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Founding Principles of Ottoman Reform: The Tanzimat I
3 November 1839
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Founding Principles of Ottoman Reform: The Tanzimat Stage II
18 February 1856
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Sultan Abd al-Hamid II and the Ottoman Constitution
31 August 1876 - 19 December 1876
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Jerusalem Representation in the First and Second Ottoman Parliaments
19 March 1877 - 14 February 1878
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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
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Establishment of the Literary Club in Istanbul
July 1909 - March 1915
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Formation of the Young Arab Society in Paris
1911 - 1914
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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
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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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Scheduled Second Palestinian National Congress Cannot Meet
15 May 1920
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The Issue of the Administration of Transjordan
25 July 1920 - 31 December 1920
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Churchill and Abdullah Reach Preliminary Understanding over Transjordan
2 March 1921 - 30 March 1921
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Hybrid Status for Transjordan; Prince Abdullah Becomes Its Emir
11 April 1921
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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
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Municipal Elections Are Held in Palestine
April 1927
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Establishment of the Arab Bank in Jerusalem
21 May 1930 - 14 July 1930
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An Arab National Conference Meets on the Sidelines of the Pan-Islamic Congress
13 December 1931
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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
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The Arab Higher Committee is Formed
25 April 1936
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Arab Higher Committee Is Banned
October 1937 - November 1937
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British "Divide-and-Rule" Policy
November 1938 - May 1939
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Killing of Abd al-Rahim al-Hajj Muhammad
27 March 1939
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Arab National Fund Reestablished
August 1943
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Roosevelt and Ibn Saud Meet
14 February 1945
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Attempt to Reconstitute the Arab Higher Committee for Palestine
22 November 1945 - 29 May 1946
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Independence of the Emirate of Transjordan; a New Constitution for the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
25 May 1946 - 7 December 1946
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First Phase of Palestine War: Offensive Defense versus Active Defense
29 November 1947 - 10 March 1948
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Operations Nachshon and Har'el to Open Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Road
3 April 1948 - 21 April 1948
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Operation Jevussi for the Conquest of Jerusalem
26 April 1948 - 30 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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End of First Truce: Israeli Operations An-Far, Dani and Qedem
8 July 1948 - 17 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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Pro-Jordanian Jericho Conference
1 December 1948 - 28 December 1948
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General Refugee Congress Meets in Ramallah
17 March 1949
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Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Ramallah
July 1951
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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, 2nd Day
6 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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Deportation from West Bank
9 June 1969 - 6 October 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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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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Assassination of Abdul Hamid Shibli and Abdul Hadi Nakaa in Rome
17 June 1973
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The PLO Opens a Permanent Observer Mission to the UN
25 February 1975
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A PLF Operation in Nahariya
22 April 1979
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Assassination of Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Brigheeth and Samir Toukan in Cyprus
15 December 1979
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Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors
2 June 1980 - 3 June 1980
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Fahd Plan Is Announced
7 August 1981
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Popular Resistance and Israeli Measures in West Bank
16 February 1982 - 30 March 1982
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Encirclement of Beirut
11 June 1982 - 20 June 1982
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The US Orders the Closure of the Palestine Information Office (PIO) in Washington
15 September 1987 - 5 August 1988
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First Communiqué of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
14 December 1987
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The Intifada and the Israeli Response in Another Stage in the Confrontation
11 March 1988 - 29 March 1988
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A Palestine Affairs Center, Under the Auspices of the Arab League, Is Opened in Washington
1 April 1988 - 28 April 1994
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Start of US-PLO Dialogue
14 December 1988
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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
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Multilevel Gaza-Jericho Negotiations
12 December 1993 - 23 February 1994
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US State Department Allows the PLO to Open Foreign Mission in Washington
22 June 1994
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Israeli Army Redeploys from Areas in the West Bank
November 1995 - December 1995
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Israel Launches Operation Grapes of Wrath Against Lebanon
11 April 1996 - 26 April 1996
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Assassination of Mohi al-Din Sharif in Ramallah
29 March 1998
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Assassination of Adel Awadallah and Imad Awadallah in Khirbat al-Taybeh
11 September 1998
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Palestinian Authority Crackdown Against Hamas
3 August 1999 - 26 August 1999
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Official Resumption of Final Status Talks
13 September 1999 - 6 December 1999
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Failure to Reach a FAPS by 13 February 2000 Target Date
8 December 1999 - 6 February 2000
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Mounting Malaise in the Palestinian Territories
17 February 2000 - 18 May 2000
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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
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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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US Attempts at Easing Tension, but Confrontation Spikes
4 October 2000 - 12 October 2000
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Sharm al-Shaykh Summit
16 October 2000 - 18 October 2000
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Operation Bronze and Escalation
7 March 2001 - 16 May 2001
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Israel's "Efforts" to Provoke Escalation
4 July 2001 - 14 August 2001
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Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath
17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001
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With the Assassination of Abu Hanud, Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation Reaches a New Level
26 November 2001 - 15 December 2001
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Grave Escalation from Both Sides
9 January 2002 - 21 February 2002
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An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey
17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002
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The Knesset Passes the Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
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14th Arab Summit Meets in Beirut and Adopts Saudi Peace Initiative
27 March 2002 - 28 March 2002
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Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield
28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002
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Invasion of Ramallah: The Siege of Arafat's Compound
29 March 2002 - 1 May 2002
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SC Res. 1402: Calling for Cease-Fire and Withdrawal of Israeli Troops from Palestinian Cities
30 March 2002
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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Raids West Bank Towns and Shells Arafat's Headquarters
5 June 2002 - 17 June 2002
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Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path
18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002
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Israeli Operation Matter of Time; Siege on Arafat Tightened; Protests All Over Occupied Territories
18 September 2002 - 29 September 2002
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SC Res. 1435: Concern over Reoccupation of Arafat's Headquarters in Ramallah and Call for Israeli Withdrawal
24 September 2002
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
8 March 2003 - 9 March 2003
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No Let Up in Confrontation
19 August 2003 - 20 August 2003
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Yasir Arafat in the Line of Fire
4 September 2003 - 30 September 2003
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The Geneva "Private" Initiative
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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Reactions to Bush's Assurances to Sharon RE Disengagement Plan
15 April 2004 - 6 May 2004
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In Spite of Israeli Raids, Palestinian Military Resistance Remains High in Gaza
2 May 2004 - 13 May 2004
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Arafat's Sudden Illness and Death
12 October 2004 - 12 November 2004
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Abbas-Sharon Summit in Sharm al-Shaykh
8 February 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah's Confused Preparation
25 November 2005 - 28 December 2005
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: At the Polls
25 January 2006
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US-Israel Plan to Destabilize a Hamas-Led PA
17 February 2006 - 19 February 2006
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Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet
19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006
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The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006
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Israeli Operations in the West Bank
24 May 2006 - 22 June 2006
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Fatah-Hamas Clashes
26 May 2006 - 24 June 2006
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Major Arrest Raid Against Hamas-Affiliated PA Officials
29 June 2006 - 19 August 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: Diplomacy Paralyzed by the US
14 July 2006 - 16 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: Israel's Special Operations Along the Border
17 July 2006 - 19 July 2006
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Major Israeli Operation in Nablus
19 July 2006 - 21 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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Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: Demonstrations and Violence
28 August 2006 - 23 October 2006
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Three Dramatic Spikes in Fatah-Hamas Violence
10 December 2006 - 8 February 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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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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Both Authorities in West Bank and Gaza Reorganize Security Forces
2 November 2007 - 4 December 2007
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Assassination of Hizballah's Imad Mughniyah in Damascus
12 February 2008
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Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen
18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008
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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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The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side
21 April 2009 - 28 May 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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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 December 2009 - 16 December 2009
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Direct Israeli-Palestinian Talks, Mediated by George Mitchell, Formally Relaunched in Washington
1 September 2010 - 2 September 2010
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Abbas, Backed by the Arab League, Halts Palestinian-Israeli Direct Talks
30 September 2010 - 15 December 2010
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The PLO Considers Internationalization as an Alternative to Negotiations
16 October 2010
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Fatah Dispute with Muhammad Dahlan
28 December 2010 - 12 June 2011
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Impact of the Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Popular Politics
2 February 2011 - 15 March 2011
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Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics
14 February 2011 - 27 April 2011
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Despite US, European, and Arab Pressure, Abbas Submits a Request for Full UN Membership
12 September 2011 - 23 September 2011
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Local Elections in the West Bank Are Announced
10 July 2012 - 5 August 2012
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Palestinians in the West Bank Protest Israel's Assault on Gaza
16 November 2012 - 21 November 2012
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Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4
17 November 2012
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John Kerry Conducts Shuttle Diplomacy for Resumption of Negotiations
4 March 2013 - 8 May 2013
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US President Barack Obama Visits Israel and Bethlehem and Ramallah
20 March 2013 - 21 March 2013
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Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
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Kerry's Shuttle Diplomacy for the Resumption of Talks Intensifies and Apparently Succeeds
23 May 2013 - 19 July 2013
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Rami Hamdallah Forms New Palestinian Government
2 June 2013 - 6 June 2013
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Mohamed Morsi, President of Egypt, Is Ousted by the Military
3 July 2013
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For the Third Time, Israel Links the Release of Palestinian Prisoners with Settlement Expansion
6 January 2014 - 22 January 2014
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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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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
26 April 2014 - 27 April 2014
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Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
2 June 2014
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Palestinians in West Bank Mobilize in Support of Gaza
8 July 2014 - 22 August 2014
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Failed Attempt at Empowering the Palestinian Unity Government in Gaza
7 September 2014 - 9 October 2014
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Ziad Abu Ain Dies After Being Struck by Israeli Soldiers During a Peaceful Demonstration
10 December 2014 - 11 December 2014
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The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza
11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015
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France and Arab League Consider Resuscitating Securty Council Initiative
15 January 2015 - 29 June 2015
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Palestinians in the West Bank Boycott Israeli Dairy and Processed Food Products
9 February 2015 - 2 March 2015
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A "Reconstruction Hudna" in Gaza?
2 March 2015 - 14 April 2015
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
4 March 2015 - 5 March 2015
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Israel Detains Khalida Jarrar, then Releases Her, then Detains Her again
2 April 2015 - 19 January 2025
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Settlement Construction
23 July 2015 - 17 November 2015
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With the Haram al-Sharif Tensions, Protests Spread to the Occupied Territories
13 September 2015 - 30 September 2015
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A Day of Escalation in the West Bank
1 October 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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Palestinian Teachers Go on Strike in the West Bank
7 February 2016 - 12 March 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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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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Fatah Seventh General Conference Is Held in Ramallah
29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016
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Palestinian Attacks Against Soldiers and Settlers
8 January 2017 - 26 September 2017
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Palestinians Protest Israel's Killing of Basel al-Araj and Palestinian-Israeli Security Coordination
6 March 2017 - 28 March 2017
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Gaza and the Electricity Issue
27 April 2017 - 1 August 2017
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President Trump's Visit to Israel
22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017
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Trump's Aides Seem Ready to Embark on Devising a Peace Plan
24 August 2017
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The Internal Palestinian Reconciliation Process Is Relaunched with Some Credibility This Time
26 August 2017 - 10 October 2017
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Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails
1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
14 January 2018 - 6 February 2018
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Assassination Attempt on PA PM Hamdallah and Intel Chief Faraj in Bayt Hanun
13 March 2018 - 19 March 2018
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23rd Palestine National Council Convenes in Ramallah
30 April 2018 - 3 May 2018
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
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PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
28 October 2018 - 30 October 2018
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PM Hamdallah Rejects any US Assistance Related to ATCA
26 December 2018 - 1 February 2019
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Israel Begins Public Normalization Push
20 January 2019
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Hamdallah Resigns, Is Replaced by Mohammad Shtayyeh
29 January 2019 - 13 April 2019
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The Waqf Reopens Bab al-Rahma at the Haram al-Sharif Compound
14 February 2019 - 17 March 2019
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Extraordinary Arab Summit in Mecca
30 May 2019
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Israeli Forces Raid Addameer and General Union of Service Sector Workers Offices in Ramallah
19 September 2019
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The Israel Electric Corporation Cuts Power in the West Bank
22 September 2019 - 29 December 2019
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Palestinian Court Orders to Block Access to Dozens of Websites
17 October 2019
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US Changes Position on Legality of Israeli Settlements
18 November 2019 - 26 November 2019
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After Threats of Annexation, Normalization Reignites Palestinian Reconciliation Talks
3 September 2020 - 24 September 2020
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Ceremony of Normalization between UAE and Bahrain, and Israel
15 September 2020
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Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill
1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020
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Jewish National Fund Adopts New Policy to Purchase and Claim Lands in the West Bank
25 February 2021 - 2 September 2021
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Israel Raids and Closes Offices of Human Rights Organizations in the West Bank
28 February 2021 - 15 September 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 5
14 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 8
17 May 2021
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May 2021 Gaza War, Day 11
20 May 2021
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Death of Nizar Banat after Arrest by PA Forces
24 June 2021 - 21 June 2022
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Meetings Resume between PA and Israeli Ministers
29 August 2021 - 28 December 2021

Biographies

Biography
Sa'id al-Karmi
1852 - 1935
Biography
Nakhla Zurayq
1859 - 21 July 1921
Biography
Ali al-Rimawi
1860 - 1919
Biography
Najib Nassar
1865 - 3 March 1948
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
Abd al-Qadir Muzaffar
1880 - 1949
Biography
Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi
1882 - 1958
Biography
Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi
1882 - 29 June 1963
Biography
Abd al-Latif Salah
1884 - 8 November 1952
Biography
May Ziadeh
11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941
Biography
Muhammad Izzat Darwaza
21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984
Biography
Abd al-Hamid Shuman
1888 - 9 September 1974
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
Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi
1896 - 27 September 1951
Biography
Muhammad Ali al-Taher
1896 - 22 August 1974
Biography
Wasif Jawhariyyeh
1897 - 1973
Biography
Anbara Salam Khalidi
4 August 1897 - 1986
Biography
Matiel Mogannam
15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992
Biography
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
1904 - 17 December 1990
Biography
Asma Tubi
1905 - 1983
Biography
Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih
1907 - 8 January 2001
Biography
Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini
1908 - 8 April 1948
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi (Abu Salma)
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
Fouad Nassar
28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976
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
Kamal Nasser
1925 - 10 April 1973
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
Sulafa Hijjawi
1934 - 14 September 2021
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
Naji al-Ali
1936 - 29 August 1987
Biography
Ghassan Kanafani
9 April 1936 - 8 July 1972
Biography
Ahmad Ismail Yasin
June 1936 - 22 March 2004
Biography
Youssef Sami al-Youssef
1938 - 2 May 2013
Biography
Mustafa al-Zabri (Abu Ali Mustafa)
14 May 1938 - 27 August 2001
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

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
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
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
Establishment of a Provisional Palestinian Civil Administration (in Arabic)
10 July 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 (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
President Bourguiba's Speech on the Palestine Question (in Arabic)
3 March 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
Statement of the General Congress to Defend Arab Lands in Israel (in Arabic)
18 October 1975
Document
Hamas’s Memorandum on Restructuring the Palestine National Council (in Arabic)
7 April 1990
Document
Palestine National Council, 21st Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
22 April 1996 - 25 April 1996
Document
List of Transitional Issues Not Implemented by the Israeli Side, According to the PA Negotiations Affairs Department (in Arabic)
9 February 2000
Document
Sixteenth Arab Summit: Final Statement (in Arabic)
22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004
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
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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Implementation Mechanisms of the Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Minutes of Palestinian Factions' Meeting (in Arabic)
20 December 2011
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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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Statement of the PLO Executive Committee on the Report of the Quartet (in Arabic)
3 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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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
Document
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
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Ismail Haniyeh: Hamas's Vision for Advancing the Palestinian Cause (in Arabic)
3 November 2021

Highlights

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1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
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Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement
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June 1967 War
A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
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Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
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Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
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Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
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Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine
Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement
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The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
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The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
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Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
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Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
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Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
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The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
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Palestinian Visual Arts (II)
Pathfinders (1955-1965)
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Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
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Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)
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Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
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Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
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Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab
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Palestinian Embroidery
A Rich and Diverse National Heritage
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Urban Palestine
Divergent Trajectories of Spatial and Social Transformations
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The Peel Commission, 1936–1937
Sowing the Seeds of the Partition
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Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948
A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba
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Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
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The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
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The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP
1969-present
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
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Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
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The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
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V. Reverberations Of the Palestine War
1950-1966
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VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War
1973-1982
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
2000-2006
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XII. Gaza Strip Separated and Assaulted
2006-2017
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The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
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The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
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Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
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The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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The 1946 Anglo-American Committee
Humanitarianism Over Justice
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
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The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
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The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
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Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule
Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition
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Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
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Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
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The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question
Solidarity of the Colonized
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993
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The Algerians of Palestine
1830-1948
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Palestinian Music in Exile
Traditions and Resistance
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Exhibition-Making Practices, 1917-1993
Curating the National Identity
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Palestinian Photographers Before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
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IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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The October 2000 Events in Israel
The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst
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VI. Rise of The Palestinian National Movement
1966-1973
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Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present