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Events

Event
Ottoman Conquest of the Levant
24 August 1516 - 12 January 1517
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Uprising Against Egyptian Rule in Palestine
April 1834 - August 1834
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Second Stage of British Palestine Campaign: From Bir al-Sabi' and Gaza to Jerusalem
31 October 1917 - 9 December 1917
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Municipal Elections Are Held in Palestine
April 1927
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A Conference in Nablus Debates Resorting to Arms
1 August 1931
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Series of Zionist Attacks
2 January 1948 - 26 January 1948
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Palestinian Operations
11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948
Event
Fighting Around Jerusalem
12 April 1948 - 23 April 1948
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Arab Armies Cross Palestine Borders
15 May 1948 - 10 June 1948
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End of First Truce: Israeli Operations An-Far, Dani and Qedem
8 July 1948 - 17 July 1948
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Operations Yoav and ha-Har in the South Put End to 2nd Truce
15 October 1948 - 4 November 1948
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General Refugee Congress Meets in Ramallah
17 March 1949
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Expulsion from Hebron Area
3 May 1950
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Israeli-Jordanian Battle at al-Samu' after a Fatah Operation
11 November 1966 - 13 November 1966
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Security Council Resolution S/RES/228
25 November 1966
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June War, 3rd Day
7 June 1967
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Settlement Attempt in Hebron
12 April 1968 - 16 June 1968
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Assassination of Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Brigheeth and Samir Toukan in Cyprus
15 December 1979
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Israeli Settlement in the Old City of Hebron
10 February 1980 - 23 March 1980
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SC Res. 465: Calling on Israel to Dismantle Settlements and Cease Constructing, Planning New Ones
1 March 1980
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Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
27 March 1980
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Palestinian Operation Against Settlers in Hebron
2 May 1980 - 3 May 1980
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Tension in Hebron
1 July 1983 - 30 July 1983
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Draft SC Res. S/15895 to Condemn Attacks Against Palestinian Civilians in Hebron, Vetoed by US
2 August 1983
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Tal Rumayda Settlement in Hebron
8 August 1984
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Multilevel Gaza-Jericho Negotiations
12 December 1993 - 23 February 1994
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Hebron Massacre
25 February 1994 - 18 March 1994
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SC Res. 904: Condemning the Massacre of Palestinian Worshippers in al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron
18 March 1994
Event
Talks on Security for Palestinians in Hebron
20 March 1994 - 30 March 1994
Event
Final Chapter of Gaza-Jericho Negotiations
31 March 1994 - 1 May 1994
Event
Israeli Army Redeploys from Areas in the West Bank
November 1995 - December 1995
Event
Start of the Countdown for the Three-Phase Further Redeployment in the West Bank
7 March 1996
Event
Redeployment from Hebron Delayed
28 March 1996
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First Netanyahu-Arafat Meeting
4 September 1996
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Clinton - Netanyahu - Arafat - Hussein Meeting in Washington
1 October 1996 - 2 October 1996
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Protocol on Redeployment in Hebron Signed
6 October 1996 - 16 January 1997
Event
Ambiguous and Weakened Assurances on Further Redeployment
16 January 1997
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Palestinian Response to Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Project
27 February 1997 - 10 April 1997
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Palestinian-Israeli Talks Deadlocked
10 March 1997 - 30 July 1997
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Suicide Bombings in West Jerusalem: Israeli Reactions and Palestinian Measures
30 July 1997 - 25 September 1997
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Assassination of Adel Awadallah and Imad Awadallah in Khirbat al-Taybeh
11 September 1998
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Wye River Plantation Meeting; Memorandum Signed
15 October 1998 - 23 October 1998
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Israeli Obstacles to Wye River Implementation; First Stage Redeployment Only
30 October 1998 - 17 May 1999
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Palestinian Authority Crackdown Against Hamas
3 August 1999 - 26 August 1999
Event
Undermining the Talks and Preparing for their Failure: The Settlers and the Israeli Army
15 July 2000 - 8 August 2000
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Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation Escalates
20 August 2001 - 10 September 2001
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US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation
12 September 2001 - 16 October 2001
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Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath
17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001
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Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield
28 March 2002 - 10 May 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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Israel Unable to Quell Palestinian Attacks
10 October 2002 - 5 January 2003
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Heightened Violence Despite Diplomacy
1 May 2003 - 29 June 2003
Event
No Let Up in Confrontation
19 August 2003 - 20 August 2003
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Timing New Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Speech on Disengagement Plan
18 December 2003 - 31 January 2004
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Israeli Attacks Resume: Operations Orange Iron, Violet Iron
17 November 2004 - 28 December 2004
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Palestinian Legislative Elections: At the Polls
25 January 2006
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Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: Demonstrations and Violence
28 August 2006 - 23 October 2006
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Israel Announces New Settlement Construction Plans
9 March 2008 - 2 April 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 Declares Two West Bank Shrines as Part of Its National Heritage Sites
21 February 2010 - 25 February 2010
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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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Tension Mounts with the Kidnapping of Three Israeli Settlers in the Hebron Region
12 June 2014 - 30 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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With the Haram al-Sharif Tensions, Protests Spread to the Occupied Territories
13 September 2015 - 30 September 2015
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In Retaliation to Palestinian Attacks, Yatta and Hebron Towns Are Collectively Targeted
8 June 2016 - 11 August 2016
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Continued Israeli Settlement Activity and Destruction of Palestinian Infrastructure
27 July 2016 - 7 December 2016
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Old Cities of Jerusalem and Hebron Inscribed as World Heritage in Danger
4 July 2017 - 7 July 2017
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Israel Unilaterally Ends the Temporary International Presence in Hebron
28 January 2019 - 6 February 2019
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US Changes Position on Legality of Israeli Settlements
18 November 2019 - 26 November 2019
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Israel Announces Plans to Double Settler Population in Hebron
1 December 2019
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Ceremony of Normalization between UAE and Bahrain, and Israel
15 September 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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Bennett-Lapid Government Accelerates Colonization in its First Six Months
31 December 2021
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A Balance Sheet for Bennett-Lapid Government Actions in the West Bank
29 June 2022
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Assassination of Ibrahim Nabulsi in Nablus
9 August 2022

Biographies

Biography
Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari
1900 - 29 May 1980
Biography
Samiha Khalil
20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999
Biography
Samih al-Qasim
1939 - 19 August 2014

Historical Media

Document
British Troops with Machine Guns
1920
Document
Khalil Raad's Shop
1930s
Document
British Troops Regain Control of Jerusalem's Old City
October 1938
Document
Scenes of Destruction
1948
Document
Arab Gains
12 May 1948

Historical Texts

Document
Palestine National Council, 1st Session: List of Members (in Arabic)
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
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
Palestinian Dialogue Conference (in Arabic)
17 March 2005
Document
Statement of the Central Council of the Palestine Liberation Organization (in Arabic)
21 June 2007
Document
PLO Central Council, Resolutions (in Arabic)
23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008
Document
PLO Central Council, 23rd Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
16 December 2009
Document
Twenty-Fourth Arab Summit: The Doha Declaration (in Arabic)
26 March 2013 - 27 March 2013
Document
PLO Central Council, 27th Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)
5 March 2015
Document
Twenty-Sixth Arab Summit: Resolutions (in Arabic)
28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
Document
Statement Issued Following the Meeting of the Palestinian National Action Factions (in Arabic)
21 November 2017 - 22 November 2017
Document
PLO Central Council, 30th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
28 October 2018 - 29 October 2018
Document
PLO Central Council, 31st Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)
9 February 2022

Highlights

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UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
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Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
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Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
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Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
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Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
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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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Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
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Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
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Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
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Palestine Police During the British Mandate
Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals
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I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
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II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
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VII. After 1973 War: Separate Peace and Civil War
1973-1982
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X. Oslo Process: Towards Failure
1993-2000
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Palestinian Emigration (I)
1850s-1967
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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The Bosnians of Palestine
1881-present
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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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The United Kingdom and the Palestine Question Before 1917
Ideological and Colonialist Path to Conquest
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The Nakba
Stages of a Forced Displacement
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The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity
1948-1993