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1880 - 16 June 1946

Raghib al-Nashashibi

Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi

1882 - 29 June 1963

Abd al-Latif Salah

1884 - 8 November 1952

Rafiq al-Tamimi

8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984

Ahmad al-Shuqairi

1908 - 25 February 1980

Abd al-Majid Shuman

1912 - 5 July 2005

28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976

1927 - 13 January 2005

24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004

Ismail Shammout

2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006

9 May 1935 - 10 April 1973

Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)

10 October 1935 - 16 April 1988

Mustafa al-Zibri (Abu Ali Mustafa)

14 May 1938 - 27 August 2001

Historical Texts

Ottoman-Egyptian Separating Line Agreement

Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission

The Hope Simpson Report

Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead) Report

9 November 1938

Land Transfers Regulations, 1940

20 February 1940

The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945

22 September 1945

Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry

UNGA Partition Plan

29 November 1947

Jordan-Israel Agreement: For the Demilitarization of Mount Scopus Area

United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report

22 September 1949

Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950

UNGA Resolution 513 (VI)

26 January 1952

Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA

15 December 1956

Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962

Draft of UNSC Resolution 7575/Rev.1

3 November 1966

Fourth Arab Summit: Resolutions

1 September 1967

Amended Basic Law of the Palestine Liberation Organization

Cairo Agreement between the Lebanese Authorities and the Palestinian Guerrilla Organizations

3 November 1969

Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions

Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions

Palestine National Council, 8th Session: Interim Political Program of the Palestine Revolution

UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)

6 December 1971

Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Political Program

12 December 1973

Seventh Arab Summit: The Palestine Resolution

29 October 1974

Palestine National Council, 13th Session: Political Declaration

12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977

Joint US-USSR Communiqué on Reconvening the Geneva Conference on the Middle East

PLO Central Council, Statement on Sadat's Visit to Israel

30 November 1977

Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)

17 September 1978

Ninth Arab Summit: Final Statement

2 November 1978 - 5 November 1978

Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt

Joint Letter from President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin to President Carter Concerning Negotiations on Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

Tenth Arab Summit: Final Statement

20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979

Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority

16 January 1980

Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

28 January 1980

Sadat’s Letter to Begin Following Israel’s Enactment of Basic Law on Jerusalem

Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué

25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980

Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement

11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981

Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza

31 January 1982

Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut

Israeli Cabinet Communiqué on President Reagan's Peace Proposal

2 September 1982

Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut

7 February 1983

Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement

11 February 1985

Statement of the PLO Executive Committee on the Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement (in Arabic)

18 February 1985

Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement

20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987

King Hussein’s Address to the Nation on Severing Ties with the West Bank

Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)

Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué

15 November 1988

Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly

13 December 1988

President George Bush Address to Joint Session of Congress on the Middle East

Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: Memorandum to U.S. Secretary James Baker

Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference

U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians

18 October 1991

U.S.-Soviet Letter of Invitation to Peace Talks in Madrid

18 October 1991

Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference

31 October 1991

Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)

13 September 1993

Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel

30 December 1993

Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations

Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area

Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

28 September 1995

Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement

The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document

31 October 1995

Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron

17 January 1997

Wye River Memorandum

23 October 1998

Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum

4 September 1999

Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between The West Bank And The Gaza Strip

Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees

22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001

Israeli-Palestinian Joint Statement

27 January 2001

The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)

27 January 2001

The Mitchell Report

Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)

Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law

The Geneva Accord

12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003

Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement Plan: Key Principles

Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement

15 November 2005

National Conciliation Document

Joint Understanding Between Israel and the PLO Read by President Bush

27 November 2007

UNSC Resolution 1850

16 December 2008

Memorandum of Understanding between Israel and the United States Regarding Prevention of the Supply of Arms and Related Materiel to Terrorist Groups

16 January 2009

Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council

UNGA Resolution 67/19

29 November 2012

Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War

Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process

18 January 2016

Middle East Peace initiative: Joint Communiqué

Report of the Middle East Quartet

Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace

28 December 2016

Middle East Peace Conference Joint Declaration

15 January 2017

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies

China’s Four-Point Proposal on Promoting the Settlement of the Palestinian Issue

Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon

30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration

Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and the United Arab Emirates

Abraham Accords: Declaration of Peace, Cooperation, and Constructive Diplomatic and Friendly Relations, Announced by the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain

15 September 2020

Abraham Accords Peace Agreement: Treaty of Peace, Diplomatic Relations and Full Normalization Between the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel

15 September 2020

Joint Statement of the Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, Egypt and Jordan (The Munich Group)

11 January 2021

Events

Joint Memorandum of Palestinian Parties

25 November 1935

Memorandum of Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner

Jewish Agency Partition Plan Secures US Endorsement

5 August 1946 - 14 August 1946

Church Leaders in Palestine Denounce Partition

A New Treaty of Alliance between Great Britain and Transjordan

Tripartite Declaration

The US and Jordan River Waters

25 June 1954 - 6 July 1954

Palestinians in Gaza Rise Up Against Resettlement Projects

1 March 1955 - 6 March 1955

Israel Addresses the Future of Gaza

10 November 1956 - 3 February 1957

Arab States Protest Jewish Immigration

2nd Arab Summit Meets in Alexandria; Welcomes Establishment of PLO

5 September 1964 - 11 September 1964

Jordan Signs a Joint Defense Pact with Egypt

Opening of an Arab-Israeli Peace Conference in Geneva

21 December 1973

Joint US-Soviet Statement on Geneva Conference

US Steps Back from the US-Soviet Statement on the Geneva Conference

9th Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad and Condemns the Camp David Accords

5 November 1978

Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty Is Signed in Washington, DC

1st Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Beersheba

11th Arab Summit Meets in Amman

25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980

PLO and Jordan Agree on Idea of Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation

9 October 1982 - 10 November 1982

Failed Attempt of Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination

31 March 1983 - 8 April 1983

Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination for Peace Talks

26 February 1984 - 1 March 1984

Fatah-Democratic Alliance Precarious Reconciliation

27 June 1984 - 2 September 1984

17th Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman

22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984

Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement

11 February 1985 - 22 February 1985

PLO Executive on Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement

18 February 1985

Attempts to Form a Jordanian-Palestinian Delegation to Meet the US

1 March 1985 - 1 September 1985

Palestinian National Salvation Front Is Formed in Damascus

Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca

7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985

US-Palestinian Meeting in Jerusalem

4 December 1985

Breakdown of Jordanian-Palestinian Coordination

25 January 1986 - 1 April 1986

Fatah-DFLP-PCP Reconciliation: The Prague Declaration

6 September 1986

Hussein-Peres London Secret Agreement

18th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers: Restoration of Unity

20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987

US Secretary of State Shultz Negotiations Plan

President Bush's Letters to M.E. Leaders on Proposed Peace Conference

1 June 1991 - 14 July 1991

Secretary Baker Second Stage Diplomacy

21 July 1991 - 13 October 1991

US-Soviet Joint Statement on the Middle East, Moscow

20th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers

23 September 1991 - 28 September 1991

US Letters of Assurances to Parties to Upcoming Peace Conference

15 October 1991 - 18 October 1991

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis

17 October 1991

The Madrid Peace Conference

30 October 1991 - 2 November 1991

1st Negotiation Round, Madrid

3 November 1991

2nd Negotiation Round, Washington

10 December 1991 - 18 December 1991

China and Israel Establish Diplomatic Relations

24 January 1992

9th Negotiation Round, Washington

27 April 1993 - 13 May 1993

10th Negotiation Round, Washington

15 June 1993 - 1 July 1993

Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area Is Signed in Cairo

The Beilin-Abu Mazen Document

31 October 1995

Israeli-Palestinian (Post-Stockholm) Back Channel

1 June 2000 - 3 June 2000

Palestinian-Israeli Clashes Abate

23 December 2000 - 6 February 2001

21 January 2001 - 27 January 2001

13th Arab Summit Meets in Amman

27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001

US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation

12 September 2001 - 16 October 2001

Israeli Leaders Push for an American War Against Iraq

16 October 2002 - 9 February 2003

Israel Closes all West Bank District Coordination Offices

3 December 2002 - 11 January 2003

Unilateral Cease-Fire Announcement and Gaza-First Arrangements

21 June 2003 - 2 July 2003

First Round of Municipal Elections

23 December 2004 - 27 January 2005

The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document

10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006

Palestinian Factions Agree on the National Conciliation Document

Palestinian and Israeli Teams to Prepare Annapolis International Conference

20 September 2007 - 25 November 2007

The Annapolis Conference Opens a New Round of Palestinian-Israeli Talks

27 November 2007

The Quartet Expresses "Concern" over Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa Expansion

17 December 2007

War on Gaza, Day 11: Dramatic Surge in Palestinian Civilian Casualties

Palestinian National Unity Talks Resume in Cairo

25 February 2009 - 18 May 2009

Salam Fayyad's Government Issues “Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State” Plan

25 August 2009 - 24 September 2009

Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More

9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza

14 November 2012 - 22 November 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza: Cease-Fire Evening Announcement

21 November 2012

A Joint Lebanese-Palestinian Civil Document Is Launched

The 2014 Gaza War: The Intermittent Cease-Fires (Phase III)

31 July 2014 - 26 August 2014

Israel Freezes Transfer of Tax Revenues to the Palestinian Authority

1 January 2015 - 21 April 2015

The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza

11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015

Arab Parties in Israel Form a Joint List For the Knesset Elections

22 January 2015

Israeli Elections: Likud's Victory and Strengthening of Arab Representation

17 March 2015 - 19 March 2015

Sanctions Against 3 Palestinian Knesset Members

4 February 2016 - 8 February 2016

France Hosts a Ministerial Meeting as First Stage of its Peace Initiative

Israeli-Palestinian Joint Water Committee Reactivated

15 January 2017

Trump's Ambiguous Statement on Palestinian-Israeli Issues after his First Meeting as President with Netanyahu

15 February 2017

Amendment No. 46 of Basic Law: The Knesset Gives Additional Reasons for Disqualifying Arab Candidates

US-Israel Preliminary Talks on Settlements

19 March 2017 - 23 March 2017

Israel Unilaterally Ends the Temporary International Presence in Hebron

28 January 2019 - 6 February 2019

Russian Effort on Reconciliation Fails and Hamas-Fatah Relations Further Deteriorate

13 February 2019 - 17 February 2019

After Threats of Annexation, Normalization Reignites Palestinian Reconciliation Talks

3 September 2020 - 24 September 2020

Repeated Demolition of Khirbet Humsa

3 November 2020 - 27 October 2021

The General Strike of the Unity Intifada

Meetings Resume between PA and Israeli Ministers

29 August 2021 - 28 December 2021

Highlights

VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival

Jaramana Refugee Camp

Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp

Rashidiyya Refugee Camp

Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp

Beddawi Refugee Camp

Tal al-Za‘atar Refugee Camp

The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip

Thwarting Resettlement Schemes

Palestinian Culture and Expressions of Identity

Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)

Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)

Palestinian Cinema

From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression

Palestine-Egypt Border

A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans

Camp David Accords, 1978-1979

Shattering the Arab Front

Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993

Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement

Italy and the Palestine Question

From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility

The USSR and the Palestine Question, 1950–1991

Between Ideology and Realism

The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression

Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982

A Massacre by Proxy

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)

The Palestine Communist Party

The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party

Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations

Perpetuating Israel’s Structural Dominance

The Education of Palestinians in Israel

Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization

Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance

IX. First Intifada and Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara

October 1973 War

A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results

Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966

Governing the Lives of a Confined Population

The Republic of Ireland and the Palestine Question

Solidarity of the Colonized

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP

The IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism

Delegitimizing Criticism of Israel