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Biographies

Biography
Musa Nasir
4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007
Biography
George Habash
1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008
Biography
Yasir Arafat
24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004
Biography
Nayef Hawatmeh
November 1935
Biography
May Sayegh
1941 - 5 February 2023
Biography
Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946

Historical Texts

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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
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Palin Commission Report
1 July 1920
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League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
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The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)
10 August 1922
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Passfield White Paper
20 October 1930
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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
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MacDonald White Paper
17 May 1939
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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
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UNGA Partition Plan
29 November 1947
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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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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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Prevention of Infiltration (Offences and Jurisdiction) Law 1954 (5714)
16 August 1954
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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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UNGA Resolution 2792 (XXVI)
6 December 1971
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Programme of the Palestine National Front in the Occupied Territory
15 August 1973
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Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement
28 November 1973
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Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria
31 May 1974
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Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
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The Koenig Memorandum
1 March 1976
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Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset
20 November 1977
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Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
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Ninth Arab Summit: Final Statement
2 November 1978 - 5 November 1978
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UNSC Resolution 446
22 March 1979
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Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
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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
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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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UNSC Resolution 478
20 August 1980
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Israel's Proposals for the Self-Governing Authority in the West Bank and Gaza
31 January 1982
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UNGA Resolution ES-9/1
5 February 1982
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 14943
1 April 1982
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 14985
20 April 1982
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Plan for the Departure from Lebanon of the PLO Leadership, Offices, and Combatants in Beirut
20 August 1982
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Kahan Commission of Inquiry Report into the Events at the Refugee Camps in Beirut
7 February 1983
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Palestine National Council, 16th Session: Final Statement
14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 15895
1 August 1983
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1985: Final Communiqué
7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 17459
12 September 1985
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 17769
29 January 1986
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UNSC Resolution 605
22 December 1987
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Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
18 August 1988
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Palestinian Declaration of Independence
15 November 1988
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Yasir Arafat’s Speech Before the Forty-Third Session of the United Nations General Assembly
13 December 1988
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 20463
17 February 1989
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 20945/Rev.1
6 November 1989
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UNSC Resolution 681
20 December 1990
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Palestinian West Bank – Gaza Delegation: Memorandum to U.S. Secretary James Baker
12 March 1991
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UNSC Resolution 694
24 May 1991
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Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference
31 October 1991
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Declaration of Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (Oslo I Accord)
13 September 1993
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UNSC Resolution 904
18 March 1994
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Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area
4 May 1994
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Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip
28 September 1995
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Yitzhak Rabin’s Address to Knesset after Israeli-Palestinian Agreement
5 October 1995
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The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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UNSC Resolution 1073
28 September 1996
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Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron
17 January 1997
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 1997/199
7 March 1997
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/2
25 April 1997
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/3
15 July 1997
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Statement by the President of the Security Council S/PRST/1998/21
13 July 1998
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Wye River Memorandum
23 October 1998
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/6
9 February 1999
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Basic Agreement Between the Holy See and the Palestine Liberation Organization
15 February 2000
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UNSC Resolution 1322
7 October 2000
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/7
20 October 2000
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PLO Negotiating Team Reservations Concerning President Bill Clinton’s 23 December Proposal for an Israeli-Palestinian Peace Agreement
1 January 2001
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Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001
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The “Moratinos Non-Paper” on the Outcome of the Taba Talks (21-27 January 2001)
27 January 2001
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/270
26 March 2001
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The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2001/1199
14 December 2001
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UNSC Resolution 1397
12 March 2002
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Letter of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon
12 March 2002
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The Quartet (UN, EU, Russia, US) Communiqué on the Situation in the Occupied Territories
10 April 2002
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Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council
15 May 2002
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Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law
18 March 2003
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A Performance-Based Roadmap to a Permanent Two-State Solution to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
30 April 2003
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Israel and the Road Map
23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/12
25 September 2003
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The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/13
27 October 2003
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/14
12 December 2003
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2004/240
24 March 2004
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Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s Disengagement Plan: Key Principles
14 April 2004
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UNGA Resolution 58/292
17 May 2004
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/15
2 August 2004
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Palestinian Authority's Declaration on Institutional Renewal
1 March 2005
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Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council
27 March 2006
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National Conciliation Document
27 June 2006
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/508
12 July 2006
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UNSC Resolution 1701
11 August 2006
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/878
10 November 2006
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/16
30 November 2006
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Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
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UNSC Resolution 1860
8 January 2009
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UNGA Resolution ES-18
23 January 2009
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Letter Dated 4 May 2009 from the Secretary-General Addressed to the President of the Security Council
4 May 2009
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Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
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UNGA Resolution 64/10
1 December 2009
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Statement by the President of the Security Council S/PRST/2010/9
1 June 2010
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2011/24
18 February 2011
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President Barack Obama's Address to the State Department Reframing U.S. Middle East Policy
19 May 2011
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UNGA Resolution 67/19
29 November 2012
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China's Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
6 May 2013
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HRC Resolution S-21/1
23 July 2014
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Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention Declaration
17 December 2014
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2014/916
30 December 2014
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Report of the UNHِQ Board of Inquiry Into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools during the 2014 Gaza War
27 April 2015
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Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
24 June 2015
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Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA
30 September 2015
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Council of the European Union: Conclusions on the Middle East Peace Process
18 January 2016
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Report of the Middle East Quartet
1 July 2016
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UNSC Resolution 2334
23 December 2016
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Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace
28 December 2016
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Middle East Peace Conference Joint Declaration
15 January 2017
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Marwan Barghouti’s Op-Ed in The New York Times: Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons
17 April 2017
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The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas): Document of General Principles and Policies
1 May 2017
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China’s Four-Point Proposal on Promoting the Settlement of the Palestinian Issue
18 July 2017
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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
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Agreement Between Fatah and Hamas to End Palestinian Division
12 October 2017
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Mahmoud Abbas’s Op-Ed in The Guardian: Britain Must Atone for the Balfour Declaration – and 100 years of Suffering
1 November 2017
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516
1 June 2018
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UNGA Resolution ES-10/20
13 June 2018
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Palestinian Prime Minister's Letter to Secretary of State on No Longer Accepting US Assistance
26 December 2018
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Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
28 February 2019
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Secretary Michael R. Pompeo Press Remarks On Israeli Settlements
18 November 2019
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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

Periods

Period
VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War

Highlights

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Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967
The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”
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Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda
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Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab
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Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967
Incubators of Resistance
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VII. From A Sense Of Victory To Separate Peace And Civil War
1973-1982
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VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival
1982-1987
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IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
1987-1993
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Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank
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IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
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Palestinian Labor in Israel
A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests
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XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)
1957-1990
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V. Reverberations Of 1948 Palestine War And The Arab-Israeli Conflict
1950-1966
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The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip
Thwarting Resettlement Schemes
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The Second Intifada, 2000-2005
Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations
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The Palestinians in Peru
A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
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Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine
A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact
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Israel’s Apartheid Regime
Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians
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Italy and the Palestine Question
From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility
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Lebanon War, 1982
A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'
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Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956
Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens
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The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948
An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status
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Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
From the Limelight to the Backstage
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The Palestinian National Initiative Movement - Al-Mubadara
2002-present
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The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)
After the Nakba
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The Palestinian Communist Movement
1948-present
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The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP
1967-present
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Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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VI. The Rise Of The Palestinian Movement In The Wake Of The 1967 Arab Defeat
1966-1973
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The Israeli Military
The Myth of “the Most Moral Army in the World”
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
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Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp
Lebanon
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Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
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The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)
1990-present
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X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority
1993-2000
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Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
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Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917
Promising Palestine Away
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Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939
A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression
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Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 15 November 1988
Historic Undertakings For the Sake of Statehood
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Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018
Enshrining Discrimination
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The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas
1987–present
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XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017

Events

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SC Res. 726: Condemning Israel's Decision to Resume Deportation of Palestinian Civilians
6 January 1992
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UNGA ES-10/2: Condemning Israel's Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement
25 April 1997
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Draft SC Res. S/2001/1199 Demanding Cessation of Violence and Return to Previous Positions Vetoed by the US
15 December 2001
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Sharon's Letter to Bush on Disengagement Plan
14 April 2004
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London Meeting on Supporting the Palestinian Authority
1 March 2005
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Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Intensify
4 February 2008 - 24 February 2008
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China's Four-Point Proposal for Settlement of Palestinian Question
6 May 2013
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A "Reconstruction Hudna" in Gaza?
2 March 2015 - 14 April 2015
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Continued Israeli Settlement Activity and Destruction of Palestinian Infrastructure
27 July 2016 - 7 December 2016
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SC Res. 2334: Condemning Israel's Settlement Activities without Enforcement Mechanism
23 December 2016
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The Internal Palestinian Reconciliation Process Is Relaunched with Some Credibility This Time
26 August 2017 - 10 October 2017
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Israeli and US Reactions to the Fatah-Hamas Agreement in Cairo
17 October 2017 - 19 October 2017
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UN Human Rights Council Establishes Commission into Israel’s Attacks on the Great March of Return Protesters
18 May 2018
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UNGA Res. ES-10/20 Calls for the Protection of the Palestinian Civilian Population
13 June 2018
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Palestinian Court Orders to Block Access to Dozens of Websites
17 October 2019
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Israel Announces Massive Settlement Expansion after Normalization Deals
14 October 2020 - 15 December 2020