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Biographies

Biography
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
1864 - 6 August 1913
Biography
Awni Abd al-Hadi
1889 - 15 March 1970
Biography
Kulthum Odeh
2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965
Biography
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
1908 - 25 February 1980
Biography
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
16 April 1925 - 20 April 2023
Biography
Ezzedine Kalak
1936 - 3 August 1978
Biography
Mahmoud Darwish
13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008
Biography
Kamal Boullata
1942 - 6 August 2019
Biography
Hanan Ashrawi
8 October 1946
Biography
Ismail Haniyeh
1962 - 31 July 2024

Events

Event
2nd Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
28 August 1898 - 31 August 1898
Event
France and the Ottoman Empire Sign the Mytilene Agreements
2 November 1901 - 10 November 1901
Event
French Occupy Damascus and Establish State of Greater Lebanon
14 July 1920 - 31 August 1920
Event
Third Phase of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
October 1938 - September 1939
Event
Coordinated Zionist Anti-British Activism
1 October 1945 - 31 October 1945
Event
The Haganah Implements Plan Gimmel
29 November 1947 - 1 December 1947
Event
Fate of Diplomatic Representations in Jerusalem
11 February 1948 - 1 May 1948
Event
Zionist Leadership Decides to Proclaim Jewish State on 16 May
12 April 1948
Event
Republic of China Recognizes Israel; People’s Republic Revokes Recognition of Israel
1 March 1949 - 9 January 1950
Event
UNRWA Signs Agreement with Egypt as Administrator of Refugee Host Area
12 September 1950
Event
UNRWA Signs Agreement with Jordan as Refugee Host Country
14 March 1951 - 20 August 1951
Event
Exchange of Notes between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 November 1954
Event
Arab Information Center (AIC) Is Opened in New York
15 June 1955
Event
Palestine Arab Delegation (PAD) Office Is Opened in New York
26 June 1961 - 26 June 2001
Event
Opening an Office of the PLO in Lebanon
23 October 1964 - 13 November 1964
Event
Security Council Resolution S/RES/242
22 November 1967
Event
5th Arab Summit Meets in Rabat and Ends in Failure
21 December 1969 - 23 December 1969
Event
Black September Operation in Khartoum
1 March 1973 - 4 March 1973
Event
Arab Sanctions Against Egypt
27 March 1979 - 31 March 1979
Event
SC Res. 478: Censuring Israeli Enactment of "Basic Law" on Jerusalem
20 August 1980
Event
Foreign Embassies Leave Jerusalem
20 August 1980 - September 1980
Event
PLO and Jordan Agree on Idea of Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation
9 October 1982 - 10 November 1982
Event
US Legislation Aiming at the Closure of the PLO UN Observer Mission in New York
9 October 1987 - 22 December 1987
Event
Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Amman
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
Event
Resumption of Diplomatic Activity
30 January 1988 - 10 February 1988
Event
19th Palestine National Council Meets in Algiers and Proclaims the Palestinian State
12 November 1988 - 15 November 1988
Event
Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait
3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991
Event
China and Israel Establish Diplomatic Relations
24 January 1992
Event
Fundamental Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Israel
30 December 1993
Event
US State Department Allows the PLO to Open Foreign Mission in Washington
22 June 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
Orient House, Jerusalem and PLO Foreign Relations
1 March 1999 - 11 May 1999
Event
Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath
17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001
Event
Timid Diplomatic Efforts
2 November 2001 - 19 November 2001
Event
Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah
4 October 2003 - 30 October 2003
Event
16th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis; Rejection of Israel's Disengagement Plan
22 May 2004 - 23 May 2004
Event
Post Disengagement: Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing
15 November 2005 - 23 November 2005
Event
The Return of Palestinian Diplomatic Representation to Lebanon
6 January 2006 - 17 August 2011
Event
Lebanon Reregisters the Records of Palestinian Refugees It Had Deleted
8 July 2006
Event
July War: Diplomatic Efforts for a Cease-Fire
5 August 2006 - 9 August 2006
Event
The US Revisits the Road Map
14 January 2007 - 15 January 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
Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 July 2007
Event
Prelude to Israel's War on Gaza
21 December 2008 - 26 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 4
30 December 2008
Event
War on Gaza, Day 14
9 January 2009
Event
War on Gaza, Day 22
17 January 2009
Event
Western Powers Adopt a Program of Action Against Weapons Smuggling into Gaza
13 March 2009
Event
The Mavi Marmara Incident
30 May 2010 - 5 June 2010
Event
Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended
20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010
Event
The Palestinian State: Recognition and Upgrade Drive, Mostly in Latin and Central America and Europe
1 December 2010 - 19 January 2012
Event
Diplomatic Efforts to Avert Palestinian Statehood Bid at the UN
2 June 2011 - 11 July 2011
Event
Visit of Qatar’s Emir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to Gaza
23 October 2012
Event
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4
17 November 2012
Event
With the Nonrelease of Prisoners, the Palestinian Leadership Applies for Access to 19 International Conventions
1 April 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Day 3
10 July 2014
Event
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 16-20
23 July 2014 - 27 July 2014
Event
The PLO Strives for a Security Council Resolution Specifying a Timetable for Ending the Occupation
26 September 2014 - 28 November 2014
Event
Steps, Mostly Parliamentary, Toward European Recognition of Palestinian State
13 October 2014 - 22 December 2015
Event
French Efforts in Favor of a Draft UNSC Resolution on Palestinian-Israeli Peace
2 December 2014 - 17 December 2014
Event
France and Arab League Consider Resuscitating Securty Council Initiative
15 January 2015 - 29 June 2015
Event
Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements
22 September 2016 - 22 December 2016
Event
SC Res. 2334: Condemning Israel's Settlement Activities without Enforcement Mechanism
23 December 2016
Event
Palestinians and International Partners Fight Against Israel’s Planned Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar
15 February 2017 - 21 October 2018
Event
Israel's State Comptroller Publishes Report on Gaza 2014 War
28 February 2017
Event
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt Sever Economic and Diplomatic Ties with Qatar
5 June 2017
Event
The Fate of the PLO Diplomatic Office in Washington
17 November 2017
Event
Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's Capital
6 December 2017 - 20 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
UNGA Res. ES-10/19 Opposes Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem
21 December 2017
Event
The US Opens its Embassy in Jerusalem; Guatemala and Paraguay (Temporarily) Follow Suit
14 May 2018 - 15 May 2018
Event
The US Replaces its Consulate General in Jerusalem by a Palestinian Affairs Unit within its New Embassy
18 October 2018
Event
Israel Begins Public Normalization Push
20 January 2019
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The Waqf Reopens Bab al-Rahma at the Haram al-Sharif Compound
14 February 2019 - 17 March 2019
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The US Consulate General in Jerusalem Is Merged in US Embassy in the City
4 March 2019
Event
Morocco Normalizes Relations with Israel in Exchange for US Recognition of Western Sahara as Part of Morocco
10 December 2020 - 14 December 2020

Historical Texts

Document
League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine
24 July 1922
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Memorandum of Conversation between King Abdulaziz Saud and President Roosevelt
14 February 1945
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Pact of the League of Arab States
22 March 1945
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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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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
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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
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Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA
15 December 1956
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Fourth Arab Summit: Resolutions
1 September 1967
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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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Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA
13 November 1974
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UNGA Resolution 3237 (XXIX)
22 November 1974
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Framework for Peace in the Middle East (Camp David Accords)
17 September 1978
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Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt
26 March 1979
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UNSC Resolution 478
20 August 1980
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Palestine National Council, 15th Session: Political Statement
11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981
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UNGA Resolution ES-9/1
5 February 1982
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Extraordinary Arab Summit, 1987: Resolutions
8 November 1987 - 11 November 1987
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Israel's "Peace Initiative"
14 May 1989
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Exchange of Letters Between President Bush and Prime Minister Shamir on Proposed Peace Conference
1 June 1991
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Palestine National Council, 20th Session: Political Statement
28 September 1991
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U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel
18 October 1991
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Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel
30 December 1993
Document
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
Document
The Beilin – Abu Mazen Document
31 October 1995
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Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees
22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001
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The Mitchell Report
30 April 2001
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UNSC Resolution 1397
12 March 2002
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The Geneva Accord
12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003
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UNSC Resolution 1515
19 November 2003
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Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement
15 November 2005
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President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech
16 July 2007
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Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry
30 January 2008
Document
UNSC Resolution 1850
16 December 2008
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Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)
25 September 2009
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Draft of UNSC Resolution 2011/24
18 February 2011
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Middle East Peace initiative: Joint Communiqué
3 June 2016
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UNSC Resolution 2334
23 December 2016
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Middle East Peace Conference Joint Declaration
15 January 2017
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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
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Draft of UNSC Resolution S/2017/1060
18 December 2017
Document
UNGA Resolution ES-10/19
21 December 2017
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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
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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

Highlights

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Palestinian Theater
The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art
Highlight
The First Intifada, 1987-1993
Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom
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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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XIII. With a Growingly Intractable Deadlock, Whither Palestine?
2017-
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III. Late Mandate
1936-1947
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UNRWA's Education System
A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking
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IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba
1947-1950
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XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics
2000-2006
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October 1973 War
A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results
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Camp David Accords, 1978-1979
Shattering the Arab Front
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China and the Palestine Question
From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support
Highlight
France and the Palestine Question before 1948
Competition with the British, North African Considerations, Lukewarm Support for Zionism
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The Peel Commission, 1936–1937
Sowing the Seeds of the Partition
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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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Resolution 242, 22 November 1967
Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement
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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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The Palestine Exploration Fund
Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming
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The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse
A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism
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Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949
Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests
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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 United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine
Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba
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The War on Gaza, 2008–2009
Israel’s Strategic Quandary
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Spain and the Palestine Question
Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel
Highlight
The Palestinians in Chile
A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine
Highlight
II. British Occupation and Early Mandate
1917-1936
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The King-Crane Commission of 1919
Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives
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The Palestinian Flag
A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity
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1956 War
The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression
Highlight
Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966
Governing the Lives of a Confined Population
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Palestine-Lebanon Border
A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens
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Palestinian Youth in Conflict
A Childhood Denied
Highlight
Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp
Jordan
Highlight
The European Union and the Palestine Question
From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions
Highlight
Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982
A Massacre by Proxy
Highlight
Turkey and the Palestine Question
Torn between a Pro-Western Stance, Regional Considerations and Identity
Highlight
Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939
A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression
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Palestine and International Justice
The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability
Highlight
Palestine-Egypt Border
A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans
Highlight
XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks
2006-2017

Periods

Period
XIII. With a Growingly Intractable Deadlock, Whither Palestine?

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology
1956 War
1955 - 1957