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Looking Toward Marj Ibn Amir
n.d.
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Arab Higher Committee Members
25 April 1936
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Arab League Warnings
June 1946
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Scenes of Destruction
1948
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Nahr el-Bared
1948

Events

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The Naqib al-Ashraf Rebellion in Jerusalem
1703 - 1705
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Acre under Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani Challenges Direct Ottoman Rule
1746 - 1775
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Jemal Pasha Orders the Public Hanging of Arab Nationalists from the Levant
21 August 1915 - 6 May 1916
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Start of the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans
10 June 1916
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Establishment in New York of the Palestine Anti-Zionism Society (Later Renamed Palestine National League)
1917 - 1921
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Conquest of Damascus; Faisal Enters Liberated City
26 September 1918 - 3 October 1918
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The General Syrian Congress and the King-Crane Commission
2 July 1919 - 3 July 1919
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The General Syrian National Congress Proclaims the Independence of the Arab Syrian Kingdom
7 March 1920 - 8 March 1920
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San Remo Conference: Distribution of Mandates
25 April 1920
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French Occupy Damascus; Arab Syrian Kingdom Nominally Reduced to Transjordan
14 July 1920 - 31 August 1920
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British-French Demarcation of Line Between Palestine (Including Transjordan) and Syria (Including Lebanon)
7 March 1923
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Islamic Conference in Defense of al-Buraq and Muslim Holy Places in Jerusalem
1 November 1928
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Creation of the Arab Agricultural Bank
1933
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18th Zionist Congress Is Held in Prague
21 August 1933 - 3 September 1933
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Arab Higher Committee Is Banned
October 1937 - November 1937
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Anti-British Operation and British Retaliation in al-Bassa
6 September 1938 - 10 September 1938
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The "International Parliamentarian Congress of Arab and Islamic Countries in Support of Palestine" Is Held in Cairo
7 October 1938 - 11 October 1938
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The Eastern Women's Congress in Defense of Palestine Is Held in Cairo
15 October 1938 - 18 October 1938
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Arab National Fund Reestablished
August 1943
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Alexandria Protocol and the League of Arab States
7 October 1944
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Establishment of Lebanese Consulate General in Palestine
30 December 1944 - 23 May 1945
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Roosevelt and Ibn Saud Meet
14 February 1945
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Pledge to Buy US Armament for the Haganah
July 1945
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League of Nations Passes on Supervision over Mandates to the UN; Acknowledges Transjordan's Independence
18 April 1946
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Arab States (Reluctantly) Prepare for Intervention in Palestine
30 April 1948 - 12 May 1948
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Third Phase of the Palestine War: Arab-Israeli War
15 May 1948 - 6 January 1949
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Ethnic Cleansing During the Second Truce
24 July 1948 - 15 October 1948
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UN Mediator Count Folke Bernadotte Is Assassinated by Lehi in Jerusalem
17 September 1948
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Arab Responses to Formation of the All-Palestine Government
5 October 1948 - 14 October 1948
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Operation Hiram in the North
28 October 1948 - 31 October 1948
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First Arab-Israeli Armistice Talks Commence Under UN Supervision in Rhodes
12 January 1949
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UNCCP Convenes the Lausanne Conference
27 April 1949 - 12 September 1949
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Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Beirut
27 January 1951
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King Hussein’s Formal Accession to the Throne
2 May 1953
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Arab League and Jordan River Waters
15 February 1954
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The US and Jordan River Waters
25 June 1954 - 6 July 1954
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Exchange of Notes between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
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Baghdad Pact
24 February 1955
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Ben-Gurion Addresses the Issue of Suez
26 August 1956
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Israel Addresses the Future of Sinai
7 November 1956 - 8 November 1956
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Israel Addresses the Future of Gaza
10 November 1956 - 3 February 1957
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Anti-Monarchic Coup in Iraq
14 July 1958
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Lebanon Establishes the Department of Palestinian Refugee Affairs at the Ministry of Interior
31 March 1959
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25th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem
27 December 1960 - 11 January 1961
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Death of Ahmad Hilmi Abd al-Baqi; Ahmad al-Shuqairi as Palestine Delegate to the Arab League
29 June 1963 - 19 September 1963
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Palestinian Delegation at the UN
18 October 1963 - 5 November 1963
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A Lebanese Decree, Implicitly Applicable to Palestinian Refugees, Regulates Work of Foreigners
18 September 1964
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Opening an Office of the PLO in Lebanon
23 October 1964 - 13 November 1964
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President Bourguiba and 1947 Partition Plan
27 February 1965 - 11 March 1965
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The Council of the Arab League Adopts the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in the Arab States
11 September 1965
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Israel Retaliates Against South Lebanon
12 May 1969 - 13 May 1969
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PLO-Lebanon Cairo Agreement Regulates Palestinian Civil and Military Presence in the Country
3 November 1969
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Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in South Lebanon and Jordan Valley
22 May 1970 - 29 May 1970
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7th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970
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Israeli Military Operation in South Lebanon
25 February 1972 - 28 February 1972
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SC Res. 313: Demanding that Israel Refrain Immediately from Military Action against Lebanon
28 February 1972
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Israeli Military Operation in South Lebanon
21 June 1972 - 24 June 1972
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SC Res. 316: Condemning the Repeated Attacks of Israeli Forces on Lebanon
26 June 1972
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Violent Israeli Retaliation in South Lebanon
16 September 1972 - 17 September 1972
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Palestinian Operations in Northern Israel
11 April 1974
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Palestinian Operations from South Lebanon
5 March 1975 - 20 November 1975
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Start of Civil War in Lebanon
13 April 1975 - 2 September 1982
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Premeditated Israeli Air Attack Against Palestinians in Lebanon
2 December 1975
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The PLO at the Security Council
4 December 1975
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Draft SC Res S/11898 to Condemn Israeli Attacks against Lebanon, Vetoed by US
8 December 1975
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Palestinian "Land Day"
30 March 1976
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Syrian Forces Enter Lebanon
31 May 1976
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Evacuation of US Nationals from Beirut with PLO Assistance
16 June 1976 - 20 June 1976
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Fall of Tal al-Za'atar
12 August 1976
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Six-Party Arab Summit in Riyadh on Palestinian-Syrian Ceasefire in Lebanon
16 October 1976 - 18 October 1976
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Fatah Commando Operation and Israel's "Litani Operation"
11 March 1978 - 18 March 1978
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SC Res. 425: Calling upon Israel to Withdraw its Forces from Lebanon, and Establishing UNIFIL
19 March 1978
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Israel Establishes a "Security Zone" in South Lebanon
13 May 1978
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Ezzedine Kalak Is Assassinated in Paris
3 August 1978
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A PLF Operation in Nahariya
22 April 1979
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Palestinian Operation Against Settlers in Hebron
2 May 1980 - 3 May 1980
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Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
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15th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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Israeli-Syrian Mounting Tension in Lebanon
28 April 1981 - 5 May 1981
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Severe Israeli-Palestinian Clashes in Lebanon
10 July 1981 - 20 July 1981
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Fahd Plan Is Announced
7 August 1981
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Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo
11 November 1981 - 12 November 1981
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South Lebanon Cease-fire Is Broken
21 April 1982 - 9 May 1982
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Sharon Goes to Washington to Get Green Light on Lebanon War
25 May 1982
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Israeli Aerial Bombardment and Palestinian Artillery Across the Lebanon-Israel Border
4 June 1982 - 5 June 1982
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SC Res. 508: Calling Upon all Parties to Cease Military Activities in Lebanon and across Lebanese-Israeli Border
5 June 1982
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SC Res. 509: Demanding Full and Unconditional Withdrawal of Israeli Forces from Lebanon
6 June 1982
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Israeli Invasion of Lebanon
6 June 1982 - 29 September 1982
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Draft SC Res. S/15185 to Demand again Full and Unconditional Israeli Withdrawal, Vetoed by US
8 June 1982
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Encirclement of Beirut
11 June 1982 - 20 June 1982
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Israel and the US Demand PLO Withdrawal from Beirut and Lebanon
15 June 1982 - 27 June 1982
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Several Israeli Attempts to Assassinate Yasir Arafat During Invasion of Lebanon
15 June 1982 - 30 August 1982
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Draft SC Res. S/15255/Rev.2 on a (French) Plan for Military Disengagement in Beirut, Vetoed by US
26 June 1982
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The PLO 11-Point Document
8 July 1982
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Reagan's Plan on the Palestinian Issue
1 September 1982
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Assassination of Bashir Gemayel and Israeli Occupation of Beirut
14 September 1982 - 16 September 1982
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Sabra and Shatila Massacres
16 September 1982 - 18 September 1982
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Israeli-Lebanese Negotiations
28 December 1982
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Kahan Report on the Sabra-Shatila Massacres
7 February 1983 - 10 February 1983
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16th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983
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Israel-Lebanon 17 May Agreement
17 May 1983 - 14 June 1983
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
3 August 1983 - 7 August 1983
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Yasir Arafat in Tripoli, Lebanon, and then Cairo
16 September 1983 - 22 December 1983
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Operations Against French and US Contingents in Beirut
23 October 1983
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17th Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
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Israeli Army Withdraws from Saida Region
16 February 1985
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Prisoner Exchange between Israel and the PFLP-GC
20 May 1985
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Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
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Lebanon's Parliament Votes to Reject 1983 Agreement with Israel and 1969 Agreement with PLO
21 May 1987
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Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir in Tunis
16 April 1988
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Israeli Raid on Palestinian Base South of Beirut; Ahmad Jibril Is Targeted
9 December 1988
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Israel Deports Five Palestinians
27 August 1989
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Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait
3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991
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Israel Deports Four Palestinians from Gaza to South Lebanon
18 May 1991
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US-Soviet Invitation to the Madrid Peace Conference
18 October 1991
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8th Negotiation Round, Washington
7 December 1992 - 16 December 1992
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Israel Deports 415 Palestinians to South Lebanon
13 December 1992 - 17 December 1992
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Talks on Security for Palestinians in Hebron
20 March 1994 - 30 March 1994
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Settlement Activity Around Jerusalem
19 January 1995 - 1 February 1995
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Start of the Countdown for the Three-Phase Further Redeployment in the West Bank
7 March 1996
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Redeployment from Hebron Delayed
28 March 1996
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Israel Launches Operation Grapes of Wrath Against Lebanon
11 April 1996 - 26 April 1996
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Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu Is Elected Prime Minister
29 May 1996 - 18 June 1996
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
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First Netanyahu-Arafat Meeting
4 September 1996
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Clinton - Netanyahu - Arafat - Hussein Meeting in Washington
1 October 1996 - 2 October 1996
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Ambiguous and Weakened Assurances on Further Redeployment
16 January 1997
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Israeli Settlement Activities Amid Attempts to Resume Talks
10 September 1997 - 6 November 1997
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US Position on Further Redeployment and Palestinian Obligations
5 December 1997 - 3 September 1998
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Commemoration of the Nakba 50th Anniversary
14 May 1998 - 15 May 1998
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Further Redeployment Talks Intensify
3 September 1998 - 28 September 1998
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Wye River Plantation Meeting; Memorandum Signed
15 October 1998 - 23 October 1998
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Feverish Settlement Activities After Wye Memorandum
26 October 1998 - 15 November 1998
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Israeli Obstacles to Wye River Implementation; First Stage Redeployment Only
30 October 1998 - 17 May 1999
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Israel Releases the First Group of Prisoners Pursuant to Oral Understandings at Wye River
19 November 1998 - 20 November 1998
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
10 December 1998
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To Declare a Palestinian State at the End of the Transitional Period?
28 December 1998 - 25 April 1999
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Orient House, Jerusalem and PLO Foreign Relations
1 March 1999 - 11 May 1999
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With Barak as Prime Minister, Negotiations on Wye Implementation Resume
11 July 1999 - 3 September 1999
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Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II Accord)
4 September 1999
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Official Colonization Activity and (Very) Partial Removal of Settler Outposts
10 October 1999 - 10 November 1999
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Setting Up Israeli-Palestinian Back Channel
1 December 1999 - 5 May 2000
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Mounting Malaise in the Palestinian Territories
17 February 2000 - 18 May 2000
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The Stockholm Back Channel - 1st Session
12 May 2000 - 15 May 2000
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Andrews and Bolling Rounds of Negotiation
13 June 2000 - 17 June 2000
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Undermining the Talks and Preparing for their Failure: The Settlers and the Israeli Army
15 July 2000 - 8 August 2000
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Ariel Sharon at al-Haram al-Sharif
28 September 2000
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Start of the Second Intifada
29 September 2000 - 4 October 2000
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Arab and International Support of Palestinian Uprising
30 September 2000 - 7 October 2000
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Draft Security Council Resolution S/2000/1171
18 December 2000
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A Lebanese Legislative Amendment Equates Immovable Property Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees with their Resettlement
3 April 2001
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Lebanese MPs challenge the Constitutionality of Equating Immovable Property Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees with their Resettlement
19 April 2001
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Lebanon's Constitutional Council Upholds the Prohibition of Real Estate Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees
10 May 2001
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Israeli Attacks Resume: Operations Orange Iron, Violet Iron
17 November 2004 - 28 December 2004
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The Lebanese Minister of Labor Removes some Restrictions on the Work of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
7 June 2005 - 14 December 2005
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The Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee Is Established
25 November 2005
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The Return of Palestinian Diplomatic Representation to Lebanon
6 January 2006 - 17 August 2011
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Pressure on Palestinians; Gaza on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
1 March 2006 - 25 April 2006
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Hizballah Fighters Capture Israeli Soldiers
12 July 2006
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2nd Israel War on Lebanon: the July War
12 July 2006 - 14 August 2006
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July War: Israel Launches an Air War Against Hizballah
13 July 2006
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July War: Israel's Air War Fails to Knock out Hizballah
14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006
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July War: Diplomacy Paralyzed by the US
14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006
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July War: Israel's Special Operations Along the Border
17 July 2006 - 19 July 2006
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July War: Israel Attempts to Establish a Limited Foothold in Southern Lebanon
19 July 2006 - 29 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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July War: Israel Attempts to Create a Special Security Zone
2 August 2006 - 10 August 2006
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July War: Diplomatic Efforts for a Cease-Fire
5 August 2006 - 9 August 2006
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SC Res. 1701: Calling for a Cessation of Hostilities to End Israel's War on Lebanon
11 August 2006
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July War: Israel Attempts a Ground Offensive in Southern Lebanon
11 August 2006 - 14 August 2006
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July War: The Cease-Fire
12 August 2006 - 14 August 2006
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July War: A Balance Sheet
14 August 2006
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July War: Israel Begins Withdrawing from Southern Lebanon
14 August 2006 - 17 August 2006
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Olmert's Convergence Plan Put Aside; Settlement Activity Resumes
18 August 2006 - 21 September 2006
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After the July War: Winograd Commission Interim Report
30 April 2007
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The PLO Presents "the Palestine Announcement in Lebanon"
7 January 2008
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After the July War: Winograd Commission's Report on Israel's Handling of the 2006 Lebanon War
30 January 2008
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Israel Announces New Settlement Construction Plans
9 March 2008 - 2 April 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 3
29 December 2008
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Binyamin Netanyahu of Likud Forms Israeli Cabinet after Close Election Results
10 February 2009 - 31 March 2009
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The New Netanyahu Government Prepares its Position on the Palestinian Issue
31 March 2009 - 5 May 2009
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The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side
21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009
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The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Israeli Side: The Settlements Issue
18 May 2009 - 1 June 2009
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Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University on Peace and Security for Israel
14 June 2009
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US Resolve on Settlement Freeze Peters Out
19 August 2009 - 22 September 2009
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Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements
31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009
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Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze
25 November 2009
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The Deceptive Settlement Freeze
26 November 2009 - 5 January 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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Israel's Ramat Shlomo Constructions' Plan During Joe Biden's Visit
8 March 2010 - 11 March 2010
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US Demands on Israel After the Ramat Shlomo Plan
9 March 2010 - 25 March 2010
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The US Shies Away from Its Strong Demands on Israel
19 March 2010 - 30 April 2010
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Statement S/PRST/2010/9 by SC President on the Mavi Marmara Incident
1 June 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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An Amendment to the Lebanese Social Security Law Grants Palestinian Refugees Right to End-of-Service and Occupational Emergency Compensations
24 August 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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Pro-Democracy Revolts and Demonstrations in Several Arab Countries
17 December 2010 - 11 February 2011
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On Nakba Day, Palestinians Head Up Toward Cease-Fire Lines with Israel
15 May 2011 - 5 June 2011
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Abbas and Mishal Sign the Doha Declaration and Then Agree on its Suspension
5 February 2012 - 23 February 2012
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Sensing an Insurmountable Deadlock, Abbas Sends a Letter to Netanyahu
17 April 2012
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Israeli Government "Legalizes" Three Jewish Settlement Outposts
22 April 2012 - 24 April 2012
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Dangerous Surge of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in and across Gaza
14 October 2012 - 13 November 2012
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Visit of Qatar’s Emir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to Gaza
23 October 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on the Gaza Strip, Day 1
14 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4
17 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 7
20 November 2012
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UNGA Res. 67/19: According Palestine Non-Member Observer State Status in the UN
29 November 2012
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Surge in Settlement Expansion
30 November 2012 - 10 February 2013
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Arab League Delegation in Washington Discusses the Arab Peace Initiative
29 April 2013
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Stakes Related to Whether Israel Will Release, as Agreed, the 4th Group of Palestinian Prisoners
17 March 2014 - 29 March 2014
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A Joint Lebanese-Palestinian Civil Document Is Launched
16 April 2014
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Israel Uses the Palestinian Cabinet Formation as a Pretext to Launch a New Wave of Settlement Plans
5 June 2014
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Israeli Police Acts Against Palestinians in the Negev
14 January 2015 - 27 January 2015
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France and Arab League Consider Resuscitating Securty Council Initiative
15 January 2015 - 29 June 2015
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Israeli Elections: Likud's Victory and Strengthening of Arab Representation
17 March 2015 - 19 March 2015
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Settlement Construction
23 July 2015 - 17 November 2015
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Settlers Set Fire to Two Palestinian Family Homes in Duma, West Bank
31 July 2015 - 9 August 2015
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Netanyahu Reaffirms Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif; Cameras at Haram al-Sharif?
22 October 2015 - 24 October 2015
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France Plans to Resume its Peace Initiative
29 January 2016 - 16 February 2016
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Sanctions Against 3 Palestinian Knesset Members
4 February 2016 - 8 February 2016
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The US, Egypt, Jordan and Israel Hold a Secret Summit Meeting in Aqaba
21 February 2016
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To Satisfy Israel, France Backpedals on an Important Component of its Peace Initiative
9 March 2016 - 23 May 2016
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In Retaliation to Palestinian Attacks, Yatta and Hebron Towns Are Collectively Targeted
8 June 2016 - 11 August 2016
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Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements
22 September 2016 - 22 December 2016
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Israel Races for Settlement Activities with an Eye on Trump
22 January 2017 - 1 February 2017
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Trump's Ambiguous Statement on Palestinian-Israeli Issues after his First Meeting as President with Netanyahu
15 February 2017
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Palestinians and International Partners Fight Against Israel’s Planned Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar
15 February 2017 - 21 October 2018
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President Trump's Visit to Israel
22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017
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President Trump's Visit to Bethlehem
23 May 2017
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Palestinian Official Response to Israel's Measures over the Haram al-Sharif
14 July 2017 - 21 July 2017
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A Unified Lebanese Vision on Issues of Palestinian Refugees Living in Lebanon
20 July 2017
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Trump's Aides Seem Ready to Embark on Devising a Peace Plan
24 August 2017
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Popular Protests Against US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
7 December 2017 - 31 December 2017
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Trump Administration Defunds the UNRWA
16 January 2018 - 25 January 2018
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US President Trump Declares Jerusalem “Off the Table”
25 January 2018
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Church of the Holy Sepulchre Temporarily Closes in Protest
25 February 2018 - 28 February 2018
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International Response to Israeli Attacks on Great March of Return Protesters
30 March 2018 - 14 May 2018
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PA Asks the ICC to Investigate Israeli Settlement Policies
22 May 2018
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Israel Begins Public Normalization Push
20 January 2019
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Israel Unilaterally Ends the Temporary International Presence in Hebron
28 January 2019 - 6 February 2019
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Warsaw Conference
13 February 2019 - 14 February 2019
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The US Recognizes the Golan Heights as Part of Israel
21 March 2019 - 25 March 2019
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Mecca
30 May 2019
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US ‘Peace to Prosperity’ Plan and Conference
22 June 2019 - 26 June 2019
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 4
13 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 6
15 May 2021
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The General Strike of the Unity Intifada
18 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 10
19 May 2021
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Death of Nizar Banat after Arrest by PA Forces
24 June 2021 - 21 June 2022

Biographies

Biography
Hafiz al-Sa’id
1843 - 1916
Biography
Musa Kazim Husseini
1853 - 26 March 1934
Biography
Said al-Shawwa
1868 - October 1930
Biography
Bendali Saliba al-Jawzi
1871 - 1942
Biography
Khalil Baidas
1875 - 9 February 1949
Biography
Khalil al-Sakakini
23 January 1878 - 13 August 1953
Biography
Abdallah Mukhlis
27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947
Biography
Omar al-Bitar
1880 - 16 June 1946
Biography
Izzeddin al-Qassam
1882 - 20 November 1935
Biography
Alfred Roch
1882 - 22 April 1942
Biography
Raghib al-Nashashibi
1882 - 1951
Biography
Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi
1882 - 29 June 1963
Biography
Abd al-Latif Salah
1884 - 8 November 1952
Biography
Adil Jabir
1885 - 19 December 1953
Biography
Mu‘in al-Madi
1887 - 1957
Biography
Muhammad Izzat Darwaza
21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984
Biography
Wadi‘ Faris al-Bustani
1888 - 20 January 1954
Biography
Abd al-Hamid Shuman
1888 - 9 September 1974
Biography
Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim
1889 - 1953
Biography
Rafiq al-Tamimi
1889 - 1957
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
Aref al-Aref
1892 - 1973
Biography
Jamal al-Husseini
1892 - 5 July 1982
Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Omar al-Saleh al-Barghouti
1894 - 22 June 1965
Biography
Izzat Tannous
27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993
Biography
Subhi al-Khadra
1895 - 4 July 1954
Biography
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
1895 - 4 July 1974
Biography
Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi
1896 - 27 September 1951
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Mustafa al-Dabbagh
1897 - 1 October 1989
Biography
Anbara Salam Khalidi
4 August 1897 - 1986
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
Fuad Saba
1902 - 27 August 1984
Biography
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
1904 - 17 December 1990
Biography
Ibrahim Tuqan
1905 - 2 May 1941
Biography
Asma Tubi
1905 - 1983
Biography
Ihsan al-Nimr
1905 - 21 May 1985
Biography
Najati Sidqi
15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979
Biography
Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih
1907 - 8 January 2001
Biography
Nicola Ziadeh
1907 - 27 July 2006
Biography
Badr Lama
23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947
Biography
Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini
1908 - 8 April 1948
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani
1909 - 1977
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi
1909 - 11 October 1980
Biography
Abd al-Majid Shuman
1912 - 5 July 2005
Biography
Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud
1913 - 13 July 1948
Biography
Wadi‘a Qaddura Khartabil
1915 - 2007
Biography
Fadwa Tuqan
1917 - 12 December 2003
Biography
Emile Touma
16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985
Biography
Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
28 August 1919 - 12 December 1994
Biography
Ihsan Abbas
2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003
Biography
Emile Habibi
29 August 1922 - 2 May 1996
Biography
Siba Fahoum
1923 - 12 May 2004
Biography
Fatima al-Budeiri
1923 - June 2009
Biography
Samiha Khalil
20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999
Biography
Muin Bseiso
1926 - 23 January 1984
Biography
Hisham Sharabi
1927 - 13 January 2005
Biography
Samira Azzam
13 September 1927 - 8 August 1967
Biography
Antoine Zahlan
1928 - 1 September 2020
Biography
Hanna Abu Hanna
16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022
Biography
Tawfiq Zayyad
7 May 1929 - 5 July 1994
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Anis Abdullah Sayigh
3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Ahmad Ismail Yasin
June 1936 - 22 March 2004
Biography
Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout
1937
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 19 August 2014

Historical Texts

Document
1st Palestinian National Congress: Report to Paris Peace Conference (in Arabic)
February 1919
Document
1st Palestinian National Congress: Petition to Paris Peace Conference (in Arabic)
3 February 1919
Document
Letter from Palestinian Associations and Clubs to the Syrian Congress Presidency (in Arabic)
15 May 1920
Document
Statement of the Executive Committee of the 4th Palestinian National Congress Rejecting the British Mandate (in Arabic)
8 July 1922
Document
Statement of the Executive Committee of the 5th Palestinian National Congress on Boycotting the Legislative Council Elections (in Arabic)
1 September 1922
Document
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
Communiqué: Formation of the Arab Independence Party; the Party Bylaws (in Arabic)
2 August 1932
Document
National Fund: Establishment of Company to Save the Lands of Palestine (in Arabic)
11 October 1932
Document
The Palestine Arab Party: Bylaws and Internal Regulations (in Arabic)
24 April 1935
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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
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Lebanon’s Department for Palestinian Refugee Affairs (in Arabic)
31 March 1959
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Speech of Ahmad al-Shuqairi, Head of the Palestine Delegation, before the UN Special Political Committee (in Arabic)
5 November 1963
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Palestine National Council, 1st Session: List of Members (in Arabic)
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
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Basic Law of the Palestinian National Fund (in Arabic)
2 June 1964
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President Bourguiba's Speech on the Palestine Question (in Arabic)
3 March 1965
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Bylaws of the Executive Committee of the PLO (in Arabic)
11 March 1965
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Palestine National Council, 2nd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965
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Third Arab Summit: Political Statement (in Arabic)
13 September 1965 - 18 September 1965
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Palestine National Council, 3rd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966
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Palestinian Popular Congress, Statement (in Arabic)
6 April 1972 - 10 April 1972
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Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Statement (in Arabic)
12 January 1973
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Sixth Arab Summit: Statement (in Arabic)
28 November 1973
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Statement of the General Congress to Defend Arab Lands in Israel (in Arabic)
18 October 1975
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Statement of the PLO Executive Committee on the Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement (in Arabic)
18 February 1985
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1988: Concluding Statement (in Arabic)
7 June 1988 - 9 June 1988
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Hamas’s Memorandum on Restructuring the Palestine National Council (in Arabic)
7 April 1990
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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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List of Transitional Issues Not Implemented by the Israeli Side, According to the PA Negotiations Affairs Department (in Arabic)
9 February 2000
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Reorganization of Lebanon’s Department for Refugee Affairs (in Arabic)
14 October 2000
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Thirteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001
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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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List of Jobs and Professions Restricted to Lebanese Citizens (in Arabic)
14 December 2005
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Eighteenth Arab Summit: The Khartoum Declaration (in Arabic)
28 March 2006 - 29 March 2006
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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
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The Palestine Announcement in Lebanon (in Arabic)
7 January 2008
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Final Statement of the Palestinian National Conference (in Arabic)
25 January 2008
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Yemen's Initiative for the Resumption of Palestinian Internal Dialogue (in Arabic)
19 March 2008
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Twentieth Arab Summit: The Damascus Declaration (in Arabic)
29 March 2008 - 30 March 2008
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PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008
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Twenty-First Arab Summit: The Doha Declaration (in Arabic)
30 March 2009
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Fatah Sixth General Conference: Political Program (in Arabic)
7 August 2009
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Egypt's View on Ending Palestinian Division (in Arabic)
9 September 2009
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Agreement on Palestinian National Conciliation (Draft) (in Arabic)
10 October 2009
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Twenty-Second Arab Summit: The Sirte Declaration (in Arabic)
27 March 2010
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Provision on Palestinian Workers in Amended Lebanese Social Security Law (in Arabic)
24 August 2010
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Implementation Mechanisms of the Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Minutes of Palestinian Factions' Meeting (in Arabic)
20 December 2011
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The Doha Declaration on Palestinian Reconciliation (in Arabic)
6 February 2012
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Twenty-Third Arab Summit: The Baghdad Declaration
29 March 2012
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Twenty-Fourth Arab Summit: The Doha Declaration (in Arabic)
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
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Twenty-Fifth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014
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Statement Issued after a PLO-Hamas Meeting to End Division and Implement the National Reconciliation Agreement (in Arabic)
23 April 2014
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PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014
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Twenty-Sixth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
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Statement of the PLO Executive Committee on the Report of the Quartet (in Arabic)
3 July 2016
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Twenty-Seventh Arab Summit: The Nouakchott Declaration (in Arabic)
25 July 2016
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Fatah's 7th General Conference: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
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Statement of the Preparatory Committee for the Palestine National Council (in Arabic)
11 January 2017
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Closing Statement of the Popular Conference for the Palestinians Abroad (in Arabic)
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
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Twenty-Eighth Arab Summit: The Amman Declaration (in Arabic)
29 March 2017
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Statement Issued Following the Meeting of the Palestinian National Action Factions (in Arabic)
21 November 2017 - 22 November 2017
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Emergency Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (in Arabic)
13 December 2017
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PLO Central Council, 28th Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
15 January 2018
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Palestine National Council, 23rd Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
30 April 2018 - 4 May 2018
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PLO Central Council, 29th Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
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PLO Central Council, 30th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
28 October 2018 - 29 October 2018
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Meeting of Palestinian Organizations' Secretaries-General: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
3 September 2020

Highlights

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The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
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Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
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The Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
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The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
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Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
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Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War
1973-1982
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
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UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
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The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
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Demography and the Palestine Question (I)
1850s-1948
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IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
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UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
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XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict
1950-1966
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The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
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Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
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Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
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France and the Palestine Question before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
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The Judaization of the Galilee
A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity
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Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
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Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
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Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
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Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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Nablus Soap Production
The Decline of an Ancient Heritage
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The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
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The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
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The Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
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Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
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The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
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Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
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Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
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Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917
Preliminary Sketches of Mandate Palestine's Boundaries
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Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
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Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
1948-2048
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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
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Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
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The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
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Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”
Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
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The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991
Between Ideology and Realism
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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The Nakba
Stages of a Forced Displacement
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XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017
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Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
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The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
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The Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses
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The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
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Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
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II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)
Before the Nakba
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Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans