Lebanon (in Arabic)
7 January 2008
Document
Yemen's Initiative for the Resumption of Palestinian Internal Dialogue (in Arabic)
19 March 2008
Document
PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008
Document
Twenty-First Arab Summit: The Doha Declaration (in Arabic)
30 March 2009
Document
Fatah Sixth General Conference: Political Program (in Arabic)
7 August 2009
Document
Egypt's View on Ending Palestinian Division (in Arabic)
9 September 2009
Document
Agreement on Palestinian National Conciliation (Draft) (in Arabic)
10 October 2009
Document
Provision on Palestinian Workers in Amended Lebanese Social Security Law (in Arabic)
24 August 2010
Document
Implementation Mechanisms of the Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Minutes of Palestinian Factions' Meeting (in Arabic)
20 December 2011
Document
The Doha Declaration on Palestinian Reconciliation (in Arabic)
6 February 2012
Document
Twenty-Fourth Arab Summit: The Doha Declaration (in Arabic)
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
Document
Twenty-Fifth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014
Document
Statement Issued after a PLO-Hamas Meeting to End Division and Implement the National Reconciliation Agreement (in Arabic)
23 April 2014
Document
PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014
Document
Twenty-Sixth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
Document
Fatah's 7th General Conference: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
Document
Statement of the Preparatory Committee for the Palestine National Council (in Arabic)
11 January 2017
Document
Twenty-Eighth Arab Summit: The Amman Declaration (in Arabic)
29 March 2017
Document
Statement Issued Following the Meeting of the Palestinian National Action Factions (in Arabic)
21 November 2017 - 22 November 2017
Document
Emergency Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (in Arabic)
13 December 2017
Document
PLO Central Council, 28th Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
15 January 2018
Document
Palestine National Council, 23rd Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
30 April 2018 - 4 May 2018
Document
PLO Central Council, 29th Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
Document
PLO Central Council, 30th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
28 October 2018 - 29 October 2018

Events

Event
Advisory Council for Palestine Is Established
October 1920
Event
Amin al-Husseini Elected Mufti of Jerusalem
8 May 1921
Event
Regulation Concerning the Supreme Moslem Sharia Council
20 December 1921 - 9 January 1922
Event
The British Issue a Constitution for Palestine in the Form of an Order in Council
10 August 1922
Event
Palestinians Boycott Elections
February 1923 - March 1923
Event
6th Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jaffa
16 June 1923
Event
Islamic Conference in Defense of al-Buraq and Muslim Holy Places in Jerusalem
1 November 1928
Event
White Paper (Amery) on Status Quo at al-Buraq / Western Wall
19 November 1928 - 27 December 1928
Event
Pan-Islamic Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
7 December 1931 - 17 December 1931
Event
1st Palestine National Council Is Held in Jerusalem: Establishment of the PLO
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
Event
2nd Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965
Event
3rd Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza
20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966
Event
4th Palestine National Council in Cairo Adopts a Revised National Charter
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
Event
5th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
1 February 1969 - 4 February 1969
Event
6th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
1 September 1969 - 9 September 1969
Event
1st Extraordinary Session of the Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
27 August 1970 - 28 August 1970
Event
11th Palestine National Council Meets in Cairo
6 January 1973 - 12 January 1973
Event
Palestine National Front Is Established in the Occupied Territories
15 August 1973
Event
Palestinian Rejection Front
10 October 1974
Event
13th Palestine National Council Meets in Cairo
12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977
Event
Ezzedine Kalak Is Assassinated in Paris
3 August 1978
Event
15th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
Event
PLO and Jordan Agree on Idea of Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation
9 October 1982 - 10 November 1982
Event
16th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983
Event
Failed Attempt of Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination
31 March 1983 - 8 April 1983
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
3 August 1983 - 7 August 1983
Event
Fatah-Democratic Alliance Precarious Reconciliation
27 June 1984 - 2 September 1984
Event
17th Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
Event
Fatah-DFLP-PCP Reconciliation: The Prague Declaration
6 September 1986
Event
18th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers: Restoration of Unity
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
Event
19th Palestine National Council Meets in Algiers and Proclaims the Palestinian State
12 November 1988 - 15 November 1988
Event
UNGA 43/177: The PLO to Be Designated as Palestine in the UN System; Territorial Scope
15 December 1988
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
31 March 1989 - 2 April 1989
Event
Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait
3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991
Event
20th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
23 September 1991 - 28 September 1991
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
17 October 1991
Event
Multilateral Talks
29 October 1992 - 12 November 1992
Event
The Mirage of the 5-Year Countdown to Palestinian Statehood
4 May 1994 - 3 May 1999
Event
Israeli Restrictions on the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem
17 August 1995 - 31 August 1995
Event
Palestinian Presidential and Legislative Elections
20 January 1996
Event
Start of the Countdown for the Three-Phase Further Redeployment in the West Bank
7 March 1996
Event
Inauguration of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza
7 March 1996
Event
21st Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza
22 April 1996 - 24 April 1996
Event
Palestinian Response to Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Project
27 February 1997 - 10 April 1997
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
10 December 1998
Event
Palestinian Popular Congress to Confirm Nullification Articles of National Charter, Gaza
14 December 1998
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
27 April 1999 - 29 April 1999
Event
Petition of the Twenty Denouncing the Palestinian Authority
27 November 1999 - 29 November 1999
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 February 2000 - 3 February 2000
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 July 2000 - 3 July 2000
Event
Clinton Invites Arafat and Barak to a Summit in Camp David
3 July 2000 - 11 July 2000
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
9 September 2000 - 10 September 2000
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Israel Closes Orient House and Other Jerusalem Institutions
10 August 2001
Event
Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield
28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002
Event
On the Road to Reform: First Palestinian Steps and Plans
15 May 2002 - 24 June 2002
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
8 March 2003 - 9 March 2003
Event
The PLC Discusses and Approves Amendments to the Basic Law Creating the Post of Prime Minister
10 March 2003 - 18 March 2003
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Mahmoud Abbas Forms the Palestinian Government
19 March 2003 - 29 April 2003
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Mahmoud Abbas Resigns as Prime Minister
6 September 2003
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Ahmad Qurai' Is Appointed PM: A Nine-Week Ministerial Crisis
7 September 2003 - 12 November 2003
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Life Sentence Against Marwan Barghouti
6 June 2004
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The Palestinian Leadership Faces an Internal Crisis and Risks Loss of Control
7 July 2004 - 27 July 2004
Event
Smooth and Constitutional Transition in PLO and PA Leadership
11 November 2004 - 1 December 2004
Event
New Palestinian Cabinet under Ahmad Qurai'
24 February 2005
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Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo
15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah's Confused Preparation
25 November 2005 - 28 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory
26 January 2006 - 29 January 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions
27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006
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US-Israel Plan to Destabilize a Hamas-Led PA
17 February 2006 - 19 February 2006
Event
PA New Legislature and Consultations to Form a New Cabinet
18 February 2006 - 16 March 2006
Event
Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet
19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006
Event
The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006
Event
Fatah-Hamas Clashes
26 May 2006 - 24 June 2006
Event
Major Arrest Raid Against Hamas-Affiliated PA Officials
29 June 2006 - 19 August 2006
Event
Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: Demonstrations and Violence
28 August 2006 - 23 October 2006
Event
Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007
Event
Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank
3 April 2007 - 29 May 2007
Event
Emergency Cabinet in the West Bank
14 June 2007 - 26 June 2007
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007
Event
Fayyad's Emergency Government Becomes a de facto Regular Government
5 July 2007 - 14 July 2007
Event
Nablus Remains a Hot Spot
15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 6
1 January 2009
Event
Palestinian National Unity Talks Resume in Cairo
25 February 2009 - 18 May 2009
Event
Fatah Sixth General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
8 August 2009 - 11 August 2009
Event
Palestine National Council Special Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
26 August 2009 - 27 August 2009
Event
Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More
9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
Event
Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections Postponed
12 November 2009
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 December 2009 - 16 December 2009
Event
Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics
14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011
Event
Abbas and Mishal Sign in Cairo a Record of Understandings Related to the 2009 National Conciliation Draft Agreement
4 May 2011 - 17 May 2011
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo
20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011
Event
Fatah and Hamas Sign an Agreement on an Implementation Timetable in Cairo
20 May 2012
Event
Toward Another Hamas-Fatah Agreement in Cairo
27 April 2013 - 14 May 2013
Event
A PLO-Hamas Agreement (the Shati' Agreement) to Form a Conciliation Cabinet
23 April 2014
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014
Event
The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza
11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
4 March 2015 - 5 March 2015
Event
Israel Detains Khalida Jarrar, then Releases Her, then Detains Her again
2 April 2015 - 19 January 2025
Event
Fatah Seventh General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
4 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
Event
Hamas Forms a Committee to Administer Gaza Strip
16 March 2017
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
14 January 2018 - 6 February 2018
Event
23rd Palestine National Council Convenes in Ramallah
30 April 2018 - 3 May 2018
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
28 October 2018 - 30 October 2018
Event
The Palestinian Constitutional Court Considers the Legislative Council to Be Dissolved
12 December 2018 - 22 December 2018
Event
After Threats of Annexation, Normalization Reignites Palestinian Reconciliation Talks
3 September 2020 - 24 September 2020
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill
1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020

Highlights

Highlight
Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
Highlight
The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
Highlight
VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War
1973-1982
Highlight
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
Highlight
IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
Highlight
XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
Highlight
V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict
1950-1966
Highlight
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
Highlight
Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
Highlight
The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
Highlight
The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
Highlight
The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
Highlight
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
Highlight
The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
Highlight
X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000
Highlight
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
Highlight
The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
Highlight
VI. The Rise Of The Palestinian Movement In The Wake Of The 1967 Arab Defeat
1966-1973
Highlight
The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
Highlight
Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
Highlight
The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
Highlight
The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
Highlight
Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
Highlight
The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
Highlight
The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
Highlight
XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017
Highlight
Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
Highlight
The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present