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Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
Biography
Musa Kazim Husseini
1853 - 26 March 1934
Biography
Ali al-Rimawi
1860 - 1919
Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Najib Nassar
1865 - 3 March 1948
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
Abd al-Qadir Muzaffar
1880 - 1949
Biography
Izzeddin al-Qassam
1882 - 20 November 1935
Biography
Alfred Roch
1882 - 22 April 1942
Biography
Raghib al-Nashashibi
1882 - 1951
Biography
Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi
1882 - 1958
Biography
Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi
1882 - 29 June 1963
Biography
Isaaf al-Nashashibi
1885 - 22 January 1948
Biography
May Ziadeh
11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941
Biography
Mu‘in al-Madi
1887 - 1957
Biography
Muhammad Izzat Darwaza
21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984
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
Karimeh Abbud
1893 - 27 April 1940
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
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
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
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
Qadri Tuqan
1910 - 26 February 1971
Biography
Sami Taha Hamran
1911 - 11 September 1947
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
Hind al-Husseini
25 April 1916 - 13 September 1994
Biography
Emile Touma
16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
28 August 1919 - 12 December 1994
Biography
Ihsan Abbas
2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003
Biography
Siba Fahoum
1923 - 12 May 2004
Biography
Fatima al-Budeiri
1923 - June 2009
Biography
Yusra al-Barbari
15 April 1923 - 13 May 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
Issam Abd al-Hadi
1928 - 8 August 2013
Biography
Samira Abu Ghazaleh
1928 - 12 January 2017
Biography
Hanna Abu Hanna
16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Gabi Baramki
3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012
Biography
Bassam Shak’a
1930 - 22 July 2019
Biography
Bashir Barghouti
1931 - 9 September 2000
Biography
Shafiq al-Hout
13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Naji al-Ali
1936 - 29 August 1987
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
May Sayegh
1941 - 5 February 2023
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008
Biography
Abd al-Aziz Rantisi
1947 - 17 April 2004
Biography
Fathi Shiqaqi
4 January 1951 - 26 October 1995
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024

Events

Event
The Tanzimat Are Issued
18 February 1856
Event
Sultan Abd al-Hamid II and the Ottoman Constitution
31 August 1876 - 19 December 1876
Event
Establishment of the Rawdat al-Ma'arif al-Wataniyya al-'Uthmaniyya al-Islamiyya in Jerusalem
1906
Event
Young Turk Revolution
23 July 1908
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Zionist Attempt to Buy 1.5 Million Dunams in the Jordan Valley
March 1909 - July 1909
Event
Establishment of the Literary Club in Istanbul
July 1909 - March 1915
Event
Formation of the Ottoman Party for Administrative Decentralization in Cairo
December 1912
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Elections Held for Fifth Ottoman Parliament; Six Representatives from Regions in Palestine
14 May 1914
Event
Jemal Pasha Orders the Public Hanging of Arab Nationalists from the Levant
21 August 1915 - 6 May 1916
Event
Appointment of the King-Crane Commission
20 March 1919 - 21 July 1919
Event
Scheduled Second Palestinian National Congress Cannot Meet
15 May 1920
Event
The Issue of the Administration of Transjordan
25 July 1920 - 31 December 1920
Event
Churchill and Abdullah Reach Preliminary Understanding over Transjordan
2 March 1921 - 30 March 1921
Event
Hybrid Status for Transjordan; Prince Abdullah Becomes Its Emir
11 April 1921
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Amin al-Husseini Elected Mufti of Jerusalem
8 May 1921
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Regulation Concerning the Supreme Moslem Sharia Council
20 December 1921 - 9 January 1922
Event
British Formal and Conditional Assurance to Transjordan's Abdullah
25 April 1923 - 25 May 1923
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Establishment of the Palestine Arab Workers Society
21 March 1925 - 11 January 1930
Event
Islamic Conference in Defense of al-Buraq and Muslim Holy Places in Jerusalem
1 November 1928
Event
White Paper (Amery) on Status Quo at al-Buraq / Western Wall
19 November 1928 - 27 December 1928
Event
Establishment of the Arab Bank in Jerusalem
21 May 1930 - 14 July 1930
Event
Pan-Islamic Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
7 December 1931 - 17 December 1931
Event
Challenging the Pan-Islamic Congress, a Conference of the Palestinian Islamic Nation Is Convened
11 December 1931
Event
An Arab National Conference Meets on the Sidelines of the Pan-Islamic Congress
13 December 1931
Event
Establishment of the Istiqlal Party
2 August 1932
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Establishment of the Arab National Fund
September 1932 - 8 August 1935
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Establishment of the National Defense Party
2 December 1934
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Establishment of the National Bloc Party
4 October 1935
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Death of Shaykh Izzeddin al-Qassam in a Battle with a British Force
12 November 1935 - 21 November 1935
Event
British "Divide-and-Rule" Policy
November 1938 - May 1939
Event
Killing of Abd al-Rahim al-Hajj Muhammad
27 March 1939
Event
Arab National Fund Reestablished
August 1943
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Roosevelt and Ibn Saud Meet
14 February 1945
Event
Attempt to Reconstitute the Arab Higher Committee for Palestine
22 November 1945 - 29 May 1946
Event
Independence of the Emirate of Transjordan and Establishment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
25 May 1946
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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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West Bank to Be Placed under Jordanian Military Government
16 May 1948 - 24 May 1948
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Ahmad Hilmi Abd al-Baqi Is Appointed Military Governor of Jerusalem
16 June 1948
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Responses to Bernadotte's Plan
2 July 1948 - 5 July 1948
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Establishment of All-Palestine Government in Gaza
22 September 1948 - 2 October 1948
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Pro-Jordanian Amman Conference
1 October 1948
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Arab Responses to Formation of the All-Palestine Government
5 October 1948 - 14 October 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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Assassination of King Abdullah
20 July 1951 - 11 August 1952
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The Egyptian Revolution of 1952
23 July 1952
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Baghdad Pact
24 February 1955
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Egyptian-Czech Arms Deal
27 September 1955
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Nationalization of the Suez Canal
26 July 1956
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London Conference on Suez
16 August 1956 - 23 August 1956
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Britain, France, and Israel Sign the Protocol of Sèvres
22 October 1956 - 24 October 1956
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Fatah Is Founded
September 1957
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Civil War in Lebanon
May 1958 - October 1958
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Anti-Monarchic Coup in Iraq
14 July 1958
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Iraq and a "Palestinian Republic"
15 December 1959
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The Constitutional Statute for the Gaza Strip
5 March 1962
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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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1st Arab Summit Meets in Cairo, Deals with Israeli Diversion of the Jordan River
13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964
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Reports on Israeli Plans Against Syria
12 May 1967 - 14 May 1967
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Egypt Reacts to Israeli Threats Against Syria
15 May 1967 - 22 May 1967
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Israel Prepares for War with US Consent
2 June 1967 - 4 June 1967
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June War, 5th Day
9 June 1967
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Formation of a Higher Islamic Council in Jerusalem 
24 July 1967
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Emergency Arab Summit Meets in Cairo to Force a Palestinian-Jordanian Agreement
21 September 1970 - 28 September 1970
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Attempted Assassination of Anis Sayigh in Beirut
19 July 1972
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Gaza Red Crescent Society Is Established
September 1972
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Ahmed Bouchiki Assassinated in Lillehammer
21 July 1973
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Shaykh Ahmad Yasin's Islamic Center Is Established in Gaza
7 September 1973
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Palestinian Rejection Front
10 October 1974
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The PLO Opens a Permanent Observer Mission to the UN
25 February 1975
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Negotiations for Sinai II Fail
7 March 1975 - 22 March 1975
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Municipalities in the West Bank and Gaza Affirm the PLO Program in a Message to the US and USSR
8 August 1977
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Israel's Conditions for Geneva Conference
25 September 1977
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Joint US-Soviet Statement on Geneva Conference
1 October 1977
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US Steps Back from the US-Soviet Statement on the Geneva Conference
5 October 1977
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Camp David Summit; Camp David Accords
5 September 1978 - 17 September 1978
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9th Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad and Condemns the Camp David Accords
5 November 1978
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14th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus
15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979
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Ali Hassan Salameh Is Killed in Beirut
22 January 1979
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A PLF Operation in Nahariya
22 April 1979
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1st Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Beersheba
25 May 1979
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3rd Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Herzliya
25 June 1979 - 26 June 1979
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Assassination of Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Brigheeth and Samir Toukan in Cyprus
15 December 1979
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Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Herzliya
1 May 1980 - 7 May 1980
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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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Draft SC Res. S/14985 to Condemn Shooting of Worshippers at Haram al-Sharif, Vetoed by US
20 April 1982
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Last Stage of Israeli Withdrawal from the Sinai
25 April 1982
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Encirclement of Beirut
11 June 1982 - 20 June 1982
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Reagan's Plan on the Palestinian Issue
1 September 1982
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Israel Rejects the Reagan Plan
2 September 1982
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Yasir Arafat in Tripoli, Lebanon, and then Cairo
16 September 1983 - 22 December 1983
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Palestinians in the Occupied Territories Oppose Reactivating the Jordanian Parliament
23 January 1984
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Palestinian Internal Polarization
27 March 1984 - 20 May 1984
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17th Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
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Islamic Jihad Operations in Gaza
18 May 1987 - 30 November 1987
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The US Orders the Closure of the Palestine Information Office (PIO) in Washington
15 September 1987 - 5 August 1988
Event
Start of the Intifada in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
9 December 1987
Event
First Communiqué of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
14 December 1987
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Unified National Leadership of the Uprising
8 January 1988
Event
A Palestine Affairs Center, under the Auspices of the Arab League, Is Opened in Washington
1 April 1988 - 28 April 1994
Event
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Issues Its Charter
18 August 1988
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Start of US-PLO Dialogue
14 December 1988
Event
US-PLO Official Meeting Takes Place in Carthage, Tunisia
22 March 1989
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The Madrid Peace Conference
30 October 1991 - 2 November 1991
Event
A Coalition of 10 Palestinian Organizations Opposed to Negotiations Is Formed in Damascus
16 September 1992
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Israel Deports 415 Palestinians to South Lebanon
13 December 1992 - 17 December 1992
Event
Multilevel Gaza-Jericho Negotiations
12 December 1993 - 23 February 1994
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Wave of Hamas and Islamic Jihad Attacks
6 April 1994 - 30 April 1994
Event
US State Department Allows the PLO to Open Foreign Mission in Washington
22 June 1994
Event
Suicide Bombing in Tel Aviv; Rabin and the National Separation Idea
19 October 1994
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Palestinian Police Shoot on Demonstrators in Gaza
18 November 1994 - 23 November 1994
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Suicide Bombing in Netanya; Rabin Reiterates the National Separation Idea
22 January 1995 - 24 January 1995
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Anti-Israeli Attacks and Inter-Palestinian Tension
2 April 1995 - 19 April 1995
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Assassination of Yahya Ayyash in Beit Lahiya
5 January 1996
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Palestinian Presidential and Legislative Elections
20 January 1996
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Suicide Bombings in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
25 February 1996 - 4 March 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
Event
Suicide Bombings in West Jerusalem: Israeli Reactions and Palestinian Measures
30 July 1997 - 25 September 1997
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Israeli Settlement Activities Amid Attempts to Resume Talks
10 September 1997 - 6 November 1997
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Attempted Assassination of Khalid Mishal in Amman; Ahmad Yasin Released
25 September 1997 - 1 October 1997
Event
Assassination of Adel Awadallah and Imad Awadallah in Khirbat al-Taybeh
11 September 1998
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Several Palestinian Organizations Publicly Oppose Wye Memorandum
26 October 1998
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Palestinian Authority Crackdown Against Hamas
3 August 1999 - 26 August 1999
Event
Assassination of Iyad Batat in Bayt Awa
13 December 1999
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FAPS Target Date Extended to 13 May: The Bolling Rounds
7 March 2000 - 20 April 2000
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Failure to Reach the FAPS by 13 May 2000 Target Date: Eilat Round
30 April 2000 - 8 May 2000
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The Stockholm Back Channel - 1st Session
12 May 2000 - 15 May 2000
Event
US Attempts at Easing Tension, but Confrontation Spikes
4 October 2000 - 12 October 2000
Event
Sharm al-Shaykh Summit
16 October 2000 - 18 October 2000
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Assassination of Iyad Hardan in Jenin
5 April 2001
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New Threshold Crossed with Suicide Bombing and Warplanes
18 May 2001 - 4 June 2001
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Israel's "Efforts" to Provoke Escalation
4 July 2001 - 14 August 2001
Event
Israel Closes Orient House and Other Jerusalem Institutions
10 August 2001
Event
Another Timid Return to Diplomacy: a Peres-Qurai' Draft?
16 December 2001 - 27 December 2001
Event
Grave Escalation from Both Sides
9 January 2002 - 21 February 2002
Event
14th Arab Summit Meets in Beirut and Adopts Saudi Peace Initiative
27 March 2002 - 28 March 2002
Event
Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield
28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002
Event
Birth of the Middle East "Quartet"
10 April 2002
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On the Road to Reform: First Palestinian Steps and Plans
15 May 2002 - 24 June 2002
Event
Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Raids West Bank Towns and Shells Arafat's Headquarters
5 June 2002 - 17 June 2002
Event
Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path
18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002
Event
Aftermath of Salah Shehadeh's Assassination
22 July 2002 - 14 August 2002
Event
Israeli Army Refocuses on Gaza Strip
19 August 2002 - 7 October 2002
Event
Israeli Operation Matter of Time; Siege on Arafat Tightened; Protests All Over Occupied Territories
18 September 2002 - 29 September 2002
Event
Israel Unable to Quell Palestinian Attacks
10 October 2002 - 5 January 2003
Event
Deepest Israeli Incursion in the Gaza Strip
24 January 2003 - 27 January 2003
Event
Military Confrontation Escalates Again in Gaza
15 February 2003 - 6 March 2003
Event
The US War Against Iraq; Security Developments in the West Bank and Gaza
17 March 2003 - 9 April 2003
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Heightened Violence Despite Diplomacy
1 May 2003 - 29 June 2003
Event
Unilateral Cease-Fire Announcement and Gaza-First Arrangements
21 June 2003 - 2 July 2003
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The Cease-Fire: Toward Failure
1 July 2003 - 12 August 2003
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No Let Up in Confrontation
19 August 2003 - 20 August 2003
Event
Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah
4 October 2003 - 30 October 2003
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The Geneva "Private" Initiative
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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Palestinian Peace Gestures
1 December 2003 - 7 January 2004
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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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Reactions to Bush's Assurances to Sharon RE Disengagement Plan
15 April 2004 - 6 May 2004
Event
Operation Full Court Press in Nablus
23 June 2004 - 19 August 2004
Event
Operation Active Shield in Gaza; Assassination of Militants in Gaza and West Bank
27 June 2004 - 5 August 2004
Event
Israeli-Palestinian Military Confrontation as Routine
18 August 2004 - 27 September 2004
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Palestinian Presidential Elections: Mahmoud Abbas Is Elected
1 December 2004 - 15 January 2005
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First Round of Municipal Elections
23 December 2004 - 27 January 2005
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Palestinian Efforts to Stop Anti-Israeli Attacks: An Informal One-Month Truce
17 January 2005 - 26 January 2005
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Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo
15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005
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17th Arab Summit Meets in Algiers
22 March 2005 - 23 March 2005
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Second Round of Municipal Elections
5 May 2005
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Palestinian Truce Commitment at Risk
18 June 2005 - 21 July 2005
Event
Disengagement: Celebrations in Gaza
12 September 2005 - 24 September 2005
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Ongoing Israeli Raids: Operation First Rain
23 September 2005 - 2 October 2005
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Third Round of Municipal Elections
29 September 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Parties and Factions Sign a Code of Conduct
17 October 2005
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Israel Launches Operation Starting All Over Again
24 October 2005 - 30 October 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah's Confused Preparation
25 November 2005 - 28 December 2005
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After Ongoing Israeli Military Activities, A Surge in Violence
27 November 2005 - 15 December 2005
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Fourth Round of Municipal Elections
15 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Registered Party Slates
18 December 2005
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Operation Blue Skies and Continuing Escalation
22 December 2005 - 23 January 2006
Event
Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory
26 January 2006 - 29 January 2006
Event
Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Israeli and International Reactions
27 January 2006 - 5 February 2006
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Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions
27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006
Event
Israeli Operations Resume
3 February 2006 - 11 February 2006
Event
US-Israel Plan to Destabilize a Hamas-Led PA
17 February 2006 - 19 February 2006
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PA New Legislature and Consultations to Form a New Cabinet
18 February 2006 - 16 March 2006
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Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet
19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006
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Israel Launches Operation Southern Arrow
30 March 2006 - 14 May 2006
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Israel’s Campaign Against Non-ID Holders in the West Bank
1 April 2006 - 6 September 2006
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Hamas-Led PA Ministry of Interior Establishes the Executive Support Force in Gaza
20 April 2006 - 25 May 2006
Event
A “Temporary International Mechanism” to Channel Funds Through Abbas’s Office
9 May 2006 - 27 July 2006
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The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006
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Haniyeh Proposes a Long-term Cease-fire and Peace
23 May 2006
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Israeli Operations in the West Bank
24 May 2006 - 22 June 2006
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Assassination of Mahmud al-Majzub in Sidon
26 May 2006
Event
Fatah-Hamas Clashes
26 May 2006 - 24 June 2006
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Israel Steps up Military Actions in Gaza
29 May 2006 - 15 June 2006
Event
Hamas Operation Dispel Illusion: Capture of Gilad Shalit
25 June 2006 - 1 July 2006
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Palestinian Factions Agree on the National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
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Major Arrest Raid Against Hamas-Affiliated PA Officials
29 June 2006 - 19 August 2006
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Fourth Attempted Assassination of Mohammed Deif in Gaza City
12 July 2006
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July War: Diplomacy Paralyzed by the US
14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006
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Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: The False Hopes of National Unity Talks
25 August 2006 - 23 September 2006
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Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: Demonstrations and Violence
28 August 2006 - 23 October 2006
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Palestinian Unity Talks: A Cabinet of Technocrats?
6 November 2006 - 20 November 2006
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Gaza Escalation Followed by a Negotiated Cease-Fire
20 November 2006 - 26 November 2006
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Three Dramatic Spikes in Fatah-Hamas Violence
10 December 2006 - 8 February 2007
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The US Revisits the Road Map
14 January 2007 - 15 January 2007
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Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord
28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007
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Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus
25 February 2007 - 7 March 2007
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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007
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A Mixed International Reception to the Palestinian Unity Government
17 March 2007 - 31 March 2007
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19th Arab Summit Meets in Riyadh: Revival of the Arab Peace Initiative
28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007
Event
Israeli and US Reactions to the Revived Arab Peace Initiative
29 March 2007 - 17 April 2007
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Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank
3 April 2007 - 29 May 2007
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Fatah-Hamas Infighting Resumes
11 May 2007 - 20 May 2007
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The Battle of Nahr el-Bared
20 May 2007 - 2 September 2007
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Hamas Seizes Control of Gaza
10 June 2007 - 16 June 2007
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Emergency Cabinet in the West Bank
14 June 2007 - 26 June 2007
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Reactions to West Bank-Gaza Strip Split
17 June 2007 - 20 June 2007
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007
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Israeli Operations Against Gaza Resume
24 June 2007 - 12 July 2007
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Fayyad's Emergency Government Becomes a de facto Regular Government
5 July 2007 - 14 July 2007
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Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 July 2007
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Both Authorities in West Bank and Gaza Reorganize Security Forces
2 November 2007 - 4 December 2007
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Effects of the Siege of Gaza on Private Sector Production
9 December 2007 - 9 January 2008
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Nablus Remains a Hot Spot
15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008
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Donors' Conference in Paris Supports Abbas's PA; PEGASE to Replace TIM
17 December 2007 - 1 February 2008
Event
Relentless Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation in Gaza
15 January 2008 - 22 January 2008
Event
A Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Damascus
23 January 2008 - 25 January 2008
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Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai
23 January 2008 - 3 February 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Israeli's Security Demands
28 February 2008 - 11 May 2008
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Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen
18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008
Event
Israel Refuses an Egyptian-Brokered Gaza Cease-Fire Offer
30 April 2008 - 12 May 2008
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status to Nowhere
27 May 2008 - 30 August 2008
Event
Hamas and Israel Agree on a Six-Month Gaza Cease-Fire; Blockade Marginally Eased
17 June 2008 - 4 November 2008
Event
To Delink the West Bank from the Gaza Cease-Fire, Israel Escalates in the West Bank
7 July 2008 - 15 July 2008
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Israel Breaks the Gaza Cease-Fire
4 November 2008 - 30 November 2008
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Gaza Cease-Fire Falls Apart
14 December 2008 - 21 December 2008
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SC Res. 1850: Expressing Support for the Annapolis Negotiations and the Quartet Principles of January 2006
16 December 2008
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Prelude to Israel's War on Gaza
21 December 2008 - 26 December 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 2
28 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 3
29 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 5
31 December 2008
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War on Gaza, Day 6
1 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 7
2 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 8: End of Phase 1; Balance Sheet
3 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 11: Dramatic Surge in Palestinian Civilian Casualties
6 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 13
8 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 19: Hamas Cease-Fire Offer
14 January 2009
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War on Gaza, Day 20
15 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza: US-Israel MOU on Arms Smuggling into Gaza
16 January 2009
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War on Gaza: Israel Announces a Unilateral Cease-Fire
17 January 2009
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War on Gaza: Parallel Israeli and Hamas Cease-Fires; Balance Sheet
18 January 2009
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Israel Completes Its Withdrawal from Gaza
20 January 2009 - 21 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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Talks to Consolidate Cease-Fire and Exchange Prisoners End in Failure
13 February 2009 - 18 February 2009
Event
Palestinian National Unity Talks Resume in Cairo
25 February 2009 - 18 May 2009
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Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction, Sharm al-Shaykh
2 March 2009
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Western Powers Adopt a Program of Action Against Weapons Smuggling into Gaza
13 March 2009
Event
The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side
21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009
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Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University on Peace and Security for Israel
14 June 2009
Event
Fayyad's Speech at Al-Quds University on Setting the Goal for Statehood in Two Years
22 June 2009
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Hamas's Heavy-Handed Control of a Salafi Group in Gaza
22 July 2009 - 15 August 2009
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Fatah Sixth General Conference Is Held in Bethlehem
4 August 2009 - 8 August 2009
Event
Salam Fayyad's Government Issues “Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State” Plan
25 August 2009 - 24 September 2009
Event
Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More
9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
Event
Goldstone Report on the War on Gaza
15 September 2009 - 25 September 2009
Event
Cross-Border Violence, Gaza
20 September 2009 - 3 October 2009
Event
Israel-Hamas Token Preliminary Prisoner Deal
2 October 2009 - 3 October 2009
Event
UNGA Res. 64/10: Endorsing the Goldstone Report and Calling Upon both Sides to Investigate the Violations Reported in it
5 November 2009
Event
Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections Postponed
12 November 2009
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 December 2009 - 16 December 2009
Event
Meaningful Reduction in Rockets Fired from Gaza Since the End of the War Against Gaza
31 December 2009
Event
Establishment of Palestinian National Dignity Fund
12 January 2010 - 18 May 2010
Event
Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhuh in Dubai
20 January 2010 - 31 January 2010
Event
Palestinian Municipal Elections Announced and Delayed
8 February 2010 - 12 February 2011
Event
The Arab League and the PLO Endorse Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks
3 March 2010 - 7 March 2010
Event
Gaza Cross-Border Situation Deteriorates
11 March 2010 - 1 April 2010
Event
The Mavi Marmara Incident
30 May 2010 - 5 June 2010
Event
Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks, Mediated by George Mitchell, Formally Relaunched in Washington
1 September 2010 - 2 September 2010
Event
Impact of the Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Popular Politics
2 February 2011 - 15 March 2011
Event
Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics
14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011
Event
Two Spates of Clashes Across Gaza Border
16 March 2011 - 10 April 2011
Event
Abbas and Mishal Sign in Cairo a Record of Understandings Related to the 2009 National Conciliation Draft Agreement
4 May 2011 - 17 May 2011
Event
US President Barack Obama Gives a Major Speech on the Middle East
19 May 2011 - 22 May 2011
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Accord Put on Hold
14 June 2011 - 7 August 2011
Event
A Prisoner Swap Deal Between Hamas and Israel
11 October 2011
Event
After Palestine's UNESCO Admission, Israel Suspends Transfer of Taxes to the PA
1 November 2011 - 30 November 2011
Event
Four Islamic Jihad Members, Administrative Detainees in Israeli Prisons, Go on Hunger Strike
17 December 2011 - 1 April 2012
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo
20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011
Event
In Contrast with Islamic Jihad, Hamas Leadership Leaves Syria
17 January 2012 - 12 March 2012
Event
Abbas and Mishal Sign the Doha Declaration and Then Agree on its Suspension
5 February 2012 - 23 February 2012
Event
A Serious Round of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in Gaza
9 March 2012 - 13 March 2012
Event
Fayyad's Cabinet Reshuffle
16 May 2012
Event
Fatah and Hamas Sign an Agreement on an Implementation Timetable in Cairo
20 May 2012
Event
Local Elections in the West Bank Are Announced
10 July 2012 - 5 August 2012
Event
Palestinian-Israeli Exchange of Letters for Cooperation on Taxes and Customs
31 July 2012
Event
Dangerous Surge of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in and across Gaza
14 October 2012 - 13 November 2012
Event
Local Elections in the West Bank
20 October 2012 - 22 December 2012
Event
Visit of Qatar’s Emir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to Gaza
23 October 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on the Gaza Strip, Day 1
14 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 3
16 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4
17 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 5
18 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza: Cease-Fire Evening Announcement
21 November 2012
Event
Hamas and Fatah Exchange Reconciliation Gestures
22 November 2012 - 7 February 2013
Event
Hamas's Khalid Mishal Visits the Gaza Strip
8 December 2012
Event
24th Arab Summit Meets in Doha
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
Event
Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
Event
Khalid Mishal Reelected Head of Hamas
1 April 2013 - 2 April 2013
Event
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Resigns
13 April 2013
Event
Toward Another Hamas-Fatah Agreement in Cairo
27 April 2013 - 14 May 2013
Event
Arab League Delegation in Washington Discusses the Arab Peace Initiative
29 April 2013
Event
Rami Hamdallah Forms New Palestinian Government
2 June 2013 - 6 June 2013
Event
Mohamed Morsi, President of Egypt, Is Ousted by the Military
3 July 2013
Event
Heavy Fire Exchange Across the Gaza Strip
12 March 2014 - 13 March 2014
Event
Stakes Related to Whether Israel Will Release, as Agreed, the 4th Group of Palestinian Prisoners
17 March 2014 - 29 March 2014
Event
25th Arab Summit Meets in Kuwait
25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014
Event
A PLO-Hamas Agreement (the Shati' Agreement) to Form a Conciliation Cabinet
23 April 2014
Event
Israel Announces the Suspension of Negotiations with the Palestinians
24 April 2014
Event
Settlement Balance Sheet with Breakdown of the Kerry Negotiation Round
29 April 2014
Event
Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
2 June 2014
Event
Israeli and International Reactions to Announcement of Palestinian Unity Government
2 June 2014 - 3 June 2014
Event
Tension Mounts with the Kidnapping of Three Israeli Settlers in the Hebron Region
12 June 2014 - 30 June 2014
Event
Tension and Hostilities Mount Across Gaza
14 June 2014 - 2 July 2014
Event
Dangerous Escalation on the Gaza Front
3 July 2014 - 7 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War
7 July 2014 - 26 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Day 1
8 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Day 2
9 July 2014
Event
Egypt's Noncoordinated Cease-Fire Initiative Fails
14 July 2014 - 16 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War: Israel Launches Ground Invasion (Phase II)
17 July 2014 - 31 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 11 and 12
18 July 2014 - 19 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 16-20
23 July 2014 - 27 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Day 25: Breakdown of 72-Hour Cease-Fire Due to Activation of the Hannibal Directive
1 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 29-31: A 72-Hour Cease-Fire
5 August 2014 - 7 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War: Cease-Fire Talks in Cairo
11 August 2014 - 18 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War: Days 44-50
20 August 2014 - 26 August 2014
Event
Failed Attempt at Empowering the Palestinian Unity Government in Gaza
7 September 2014 - 9 October 2014
Event
The Case of Hamas-Appointed Civil Servants in Gaza
11 September 2014 - 18 December 2014
Event
Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism
16 September 2014
Event
Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel
10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2014/916 Containing Palestinian Principles for a Negotiated Solution Rejected by SC
30 December 2014
Event
The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza
11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015
Event
Hamas's Military Wing Outlawed in Egypt
31 January 2015 - 28 February 2015
Event
A "Reconstruction Hudna" in Gaza?
2 March 2015 - 14 April 2015
Event
Reports About Indirect Israel-Hamas Talks on Long-Term Cease-Fire
16 June 2015 - 16 June 2015
Event
Clashes at Haram al-Sharif
26 July 2015
Event
A Third Intifada or a Temporary Outburst?
2 October 2015 - 31 January 2016
Event
Palestinians in Israel Express their Concern and Solidarity with the Palestinian Outburst
5 October 2015 - 28 November 2015
Event
Netanyahu Reaffirms Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif; Cameras at Haram al-Sharif?
22 October 2015 - 24 October 2015
Event
No Cameras at Haram al-Sharif
25 October 2015 - 26 October 2015
Event
Israel Outlaws the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement
16 November 2015 - 28 November 2015
Event
Three Rounds of Hamas-Fatah Talks in Doha Come to Naught
7 February 2016 - 18 June 2016
Event
The US, Egypt, Jordan and Israel Hold a Secret Summit Meeting in Aqaba
21 February 2016
Event
Five-Day Violence Along the Gaza Strip Border
3 May 2016 - 7 May 2016
Event
Attempts at Holding Palestinian Municipal Elections
21 June 2016 - 31 January 2017
Event
The Quartet Issues a Report on the Impediments to Palestinian-Israeli Settlement
1 July 2016
Event
Continued Israeli Settlement Activity and Destruction of Palestinian Infrastructure
27 July 2016 - 7 December 2016
Event
Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements
22 September 2016 - 22 December 2016
Event
Fatah Seventh General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
4 December 2016
Event
Assassination of Muhammad Zuwari in Sfax
15 December 2016
Event
Kerry's "Farewell" Speech on Palestinian-Israeli Peace
28 December 2016
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings Renewed in Doha, Beirut and Moscow, with No Results
5 January 2017 - 17 January 2017
Event
Palestinian Attacks Against Soldiers and Settlers
8 January 2017 - 26 September 2017
Event
Yahya Sinwar Elected Head of Gaza's Hamas Political Bureau
13 February 2017
Event
Israel's State Comptroller Publishes Report on Gaza 2014 War
28 February 2017
Event
Hamas Forms a Committee to Administer Gaza Strip
16 March 2017
Event
Gaza and the Electricity Issue
27 April 2017 - 1 August 2017
Event
Hamas New Charter
1 May 2017
Event
Ismail Haniyeh Elected Head of Hamas Political Bureau
6 May 2017
Event
Municipal Elections in the West Bank
13 May 2017
Event
President Trump's Visit to Israel
22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017
Event
The PA Forces Early Retirement on Part of Its Employees in Gaza
4 July 2017
Event
Israel Closes Off the Haram al-Sharif Following a Palestinian Operation in the Old City of Jerusalem
14 July 2017 - 15 July 2017
Event
Palestinian Official Response to Israel's Measures over the Haram al-Sharif
14 July 2017 - 21 July 2017
Event
As Israel Backtracks on Its Measures Concerning the Haram al-Sharif, Palestinian Pressure Continues and Succeeds
24 July 2017 - 4 August 2017
Event
The Internal Palestinian Reconciliation Process Is Relaunched with Some Credibility This Time
26 August 2017 - 10 October 2017
Event
Fatah and Hamas Sign in Cairo an Agreement to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
Event
Israeli and US Reactions to the Fatah-Hamas Agreement in Cairo
17 October 2017 - 19 October 2017
Event
Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails
1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017
Event
Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
6 December 2017 - 20 December 2017
Event
Emergency Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Jerusalem
13 December 2017
Event
With Trump as President, Huge Settlement Growth in 2017
31 December 2017
Event
Assassination Attempt on Muhammad Hamdan in Sidon
14 January 2018 - 29 January 2018
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
14 January 2018 - 6 February 2018
Event
Amendment by the Knesset of Its Code of Ethics to Allow Restricting Palestinian Members' Travel Abroad
22 January 2018 - 13 March 2018
Event
Assassination Attempt on PA PM Hamdallah and Intel Chief Faraj in Bayt Hanun
13 March 2018 - 19 March 2018
Event
29th Arab Summit Meets in Dhahran
15 April 2018
Event
Palestinian Professor of Engineering Fadi al-Batsh Assassinated in Kuala Lumpur
21 April 2018
Event
23rd Palestine National Council Convenes in Ramallah
30 April 2018 - 3 May 2018
Event
Airstrikes and Rockets in Wake of Casualties during Great March of Return Protest
26 May 2018 - 20 August 2018
Event
Talks for a Long-Term Gaza Cease-Fire
7 August 2018 - 10 November 2018
Event
Long-Term Cease-Fire Linked to Palestinian Reconciliation
7 August 2018 - 31 December 2018
Event
Israel Continues to Attack Great March of Return Protesters
17 October 2018 - 1 November 2018
Event
Botched Undercover Israeli Operation in Gaza Sparks Exchange of Fire
11 November 2018 - 13 November 2018
Event
The UNGA Votes Down a US-Proposed Draft Resolution Condemning Hamas
6 December 2018
Event
UNGA Res. 73/89: Reaffirming Support for the Two-State Solution of Israel and Palestine
6 December 2018
Event
The Palestinian Constitutional Court Considers the Legislative Council to Be Dissolved
12 December 2018 - 22 December 2018
Event
Settlement Construction in 2018 Remains High
31 December 2018
Event
Conditions Worsen for Palestinian Prisoners
2 January 2019 - 12 May 2019
Event
PA-Hamas Disagreements Lead to Temporary Closure of Rafah Crossing
7 January 2019 - 3 February 2019
Event
Israel Begins Public Normalization Push
20 January 2019
Event
The Waqf Reopens Bab al-Rahma at the Haram al-Sharif Compound
14 February 2019 - 17 March 2019
Event
Great March of Return Anniversary and Land Day
29 March 2019 - 30 March 2019
Event
Assassination of Hamed al-Khoudary in Gaza City
5 May 2019
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Mecca
30 May 2019
Event
Assassination of Baha Abu al-Ata in Gaza City
12 November 2019
Event
Assassination Attempt of Akram al-Ajouri in Damascus
12 November 2019
Event
Gaza-Israel Exchange of Fire after Assassination of Baha Abu al-Ata
12 November 2019 - 15 November 2019
Event
Surge in the Number of Settlers Touring Haram al-Sharif in 2019
31 December 2019
Event
Israeli Settlement Construction Continues Unbated in Third Year of Trump Administration
31 December 2019
Event
US Peace Plan – Palestinian and International Reactions
28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020
Event
Israel Attack Gaza over Incendiary Protest Balloons
6 August 2020 - 1 September 2020
Event
Sudan to Normalize Ties with Israel in Exchange for US Incentives
25 August 2020 - 23 September 2021
Event
After Threats of Annexation, Normalization Reignites Palestinian Reconciliation Talks
3 September 2020 - 24 September 2020
Event
Cracks in Arab Unity on Palestine
9 September 2020 - 22 September 2020
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill
1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020
Event
PA Resumes Coordination with Israel, Receives Some Withheld Funds
17 November 2020 - 2 December 2020
Event
Morocco Normalizes Relations with Israel in Exchange for US Recognition of Western Sahara as Part of Morocco
10 December 2020 - 14 December 2020
Event
COVID-19 Continues to Severely Impact Daily Life in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
1 January 2021 - 31 December 2021
Event
PA Announces Legislative, Presidential and PNC Elections, Later Postpones
15 January 2021 - 29 April 2021
Event
Hightened Tension over Attempts to Evict Palestinian Families from Sheikh Jarrah
15 February 2021 - 9 May 2021
Event
US Announces Resumption of UNRWA Funding and Forces UNRWA to Make Severe Policy Changes
7 April 2021 - 23 September 2021
Event
Towards a Unity Intifada
23 April 2021 - 10 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 1
10 May 2021
Event
The May 2021 Gaza War
10 May 2021 - 21 May 2021
Event
May 2021 Gaza War, Day 2
11 May 2021

Historical Media

Document
Young Turks Revolution
July 1908
Document
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Churchill at Government House Reception
28 March 1921
Document
Fourth Palestinian Delegation in London
April 1930
Document
Pan-Islamic Congress, 1931
16 December 1931
Document
Arab Higher Committee Members
25 April 1936
Document
Arab Revolt 1936 - Royal Commission
11 January 1937
Document
Abd al-Rahim al-Hajj Muhammad
1938
Document
Smashing the Palestinian Political Infrastructure
15 December 1938
Document
London Conference
February 1939
Document
Arab League Warnings
June 1946
Document
Funeral of Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini
9 April 1948

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
Statement of the Arab National Conference (in Arabic)
13 December 1931
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
Document
Arab Summit Resolutions, Anshas (in Arabic)
29 May 1946
Document
Establishment of a Provisional Palestinian Civil Administration (in Arabic)
10 July 1948
Document
Provisional Bylaws of All-Palestine Government (in Arabic)
1 October 1948
Document
Resolutions of the Jericho Conference on Palestinian-Jordanian Unity (in Arabic)
1 December 1948
Document
Law Promulgating the Basic Law for the Area under the Supervision of the Egyptian Forces in Palestine No. 255 of 1955 (in Arabic)
25 February 1958
Document
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
Document
Palestine National Council, 1st Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
Document
President Bourguiba's Speech on the Palestine Question (in Arabic)
3 March 1965
Document
Bylaws of the Executive Committee of the PLO (in Arabic)
11 March 1965
Document
Palestine National Council, 2nd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965
Document
Palestine National Council, 3rd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966
Document
Emergency Arab Summit, 1970: Statement (in Arabic)
21 September 1970 - 28 September 1970
Document
Palestinian Popular Congress, Statement (in Arabic)
6 April 1972 - 10 April 1972
Document
Sixth Arab Summit: Statement (in Arabic)
28 November 1973
Document
Statement of the General Congress to Defend Arab Lands in Israel (in Arabic)
18 October 1975
Document
Statement of the PLO Executive Committee on the Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement (in Arabic)
18 February 1985
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1988: Concluding Statement (in Arabic)
7 June 1988 - 9 June 1988
Document
Hamas’s Memorandum on Restructuring the Palestine National Council (in Arabic)
7 April 1990
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1990: Statement (in Arabic)
28 May 1990 - 30 May 1990
Document
Palestine National Council, 21st Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
22 April 1996 - 25 April 1996
Document
Thirteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001
Document
Fourteenth Arab Summit: The Arab Peace Initiative
28 March 2002
Document
Fifteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
1 March 2003
Document
Sixteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004
Document
Seventeenth Arab Summit: The Algiers Declaration (in Arabic)
22 March 2005 - 23 March 2005
Document
List of Jobs and Professions Restricted to Lebanese Citizens (in Arabic)
14 December 2005
Document
Eighteenth Arab Summit: The Khartoum Declaration (in Arabic)
28 March 2006 - 29 March 2006
Document
Nineteenth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 March 2007 - 29 March 2007
Document
Statement of the Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (in Arabic)
21 June 2007
Document
PLO Central Council, Statement (in Arabic)
18 July 2007
Document
The Palestine Announcement in Lebanon (in Arabic)
7 January 2008
Document
Final Statement of the Palestinian National Conference (in Arabic)
25 January 2008
Document
Yemen's Initiative for the Resumption of Palestinian Internal Dialogue (in Arabic)
19 March 2008
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
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
Twenty-Third Arab Summit: The Baghdad Declaration
29 March 2012
Document
Twenty-Fourth Arab Summit: The Doha Declaration (in Arabic)
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
Document
Twenty-Fifth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014
Document
Statement Issued after a PLO-Hamas Meeting to End Division and Implement the National Reconciliation Agreement (in Arabic)
23 April 2014
Document
PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014
Document
Twenty-Sixth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
Document
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
Fatah's 7th General Conference: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
Document
Closing Statement of the Popular Conference for the Palestinians Abroad (in Arabic)
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
Document
Twenty-Eighth Arab Summit: The Amman Declaration (in Arabic)
29 March 2017
Document
Statement Issued Following the Meeting of the Palestinian National Action Factions (in Arabic)
21 November 2017 - 22 November 2017
Document
Emergency Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (in Arabic)
13 December 2017
Document
PLO Central Council, 28th Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
15 January 2018
Document
Palestine National Council, 23rd Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
30 April 2018 - 4 May 2018
Document
PLO Central Council, 29th Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
Document
PLO Central Council, 30th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
28 October 2018 - 29 October 2018
Document
Meeting of Palestinian Organizations' Secretaries-General: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
3 September 2020

Highlights

Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
Highlight
Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
Highlight
The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
Highlight
The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
Highlight
Palestinian Photographers before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
Highlight
The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
Highlight
Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
Highlight
VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War
1973-1982
Highlight
VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
Highlight
IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
Highlight
Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
Highlight
The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
Highlight
Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
Highlight
The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
Highlight
Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
Highlight
IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
Highlight
XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
Highlight
V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict
1950-1966
Highlight
The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
Highlight
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
Highlight
Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
Highlight
The Peel Commission, 1936–1937
Sowing the Seeds of the Partition
Highlight
The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community
Highlight
Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement
Highlight
The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
Highlight
Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
Highlight
The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
Highlight
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
Highlight
The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
Highlight
I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
Highlight
1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
Highlight
The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
Highlight
X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (II)
Pathfinders (1955-1965)
Highlight
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
Highlight
The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)
Highlight
June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
Highlight
Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
Highlight
The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps
Perpetuating the Temporary
Highlight
VI. The Rise Of The Palestinian Movement In The Wake Of The 1967 Arab Defeat
1966-1973
Highlight
China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
Highlight
The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
Highlight
Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
Highlight
Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
Highlight
The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
Highlight
Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
Highlight
Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
Highlight
The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
Highlight
Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
Highlight
The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
Highlight
The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
Highlight
The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
Highlight
Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
Highlight
The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
Highlight
XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017
Highlight
Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
Highlight
The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
Highlight
Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
Highlight
Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
Highlight
Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
Highlight
The Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses