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Biography
Musa Alami
8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984
Biography
Qadri Tuqan
1910 - 26 February 1971
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Samira Azzam
13 September 1927 - 8 August 1967
Biography
May Sayegh
1941 - 5 February 2023
Biography
Dalal al-Mughrabi
29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978

Events

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The Sykes-Picot Agreement Defines the British and French Spheres of Influence over the Ottoman Arab Provinces
23 November 1915 - 16 May 1916
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Memorandum of Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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Formation of a British-Arab Committee on Hussein-McMahon Correspondence at the London Round Table Conference
15 February 1939 - 16 March 1939
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Plan Dalet Launched
1 April 1948
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Operations Nachshon and Har'el to Open Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Road
3 April 1948 - 21 April 1948
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The Battle for Haifa and Its Surroundings
4 April 1948 - 22 April 1948
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Operation Hametz and the Fall of Jaffa
24 April 1948 - 13 May 1948
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Operation Jevussi for the Conquest of Jerusalem
26 April 1948 - 30 April 1948
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Zionist Conquest of Eastern Galilee
28 April 1948 - 25 May 1948
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Operations Makkabi and Ben-Nun in al-Latrun Area
8 May 1948 - 31 May 1948
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Operation Barak Toward the South
9 May 1948 - 13 May 1948
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Operation Ben-Ami in Western Galilee
13 May 1948 - 21 May 1948
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Control of Coastal Plain Haifa-Tel Aviv
13 May 1948 - 23 May 1948
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Operations Shfifon and Kilshon in Jerusalem
14 May 1948 - 28 May 1948
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Arab Armies Cross Palestine Borders
15 May 1948 - 10 June 1948
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End of First Truce: Israeli Operations An-Far, Dani and Qedem
8 July 1948 - 17 July 1948
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End of First Truce: Israeli Operation Dekel
8 July 1948 - 18 July 1948
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Ethnic Cleansing During the Second Truce
24 July 1948 - 15 October 1948
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US in Favor of Bernadotte's New Plan
21 September 1948
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Operations Yoav and ha-Har in the South Put End to 2nd Truce
15 October 1948 - 4 November 1948
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Operation Hiram in the North
28 October 1948 - 31 October 1948
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A Massacre in al-Dawayima
29 October 1948
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Operation Horev Against Egyptian Forces
22 December 1948 - 6 January 1949
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Palestinians Reorganize
11 December 1967 - 19 January 1968
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Assassination Attempt of George Habash in Bsaba Village
15 July 1970
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The PFLP Announces It Has Abandoned the Tactic of Hijacking Planes
14 March 1972
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Black September Hijack Operation
29 October 1972 - 30 October 1972
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US-Palestinian Meeting in Jerusalem
29 July 1986
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1st Visit of US Secretary George Shultz to the Region
17 October 1987 - 18 October 1987
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Resumption of Diplomatic Activity
30 January 1988 - 10 February 1988
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2nd Visit of US Secretary George Shultz to the Region; Statement to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza
25 February 1988 - 26 February 1988
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US Secretary of State Shultz Negotiations Plan
4 March 1988
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3rd Visit of US Secretary of State Shultz to the Region
3 April 1988 - 8 April 1988
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4th Visit of US Secretary of State Shultz to the Region
3 June 1988 - 7 June 1988
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Algiers
7 June 1988 - 9 June 1988
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US Voices Dissatisfaction with Israel
23 February 1990 - 3 March 1990
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The US Administration Suspends Dialogue with the PLO
20 June 1990
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President Bush Outlines US Goals Following the Gulf War
6 March 1991
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President Bush's Letters to M.E. Leaders on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991 - 14 July 1991
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US-Soviet Joint Statement on the Middle East, Moscow
31 July 1991
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8th Negotiation Round, Washington
7 December 1992 - 16 December 1992
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US Position on Further Redeployment and Palestinian Obligations
5 December 1997 - 3 September 1998
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Clinton's Letter of Assurance to Arafat as a "Compensation" for Not Declaring a State
26 April 1999
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Petition of the Twenty Denouncing the Palestinian Authority
27 November 1999 - 29 November 1999
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George Habash Retires as S-G of PFLP
27 April 2000 - 28 April 2000
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Start of the Second Intifada
29 September 2000 - 4 October 2000
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Sharm al-Shaykh Summit
16 October 2000 - 18 October 2000
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The Mitchell Committee of Fact-Finding on the Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation
7 November 2000 - 30 December 2000
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Palestinian-Israeli Clashes Abate
23 December 2000 - 6 February 2001
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Israel and the US Put Effective End to Peace Talks
7 February 2001 - 8 February 2001
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Operation Bronze and Escalation
7 March 2001 - 16 May 2001
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New Threshold Crossed with Suicide Bombing and Warplanes
18 May 2001 - 4 June 2001
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The Tenet Cease-Fire Plan
11 June 2001 - 20 June 2001
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US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation
12 September 2001 - 16 October 2001
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President Bush Publicly Endorses the Creation of a Palestinian State
2 October 2001 - 15 October 2001
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Timid Diplomatic Efforts
2 November 2001 - 19 November 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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Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield
28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002
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Invasion of Ramallah: The Siege of Arafat's Compound
29 March 2002 - 1 May 2002
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US Response to the Israeli Invasion
4 April 2002 - 17 April 2002
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Birth of the Middle East "Quartet"
10 April 2002
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Israeli and International Pressures for a PA Reform
7 May 2002 - 5 June 2002
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Security on the Aftermath of Operation Defensive Shield
7 May 2002 - 5 June 2002
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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Raids West Bank Towns and Shells Arafat's Headquarters
5 June 2002 - 17 June 2002
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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path
18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002
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George W. Bush's Major Speech on US Policy for the Middle East
24 June 2002
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Toward a "Road Map" to Final Status?
13 August 2002 - 5 November 2002
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Israeli Operation Matter of Time; Siege on Arafat Tightened; Protests All Over Occupied Territories
18 September 2002 - 29 September 2002
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Israel Unable to Quell Palestinian Attacks
10 October 2002 - 5 January 2003
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Israeli Leaders Push for an American War Against Iraq
16 October 2002 - 9 February 2003
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The US War Against Iraq; Security Developments in the West Bank and Gaza
17 March 2003 - 9 April 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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Timing New Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Speech on Disengagement Plan
18 December 2003 - 31 January 2004
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Israel Launches Operation Continuous Story Against Palestinian Leaders
14 March 2004 - 5 April 2004
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Sharon's Letter to Bush on Disengagement Plan
14 April 2004
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Bush's Letter to Sharon on the Disengagement Plan
14 April 2004
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Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Plan
15 April 2004 - 29 April 2004
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Reactions to Bush's Assurances to Sharon RE Disengagement Plan
15 April 2004 - 6 May 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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Widening Philadelphi (Salahuddin) Route: Operation Rainbow
16 May 2004 - 24 May 2004
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Life Sentence Against Marwan Barghouti
6 June 2004
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Operation Full Court Press in Nablus
23 June 2004 - 19 August 2004
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Operation Active Shield in Gaza; Assassination of Militants in Gaza and West Bank
27 June 2004 - 5 August 2004
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The Palestinian Leadership Faces an Internal Crisis and Risks Loss of Control
7 July 2004 - 27 July 2004
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Settlement Activity in Spite of Road Map
2 August 2004 - 23 August 2004
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Operation Days of Penitence
29 September 2004 - 15 October 2004
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Israeli Attacks Resume: Operations Orange Iron, Violet Iron
17 November 2004 - 28 December 2004
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Israel Launches Operation Eastern Step
8 January 2005 - 17 January 2005
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London Meeting on Supporting the Palestinian Authority
1 March 2005
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Major Construction Plan in Ma'ale Adumim
21 March 2005 - 6 April 2005
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Mahmoud Abbas's First Visit to White House as PA President
26 May 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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Ongoing Israeli Raids: Operation First Rain
23 September 2005 - 2 October 2005
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Israel Launches Operation Starting All Over Again
24 October 2005 - 30 October 2005
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Operation Blue Skies and Continuing Escalation
22 December 2005 - 23 January 2006
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Israeli Operations Resume
3 February 2006 - 11 February 2006
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Israel Launches Operation Southern Arrow
30 March 2006 - 14 May 2006
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Israel Retaliates Against Shalit's Capture: Operation Summer Rains
28 June 2006 - 8 July 2006
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July War: Massacre in Qana; 48-Hour Partial Suspension of Air Strikes
30 July 2006 - 2 August 2006
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Israel's Operation Summer Rains Enters its 4th Month
1 October 2006 - 31 October 2006
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Israel's Operation Autumn Clouds Against Gaza
1 November 2006 - 12 November 2006
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Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus
25 February 2007 - 7 March 2007
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Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 July 2007
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Palestinian and Israeli Teams to Prepare Annapolis International Conference
20 September 2007 - 25 November 2007
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The Annapolis Conference Opens a New Round of Palestinian-Israeli Talks
27 November 2007
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Bush's Statement on Palestinian Statehood, Jerusalem
10 January 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status (Almost) Suspended
2 March 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: A Disappointing Abbas-Bush Meeting
24 April 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status to Nowhere
27 May 2008 - 30 August 2008
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The War on Gaza (2008-09): Operation Cast Lead/ Battle of al-Furqan
27 December 2008 - 18 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 15: Intensification of Israeli Attacks
10 January 2009
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President Obama Prepares Active Engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
22 January 2009 - 4 March 2009
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US-Israel Disagreement Over the Settlements Freeze
26 June 2009 - 28 July 2009
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US Resolve on Settlement Freeze Peters Out
19 August 2009 - 22 September 2009
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The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian Talks Through Letters of Guarantee
16 December 2009 - 4 January 2010
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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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US Offers Ambiguous Assurances to the Palestinians
20 April 2010 - 21 April 2010
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With the Arab League Blessing, Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks Are Launched
22 April 2010 - 20 May 2010
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President Obama Meets Netanyahu and Pushes the Palestinians for Direct Talks with Israel
6 July 2010 - 23 August 2010
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Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks, Mediated by George Mitchell, Formally Relaunched in Washington
1 September 2010 - 2 September 2010
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Direct Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Held in Sharm al-Shaykh and Jerusalem
14 September 2010 - 15 September 2010
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Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended
20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010
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Abbas, Backed by the Arab League, Halts Palestinian-Israeli Direct Talks
30 September 2010 - 15 December 2010
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Israel's 2012 Assault on the Gaza Strip, Day 1
14 November 2012
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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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Trump Signs the 6-Month Waiver Delaying the Application of the Jerusalem Embassy Act
1 June 2017
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Israel Uses COVID-19 Against Palestinians
21 March 2020 - 22 September 2020
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 1
10 May 2021
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The May 2021 Gaza War
10 May 2021 - 21 May 2021

Historical Media

Document
London Conference
February 1939

Historical Texts

Document
Speech of Ahmad al-Shuqairi, Head of the Palestine Delegation, before the UN Special Political Committee (in Arabic)
5 November 1963
Document
Palestine National Council, 1st Session: List of Members (in Arabic)
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
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Palestinian Popular Congress, Statement (in Arabic)
6 April 1972 - 10 April 1972
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Statement of the General Congress to Defend Arab Lands in Israel (in Arabic)
18 October 1975
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1990: Statement (in Arabic)
28 May 1990 - 30 May 1990
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Palestine National Council, 21st Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
22 April 1996 - 25 April 1996
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Thirteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001
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Fourteenth Arab Summit: The Arab Peace Initiative
28 March 2002
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Fifteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
1 March 2003
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Sixteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004
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Palestinian Dialogue Conference (in Arabic)
17 March 2005
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Seventeenth Arab Summit: The Algiers Declaration (in Arabic)
22 March 2005 - 23 March 2005
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Nineteenth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007
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Statement of the Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (in Arabic)
21 June 2007
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PLO Central Council, Statement (in Arabic)
18 July 2007
Document
Twentieth Arab Summit: The Damascus Declaration (in Arabic)
29 March 2008 - 30 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
Twenty-Second Arab Summit: The Sirte Declaration (in Arabic)
27 March 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
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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
Statement of the PLO Executive Committee on the Report of the Quartet (in Arabic)
3 July 2016
Document
Twenty-Seventh Arab Summit: The Nouakchott Declaration (in Arabic)
25 July 2016
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
Document
Ismail Haniyeh: Hamas's Vision for Advancing the Palestinian Cause (in Arabic)
3 November 2021

Highlights

Highlight
Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
Highlight
The Nakba
Stages of a Forced Displacement
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Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
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Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
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Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
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Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
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The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
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Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
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Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
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The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
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Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
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IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure
1993-2000
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XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
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XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
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Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
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The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
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Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
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The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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The New South Africa and the Palestine Question
From Good Offices to Total Support
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The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism
Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel
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Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance