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Biographies

Bendali Saliba al-Jawzi

24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964

Khalil Abdallah Totah

20 May 1886 - 24 February 1955

Mu‘in al-Madi

Wadi‘ Faris al-Bustani

1888 - 20 January 1954

1893 - 27 April 1940

Sami Taha Hamran

1911 - 11 September 1947

Yusra al-Barbari

15 April 1923 - 13 May 2009

1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008

Bashir Barghouti

1931 - 9 September 2000

Ghassan Kanafani

9 April 1936 - 8 July 1972

Historical Media

Yusuf Diya-uddin Pasha al-Khalidi

Jaffa Road during a General Strike

Events

Establishment of the Literary Club in Istanbul

July 1909 - March 1915

Founding of the Arab National Party in Jerusalem

8 November 1923

Tension Over al-Buraq/ Western Wall

23 September 1928 - 30 October 1928

Islamic Conference in Defense of al-Buraq and Muslim Holy Places in Jerusalem

1 November 1928

White Paper (Amery) on Status Quo at al-Buraq / Western Wall

19 November 1928 - 27 December 1928

al-Buraq / Western Wall: Palestinians Rise up in Protest against Zionist Provocations

15 August 1929 - 29 August 1929

The British Form a Commission of Inquiry on Disturbances at al-Buraq / Western Wall

13 September 1929

League of Nations Council Approves the Appointment of an International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall

14 January 1930 - 15 May 1930

Shaw Commission Report on al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances

Hanging of Palestinian Militants

17th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel

30 June 1931 - 15 July 1931

Pan-Islamic Congress Is Held in Jerusalem

7 December 1931 - 17 December 1931

Revival of the Legislative Council Idea

December 1935 - March 1936

British Labour Party Favors Transfer of Palestinians

Labor Victory in Great Britain

Organized Irgun and Lehi Anti-British Attacks

24 November 1945 - 19 January 1946

Operations Yoav and ha-Har in the South Put End to 2nd Truce

15 October 1948 - 4 November 1948

Israeli Operation in Gaza

Israel Razes Maghribi Quarter in Jerusalem Old City and Expels its Inhabitants

Israel Land Requisition in Old City of Jerusalem

Israel Strengthens its Control over East Jerusalem

27 April 1969 - 26 June 1969

Demolitions in the Jordan Valley

1 November 1984 - 11 November 1984

The War of the (Palestinian) Camps in Lebanon

19 May 1985 - 7 April 1987

Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Maps the Shape of the Israeli-Palestinian Permanent Solution

Tunnel Opened by Israel in Old City, Jerusalem; Palestinian-Israeli Clashes

24 September 1996 - 28 September 1996

Official Colonization Activity and (Very) Partial Removal of Settler Outposts

10 October 1999 - 10 November 1999

Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton "Proposals"

19 December 2000 - 23 December 2000

Operation Bronze and Escalation

7 March 2001 - 16 May 2001

Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation Escalates

20 August 2001 - 10 September 2001

Military Confrontation Escalates Again in Gaza

15 February 2003 - 6 March 2003

Palestinian Peace Gestures

1 December 2003 - 7 January 2004

Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan

2 February 2004 - 13 March 2004

Israeli Attacks Resume: Operations Orange Iron, Violet Iron

17 November 2004 - 28 December 2004

Israel Launches Operation Eastern Step

8 January 2005 - 17 January 2005

Palestinians in Jaffa Protest Eviction Plans of Israel Land Administration

Israeli Operations Against Gaza Resume

24 June 2007 - 12 July 2007

Israel Announces New Settlement Construction Plans

9 March 2008 - 2 April 2008

War on Gaza, Day 1, Start of Phase 1

27 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 3

29 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 11: Dramatic Surge in Palestinian Civilian Casualties

War on Gaza, Day 17

12 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 19: Hamas Cease-Fire Offer

14 January 2009

Israel's Ramat Shlomo Constructions' Plan During Joe Biden's Visit

8 March 2010 - 11 March 2010

Israel Settlement Activity Taken up Again in Earnest

27 September 2011 - 1 November 2011

Israeli Settlement Activity Continues, Including Through Expulsion

12 December 2011 - 28 December 2011

Steps, Mostly Parliamentary, Toward European Recognition of Palestinian State

13 October 2014 - 22 December 2015

Provocative Israeli Decision Related to Haram al-Sharif

26 June 2016 - 5 July 2016

Continued Israeli Settlement Activity and Destruction of Palestinian Infrastructure

27 July 2016 - 7 December 2016

President Trump's Visit to Israel

22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017

President Trump Announces the Official US Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

6 December 2017

Abbas Signs 22 Treaties as a Response to Trump's Move on Jerusalem

18 December 2017

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

PA President Abbas Signs Accession Papers for 11 International Organizations

15 November 2018

Historical Texts

Statement of the Executive Committee of the 4th Palestinian National Congress Rejecting the British Mandate (in Arabic)

Statement of the Executive Committee of the 5th Palestinian National Congress on Boycotting the Legislative Council Elections (in Arabic)

1 September 1922

Statement of the Arab National Conference (in Arabic)

13 December 1931

National Fund: Establishment of Company to Save the Lands of Palestine (in Arabic)

11 October 1932

The Palestine Arab Party: Bylaws and Internal Regulations (in Arabic)

Establishment of a Provisional Palestinian Civil Administration (in Arabic)

Provisional Bylaws of All-Palestine Government (in Arabic)

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

Speech of Ahmad al-Shuqairi, Head of the Palestine Delegation, before the UN Special Political Committee (in Arabic)

5 November 1963

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

28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964

Basic Law of the Palestinian National Fund (in Arabic)

Bylaws of the Executive Committee of the PLO (in Arabic)

Palestine National Council, 2nd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)

31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965

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

20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966

Palestinian Popular Congress, Statement (in Arabic)

6 April 1972 - 10 April 1972

Sixth Arab Summit: Statement (in Arabic)

28 November 1973

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

18 October 1975

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

9 February 2000

Reorganization of Lebanon’s Department for Refugee Affairs (in Arabic)

14 October 2000

List of Jobs and Professions Restricted to Lebanese Citizens (in Arabic)

14 December 2005

Nineteenth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)

28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007

Statement of the Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (in Arabic)

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

Fatah Sixth General Conference: Political Program (in Arabic)

Egypt's View on Ending Palestinian Division (in Arabic)

9 September 2009

Implementation Mechanisms of the Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Minutes of Palestinian Factions' Meeting (in Arabic)

20 December 2011

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

Statement of the PLO Executive Committee on the Report of the Quartet (in Arabic)

Fatah's 7th General Conference: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)

29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016

Statement Issued Following the Meeting of the Palestinian National Action Factions (in Arabic)

21 November 2017 - 22 November 2017

Palestine National Council, 23rd Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)

30 April 2018 - 4 May 2018

PLO Central Council, 29th Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)

15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018

PLO Central Council, 30th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)

28 October 2018 - 29 October 2018

Highlights

Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City

Preservation of Heritage in Palestine

A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure

Present Absentees in Israel

Exiled in Their Own Homeland

Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967

Incubators of Resistance

The Palestine Communist Party

Palestine Police During the British Mandate

Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals

Palestinian Cinema

From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression

The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948

The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station

Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance

UNRWA's Education System

A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking

Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948

A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba

Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967

The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space

France and the Palestine Question before 1948

Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism

The Palestinian Communist Movement

Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp

II. British Occupation and Early Mandate

The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression

Meanings of the Nakba

Transformations through Time and Place

Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939

A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression

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

Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine

A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact

Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity

The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip

Thwarting Resettlement Schemes

Stages of a Forced Displacement

Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails

Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance