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The Naqib al-Ashraf Rebellion in Jerusalem
1703 - 1705
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Napoleon Bonaparte in Palestine
February 1799 - May 1799
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Uprising Against Egyptian Rule in Palestine
April 1834 - August 1834
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Ottoman Land Code, 7 Ramadan 1274
21 April 1858
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Emerging Palestinian Opposition to Zionist Settlement: al-Yahudiyya Village Against Petah Tikva Settlement
29 March 1886
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Jerusalem Notables Oppose Jewish Immigration
24 June 1891
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The Ottomans and Sale of Land to Jews in Palestine
26 November 1892 - 3 April 1893
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Eight Jewish Colonies Are Established in Palestine between 1899 and 1907
1899 - 1907
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Ottoman Consolidated Regulations on Jewish Residence and Land Purchase in Palestine
29 November 1900 - 28 January 1901
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Palestinian Peasants in Tiberias Score a Rare Success Against Zionist Land Acquisition
8 December 1900 - 11 November 1901
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France and the Ottoman Empire Sign the Mytilene Agreements
2 November 1901 - 10 November 1901
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6th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
23 August 1903 - 28 August 1903
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Palestinian-Zionist Tension at al-Shajara - Sejera in the Tiberias Region
August 1904 - September 1904
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Zionist-Palestinian Violence Breaks out in Jaffa
16 March 1908
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Establishment of the Arab-Ottoman Brotherhood Society in Istanbul
2 September 1908 - April 1909
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Establishment of the Qahtani Society in Istanbul
1909
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Foundation of Tel Aviv
11 April 1909
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9th Zionist Congress Is Held in Hamburg
26 December 1909 - 30 December 1909
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Formation of the Ottoman Party for Administrative Decentralization in Cairo
December 1912
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Provisional Law Concerning the Right of Certain Corporate Bodies to Own Immovable Property, 22 Rabi' al-awwal 1331
1 March 1913
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Provisional Law of Disposal of Immovable Property, 5 Jumada al-ula 1331
12 April 1913
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A Zionist–Arab Incident in Zarnuqa
23 July 1913
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Elections Held for Fifth Ottoman Parliament; Six Representatives from Regions in Palestine
14 May 1914
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Hussein-McMahon Correspondence: Prelude to the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans
14 July 1915 - 30 March 1916
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Start of the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans
10 June 1916
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The Russian Revolution; Sykes-Picot Agreement Is Published
8 March 1917 - 23 November 1917
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British Failed Attempts to Conquer Transjordan
21 March 1918 - 4 May 1918
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Arrival in Palestine of the Zionist Commission
April 1918
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Establishment of Muslim-Christian Societies: Towards National Representation in Palestine
8 May 1918 - December 1918
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British Conquest of Transjordan Is Achieved
22 September 1918 - 27 September 1918
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General Allenby Issues Guidelines for the Military Occupation of the Levant
23 October 1918
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Appointment of the King-Crane Commission
20 March 1919 - 21 July 1919
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Treaty of Versailles; Establishment of the League of Nations
28 June 1919 - 10 January 1920
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The General Syrian Congress and the King-Crane Commission
2 July 1919 - 3 July 1919
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Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
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The Mandate System: Article 22 of the League of Nations Covenant
10 January 1920
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Nabi Musa Festival: Palestinian Mobilization and Palestinian-Zionist Clashes
2 April 1920 - 9 April 1920
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Palin Commission of Inquiry
12 April 1920 - 1 July 1920
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San Remo Conference: Distributions of Mandates
25 April 1920
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Palestine Civil Government and Appointment of Herbert Samuel as High Commisioner
1 July 1920
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The Issue of the Administration of Transjordan
25 July 1920 - 31 December 1920
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Mahlul Land Ordinance
1 October 1920
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Advisory Council for Palestine Is Established
October 1920
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Prevention of Crime Ordinance is Issued
October 1920 - 15 December 1920
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Mewat Land Ordinance
16 February 1921
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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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May Day Clashes in Jaffa
1 May 1921 - 7 May 1921
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The Report of the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry on Jaffa Disturbances Is Published
October 1921
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Regulation Concerning the Supreme Moslem Sharia Council
20 December 1921 - 9 January 1922
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The League of Nations Confirms Britain’s Mandate over Palestine
24 July 1922
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The British Issue a Constitution for Palestine in the Form of an Order in Council
10 August 1922
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5th Palestinian National Congress Meets in Nablus
20 August 1922 - 1 September 1922
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6th Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jaffa
16 June 1923
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Palestinians Reject Arab Agency Scheme
12 October 1923
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Founding of the Arab National Party in Jerusalem
8 November 1923
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Establishment of the Zionist Revisionist Movement
1925
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14th Zionist Congress Is Held in Vienna
18 August 1925 - 31 August 1925
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The Palestine Gendarmerie Is Disbanded and the Palestine Police Reorganized
1 April 1926
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Powerful Earthquake in Palestine and Transjordan
11 July 1927
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15th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
30 August 1927 - 11 September 1927
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Agreement between Great Britain and Transjordan Emirate
20 February 1928
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Tension Over al-Buraq/ Western Wall
23 September 1928 - 30 October 1928
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Protection of Cultivators Ordinance No. 27
31 July 1929
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al-Buraq / Western Wall: Palestinians Rise up in Protest against Zionist Provocations
15 August 1929 - 29 August 1929
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The British Issue the Criminal Law (Seditious Offences) Ordinance
25 October 1929
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1st Palestine Arab Women's Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
26 October 1929
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Shaw Commission Report on al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances
12 March 1930
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John Hope Simpson Sent to Palestine to Investigate Questions of Immigration, Land Settlement and Development
2 May 1930
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White Paper (Passfield) of 1930 Is Published
20 October 1930
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Report of the International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
1 December 1930
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Establishment of Irgun
April 1931
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17th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
30 June 1931 - 15 July 1931
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Lewis French and the Palestine Development Scheme
19 July 1931 - April 1932
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Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1931
23 July 1931
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A Conference in Nablus Debates Resorting to Arms
1 August 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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18th Zionist Congress Is Held in Prague
21 August 1933 - 3 September 1933
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General Strike and Demonstrations in Palestine
8 October 1933 - 3 November 1933
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Death of Musa Kazim Husseini
26 March 1934
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Oil Pipeline Connecting Northern Iraq to Haifa Opens Officially
January 1935
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The British Issue the Press Ordinance
17 January 1935
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19th Zionist Congress Meets in Lucerne
20 August 1935 - 4 September 1935
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Establishment of the National Bloc Party
4 October 1935
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Joint Memorandum of Palestinian Parties
25 November 1935
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Revival of the Legislative Council Idea
December 1935 - March 1936
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Outbreak of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
15 April 1936 - 30 April 1936
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First Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
15 April 1936 - 23 July 1937
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Enactment of Emergency Regulations
19 April 1936
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Appointment of the Peel Commission
18 May 1936
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Memorandum of Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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The British Issue the Collective Fines Ordinance
4 August 1936
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Great Britain Issues the Palestine Martial Law (Defence) Order in Council, 1936
30 September 1936
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General Strike Called Off; Consent to Appear before the Peel Commission
11 October 1936
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Peel Commission Investigates the Cause of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
11 November 1936 - 24 January 1937
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The Settlement of Tel ‘Amal Is Founded Overnight in the Baysan Region
10 December 1936
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Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1937
18 March 1937 - 24 March 1937
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Palestinians Reject Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
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Second Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
23 July 1937 - September 1938
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20th Zionist Congress Meets in Zürich
3 August 1937 - 16 August 1937
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Arab National Congress Convenes in Bludan
8 September 1937 - 9 September 1937
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British Commissioner Is Assassinated
26 September 1937
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Charles Tegart's Means of Control
3 December 1937
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Appointment of the Palestine Partition (Woodhead) Commission
4 January 1938
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The Palestine Archeological Museum Opens Its Doors in Jerusalem
13 January 1938
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Establishment of Hanita Settlement in Western Galilee
21 March 1938
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Irgun Attacks Against Palestinians Intensify
July 1938 - August 1938
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British Military Officers Replace Civilian Commissioners
October 1938
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Third Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
October 1938 - September 1939
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Partition (Woodhead) Commission Report Is Published
9 November 1938
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London Round Table Conference Convenes
7 February 1939 - 27 March 1939
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MacDonald White Paper of 1939: Limited Concessions to Palestinians
17 May 1939 - 23 May 1939
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Wave of Irgun Attacks against Palestinians
2 June 1939 - 1 August 1939
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21st Zionist Congress Meets in Geneva
16 August 1939 - 25 August 1939
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Outbreak of World War II
1 September 1939
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Land Transfers Regulations
20 February 1940
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Blowing up of SS Patria
November 1940
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Support in the United States for a Jewish Army
November 1942
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Five-year Limit on Jewish Immigration Extended
November 1943
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Stern Gang and Irgun Start Operations Against British
January 1944 - March 1944
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Establishment of the Institute of Arab American Affairs (IAAA) in New York
25 November 1944 - 31 January 1950
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Roosevelt and Ibn Saud Meet
14 February 1945
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Vice-President Harry Truman Becomes President of the US
12 April 1945
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Arab Office (AO) Is Opened in Washington
September 1945 - December 1947
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Coordinated Zionist Anti-British Activism
1 October 1945 - 31 October 1945
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Arab League Holds its First Summit on Palestine in Anshas
28 May 1946 - 29 May 1946
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Arab League Meets in Bludan and Supervises the Establishment of a Unified Palestinian Arab Higher Committee
8 June 1946 - 12 June 1946
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Series of Zionist Anti-British Attacks
17 June 1946 - 22 July 1946
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Anglo-American Conference Meets in London and Proposes the Morrison-Grady Federal Plan
31 July 1946
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Jewish Agency Partition Plan Secures US Endorsement
5 August 1946 - 14 August 1946
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Arab Delegations Put Forward Constitutional Proposals to the London Round Table Conference on Palestine
30 September 1946
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22nd Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
9 December 1946 - 24 December 1946
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London Round Table Conference Reopens and Fails
27 January 1947 - 18 February 1947
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UN General Assembly Session on Palestine
28 April 1947 - 9 May 1947
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UNGA 106 (S-1): Creation of a Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP)
15 May 1947
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UNGA 181 (II): Palestine Partition Plan
29 November 1947
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The Haganah Implements Plan Gimmel
29 November 1947 - 1 December 1947
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Series of Zionist Attacks on Palestinians in the Wake of the Partition Plan
6 December 1947 - 31 December 1947
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The Palestine Commission Submits First Reports to Security Council
31 January 1948 - 16 February 1948
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SC Res. 42: Appealing Permanent Members for Guidance on Palestine
5 March 1948
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Plan Dalet Finalized by the Haganah
10 March 1948
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Second Phase of the Palestine War: Zionist Offensive
10 March 1948 - 15 May 1948
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Haganah Operations
11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948
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Palestinian Operations
11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948
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US Apparent Hesitancy Toward Partition
18 March 1948 - 30 March 1948
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Early Responses to Truce and Trusteeship Ideas
19 March 1948 - 20 March 1948
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SC Res. 44: Requesting a GA special session on Future Palestine Government
1 April 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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The Battle for Haifa and Its Surroundings
4 April 1948 - 22 April 1948
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Zionist Leadership Decides to Proclaim Jewish State on 16 May
12 April 1948
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Fighting Around Jerusalem
12 April 1948 - 23 April 1948
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Operation Hametz and the Fall of Jaffa
24 April 1948 - 13 May 1948
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Operations Makkabi and Ben-Nun in al-Latrun Area
8 May 1948 - 31 May 1948
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Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Revocations) Order in Council of 1948
12 May 1948
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Great Britain Issues the Termination of Jurisdiction in Palestine (Transitional Provisions) Order in Council of 1948
12 May 1948
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Operation Ben-Ami in Western Galilee
13 May 1948 - 21 May 1948
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Control of Coastal Plain Haifa-Tel Aviv
13 May 1948 - 23 May 1948
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UNGA 186 (S-2): Appointment of a UN Mediator in Palestine
14 May 1948
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Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
14 May 1948
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The British Mandate Ends. The US Recognizes the State of Israel
15 May 1948
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Arab States Explain Reasons for their Intervention in Palestine
15 May 1948
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Israel's Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
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The Arab League and the Establishment of a Provisional Palestinian Civil Administration
10 July 1948
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Bernadotte's New Plan
16 September 1948
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Israel's Area of Jurisdiction and Powers Ordinance
16 September 1948
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UN Mediator Count Folke Bernadotte Is Assassinated by Lehi in Jerusalem
17 September 1948
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Establishment of All-Palestine Government in Gaza
22 September 1948 - 2 October 1948
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Israel's Provisional Council Enacts Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance
23 September 1948
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Emergency Regulations Regarding the Cultivation of Fallow Lands and Unexploited Water Sources
11 October 1948
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Operation Hiram in the North
28 October 1948 - 31 October 1948
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Emergency Regulations Regarding Absentee Property
2 December 1948
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UNGA 194 (III): Establishment of a Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP)
11 December 1948
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Israel's Application for UN Membership Fails to Obtain Security Council Approval
17 December 1948
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Israel Strengthens Its Political Control over Jerusalem; Military Government Dissolved
20 December 1948 - 17 February 1949
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Operation Horev Against Egyptian Forces
22 December 1948 - 6 January 1949
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SC Res. 69: Recommending Admission of Israel to UN Membership
4 March 1949
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Jordan Undertakes Legislative Steps Aiming at Integrating the West Bank
16 March 1949 - 1 December 1949
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Lebanon-Israel Armistice Agreement
23 March 1949
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Palestinians Testify Before the UNCCP
24 March 1949
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Jordan-Israel Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
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Israel Enacts the Emergency Regulations (Security Zones)
24 April 1949 - 27 July 1949
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UNCCP Convenes the Lausanne Conference
27 April 1949 - 12 September 1949
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Gaza's Egyptian Administration
8 August 1949
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Jordan Amends the Parliamentary Election Law
13 December 1949
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Israeli Law of Return
5 July 1950
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Development Authority (Transfer of Property) Law, 5710-1950
9 August 1950
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UNGA 394 (V): UNCCP to Establish Office on Compensation to Refugees
14 December 1950
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Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Beirut
27 January 1951
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UNRWA Signs Agreement with Jordan as Refugee Host Country
14 March 1951 - 20 August 1951
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Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Ramallah
July 1951
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SC Res. 95: Calling on Egypt to End Restrictions on Commercial Shipping through Suez Canal
1 September 1951
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UNGA 512 (VI): UNCCP to Continue its Efforts
26 January 1952
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The Knesset Enacts the Nationality Law
1 April 1952
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Israeli Operation in Jordan
28 January 1953
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Egypt-UNRWA Agreement on Plans for Refugee Resettlement Projects
30 June 1953
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The US and Jordan River Waters
25 June 1954 - 6 July 1954
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Baghdad Pact
24 February 1955
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With Mounting Tension In and Around Gaza, a Turning Point for Egypt and Opportunities for Israel
3 April 1955 - 27 September 1955
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Palestine Arab Refugee Office (PARO) Is Opened in New York
25 June 1955 - 15 January 1962
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Egypt Restricts Passage Through Strait of Tiran
11 September 1955
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Israeli Raid on Syria Followed by Egyptian-Israeli Confrontation Near al-Auja
23 October 1955 - 3 November 1955
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Israeli Attack on Syria (Operation Olive Leaves)
10 December 1955 - 11 December 1955
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24th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
24 April 1956 - 7 May 1956
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Israeli-Jordanian Clashes
25 July 1956 - 21 August 1956
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Nationalization of the Suez Canal
26 July 1956
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Escalation Across Jordanian-Israeli Lines
10 September 1956 - 26 September 1956
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Situation on Jordanian-Israeli Lines Continues to Deteriorate; Israeli Raid on Qalqilya
4 October 1956 - 11 October 1956
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Israel Invades Egypt
29 October 1956
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Israel Occupies Gaza
1 November 1956 - 7 March 1957
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UNGA 997 (ES-I): Calling for an Immediate Cease-Fire (the Suez Crisis)
2 November 1956
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Soviet Union Threatens Intervention
5 November 1956
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British and French Troops Invade Canal Zone
5 November 1956
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UNGA 998 (ES-I): Creating the UN Emergency Force (UNEF)
5 November 1956
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GA Resolution 1002 (ES-I): Calling for Withdrawal of Israeli Forces Behind Armistice Lines and of British and French Forces from Egypt
7 November 1956
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Israel Addresses the Future of Gaza
10 November 1956 - 3 February 1957
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GA Resolutions 1123, 1124, 1125 (XI)
19 January 1957 - 3 February 1957
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Israel Refuses Full Withdrawal
3 February 1957
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Pressures and Assurances to Israel on Gulf of Aqaba and Gaza
20 February 1957 - 1 March 1957
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Israel Withdraws from Gaza and Sinai
7 March 1957 - 12 March 1957
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Basic Law for the Gaza Strip
25 February 1958 - 15 March 1958
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Israel's Strike Against Syria
31 January 1960 - 15 February 1960
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Lebanon Establishes a Higher Commission for Palestine Affairs
26 April 1960
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Israel Land Administration Law, 5720-1960
25 July 1960
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25th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem
27 December 1960 - 11 January 1961
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GA Resolution 1604 (XV)
21 April 1961
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Appointment of Special Representative of the UNCCP
24 August 1961
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Israeli Raid Against Syria
16 March 1962 - 17 March 1962
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Proposals Announced by Joseph Johnson, Special Representative of the UNCCP
31 August 1962
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Israeli and Arab Responses to Joseph Johnson's Proposals
5 October 1962 - 17 October 1962
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The Union of Arab Palestinian Women and Palestinian Entity
6 July 1963
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Syrian-Israeli Clashes
19 August 1963 - 20 August 1963
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Palestinian Delegation at the UN
18 October 1963 - 5 November 1963
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1st Palestine National Council Is Held in Jerusalem: Establishment of the PLO
28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964
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A Lebanese Decree, Implicitly Applicable to Palestinian Refugees, Regulates Work of Foreigners
18 September 1964
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Opening an Office of the PLO in Lebanon
23 October 1964 - 13 November 1964
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The PLO Executive Committee Adopts its Bylaws
11 March 1965
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Reservations of Lebanon, Kuwait and Libya to the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
3 August 1966
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Israeli-Jordanian Battle at al-Samu' after a Fatah Operation
11 November 1966 - 13 November 1966
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Israeli-Syrian Aerial Battle
7 April 1967 - 21 April 1967
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June War, 1st Day
5 June 1967
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Second Palestinian Exodus
10 June 1967 - 31 December 1967
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Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly
13 June 1967 - 21 July 1967
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General Assembly Resolution 2252 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
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General Assembly Resolutions 2253 and 2254 (ES-V)
4 July 1967 - 14 July 1967
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Military Order No. 59, Concerning State Property
31 July 1967
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Small Fraction of 1967 War Refugees to Return to the West Bank
14 August 1967 - 19 October 1967
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4th Arab Summit Convenes in Khartoum
29 August 1967 - 1 September 1967
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Israel Conducts a Census of Palestinians in Newly Occupied Territories
10 September 1967 - 25 September 1967
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Security Council Resolution S/RES/242
22 November 1967
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First Communiqué of Fatah to the World Press in English and Arabic
January 1968
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Battle of al-Karama, a Turning Point in Palestinian and Pro-Palestinian Mobilization
21 March 1968
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4th Palestine National Council in Cairo Adopts a Revised National Charter
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
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Civil Aviation in the Conflict
23 July 1968 - 29 August 1969
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Explosion in Mahane Yehuda in West Jerusalem
22 November 1968 - 28 November 1968
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UNGA 2452 (XXIII): Calling upon Israel for Return of Inhabitants to Territories Occupied in 1967
19 December 1968
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PLO-Lebanon Cairo Agreement Regulates Palestinian Civil and Military Presence in the Country
3 November 1969
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Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in South Lebanon and Jordan Valley
22 May 1970 - 29 May 1970
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7th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970
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Assassination Attempt of Wadi Haddad in Beirut
10 July 1970
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Assassination Attempt of George Habash in Bsaba Village
15 July 1970
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1st Extraordinary Session of the Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
27 August 1970 - 28 August 1970
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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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The PFLP Announces It Has Abandoned the Tactic of Hijacking Planes
14 March 1972
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10th (Extraordinary) Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
6 April 1972 - 12 April 1972
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Black September Hijack Operation
8 May 1972
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Israeli Military Operation in South Lebanon
21 June 1972 - 24 June 1972
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SC Res. 316: Condemning the Repeated Attacks of Israeli Forces on Lebanon
26 June 1972
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11th Palestine National Council Meets in Cairo
6 January 1973 - 12 January 1973
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Black September Operation in Khartoum
1 March 1973 - 4 March 1973
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Absentees' Property (Compensation) Law, 5733-1973
27 June 1973
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October War
6 October 1973 - 27 October 1973
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Opening of an Arab-Israeli Peace Conference in Geneva
21 December 1973
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12th Palestine National Council, Cairo: A New Political Program
1 June 1974 - 8 June 1974
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Palestinian Rejection Front
10 October 1974
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7th Arab Summit Meeting in Rabat; PLO Recognized as Sole Representative of Palestinian People
28 October 1974
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UNGA 3237 (XXIX): Granting the PLO an Observer Status at the General Assembly
22 November 1974
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The PLO Opens a Permanent Observer Mission to the UN
25 February 1975
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Palestinian Operations from South Lebanon
5 March 1975 - 20 November 1975
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A General Congress to Defend Arab Lands Meets in Nazareth
18 October 1975
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UNGA 3379 (XXX): Determining that Zionism is a Form of Racism and Racial Discrimination
10 November 1975
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Premeditated Israeli Air Attack Against Palestinians in Lebanon
2 December 1975
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The Koenig Memorandum on Israeli Policy toward the Palestinians in Israel
1 March 1976 - April 1976
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Palestinian "Land Day"
30 March 1976
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Municipal Elections Are Held in the West Bank
12 April 1976
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PLO Becomes a Full Member of the Arab League
9 September 1976
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President Carter for a Palestinian Homeland
16 March 1977 - 26 May 1977
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Menachem Begin: "Territories Are Not Occupied"
19 May 1977
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Israel's Conditions for Geneva Conference
25 September 1977
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Wadi Haddad Dies in Berlin, East Germany
28 March 1978
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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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1st Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Beersheba
25 May 1979
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2nd Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
11 June 1979 - 12 June 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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4th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
5 July 1979 - 6 July 1979
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5th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Haifa
5 August 1979 - 6 August 1979
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A Probable Israeli Nuclear Test Explosion in the Ocean near South Africa
22 September 1979
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6th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
26 September 1979 - 27 September 1979
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Assassination of Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Brigheeth and Samir Toukan in Cyprus
15 December 1979
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7th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo
18 December 1979 - 19 December 1979
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Israeli Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority
17 January 1980
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8th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Herzliya
31 January 1980 - 1 February 1980
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Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Scheveningen
27 February 1980 - 29 February 1980
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Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
27 March 1980
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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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Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors
2 June 1980 - 3 June 1980
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Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
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Committee Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo
14 July 1980 - 15 July 1980
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SC Res. 478: Censuring Israeli Enactment of "Basic Law" on Jerusalem
20 August 1980
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Foreign Embassies Leave Jerusalem
20 August 1980 - September 1980
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11th Arab Summit Meets in Amman
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
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15th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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Israeli-Syrian Mounting Tension in Lebanon
28 April 1981 - 5 May 1981
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Severe Israeli-Palestinian Clashes in Lebanon
10 July 1981 - 20 July 1981
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Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo
23 September 1981 - 24 September 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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SC Res. 497: Considering Null and Void Israel’s Decision to Impose its Laws in the Occupied Golan
17 December 1981
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Draft SC Res. S/14832/Rev.1 to Consider Israeli Golan Measures an Act of Agression, Vetoed by US
20 January 1982
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UNGA Res. ES/9-1: Adopts Content of Vetoed Draft SC Res. on Israeli Golan Measures
5 February 1982
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Popular Resistance and Israeli Measures in West Bank
16 February 1982 - 30 March 1982
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South Lebanon Cease-fire Is Broken
21 April 1982 - 9 May 1982
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Palestinian Mayors Stand with Those Dismissed by Israel
2 May 1982
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Israel Invades Along the Central Axis
6 June 1982 - 11 June 1982
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Israel Invades Along the Eastern Axis
6 June 1982 - 12 June 1982
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Israeli Invasion of Lebanon
6 June 1982 - 29 September 1982
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Battle of the Mountain
14 June 1982 - 26 June 1982
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Israeli Army Attempts to Conquer Beirut
21 July 1982 - 12 August 1982
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Agreement on Withdrawal of Palestinian Forces from Beirut Reached and Implemented
20 August 1982 - 2 September 1982
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Reagan's "Talking Points" to Begin on Palestinian Issue
31 August 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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The 12th Arab Summit Meeting in Fez Adopts the "Fez Initiative"
6 September 1982 - 9 September 1982
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Sabra and Shatila Massacres
16 September 1982 - 18 September 1982
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Kahan Report on the Sabra-Shatila Massacres
7 February 1983 - 10 February 1983
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Scission within Fatah
18 May 1983 - 15 September 1983
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Reactions to Fatah Scission in Occupied Territories
26 June 1983 - 9 November 1983
Event
Tension in Hebron
1 July 1983 - 30 July 1983
Event
Draft SC Res. S/15895 to Condemn Attacks Against Palestinian Civilians in Hebron, Vetoed by US
2 August 1983
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
3 August 1983 - 7 August 1983
Event
Yasir Arafat in Tripoli, Lebanon, and then Cairo
16 September 1983 - 22 December 1983
Event
Palestinians in the Occupied Territories Oppose Reactivating the Jordanian Parliament
23 January 1984
Event
Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination for Peace Talks
26 February 1984 - 1 March 1984
Event
Palestinian Internal Polarization
27 March 1984 - 20 May 1984
Event
Operation of Israeli Occupation Forces Against Ayn al-Hilwa
16 May 1984 - 18 May 1984
Event
Fatah-Democratic Alliance Precarious Reconciliation
27 June 1984 - 2 September 1984
Event
Attempted Assassination of Zaki Hillo in Madrid
16 August 1984
Event
17th Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
Event
Attempts to Form a Jordanian-Palestinian Delegation to Meet the US
1 March 1985 - 1 September 1985
Event
Breakdown of Jordanian-Palestinian Coordination
25 January 1986 - 1 April 1986
Event
Fatah-DFLP-PCP Reconciliation: The Prague Declaration
6 September 1986
Event
Clashes in the Occupied Territories
9 February 1987 - 18 February 1987
Event
Elections in Gaza Professional Unions
21 February 1987
Event
18th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers: Restoration of Unity
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
Event
Islamic Jihad Operations in Gaza
18 May 1987 - 30 November 1987
Event
Lebanon's Parliament Votes to Reject 1983 Agreement with Israel and 1969 Agreement with PLO
21 May 1987
Event
The US Orders the Closure of the Palestine Information Office (PIO) in Washington
15 September 1987 - 5 August 1988
Event
US Legislation Aiming at the Closure of the PLO UN Observer Mission in New York
9 October 1987 - 22 December 1987
Event
UNGA 42/210: Affirms PLO UN Mission Covered by Headquarters Agreement with Host Country
17 December 1987
Event
Solidarity of Israel's Palestinians with the Intifada
21 December 1987
Event
The Palestinians' 14 Demands
14 January 1988
Event
2nd Visit of US Secretary George Shultz to the Region; Statement to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza
25 February 1988 - 26 February 1988
Event
UNGA 42/229: Calling Host Country to Abide by Agreement (on PLO Mission), Requesting ICJ Opinion
2 March 1988
Event
ICJ on US Treaty Obligations and the US Position on the PLO Office in New York
9 March 1988 - 11 March 1988
Event
UNGA 42/230: Requesting Arbitration with Host Country Concerning Application of Headquarters Agreement (on PLO Mission)
23 March 1988
Event
4th Visit of US Secretary of State Shultz to the Region
3 June 1988 - 7 June 1988
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Algiers
7 June 1988 - 9 June 1988
Event
Another Round of Releasing and Detaining Faisal al-Husseini
9 June 1988 - 29 January 1989
Event
A US Federal Court Refuses to Order the Closure of the PLO UN Mission
29 June 1988
Event
Jordan Severs Ties with the West Bank
28 July 1988 - 4 August 1988
Event
UNGA 43/160: Entitling the PLO to Circulate its Communications as GA Official Documents
9 December 1988
Event
Israeli Raid on Palestinian Base South of Beirut; Ahmad Jibril Is Targeted
9 December 1988
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
31 March 1989 - 2 April 1989
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Casablanca
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
Event
The Baker Five-Point Plan
10 October 1989
Event
The Issue of Hamas's Participation in the Palestine National Council
7 April 1990
Event
Rishon LeZion (Uyun Qara) Killings
20 May 1990
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Baghdad
28 May 1990 - 30 May 1990
Event
Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait
3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991
Event
Haram al-Sharif Killings
8 October 1990
Event
SC Res. 672: Condemns Israel's Acts of Violence and Requests the SG to Submit Report on Mission Sent to Region
12 October 1990
Event
SC Res. 673: Deplores Israel's Refusal to Receive Mission of SG
24 October 1990
Event
Assassination of Salah Khalaf (Abu Iyad) and Hayel Abdel Hamid (Abu al-Hol)
14 January 1991
Event
SC Res 694: Deploring Israel's Deportation of Palestinian Civilians
24 May 1991
Event
President Bush's Letters to M.E. Leaders on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991 - 14 July 1991
Event
20th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
23 September 1991 - 28 September 1991
Event
2nd Negotiation Round, Washington
10 December 1991 - 18 December 1991
Event
Arafat Survives a Plane Crash in Libya
7 April 1992 - 8 April 1992
Event
6th Negotiation Round, 1st Stage, Washington
24 August 1992 - 3 September 1992
Event
7th Negotiation Round, Washington
21 October 1992 - 20 November 1992
Event
Multilateral Talks
29 October 1992 - 12 November 1992
Event
Israel Deports 415 Palestinians to South Lebanon
13 December 1992 - 17 December 1992
Event
SC Res. 799: Condemning Israel's Deportation of Hundreds of Palestinian Civilians
18 December 1992
Event
Bilateral Negotiation Round Delayed
11 January 1993
Event
Norwegian Secret Channel, Exploratory Stage
20 January 1993 - 9 May 1993
Event
Norwegian Secret Channel, Official Stage
20 May 1993 - 20 August 1993
Event
10th Negotiation Round, Washington
15 June 1993 - 1 July 1993
Event
Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Signed in Washington
13 September 1993
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
10 October 1993 - 12 October 1993
Event
Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres's Reassurances on Palestinian Institutions in Jerusalem
11 October 1993
Event
Start of Gaza-Jericho Negotiations, Taba
13 October 1993 - 8 December 1993
Event
President Clinton Signs the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1993
28 October 1993
Event
Talks on Security for Palestinians in Hebron
20 March 1994 - 30 March 1994
Event
Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area Is Signed in Cairo
4 May 1994
Event
The Mirage of the 5-Year Countdown to Palestinian Statehood
4 May 1994 - 3 May 1999
Event
Palestinian Decree N° 1 Reinstating Pre-1967 Laws in West Bank and Gaza
20 May 1994
Event
Palestine National Authority (PNA) Holds First Official Meeting in Tunis
26 May 1994
Event
Status of Orient House in Jerusalem
29 May 1994 - 7 June 1994
Event
US State Department Allows the PLO to Open Foreign Mission in Washington
22 June 1994
Event
Palestinian Police Shoot on Demonstrators in Gaza
18 November 1994 - 23 November 1994
Event
The Knesset Adopts the Law Concerning the Implementation of the Agreement on Gaza and Jericho Areas (Restrictions of Activity) 1994
26 December 1994
Event
Suicide Bombing in Netanya; Rabin Reiterates the National Separation Idea
22 January 1995 - 24 January 1995
Event
Anti-Israeli Attacks and Inter-Palestinian Tension
2 April 1995 - 19 April 1995
Event
Land Expropriation in Jerusalem Suspended
18 May 1995 - 22 May 1995
Event
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Maps the Shape of the Israeli-Palestinian Permanent Solution
5 October 1995
Event
The Beilin-Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
Event
21st Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza
22 April 1996 - 24 April 1996
Event
Official Start of Permanent Status Negotiations, Taba
5 May 1996 - 7 May 1996
Event
Tunnel Opened by Israel in Old City, Jerusalem; Palestinian-Israeli Clashes
24 September 1996 - 28 September 1996
Event
Ambiguous and Weakened Assurances on Further Redeployment
16 January 1997
Event
Palestinian Response to Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Project
27 February 1997 - 10 April 1997
Event
Palestinian-Israeli Talks Deadlocked
10 March 1997 - 30 July 1997
Event
UNGA ES-10/2: Condemning Israel's Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement
25 April 1997
Event
Suicide Bombings in West Jerusalem: Israeli Reactions and Palestinian Measures
30 July 1997 - 25 September 1997
Event
Israel's Position on Further Redeployment and on Palestinian Obligations
23 November 1997 - 14 January 1998
Event
French-Palestinian Agreement on Status of French Institutions Under Palestinian Authority
12 December 1997 - 18 December 1997
Event
Renewed Israeli Settlement Activities and Plans in East Jerusalem
25 May 1998 - 21 June 1998
Event
UNGA Res. 52/250: Granting Palestine Additional Rights and Privileges at the GA
7 July 1998
Event
Statement S/PRST/1998/21 by SC President against Israel Broadening Boundaries of Jerusalem
13 July 1998
Event
Further Redeployment Talks Intensify
3 September 1998 - 28 September 1998
Event
Wye River Plantation Meeting; Memorandum Signed
15 October 1998 - 23 October 1998
Event
Feverish Settlement Activities After Wye Memorandum
26 October 1998 - 15 November 1998
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
10 December 1998
Event
President Clinton's Visit to Gaza
14 December 1998
Event
To Declare a Palestinian State at the End of the Transitional Period?
28 December 1998 - 25 April 1999
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/6: Recommending Holding a Conference to Enforce the 4th Geneva Convention in the OPT
9 February 1999
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
27 April 1999 - 29 April 1999
Event
End of the Oslo Five-Year Interim Period
4 May 1999
Event
Ehud Barak Becomes Prime Minister After a Campaign Focused on Separation Between Israelis and Palestinians
17 May 1999
Event
With Barak as Prime Minister, Negotiations on Wye Implementation Resume
11 July 1999 - 3 September 1999
Event
Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms its Applicability to the OPT
15 July 1999
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 February 2000 - 3 February 2000
Event
Commitments Not Implemented by Israel During the Transitional Period
9 February 2000
Event
Mounting Malaise in the Palestinian Territories
17 February 2000 - 18 May 2000
Event
FAPS Target Date Extended to 13 May: The Bolling Rounds
7 March 2000 - 20 April 2000
Event
Failure to Reach the FAPS by 13 May 2000 Target Date: Eilat Round
30 April 2000 - 8 May 2000
Event
Mounting Anti-Israeli Mobilization
10 May 2000 - 20 May 2000
Event
The Stockholm Back Channel - 1st Session
12 May 2000 - 15 May 2000
Event
The Stockholm Back Channel - 2nd Session
18 May 2000 - 22 May 2000
Event
Israeli-Palestinian (Post-Stockholm) Back Channel
1 June 2000 - 3 June 2000
Event
Andrews and Bolling Rounds of Negotiation
13 June 2000 - 17 June 2000
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 July 2000 - 3 July 2000
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
9 September 2000 - 10 September 2000
Event
Start of the Second Intifada
29 September 2000 - 4 October 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
Event
Israeli Retaliatory Strategy and First Signs of a "Militarized" Intifada
19 October 2000 - 7 November 2000
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/7: Expresses Concern over Israeli-Palestinian Clashes and Respect for 4th Geneva Convention
20 October 2000
Event
Toward a Protracted Confrontation
10 November 2000 - 22 December 2000
Event
Assassination of Hani Abu Bakra in Khan Yunis
14 December 2000
Event
Palestinian-Israeli Clashes Abate
23 December 2000 - 6 February 2001
Event
Ariel Sharon Is Elected Prime Minister of Israel; Intifada Casualties Under Ehud Barak
6 February 2001
Event
Israel and the US Put Effective End to Peace Talks
7 February 2001 - 8 February 2001
Event
Assassination of Mas'ud Ayyad in Jabaliya
13 February 2001
Event
13th Arab Summit Meets in Amman
27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001
Event
A Lebanese Legislative Amendment Equates Immovable Property Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees with their Resettlement
3 April 2001
Event
New Threshold Crossed with Suicide Bombing and Warplanes
18 May 2001 - 4 June 2001
Event
Israel's "Efforts" to Provoke Escalation
4 July 2001 - 14 August 2001
Event
First Assassination Attempt of Mohammed Deif and Adnan al-Ghul in Gaza City
22 August 2001
Event
Assassination Attempt of Raed Karmi in Tulkarm
6 September 2001
Event
The 9-11 Attacks on the US
11 September 2001
Event
US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation
12 September 2001 - 16 October 2001
Event
Losses During the 1st Year of the Second Intifada
28 September 2001
Event
President Bush Publicly Endorses the Creation of a Palestinian State
2 October 2001 - 15 October 2001
Event
Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath
17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001
Event
Assassination of Atef Ubayyat in Beit Sahur
18 October 2001
Event
Assassination of Ayman Abu Halawa in Nablus
22 October 2001
Event
Timid Diplomatic Efforts
2 November 2001 - 19 November 2001
Event
Assassination of Mahmoud Abu Hanud near Nablus
23 November 2001
Event
With the Assassination of Abu Hanud, Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation Reaches a New Level
26 November 2001 - 15 December 2001
Event
Assassination of Ayman Bihdari near Rafah
4 February 2002
Event
An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey
17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002
Event
Assassination of Muhannad Abu Halaweh and Fawzi Murrar in Ramallah
5 March 2002
Event
SC Res. 1397: Affirming a Vision of Two States, Israel and Palestine, Living Side by Side
12 March 2002
Event
Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield
28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002
Event
Invasion of Ramallah: The Siege of Arafat's Compound
29 March 2002 - 1 May 2002
Event
Invasion of Jenin Camp: Fierce Battle
3 April 2002 - 19 April 2002
Event
Invasion of Nablus: Fierce Resistance
3 April 2002 - 21 April 2002
Event
US Response to the Israeli Invasion
4 April 2002 - 17 April 2002
Event
Assassination of Qays Udwan in Tubas
5 April 2002
Event
Israel Decides to Create Buffer Zones (Separation Wall)
14 April 2002 - 25 April 2002
Event
Assassination of Marwan Zallum in Hebron
22 April 2002
Event
Assassination of Jihad Jibril in Beirut
20 May 2002
Event
Assassination of Mahmud Titi in Balata Refugee Camp
22 May 2002
Event
Assassination of Ali Ajuri and Murad Marshud in Jaba‘
8 June 2002
Event
George W. Bush's Major Speech on US Policy for the Middle East
24 June 2002
Event
Assassination of Yasir Rizq and Ameer Kuffe in Rafah
24 June 2002
Event
The Knesset Adopts the “Criminal Procedure Law (Interrogating Suspects)"
26 June 2002 - 12 December 2016
Event
Amendment No. 29 of Knesset Members (Immunity, Rights and Duties) Law
22 July 2002
Event
Assassination of Salah Shehadeh in Gaza City
22 July 2002
Event
Aftermath of Salah Shehadeh's Assassination
22 July 2002 - 14 August 2002
Event
Assassination of Ziad Da’as in Tulkarm
7 August 2002
Event
SC Res. 1435: Concern over Reoccupation of Arafat's Headquarters in Ramallah and Call for Israeli Withdrawal
24 September 2002
Event
Second Attempted Assassination of Mohammed Deif in Gaza City
26 September 2002
Event
Losses on the Two-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada
28 September 2002
Event
Israel Unable to Quell Palestinian Attacks
10 October 2002 - 5 January 2003
Event
Assassination of Hamed Sidr near Nablus
4 November 2002
Event
Assassination of Ala Ahmad Sabbagh and Imad Nasharti in Jenin Refugee Camp
26 November 2002
Event
Assassination of Mustafa Sabah in Gaza City
4 December 2002
Event
Deepest Israeli Incursion in the Gaza Strip
24 January 2003 - 27 January 2003
Event
Assassination of Fayiz Jaber in Tulkarm
30 January 2003
Event
Assassination of Nidal Fathi Farhat, Mufid Awad al-Bil, Akram Fahmi Naser, Muhammad Salmi, Ayman Mahanna, and Iyad Faraj Sheldan in Gaza City
16 February 2003
Event
Assassination of Ibrahim Makadama in Gaza City
8 March 2003
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
8 March 2003 - 9 March 2003
Event
The US War Against Iraq; Security Developments in the West Bank and Gaza
17 March 2003 - 9 April 2003
Event
Assassination of Nader Jarawish and Ala Ayyad in Bethlehem
25 March 2003
Event
Assassination of Sa'ad Arabid in Gaza City
8 April 2003
Event
Assassination of Jasir Hussein Ahmad Aleemi in Tulkarm
10 April 2003
Event
Assassination of Nidal Salameh in Khan Yunis
29 April 2003
Event
Assassination of Mahmud Salah in Bethlehem
29 April 2003
Event
US formally Presents Israel and the PA with the Road Map
30 April 2003
Event
Heightened Violence Despite Diplomacy
1 May 2003 - 29 June 2003
Event
With US Blessing, Ambivalent Israeli Acceptance of the "Steps Set out in the Road Map"
4 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
Event
Assassination Attempt of Abd al-Aziz Rantisi in Gaza City
10 June 2003
Event
Assassination of Titu Masud and Suhayl Abu Nahal in Gaza City
11 June 2003
Event
Assassination of Yasir Taha in Gaza City
12 June 2003
Event
The Cease-Fire: Toward Failure
1 July 2003 - 12 August 2003
Event
Assassination of Ahmad Rushdi Mustafa Ishteiwi in Gaza City
24 August 2003
Event
Assassination of Khalid Massud near Gaza City
26 August 2003
Event
Assassination of Hamdi Hassan Kalakh in Khan Yunis
28 August 2003
Event
Assassination of Abdallah Akel and Farid Mayat in Nussayrat Refugee Camp
30 August 2003
Event
Assassination Attempt of Mahmud Zahhar in Gaza City
10 September 2003
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/12: Demands Israel to Desist from any Israeli Act of Deportation and any Threat to Arafat's Safety
19 September 2003
Event
Losses on the Three-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada
28 September 2003
Event
Israel Adopts Plan for Second Phase of Separation Wall
1 October 2003
Event
Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah
4 October 2003 - 30 October 2003
Event
The Geneva "Private" Initiative
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2003/980 on Illegality of Wall inside OPT Vetoed by US
14 October 2003
Event
Assassination of Iyad Hilu and Khaled al-Masri in Gaza City
20 October 2003
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/13: Demands that Israel Stop and Reverse Construction of Wall inside OPT
21 October 2003
Event
Assassination of Ibrahim al-Na'nish in Tulkarm Refugee Camp
28 October 2003
Event
Violence Abates to a Moderate Level
1 November 2003 - 17 December 2003
Event
SC Res. 1515: Endorsing Quartet Roadmap to a Two-State Solution
19 November 2003
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/14: Requesting an Advisory Opinion from the ICJ on the Legal Consequences of the Wall
8 December 2003
Event
Timing New Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Speech on Disengagement Plan
18 December 2003 - 31 January 2004
Event
Assassination of Yasir Abu Aysh, Hussein Abu Aysh and Majdi Khatib in Rafah
2 February 2004
Event
Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan
2 February 2004 - 13 March 2004
Event
Assassination of Aziz Shami in Gaza City
7 February 2004
Event
Assassination of Mahmud Judeh in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
28 February 2004
Event
Assassination of Trad Jamal, Ibrahim Dayri, and Ammar Hassan near Deir al-Balah
3 March 2004
Event
Assassination of Ahmad Yasin in Gaza City
22 March 2004
Event
Bush's Letter to Sharon on the Disengagement Plan
14 April 2004
Event
Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Plan
15 April 2004 - 29 April 2004
Event
Assassination of Nadir Abu Layl and Hashim Abu Hamdan in Nablus
2 May 2004
Event
Widening Philadelphi (Salahuddin) Route: Operation Rainbow
16 May 2004 - 24 May 2004
Event
Assassination of Khalil Marshud in Balata Refugee Camp
14 June 2004
Event
Assassination of Majed Sa'di in Jenin
16 June 2004
Event
Operation Full Court Press in Nablus
23 June 2004 - 19 August 2004
Event
The Palestinian Leadership Faces an Internal Crisis and Risks Loss of Control
7 July 2004 - 27 July 2004
Event
The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Separation Wall
9 July 2004
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/15: Demands that Israel Complies with ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Wall; Requests SG to Establish Register of Damage
20 July 2004
Event
Assassination of Ra'fat Abu Assi and Hazim Irhayim in Gaza City
22 July 2004
Event
Assassination of Mahmud Abu Khalifa, Amjad Abu al-Hayja, and Yamin Abu al-Hayja in Jenin
13 September 2004
Event
Assassination of Khaled Abu Silmiyya in Gaza City
19 September 2004
Event
Assassination of Nabil Sa'eedi and Rabah Zaqqout in Gaza City
20 September 2004
Event
Assassination Attempt of Muhammad Abu Nusayra in Khan Yunis
27 September 2004
Event
Losses on the Four-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada
28 September 2004
Event
Operation Days of Penitence
29 September 2004 - 15 October 2004
Event
Assassination of Mahdi Jamal Mushtaha and Khaled al-Amreeti in Gaza City
2 October 2004
Event
Assassination of Bashir al-Dabash in Gaza City
5 October 2004
Event
Assassination of Imad Yahia Khalil Bader and Saqer Awni Saqer in Khan Yunis Refugee Camp
9 October 2004
Event
Arafat's Sudden Illness and Death
12 October 2004 - 12 November 2004
Event
Assassination of Majdi Mar'i, Fadi al-Sarwan, and Jihad Abu Salhieh in Nablus
1 November 2004
Event
Smooth and Constitutional Transition in PLO and PA Leadership
11 November 2004 - 1 December 2004
Event
Israeli Attacks Resume: Operations Orange Iron, Violet Iron
17 November 2004 - 28 December 2004
Event
Israel Launches Operation Eastern Step
8 January 2005 - 17 January 2005
Event
The Lebanese Minister of Labor Removes some Restrictions on the Work of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
7 June 2005 - 14 December 2005
Event
Palestinian Truce Commitment at Risk
18 June 2005 - 21 July 2005
Event
Assassination of Sabir Abu Assi, Assim Abu Ras, Amjad Arafat, and Adil Haniyeh in Gaza City
15 July 2005
Event
Assassination of Muhammad Ahmed Mar'i near Salfit
15 July 2005
Event
Disengagement: Celebrations in Gaza
12 September 2005 - 24 September 2005
Event
Ongoing Israeli Raids: Operation First Rain
23 September 2005 - 2 October 2005
Event
Assassination of Rawad Fathi Farahat and Nafez Abu Hussein in Gaza City
24 September 2005
Event
Assassination of Muhammad Shaykh Khalil and Nasr Barhum in Gaza City
25 September 2005
Event
Losses on the Five-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada
28 September 2005
Event
Palestinian Legislative Elections: Parties and Factions Sign a Code of Conduct
17 October 2005
Event
Israel Launches Operation Starting All Over Again
24 October 2005 - 30 October 2005
Event
Assassination of Shadi Suhail Muhanna and Muhammad Ahmad Kandeel in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
27 October 2005
Event
Assassination of Hassan Madhun and Fawzi Abu Qara’ in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
1 November 2005
Event
Post Disengagement: Agreement on Movement and Access
15 November 2005
Event
Post Disengagement: Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing
15 November 2005 - 23 November 2005
Event
The Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee Is Established
25 November 2005
Event
Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah's Confused Preparation
25 November 2005 - 28 December 2005
Event
Assassination of Mahmoud Arqan in Rafah
7 December 2005
Event
Assassination of Iyad Qadas and Iyad Najjar in Jabaliya Refugee Camp
8 December 2005
Event
Assassination of Husam Abu Nada, Muhammad Jiha, Rashad Rahim, and Hamdan Mahana in Gaza City
14 December 2005
Event
Palestinian Legislative Elections: Registered Party Slates
18 December 2005
Event
Operation Blue Skies and Continuing Escalation
22 December 2005 - 23 January 2006
Event
Assassination of Said Abdul Fattah Abu al-Jedian in Beit Lahiya
2 January 2006
Event
The Return of Palestinian Diplomatic Representation to Lebanon
6 January 2006 - 17 August 2011
Event
Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory
26 January 2006 - 29 January 2006
Event
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
Event
Pressure on Palestinians; Gaza on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
1 March 2006 - 25 April 2006
Event
Assassination of Ibrahim Abdul Hadi, Mohammed Abdul Hadi, Mohammad Abu al-Husain, Hassan Abu al-Husain, Huthaifa Shubair, and Mohammed Sami Hamdan in Khan Yunis
8 April 2006
Event
Hamas-Led PA Ministry of Interior Establishes the Executive Support Force in Gaza
20 April 2006 - 25 May 2006
Event
Israeli Operations in the West Bank
24 May 2006 - 22 June 2006
Event
Fatah-Hamas Clashes
26 May 2006 - 24 June 2006
Event
Assassination of Imad Asaliyya and Majdi Hammad in Jabaliya
5 June 2006
Event
Assassination of Habib Ashur and Imad Yasin in Gaza City
16 June 2006
Event
35th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem
19 June 2006 - 22 June 2006
Event
Hamas Operation Dispel Illusion: Capture of Gilad Shalit
25 June 2006 - 1 July 2006
Event
Palestinian Factions Agree on the National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
Event
Israel Retaliates Against Shalit's Capture: Operation Summer Rains
28 June 2006 - 8 July 2006
Event
Hizballah Fighters Capture Israeli Soldiers
12 July 2006
Event
Fourth Attempted Assassination of Mohammed Deif in Gaza City
12 July 2006
Event
July War: Diplomacy Paralyzed by the US
14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006
Event
July War: Israel Attempts to Establish a Limited Foothold in Southern Lebanon
19 July 2006 - 29 July 2006
Event
July War: Massacre in Qana; 48-Hour Partial Suspension of Air Strikes
30 July 2006 - 2 August 2006
Event
July War: Israel Attempts to Create a Special Security Zone
2 August 2006 - 10 August 2006
Event
July War: Diplomatic Efforts for a Cease-Fire
5 August 2006 - 9 August 2006
Event
July War: Israel Attempts a Ground Offensive in Southern Lebanon
11 August 2006 - 14 August 2006
Event
July War: A Balance Sheet
14 August 2006
Event
July War: Israel Begins Withdrawing from Southern Lebanon
14 August 2006 - 17 August 2006
Event
Israel's Operation Summer Rains Against Gaza Continues
15 August 2006 - 9 September 2006
Event
Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: The False Hopes of National Unity Talks
25 August 2006 - 23 September 2006
Event
Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: Demonstrations and Violence
28 August 2006 - 23 October 2006
Event
Attempted Assassination of Ashraf Farwana in Gaza City
12 October 2006
Event
Israel's Operation Autumn Clouds Against Gaza
1 November 2006 - 12 November 2006
Event
Palestinian Unity Talks: A Cabinet of Technocrats?
6 November 2006 - 20 November 2006
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2006/878 Condemning Israel's Attack on Beit Hanoun Vetoed by US
11 November 2006
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/16: Calling upon Israel to Cease Operations and Withdraw from the Gaza Strip
17 November 2006
Event
Gaza Escalation Followed by a Negotiated Cease-Fire
20 November 2006 - 26 November 2006
Event
The US to Strengthen Security Forces Loyal to Abbas
14 December 2006 - 5 January 2007
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/17: Establishing the Register of Damage Caused by the Construction of the Wall in the OPT
15 December 2006
Event
The US Revisits the Road Map
14 January 2007 - 15 January 2007
Event
Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus
25 February 2007 - 7 March 2007
Event
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
Event
After the July War: Winograd Commission Interim Report
30 April 2007
Event
Fatah-Hamas Infighting Resumes
11 May 2007 - 20 May 2007
Event
The Battle of Nahr el-Bared
20 May 2007 - 2 September 2007
Event
Hamas Seizes Control of Gaza
10 June 2007 - 16 June 2007
Event
Assassination of Ziad Malaisha and Ibrahim Abed in Kafr Dan
20 June 2007
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007
Event
Israeli Operations Against Gaza Resume
24 June 2007 - 12 July 2007
Event
Fayyad's Emergency Government Becomes a de facto Regular Government
5 July 2007 - 14 July 2007
Event
Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 July 2007
Event
Abbas-Olmert Meetings to Reach Understandings Before the International Conference
6 August 2007 - 10 September 2007
Event
Ongoing Military Confrontation: Israel Declares Gaza a "Hostile Territory"
16 August 2007 - 3 November 2007
Event
The Annapolis Conference Opens a New Round of Palestinian-Israeli Talks
27 November 2007
Event
Effects of the Siege of Gaza on Private Sector Production
9 December 2007 - 9 January 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Bad Start
12 December 2007 - 27 December 2007
Event
Nablus Remains a Hot Spot
15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008
Event
Assassination of Majid Harazin, Jihad Dahir, Karim Dahdouh, Na'el Tafesh, Ayman al-'Aileh and Ammar Abu-al-Said in Gaza City
17 December 2007
Event
Bush's Statement on Palestinian Statehood, Jerusalem
10 January 2008
Event
Israeli Supreme Court Endorses Economic Sanction Against Gaza
30 January 2008
Event
After the July War: Final Report of the Winograd Commission
30 January 2008
Event
Assassination of Amer Qarmout in Beit Lahiya
4 February 2008
Event
Assassination of Hizballah's Imad Mughniyah in Damascus
12 February 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Israeli's Security Demands
28 February 2008 - 11 May 2008
Event
Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen
18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Resume: Refugees and Territory Stumbling Blocks
24 March 2008 - 4 May 2008
Event
Gaza: Military Confrontation Continues and Siege is Tightened
26 March 2008 - 15 May 2008
Event
Assassination of Ibrahim Abu Olba in Beit Lahiya
14 April 2008
Event
Assassination of Nafiz Mansur in Rafah
1 May 2008
Event
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
Assassination of Tareq Abu Ghali in Nablus
24 June 2008
Event
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert's Political Gamble
31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008
Event
Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in Acre
8 October 2008 - 13 October 2008
Event
Israel Breaks the Gaza Cease-Fire
4 November 2008 - 30 November 2008
Event
The PLO Central Council Meets in Ramallah
23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008
Event
Gaza Cease-Fire Falls Apart
14 December 2008 - 21 December 2008
Event
Prelude to Israel's War on Gaza
21 December 2008 - 26 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 2
28 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 3
29 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 4
30 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 5
31 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 6
1 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 7
2 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 9: Start of Phase 2
4 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza: Calls for Active Diplomacy
4 January 2009 - 5 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 10; Gaza Strip Segmented into 3 Operational Zones
5 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 11: Dramatic Surge in Palestinian Civilian Casualties
6 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 12
7 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 13
8 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 14
9 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 16
11 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 18
13 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 19: Hamas Cease-Fire Offer
14 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 20
15 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza: US-Israel MOU on Arms Smuggling into Gaza
16 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 21
16 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 22
17 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza: Parallel Israeli and Hamas Cease-Fires; Balance Sheet
18 January 2009
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/18: Supporting an Immediate Gaza Ceasefire According to Security Council Resolution 1860
23 January 2009
Event
The UN Human Rights Council Forms a Fact-Finding Mission on the War on Gaza (the Goldstone Mission)
3 April 2009
Event
The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side
21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009
Event
The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Israeli Side: The Settlements Issue
18 May 2009 - 1 June 2009
Event
Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World
4 June 2009
Event
Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University on Peace and Security for Israel
14 June 2009
Event
Hamas's Heavy-Handed Control of a Salafi Group in Gaza
22 July 2009 - 15 August 2009
Event
Goldstone Report on the War on Gaza
15 September 2009 - 25 September 2009
Event
Clashes in East Jerusalem over al-Aqsa Mosque
27 September 2009 - 25 October 2009
Event
The Goldstone Report and Palestinian Erratic Decision-Making
29 September 2009 - 16 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
Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze
25 November 2009
Event
The Deceptive Settlement Freeze
26 November 2009 - 5 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 US Shies Away from Its Strong Demands on Israel
19 March 2010 - 30 April 2010
Event
US Offers Ambiguous Assurances to the Palestinians
20 April 2010 - 21 April 2010
Event
The Mavi Marmara Incident
30 May 2010 - 5 June 2010
Event
International Reactions to the Mavi Marmara Incident
31 May 2010 - 3 June 2010
Event
The United Nations Human Rights Council Establishes a Fact-Finding Mission on the Mavi Marmara Incident
2 June 2010 - 27 September 2010
Event
36th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem
15 June 2010 - 17 June 2010
Event
Israel Resumes Provocative Settlement Measures in East Jerusalem
21 June 2010 - 30 June 2010
Event
PLO Mission in Washington Becomes PLO General Delegation
20 July 2010
Event
The UN Secretary-General Establishes a Panel of Inquiry on the Mavi Marmara Incident (Palmer Commission)
2 August 2010
Event
An Amendment to the Lebanese Labor Law Exempts Palestinian Refugees from some Conditions Imposed on Foreign Workers
24 August 2010
Event
Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended
20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010
Event
Abbas, Backed by the Arab League, Halts Palestinian-Israeli Direct Talks
30 September 2010 - 15 December 2010
Event
The Palestinian State: Recognition and Upgrade Drive, Mostly in Latin and Central America and Europe
1 December 2010 - 19 January 2012
Event
Impact of the Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Popular Politics
2 February 2011 - 15 March 2011
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2011/24 Reaffirming that Israeli Settlements in OPT Are Illegal Vetoed by US
18 February 2011
Event
The Knesset passes the Law on Disclosure Requirements for Recipients of Support from a Foreign State Entity
2 March 2011
Event
Two Spates of Clashes Across Gaza Border
16 March 2011 - 10 April 2011
Event
The Knesset Passes Israel Lands Law (Amendment No. 3) on Foreign Ownership
29 March 2011
Event
Assassination of Muhammad Abu Mu‘ammar in Rafah
30 March 2011
Event
Assassination of Muhammad al-Dayah, Abdullah Lubbad, and Isma‘il Lubbad in Deir al-Balah
2 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
Diplomatic Efforts to Avert Palestinian Statehood Bid at the UN
2 June 2011 - 11 July 2011
Event
Palestinian Reconciliation Accord Put on Hold
14 June 2011 - 7 August 2011
Event
Assassination of Kamal al-Nairab and Imad Hamad in Rafah
18 August 2011
Event
Report of the Panel of Inquiry on the Mavi Marmara Incident (Palmer Commission)
2 September 2011
Event
The Quartet Proposes a Vague Timetable for the Resumption of Negotiations
23 September 2011 - 14 December 2011
Event
Israel Settlement Activity Taken up Again in Earnest
27 September 2011 - 1 November 2011
Event
Fate of the Palestinian UN Admission Request
28 September 2011 - 8 November 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
Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo
20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011
Event
Assassination of Abdullah al-Talbani in Jabaliya
27 December 2011
Event
Israeli-Palestinian “Exploratory Talks” in Amman
3 January 2012 - 25 January 2012
Event
In Contrast with Islamic Jihad, Hamas Leadership Leaves Syria
17 January 2012 - 12 March 2012
Event
Assassination of Zuhair al-Qaissi and Mahmoud Hanani in Gaza City
9 March 2012
Event
A Serious Round of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in Gaza
9 March 2012 - 13 March 2012
Event
Israeli Government "Legalizes" Three Jewish Settlement Outposts
22 April 2012 - 24 April 2012
Event
Fatah and Hamas Sign an Agreement on an Implementation Timetable in Cairo
20 May 2012
Event
Another Spate of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in Gaza
17 June 2012 - 23 June 2012
Event
Local Elections in the West Bank Are Announced
10 July 2012 - 5 August 2012
Event
Assassination of Anis Abu al-Anin in Rafah
19 September 2012
Event
Assassination of Abdallah Makawi in Rafah
7 October 2012
Event
Dangerous Surge of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in and across Gaza
14 October 2012 - 13 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on the Gaza Strip, Day 1
14 November 2012
Event
Assassination of Ahmad Ja'bari in Gaza City
14 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza
14 November 2012 - 22 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 2
15 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4
17 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 7
20 November 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza: A Balance Sheet
22 November 2012
Event
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Resigns
13 April 2013
Event
Toward Another Hamas-Fatah Agreement in Cairo
27 April 2013 - 14 May 2013
Event
Launch of Kerry-Sponsored Palestinian-Israeli Direct Negotiations in Washington
29 July 2013 - 30 July 2013
Event
Israeli-Palestinian Talks Accelerate for Nothing
25 September 2013 - 23 October 2013
Event
Aim of Talks Is No Longer a Comprehensive Agreement but a Framework Agreement
14 November 2013 - 31 January 2014
Event
For the Third Time, Israel Links the Release of Palestinian Prisoners with Settlement Expansion
6 January 2014 - 22 January 2014
Event
Tension Mounts Over Haram al-Sharif Following Israeli Provocations
4 February 2014 - 26 February 2014
Event
The Knesset Adopts an Amendment to the Knesset Election Law Raising the Qualifying Election Threshold
11 March 2014
Event
25th Arab Summit Meets in Kuwait
25 March 2014 - 26 March 2014
Event
A Joint Lebanese-Palestinian Civil Document Is Launched
16 April 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
Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
2 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
Muhammad Abu Khdeir, a 16-Year-Old Palestinian, Is Burnt Alive by Settlers in East Jerusalem
2 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War
7 July 2014 - 26 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Day 1
8 July 2014
Event
Palestinians in West Bank Mobilize in Support of Gaza
8 July 2014 - 22 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 4 and 5
11 July 2014 - 12 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
UNHRC Res. A/HRC/RES/S-21/1: Condemning Israel's Assault on Gaza, Dispatching Commission of Inquiry
23 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: 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
The 2014 Gaza War: Toward an Open-Ended Cease-Fire
23 August 2014 - 26 August 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War: A Balance Sheet
26 August 2014
Event
No Effective Resumption of Gaza Postwar Talks in Cairo
23 September 2014
Event
Heightened Tension at Haram al-Sharif
30 September 2014 - 22 December 2014
Event
Ziad Abu Ain Dies After Being Struck by Israeli Soldiers During a Peaceful Demonstration
10 December 2014 - 11 December 2014
Event
The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza
11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015
Event
France and Arab League Consider Resuscitating Securty Council Initiative
15 January 2015 - 29 June 2015
Event
Settlement Construction
30 January 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
26th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh
28 March 2015 - 29 March 2015
Event
Israel Detains Khalida Jarrar, then Releases Her, then Detains Her again
2 April 2015 - 19 January 2025
Event
Tony Blair Resigns as Quartet Representative; Quartet Office Redefined
27 May 2015 - 11 June 2015
Event
Palestine Submits Files to ICC, and Israel Decides to Interact with It
25 June 2015 - 30 October 2015
Event
Clashes at Haram al-Sharif
26 July 2015
Event
Tension Escalates at Haram al-Sharif
2 August 2015 - 28 September 2015
Event
UNGA Res. 69/320: Palestine Allowed to Raise Flag at UN
10 September 2015
Event
With the Haram al-Sharif Tensions, Protests Spread to the Occupied Territories
13 September 2015 - 30 September 2015
Event
A Day of Escalation in the West Bank
1 October 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
The Knesset Adopts an Amendment to the Penal Code Imposing Minimum Sentences for Stone-Throwers
2 November 2015
Event
EU Guidelines on Goods from the Occupied Territories
11 November 2015
Event
Israel Outlaws the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement
16 November 2015 - 28 November 2015
Event
Three-Month Balance Sheet of the Palestinian Outburst
31 December 2015
Event
Smaller-Scale Palestinian-Israeli Violence and Israeli Repression Continue
1 January 2016 - 30 June 2016
Event
Sanctions Against 3 Palestinian Knesset Members
4 February 2016 - 8 February 2016
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
Israel Pursues its Confiscation of Palestinian Land in the West Bank
10 March 2016 - 21 April 2016
Event
The UN Human Rights Council Decides to Establish a Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities
24 March 2016
Event
Five-Day Violence Along the Gaza Strip Border
3 May 2016 - 7 May 2016
Event
In Retaliation to Palestinian Attacks, Yatta and Hebron Towns Are Collectively Targeted
8 June 2016 - 11 August 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 Violation of the Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif
12 July 2016
Event
The Convening of Fatah's 7th General Conference Is Announced in Effort to Consolidate Abbas's Leadership
1 November 2016
Event
Fatah Seventh General Conference Is Held in Ramallah
29 November 2016 - 4 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
Paris Conference for Peace in the Middle East
15 January 2017 - 16 January 2017
Event
Israel Races for Settlement Activities with an Eye on Trump
22 January 2017 - 1 February 2017
Event
The Israeli Knesset Passes a Law Regularizing Settlements Retroactively
6 February 2017
Event
Palestinians and International Partners Fight Against Israel’s Planned Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar
15 February 2017 - 21 October 2018
Event
Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
Event
Israel's State Comptroller Publishes Report on Gaza 2014 War
28 February 2017
Event
UNESCWA and the Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
Event
UN SG Antonio Guterres Distances Himself from ESCWA Report; Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf Resigns
16 March 2017 - 17 March 2017
Event
Palestinians Start Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 April 2017 - 26 May 2017
Event
Hamas New Charter
1 May 2017
Event
Municipal Elections in the West Bank
13 May 2017
Event
President Trump's Visit to Bethlehem
23 May 2017
Event
Palestinian Prisoners in Israel End Hunger Strike
27 May 2017
Event
Palestinian Popular Response to Israel's Measures over the Haram al-Sharif
16 July 2017 - 23 July 2017
Event
A Unified Lebanese Vision on Issues of Palestinian Refugees Living in Lebanon
20 July 2017
Event
Two Jordanians Killed at Israeli Embassy in Amman
23 July 2017 - 24 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
100-Year Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration
1 November 2017 - 2 November 2017
Event
Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails
1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017
Event
Emergency Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Jerusalem
13 December 2017
Event
Draft SC Res. S/2017/1060 to Oppose Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem Vetoed by US
18 December 2017
Event
Abbas Signs 22 Treaties as a Response to Trump's Move on Jerusalem
18 December 2017
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/19 Opposes Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem
21 December 2017
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
14 January 2018 - 6 February 2018
Event
President Mahmoud Abbas Presents Palestinian Peace Plan to Security Council
20 February 2018
Event
International Community Alleviates Some of the UNRWA's Financial Crisis
15 March 2018
Event
The Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip
30 March 2018 - 14 May 2018
Event
29th Arab Summit Meets in Dhahran
15 April 2018
Event
23rd Palestine National Council Convenes in Ramallah
30 April 2018 - 3 May 2018
Event
The US Opens its Embassy in Jerusalem; Guatemala and Paraguay (Temporarily) Follow Suit
14 May 2018 - 15 May 2018
Event
UNGA Res. ES-10/20 Calls for the Protection of the Palestinian Civilian Population
13 June 2018
Event
Long-Term Cease-Fire Linked to Palestinian Reconciliation
7 August 2018 - 31 December 2018
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
Event
President Trump Signs the Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018 (ATCA) into Law
3 October 2018
Event
UNGA Res. 73/5 Accords Privileges to Palestine as Chair of Group of 77 for 2019
16 October 2018
Event
The US Replaces its Consulate General in Jerusalem by a Palestinian Affairs Unit within its New Embassy
18 October 2018
Event
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
28 October 2018 - 30 October 2018
Event
Botched Undercover Israeli Operation in Gaza Sparks Exchange of Fire
11 November 2018 - 13 November 2018
Event
UNRWA Says International Community Almost Covers Budget Deficit
19 November 2018
Event
The Palestinian Constitutional Court Considers the Legislative Council to Be Dissolved
12 December 2018 - 22 December 2018
Event
Australia Recognizes West Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
15 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
Israel Begins Public Normalization Push
20 January 2019
Event
Israel Unilaterally Ends the Temporary International Presence in Hebron
28 January 2019 - 6 February 2019
Event
The Waqf Reopens Bab al-Rahma at the Haram al-Sharif Compound
14 February 2019 - 17 March 2019
Event
Israel Deducts Funds from the PA’s Tax Revenue
17 February 2019 - 2 May 2019
Event
The US Consulate General in Jerusalem Is Merged in US Embassy in the City
4 March 2019
Event
The US Recognizes the Golan Heights as Part of Israel
21 March 2019 - 25 March 2019
Event
Israeli Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Settler Organization’s Claim to Three Buildings in the Old City of Jerusalem
10 June 2019
Event
Israeli Court Finds PA Liable for Attacks During Second Intifada
8 July 2019
Event
UNRWA Financial Situation Worsened after Misconduct Allegations
29 July 2019 - 13 December 2019
Event
Israeli Government Allows Jewish Visitors to Tour the Haram al-Sharif Compound on Eid al-Adha
11 August 2019 - 18 August 2019
Event
The PA and Israel Agree that the PA Can Collect Fuel Taxes
22 August 2019
Event
Israeli PM Netanyahu Pledges to Annex Parts of the West Bank if Reelected
10 September 2019 - 6 December 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
Great March of Return Organizers Suspend Weekly Protests
26 December 2019 - 27 December 2019
Event
Israeli Settlement Construction Continues Unbated in Third Year of Trump Administration
31 December 2019
Event
Trump Administration Presents Peace Plan
28 January 2020
Event
COVID-19 Hits Palestine
5 March 2020 - 31 December 2020
Event
Israel Uses COVID-19 Against Palestinians
21 March 2020 - 22 September 2020
Event
Creeping Normalization
19 May 2020 - 25 June 2020
Event
EU Anti-Palestinian Clause
12 June 2020
Event
Beirut Port Explosion
4 August 2020 - 7 August 2020
Event
Israel Attack Gaza over Incendiary Protest Balloons
6 August 2020 - 1 September 2020
Event
After Threats of Annexation, Normalization Reignites Palestinian Reconciliation Talks
3 September 2020 - 24 September 2020
Event
Saeb Erekat Succumbs to the COVID-19 Virus
8 October 2020 - 10 November 2020

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Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
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Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani
1909 - 1977
Biography
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi
1909 - 11 October 1980
Biography
Qadri Tuqan
1910 - 26 February 1971
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Sami Taha Hamran
1911 - 11 September 1947
Biography
Abd al-Majid Shuman
1912 - 5 July 2005
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Qudsia Khourshid
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Biography
Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud
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Anwar Nuseibeh
1913 - 1986
Biography
Fouad Nassar
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Wadi‘a Qaddura Khartabil
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Biography
Hind al-Husseini
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Biography
Fadwa Tuqan
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Biography
Emile Touma
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Haydar Abd al-Shafi
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Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
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Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
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1926 - 23 January 1984
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1927 - 13 January 2005
Biography
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1928 - 8 August 2013
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Ibrahim Abu-Lughod
15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001
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Tawfiq Zayyad
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24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
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Biography
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1930 - 22 July 2019
Biography
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2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006
Biography
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1931 - 9 September 2000
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Anis Abdullah Sayigh
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13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009
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Nayef Hawatmeh
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Edward W. Said
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Biography
Ezzedine Kalak
1936 - 3 August 1978
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1936 - 29 August 1987
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1937
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1938 - 2 May 2013
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1939 - 19 August 2014
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Historical Texts

Document
Letter from Theodore Herzl to Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi
19 March 1899
Document
Letter from Sir Henry McMahon to Sharif Hussein
25 October 1915
Document
Sykes-Picot Agreement
16 May 1916
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Proclamation of Martial Law in Jerusalem
11 December 1917
Document
Message of the General Syrian Congress To the King-Crane Commission
3 July 1919
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Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 August 1919
Document
The Covenant of the League of Nations: Article 22
10 January 1920
Document
San Remo Conference Resolutions: Syria, Mesopotamia [Iraq], Palestine Mandates
25 April 1920
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Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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Report by the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry into the May 1921 Jaffa Riots
October 1921
Document
The Supreme Islamic Shari'a Council Order
20 December 1921
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Churchill White Paper
3 June 1922
Document
League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
Document
The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
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Palestine Legislative Council Election Order, 1922
10 August 1922
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Arab Executive Committee's Response to High Commissioner's Offer to Form an Arab Agency Similar to the Jewish Agency in Palestine (in Arabic)
12 October 1923
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Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem
19 November 1928
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Report of the Shaw Commission on the al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances of August, 1929
12 March 1930
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Report on Immigration, Land Settlement and Development (The Hope-Simpson Report)
22 August 1930
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Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
Document
Report “to Determine the Rights and Claims of Moslems and Jews in Connection with the Western or Wailing Wall at Jerusalem”
1 December 1930
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MacDonald's Letter to Weizmann
13 February 1931
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Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931
19 May 1931
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Charter of the Arab Youth Congress
4 January 1932
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The Murison Commission Report
4 January 1934
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Proposed New Constitution for Palestine
22 December 1935 - 23 December 1935
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Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 June 1936
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Peel Commission Report
July 1937
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Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report
23 July 1937
Document
Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead) Report
9 November 1938
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British Government Statement on the Partition (Woodhead) Commission's Report
11 November 1938
Document
London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence
16 March 1939
Document
MacDonald White Paper
17 May 1939
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Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper
30 May 1939
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Land Transfers Regulations, 1940
20 February 1940
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Biltmore Conference Declaration
11 May 1942
Document
The Alexandria Protocol on Forming the League of Arab States
7 October 1944
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Memorandum of Conversation between King Abdulaziz Saud and President Roosevelt
14 February 1945
Document
Pact of the League of Arab States
22 March 1945
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The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945
22 September 1945
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Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry
20 April 1946
Document
Arab Constitutional Proposals at London Roundtable Conference
30 September 1946
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British Referral of the Palestine Question to the UN
2 April 1947
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UNGA Resolution 106 (S-1)
15 May 1947
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UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
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SC Res. 44: Requesting a GA ٍSpecial Session on Future Palestine Government
1 April 1948
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UNSC Resolution 48
23 April 1948
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US Recognition of the State of Israel
14 May 1948
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Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
14 May 1948
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Statement by the Governments of the Arab League States on the Occasion of the Entry of the Arab Armies in Palestine
15 May 1948
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Israel: Law and Administration Ordinance
19 May 1948
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UNSC Resolution 50
29 May 1948
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Abandoned Areas Ordinance
24 June 1948
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Suggestions Presented by the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte) to the Two Parties
28 June 1948
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Jordan-Israel Agreement: For the Demilitarization of Mount Scopus Area
7 July 1948
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Establishment of a Provisional Palestinian Civil Administration (in Arabic)
10 July 1948
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UNSC Resolution 54
15 July 1948
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Progress Report of the UN Mediator on Palestine (Bernadotte)
16 September 1948
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Israel: Area of Jurisdiction and Powers Ordinance No. 29 of 1948
16 September 1948
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Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance No. 33, 5708-1948
23 September 1948
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Palestinian National Council: Proclamation of the Independence of Palestine
1 October 1948
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Provisional Bylaws of All-Palestine Government (in Arabic)
1 October 1948
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UNSC Resolution 61
4 November 1948
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Al-Dawayima Massacre, 29 October 1948 An Israeli Soldier Eye-Witness Account
8 November 1948
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UNSC Resolution 62
16 November 1948
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UNGA Resolution 212 (III)
19 November 1948
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UNGA Resolution 194 (III)
11 December 1948
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Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement
24 February 1949
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Lebanon-Israel General Armistice Agreement
23 March 1949
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Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement
3 April 1949
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Ad Hoc Political Committee Resolution on Israel’s Application for UN Membership
4 May 1949
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Report Submitted by the Arab Refugee Congress of Ramallah on al-Dawayima Massacre
14 June 1949
Document
Syria–Israel General Armistice Agreement
20 July 1949
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United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report
22 September 1949
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UNGA Resolution 302 (IV)
8 December 1949
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UNGA Resolution 303
9 December 1949
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Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950
14 March 1950
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Declaration of Jordan’s National Assembly, On the Unity between the Eastern and Western Banks of Jordan
24 April 1950
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Israel Law of Return and its Amendments
5 July 1950
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Agreement between the Government of the Kingdom of Egypt And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
12 September 1950
Document
UNGA Resolution 393 (V)
2 December 1950
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UNGA Resolution 394 (V)
14 December 1950
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Agreement between the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan And the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
14 March 1951
Document
UNGA Resolution 512 (VI)
26 January 1952
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UNRWA-Egypt Agreement on Economic and Engineering Surveys
30 June 1953
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UNSC Resolution 101
24 November 1953
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Prevention of Infiltration (Offences and Jurisdiction) Law 1954 (5714)
16 August 1954
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Exchange of Notes Between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
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UNSC Resolution 111
19 January 1956
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UNGA Resolution 997 (ES-I)
2 November 1956
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Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
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Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962
5 March 1962
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 5407
29 August 1963
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First Arab Summit: Statement
13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964
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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
Palestine National (qawmi) Charter
28 May 1964
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Basic Law of the PLO
2 June 1964
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Fatah First Military Communiqué
1 January 1965
Document
Palestine National Council, 2nd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965
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Protocol for the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
11 September 1965
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Palestine National Council, 3rd Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 7575/Rev.1
3 November 1966
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Exchange of Letters Between Israel and UNRWA
14 June 1967
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Statement on Principles for Peace in the Middle East
19 June 1967
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UNGA Resolution 2252 (ES-V)
4 July 1967
Document
Fourth Arab Summit: Resolutions
1 September 1967
Document
Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release
1 January 1968
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Palestine National Council, 4th Session: Political Resolutions
10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968
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Palestine National (watani) Charter
10 July 1968
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Amended Basic Law of the Palestine Liberation Organization
17 July 1968
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UNGA Resolution 2452 (XXIII)
19 December 1968
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Palestine National Council, 5th Session: Political Statement
4 February 1969
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Palestine National Council, 6th Session: Political Statement
6 September 1969
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Cairo Agreement between the Lebanese Authorities and the Palestinian Guerrilla Organizations
3 November 1969
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UNGA Resolution 2535 (XXIV)
10 December 1969
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Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Final Statement
30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970
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Palestine National Council, 7th Session: Resolutions
4 June 1970
Document
Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions
28 August 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2628 (XXV)
4 November 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2649 (XXV)
30 November 1970
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UNGA Resolution 2672 (XXV)
8 December 1970
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Palestine National Council, 8th Session: Interim Political Program of the Palestine Revolution
5 March 1971
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Palestine National Council, 9th Session: Final Statement
13 July 1971
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UNSC Resolution 298
25 September 1971
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UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)
6 December 1971
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Speech by Jordan’S King Hussein, Proposing a United Arab Kingdom in the Event of a Peaceful Settlement
15 March 1972
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Palestine National Council, 10th Session (Extraordinary): Political program
10 April 1972
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UNSC Resolution 316
26 June 1972
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Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Statement (in Arabic)
12 January 1973
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Programme of the Palestine National Front in the Occupied Territory
15 August 1973
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UNSC Resolution 338
22 October 1973
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Sixth Arab Summit: Confidential Decisions
28 November 1973
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Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement
28 November 1973
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Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Political Program
12 December 1973
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Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Egypt
18 January 1974
Document
Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria
31 May 1974
Document
PLO Interim Program (Ten-Point Program)
8 June 1974
Document
Seventh Arab Summit: The Palestine Resolution
29 October 1974
Document
Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
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UNGA Resolution 3236 (XXIX)
22 November 1974
Document
UNGA Resolution 3237 (XXIX)
22 November 1974
Document
UNGA Resolution 3376 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
UNGA Resolution 3379 (XXX)
10 November 1975
Document
UNSC Resolution 381
30 November 1975
Document
Security Council Decision Inviting the PLO to Participate in its Debate on the Situation in the Middle East
4 December 1975
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 11898
5 December 1975
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 11940
23 January 1976
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The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
Document
Palestine National Council, 13th Session: Political Declaration
12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977
Document
Israel-U.S. Working Paper on the Resumption of the Geneva Peace Conference
5 October 1977
Document
Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
Document
PLO Central Council, Statement on Sadat's Visit to Israel
30 November 1977
Document
Statement by Palestinian Institutions in the Occupied Territories on Sadat’s Visit to Israel
8 December 1977
Document
Begin's Autonomy Plan
28 December 1977
Document
Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
Document
Ninth Arab Summit: Final Statement
2 November 1978 - 5 November 1978
Document
Palestine National Council, 14th Session: National Unity Programme
15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979
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UNSC Resolution 446
22 March 1979
Document
Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
Document
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
26 March 1979
Document
Tenth Arab Summit: Final Statement
20 November 1979 - 22 November 1979
Document
Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority
16 January 1980
Document
Egyptian Model for Palestinian Full Autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 January 1980
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UNSC Resolution 465
1 March 1980
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The Regional Committee of the Heads of Arab Local Authorities in Israel Statement On the Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors
3 June 1980
Document
The Venice Declaration
13 June 1980
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Sadat’s Letter to Begin Following Israel’s Enactment of Basic Law on Jerusalem
3 August 1980
Document
UNSC Resolution 478
20 August 1980
Document
Eleventh Arab Summit: Final Communiqué
25 November 1980 - 27 November 1980
Document
Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
Document
Statement of First National Festival of Palestinian Literature in the Occupied Land
18 August 1981
Document
UNSC Resolution 497
17 December 1981
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 14832/Rev.1
19 January 1982
Document
Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza
31 January 1982
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-9/1
5 February 1982
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 14943
1 April 1982
Document
Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut
20 August 1982
Document
President Reagan's Talking Points Sent to Prime Minister Begin
31 August 1982
Document
Reagan Plan
1 September 1982
Document
Israeli Cabinet Communiqué on President Reagan's Peace Proposal
2 September 1982
Document
Twelfth Arab Summit: the Fez Initiative
9 September 1982
Document
Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
Document
Palestine National Council, 16th Session: Final Statement
14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 15895
1 August 1983
Document
UNGA Resolution 38/58
13 December 1983
Document
Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409
13 March 1984
Document
Palestine National Council, 17th Session: Final Statement
22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1985: Final Communiqué
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 17459
12 September 1985
Document
Cairo Declaration on the PLO and Terrorism as read by PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat
7 November 1985
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 17769
29 January 1986
Document
The London Agreement
11 April 1987
Document
Palestine National Council, 18th Session: Final Statement
20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1987: Resolutions
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/210
17 December 1987
Document
Secretary of State George Shultz: A Statement for Palestinians
26 February 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/229
2 March 1988
Document
The Shultz Negotiations Plan
4 March 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 42/230
23 March 1988
Document
King Hussein’s Address to the Nation on Severing Ties with the West Bank
31 July 1988
Document
Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
Document
Palestinian Declaration of Independence
15 November 1988
Document
Palestine National Council (19th Session) Political Communiqué
15 November 1988
Document
UNGA Resolution 43/160
9 December 1988
Document
Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
Document
Press Conference Statement of Yasir Arafat Clarifying His Speech Before the UN General Assembly
14 December 1988
Document
Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1989: Resolution on the Palestine Question
23 May 1989 - 26 May 1989
Document
Secretary of State James Baker's: Five Points Framework for an Israeli-Palestinian Dialogue
10 October 1989
Document
Israeli Cabinet Decision on the Five-Point Plan of Secretary Baker
5 November 1989
Document
Draft of UNGA Resolution A/44/L.50
29 November 1989
Document
PLO “Assumptions” with Regard to Baker's Five Points
1 December 1989
Document
Egypt's "Assumptions" with Regard to Baker's Five Points
5 December 1989
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 21326
31 May 1990
Document
UNSC Resolution 672
12 October 1990
Document
UNSC Resolution 673
24 October 1990
Document
UNSC Resolution 681
20 December 1990
Document
President George Bush Address to Joint Session of Congress on the Middle East
6 March 1991
Document
Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: Memorandum to U.S. Secretary James Baker
12 March 1991
Document
Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991
Document
Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
Document
U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians
18 October 1991
Document
U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel
18 October 1991
Document
U.S.-Soviet Letter of Invitation to Peace Talks in Madrid
18 October 1991
Document
Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
Document
Basic Law: Human Dignity and Liberty
17 March 1992
Document
Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
Document
Shimon Peres's Letter Concerning Reassurances on Palestinian Institutions in Jerusalem
11 October 1993
Document
Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel
30 December 1993
Document
UNSC Resolution 904
18 March 1994
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations
29 April 1994
Document
Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
Document
The Knesset Law Concerning the Implementation of the Agreement on Gaza and Jericho Areas (Restrictions of Activity) 1994
26 December 1994
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 1995/394
17 May 1995
Document
Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
Document
Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
Document
The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
Document
Palestine National Council, 21st Session: Political Resolutions (in Arabic)
22 April 1996 - 25 April 1996
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1996: Resolution on the Palestine Question
21 June 1996 - 23 June 1996
Document
Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/199
7 March 1997
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/241
21 March 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/2
25 April 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/3
15 July 1997
Document
Legal Personality Agreement Between Israel and the Holy See
10 November 1997
Document
UNGA Resolution 52/250
13 July 1998
Document
Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/6
9 February 1999
Document
Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum
4 September 1999
Document
Protocol Concerning Safe Passage Between The West Bank And The Gaza Strip
5 October 1999
Document
Basic Agreement Between the Holy See and the Palestine Liberation Organization
15 February 2000
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/7
20 October 2000
Document
Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué
21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000
Document
President Bill Clinton Proposals for a Final Settlement
23 December 2000
Document
PLO Negotiating Team Reservations Concerning President Bill Clinton’s 23 December Proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement
1 January 2001
Document
PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy
20 January 2001
Document
Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001
Document
Israeli-Palestinian Joint Statement
27 January 2001
Document
The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
Document
Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal For an Israeli-Palestinian Cease-Fire and Resumption of Negotiations
16 April 2001
Document
The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
Document
Palestinian-Israeli Security Implementation Work Plan (Tenet Cease-Fire Plan)
11 June 2001
Document
The Durban Declaration
8 September 2001
Document
Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 March 2002
Document
UNSC Resolution 1397
12 March 2002
Document
Letter of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
12 March 2002
Document
The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
Document
Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
Document
Basic Law: The Knesset Amendment No. 35
15 May 2002
Document
President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East
24 June 2002
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2002/1385
20 December 2002
Document
Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
Document
A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
Document
Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/12
25 September 2003
Document
The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2003/980
14 October 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/13
27 October 2003
Document
UNSC Resolution 1515
19 November 2003
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/14
12 December 2003
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/240
24 March 2004
Document
President Bush's letter to Prime Minister Sharon
14 April 2004
Document
Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement Plan: Key Principles
14 April 2004
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/15
2 August 2004
Document
Palestinian Authority's Declaration on Institutional Renewal
1 March 2005
Document
Palestinian Parties and Factions Code of Conduct during the Legislative Electoral Process
17 October 2005
Document
Agreement on Movement and Access In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
Document
Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
Document
Statement by Middle East Quartet on the Palestinian Legislative Elections
30 January 2006
Document
Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
Document
National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
Document
UNSC Resolution 1701
11 August 2006
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/878
10 November 2006
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/16
30 November 2006
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/17
24 January 2007
Document
Mecca Agreement
8 February 2007
Document
President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
Document
Joint Understanding Between Israel and the PLO Read by President Bush
27 November 2007
Document
President George W. Bush’s Speech Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
10 January 2008
Document
Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
Document
Basic Law: The Knesset Amendment No. 39
30 June 2008
Document
UNSC Resolution 1850
16 December 2008
Document
UNSC Resolution 1860
8 January 2009
Document
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
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-18
23 January 2009
Document
Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
Document
President Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World
4 June 2009
Document
Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University
14 June 2009
Document
Fatah Sixth General Conference: Five Points of Clarification on Political Program
8 August 2009
Document
Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
Document
UNGA Resolution 64/10
1 December 2009
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2011/24
18 February 2011
Document
Palestinian National Conciliation Agreement: Related Understandings Between Fatah and Hamas
4 May 2011
Document
Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State
16 May 2011
Document
President Barack Obama's Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy
19 May 2011
Document
Statement by Middle East Quartet
23 September 2011
Document
Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations
23 September 2011
Document
UNGA Resolution 67/19
29 November 2012
Document
Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 March 2013
Document
China's Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
6 May 2013
Document
HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
Document
Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention Declaration
17 December 2014
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916
30 December 2014
Document
Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
Document
Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
Document
UNGA Resolution 69/320
10 September 2015
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
Document
Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
18 January 2016
Document
Scope of Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities
24 March 2016
Document
Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
Document
UNSC Resolution 2334
23 December 2016
Document
Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
Document
Law for the Regularization of Settlement in Judea and Samaria, 5777-2017
6 February 2017
Document
Closing Statement of the Popular Conference for the Palestinians Abroad (in Arabic)
25 February 2017 - 26 February 2017
Document
Basic Law: The Knesset Amendment No. 46
14 March 2017
Document
UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 March 2017
Document
Marwan Barghouti’s Op-Ed in The New York Times: Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons
17 April 2017
Document
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies
1 May 2017
Document
China’s Four-Point Proposal on Promoting the Settlement of the Palestinian Issue
18 July 2017
Document
Lebanese-Palestinian Dialogue Committee: Lebanese Working Group on Palestinian Refugee Affairs: A Unified Lebanese Vision For the Palestinian Refugees Affairs In Lebanon
20 July 2017
Document
Agreement Between Fatah and Hamas to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
Document
Mahmoud Abbas’s Op-Ed in The Guardian: Britain Must Atone for the Balfour Declaration – and 100 years of Suffering
1 November 2017
Document
Statement by President Donald Trump On Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 December 2017
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2017/1060
18 December 2017
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/19
21 December 2017
Document
PLO Central Council, 28th Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
15 January 2018
Document
Twenty-Ninth Arab Summit (The Jerusalem Summit): Dhahran Declaration
15 April 2018
Document
Palestine National Council, 23rd Session: Final Communiqué (in Arabic)
30 April 2018 - 4 May 2018
Document
Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 June 2018
Document
Basic Law: Israel - the Nation-State of the Jewish People
19 July 2018
Document
PLO Central Council, 29th Session: Resolutions (in Arabic)
15 August 2018 - 17 August 2018
Document
UNGA Resolution 73/5
16 October 2018
Document
PLO Central Council, 30th Session: Communiqué (in Arabic)
28 October 2018 - 29 October 2018
Document
Palestinian Prime Minister's Letter to Secretary of State on No Longer Accepting US Assistance
26 December 2018
Document
Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
Document
President Donald Trump: Proclamation on Recognizing the Golan Heights as Part of the State of Israel
25 March 2019
Document
30th Arab Summit: Tunis Declaration
31 March 2019
Document
Secretary Michael R. Pompeo Press Remarks On Israeli Settlements
18 November 2019
Document
Statement of ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda On Opening an Investigation into War Crimes in Palestine
20 December 2019
Document
Database of All Business Enterprises Involved in Israeli Settlement Activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
12 February 2020
Document
Joint Statement of the United States, the State of Israel, and the United Arab Emirates
13 August 2020
Document
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
Document
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

Historical Media

Document
Young Turks Revolution
July 1908
Document
Arrival in Palestine of Sir Hebert Samuel, High Commissioner
7 July 1920
Document
Aftermath Outside of the New Gate
13 October 1933
Document
Peel Commission and Partition
11 November 1936
Document
Arab Revolt 1936 - Royal Commission
11 January 1937
Document
Arab Revolt 1936 - Arab Higher Committee
12 January 1937
Document
Peel Commission Proposes Partition Map
7 July 1937
Document
Attack on an Arab Bus
4 July 1938
Document
Land in Jewish Possession (1944)
31 December 1944
Document
Land in Jewish Possession (1947)
30 June 1947
Document
Opening of Seventh Session of the Council of the Arab League
September 1947
Document
Abandoning Ship
14 May 1948
Document
Mahane Yehuda Explosion
22 November 1968
Document
Palestine: A Homeland Denied
1979
Document
Death of The Shepherd Boy Fathi, Third Wave of Killing
2012
Document
Escape of the Youth, Sixth Wave of Killing
2012
Document
Implosion, Killing of the Women, Ninth Wave of Killing
2012

Periods

Period
III. Late Mandate
Period
I. Ottoman Rule
Period
II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
Period
VI. The Rise of the Palestinian National Movement
Period
XI. Second Intifada and the Post-Arafat Era
Period
IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba

Highlights

Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
Highlight
Jerusalem
Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City
Highlight
Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine
Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement
Highlight
The Palestinian Novel
Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography
Highlight
The Palestinian Short Story
Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor
Highlight
Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
Highlight
Palestinian Photographers before 1948
Documenting Life in a Time of Change
Highlight
Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure
Highlight
Palestinian Music
Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry
Highlight
Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Explorers (1965-1995)
Highlight
Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”
Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History
Highlight
Present Absentees in Israel
Exiled in Their Own Homeland
Highlight
Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab
Highlight
Urban Palestine
Divergent Trajectories of Spatial and Social Transformations
Highlight
Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails
Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance
Highlight
Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip
A Site of Continual Displacement
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
Highlight
The Palestine Communist Party
1919–1948
Highlight
The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party
1948-present
Highlight
Palestinian Informal Justice
Thriving in the Shadow of Colonialism
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
Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa
Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field
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
XIII. With a Growingly Intractable Deadlock, Whither Palestine?
2017-
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Palestinian Cinema
From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression
Highlight
The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948
The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station
Highlight
Sumud
Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance
Highlight
Colonization and Dispossession
Zionism's Imagined Geography
Highlight
III. Late Mandate
1936-1947
Highlight
UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
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
World Zionist Organization
Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine
Highlight
Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
Highlight
Demography and the Palestine Question (I)
1850s-1948
Highlight
The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948
An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come
Highlight
IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
Highlight
Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
Highlight
UNRWA
From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity
Highlight
The Education of Palestinians in Israel
Struggling to Break Free from a System of Marginalization
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
October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
Highlight
The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
Highlight
Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
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
The Separation Wall
Security, Grabbing Land, Strangling Palestinians
Highlight
Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
Highlight
Olive Oil Production in the Late Ottoman Rule
Embracing New Technology within a Deeply Rooted Tradition
Highlight
Palestinian Women in the Labor Market
A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism
Highlight
Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992
Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality
Highlight
Palestinian Embroidery
A Rich and Diverse National Heritage
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967
The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space
Highlight
France and the Palestine Question before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
Highlight
The Palestinian Poster
Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols
Highlight
The Judaization of the Galilee
A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity
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
Palestinian Emigration (II)
1967-present
Highlight
Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
Highlight
Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968
A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance
Highlight
Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
Highlight
Land Day, 30 March 1976
A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel
Highlight
The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948
An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status
Highlight
UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947
Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba
Highlight
The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement
Highlight
Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
Highlight
The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
Highlight
The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
Highlight
Madrid and the Oslo Agreement, 1991-1993
Short-Lived Promises of a Negotiated Settlement
Highlight
The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
Highlight
Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse
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
Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
Highlight
Nablus Soap Production
The Decline of an Ancient Heritage
Highlight
The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
Highlight
The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
Highlight
The Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
Highlight
Palestinians in Jordan Since 1967
A Never-Ending Normalization
Highlight
Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Jaramana Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
Highlight
I. Ottoman Rule
1516-1917
Highlight
The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
Highlight
The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
Highlight
1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
Highlight
Meanings of the Nakba
Transformations through Time and Place
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Beginners (1795-1955)
Highlight
Lydda, 9-13 July 1948
A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March
Highlight
Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917
Preliminary Sketches of Mandate Palestine's Boundaries
Highlight
Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
Highlight
Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
1948-2048
Highlight
Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
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
Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939
A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (II)
Pathfinders (1955-1965)
Highlight
Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
Highlight
The Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
1980–present
Highlight
The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
Highlight
XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017
Highlight
Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
Highlight
Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
Highlight
The Nakba
Stages of a Forced Displacement
Highlight
Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948
A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps
Highlight
Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
Highlight
Marka Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
Highlight
Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
Highlight
Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)
Highlight
Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
Highlight
Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
Highlight
Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
Highlight
The Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
Highlight
The Palestinians in Sweden
Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses
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
The 2014 Gaza War
An Asymetric Draw
Highlight
VI. The Rise Of The Palestinian Movement In The Wake Of The 1967 Arab Defeat
1966-1973
Highlight
The May 2021 Gaza War
Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes
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
Mexico and the Palestine Question
Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor
Highlight
The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)
Before the Nakba
Highlight
Balata Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Baqa‘a Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Dheisheh Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Fawwar Refugee Camp
West Bank
Highlight
Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp
Syria
Highlight
Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Sbeineh Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation
Highlight
The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
Highlight
The Village of al-Araqib
Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond
Highlight
Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
Highlight
Mar Elias Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Talbieh Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Wihdat Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
Yarmouk Refugee Camp
Syria
Highlight
Rashidiyya Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Shatila Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Beddawi Refugee Camp
Lebanon
Highlight
Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
Highlight
Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
Highlight
Palestinians in Germany
From Melancholia to Anger
Highlight
Nahr el-Bared Refugee Camp
Lebanon

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
Lebanon War, 2006
2006 - 2008
Thematic Chronology
Palestinian National Congresses
1918 - 1934
Thematic Chronology
World Zionist Organization Congresses
1897 - present
Thematic Chronology
British and International Commissions of Inquiry in Mandate Palestine
1919 - 1946
Thematic Chronology
The UN and Palestine: General Assembly Resolutions
1947 - present
Thematic Chronology
The UN and Palestine: Security Council Resolutions
1948 - present
Thematic Chronology
Palestine Liberation Organization: National Council Sessions
1964 - present
Thematic Chronology
Palestinian-Israeli Interim Negotiation Rounds
1991 - 1999
Thematic Chronology
The 2014 Gaza War
2014-2015

Charts

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Palestinian Casualties, 2000-2008
2000 - 2008