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Biographies

Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi

1864 - 6 August 1913

Mu‘in al-Madi

Wadi‘ Faris al-Bustani

1888 - 20 January 1954

Iskandar al-Khoury al-Beitjali

1889 - 7 July 1973

Matiel Mogannam

15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992

Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari

1900 - 29 May 1980

Ishaq Musa al-Husseini

1904 - 17 December 1990

Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani

2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003

Ibrahim Abu-Lughod

15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001

3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012

Events

11th Zionist Congress Meets in Vienna

2 September 1913 - 9 September 1913

Pan-Islamic Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

7 December 1931 - 17 December 1931

Formation of the Arab National League (ANL) in New York

August 1937 - May 1941

Alexandria Protocol and the League of Arab States

Establishment of the Institute of Arab American Affairs (IAAA) in New York

25 November 1944 - 31 January 1950

Pact of the League of Arab States; Annex on Palestine

Arab Office (AO) Is Opened in Washington

September 1945 - December 1947

Attempt to Reconstitute the Arab Higher Committee for Palestine

22 November 1945 - 29 May 1946

Arab League Holds its First Summit on Palestine in Anshas

28 May 1946 - 29 May 1946

Arab League Meets in Bludan and Supervises the Establishment of a Unified Palestinian Arab Higher Committee

8 June 1946 - 12 June 1946

First Phase of Palestine War: Offensive Defense versus Active Defense

29 November 1947 - 10 March 1948

Arab League Rejects Partition Plan

8 December 1947 - 16 December 1947

Arab Liberation Army Organized

1 January 1948 - 10 January 1948

Early Responses to Truce and Trusteeship Ideas

19 March 1948 - 20 March 1948

Fighting Around Jerusalem

12 April 1948 - 23 April 1948

Arab States (Reluctantly) Prepare for Intervention in Palestine

30 April 1948 - 12 May 1948

Arab States Explain Reasons for Intervening in Palestine

Responses to Bernadotte's Plan

2 July 1948 - 5 July 1948

Bernadotte's New Plan

16 September 1948

Arab League and Jordan River Waters

15 February 1954

Arab Information Center (AIC) Is Opened in New York

The Arab League and Palestinian Entity

The Arab League and Implementation of Palestinian Entity

29 May 1961 - 26 June 1961

Death of Ahmad Hilmi Abd al-Baqi; Ahmad al-Shuqairi as Palestine Delegate to the Arab League

29 June 1963 - 19 September 1963

Palestinian Delegation at the UN

18 October 1963 - 5 November 1963

1st Arab Summit Meets in Cairo, Deals with Israeli Diversion of the Jordan River

13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964

The Council of the Arab League Adopts the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in the Arab States

11 September 1965

PLO Becomes a Full Member of the Arab League

9 September 1976

Arab Sanctions Against Egypt

27 March 1979 - 31 March 1979

Birzeit University Is Closed

14 November 1980

Popular Resistance and Israeli Measures in West Bank

16 February 1982 - 30 March 1982

Israeli Measures Against Palestinian Universities

2 November 1983 - 30 July 1984

Palestinians in the Occupied Territories Oppose Reactivating the Jordanian Parliament

23 January 1984

Israeli Repression in the Occupied Territories

4 December 1986 - 11 December 1986

Closure of Palestinian Universities

Closure of Bethlehem University

28 October 1987

A Palestine Affairs Center, under the Auspices of the Arab League, Is Opened in Washington

1 April 1988 - 28 April 1994

Israel Deports Five Palestinians

US State Department Allows the PLO to Open Foreign Mission in Washington

Mounting Malaise in the Palestinian Territories

17 February 2000 - 18 May 2000

Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo

21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000

Invasion of Bethlehem: The Siege of the Church of the Nativity

1 April 2002 - 10 May 2002

Aftermath of Salah Shehadeh's Assassination

22 July 2002 - 14 August 2002

Israel Launches Operation Continuous Story Against Palestinian Leaders

14 March 2004 - 5 April 2004

Nablus Remains a Hot Spot

15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008

War on Gaza, Day 2

28 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 3

29 December 2008

War on Gaza: Calls for Active Diplomacy

4 January 2009 - 5 January 2009

The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side

21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009

Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements

31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009

The Arab League and the PLO Endorse Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks

3 March 2010 - 7 March 2010

With the Arab League Blessing, Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks Are Launched

22 April 2010 - 20 May 2010

President Obama Meets Netanyahu and Pushes the Palestinians for Direct Talks with Israel

6 July 2010 - 23 August 2010

Amid US Pressure for Direct Talks, Provocative Settlement Measures Continue

29 July 2010 - 15 August 2010

Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended

20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010

Abbas, Backed by the Arab League, Halts Palestinian-Israeli Direct Talks

30 September 2010 - 15 December 2010

Despite US, European, and Arab Pressure, Abbas Submits a Request for Full UN Membership

12 September 2011 - 23 September 2011

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 2

15 November 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 7

20 November 2012

Arab League Delegation in Washington Discusses the Arab Peace Initiative

Kerry's Shuttle Diplomacy for the Resumption of Talks Intensifies and Apparently Succeeds

23 May 2013 - 19 July 2013

Rami Hamdallah Forms New Palestinian Government

2 June 2013 - 6 June 2013

Egypt's Noncoordinated Cease-Fire Initiative Fails

14 July 2014 - 16 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 16-20

23 July 2014 - 27 July 2014

Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel

10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014

Israeli Police Acts Against Palestinians in the Negev

14 January 2015 - 27 January 2015

France and Arab League Consider Resuscitating Securty Council Initiative

15 January 2015 - 29 June 2015

Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital

6 December 2017 - 20 December 2017

The Arab League Jerusalem Committee Meets to Discuss Trump's Jerusalem Announcement

Palestinian Professor of Engineering Fadi al-Batsh Assassinated in Kuala Lumpur

Israel Deducts Funds from the PA’s Tax Revenue

17 February 2019 - 2 May 2019

US Peace Plan – Palestinian and International Reactions

28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020

Cracks in Arab Unity on Palestine

9 September 2020 - 22 September 2020

Historical Texts

Arab Summit Resolutions, Anshas (in Arabic)

Establishment of a Provisional Palestinian Civil Administration (in Arabic)

Provisional Bylaws of All-Palestine Government (in Arabic)

Resolutions of the Jericho Conference on Palestinian-Jordanian Unity (in Arabic)

1 December 1948

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

Lebanon’s Department for Palestinian Refugee Affairs (in Arabic)

Palestine National Council, 1st Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)

28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964

Basic Law of the Palestinian National Fund (in Arabic)

Second Arab Summit: Statement (in Arabic)

5 September 1964 - 11 September 1964

Third Arab Summit: Political Statement (in Arabic)

13 September 1965 - 18 September 1965

Palestine National Council, 3rd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)

20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966

Emergency Arab Summit, 1970: Statement (in Arabic)

21 September 1970 - 28 September 1970

Palestinian Popular Congress, Statement (in Arabic)

6 April 1972 - 10 April 1972

Sixth Arab Summit: Statement (in Arabic)

28 November 1973

Admission of Palestine as Full Member in Arab League (in Arabic)

9 September 1976

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1990: Statement (in Arabic)

28 May 1990 - 30 May 1990

Thirteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)

27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001

Fifteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)

Sixteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)

22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004

Seventeenth Arab Summit: The Algiers Declaration (in Arabic)

22 March 2005 - 23 March 2005

Eighteenth Arab Summit: The Khartoum Declaration (in Arabic)

28 March 2006 - 29 March 2006

Nineteenth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)

28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007

Final Statement of the Palestinian National Conference (in Arabic)

25 January 2008

Yemen's Initiative for the Resumption of Palestinian Internal Dialogue (in Arabic)

Twentieth Arab Summit: The Damascus Declaration (in Arabic)

29 March 2008 - 30 March 2008

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

Fatah Sixth General Conference: Political Program (in Arabic)

Twenty-Second Arab Summit: The Sirte Declaration (in Arabic)

Twenty-Third Arab Summit: The Baghdad Declaration

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

26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013

Twenty-Fifth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)

25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014

PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)

26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014

Twenty-Sixth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)

28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015

Twenty-Seventh Arab Summit: The Nouakchott Declaration (in Arabic)

Closing Statement of the Popular Conference for the Palestinians Abroad (in Arabic)

25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017

Twenty-Eighth Arab Summit: The Amman Declaration (in Arabic)

PLO Central Council, 28th Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)

15 January 2018

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2019: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)

Historical Media

Arab League Warnings

Highlights

Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine

Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement

Preservation of Heritage in Palestine

A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure

Palestinian Music

Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry

Palestinian Visual Arts (III)

Explorers (1965-1995)

The Palestine Communist Party

The First Intifada, 1987-1993

Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom

Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa

Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field

VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival

The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948

The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station

IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba

V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict

Camp David Accords, 1978-1979

Shattering the Arab Front

Palestinian Emigration (II)

Lebanon War, 1982

A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'

Palestine Liberation Organization (I)

The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement

Palestine Liberation Organization (II)

From the Limelight to the Backstage

Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp

Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949

Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests

Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967

A Never-Ending Normalization

The Bosnians of Palestine

The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine

The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas

Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)

Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)

The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps

Perpetuating the Temporary

VI. The Rise Of The Palestinian Movement In The Wake Of The 1967 Arab Defeat

Italy and the Palestine Question

From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility

Lydda, 9-13 July 1948

A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March

Mexico and the Palestine Question

Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor

The War on Gaza, 2008–2009

Israel’s Strategic Quandary

The Palestinian Poster

Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols

Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity