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Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi

1864 - 6 August 1913

Jurji Habib Hanania

Freih Abu Middein

1878 - 29 June 1950

Khalil al-Sakakini

23 January 1878 - 13 August 1953

Abdallah Mukhlis

27 December 1878 - 16 December 1947

1880 - 16 June 1946

1882 - 22 April 1942

Raghib al-Nashashibi

Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi

24 September 1882 - 15 January 1964

1885 - 19 December 1953

11 February 1886 - 19 October 1941

Mu‘in al-Madi

Muhammad Izzat Darwaza

21 June 1887 - 26 July 1984

Wadi‘ Faris al-Bustani

1888 - 20 January 1954

Abd al-Hamid Shuman

1888 - 9 September 1974

Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim

Rafiq al-Tamimi

Iskandar al-Khoury al-Beitjali

1889 - 7 July 1973

Jamal al-Husseini

1892 - 5 July 1982

2 April 1892 - 24 April 1965

1893 - 27 April 1940

1894 - 19 March 1949

Omar al-Saleh al-Barghouti

1894 - 22 June 1965

27 July 1894 - 6 August 1993

Subhi al-Khadra

1895 - 4 July 1954

Muhammad Amin al-Husseini

1895 - 4 July 1974

4 April 1895 - 26 August 1971

Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi

1896 - 27 September 1951

Muhammad Ali al-Taher

1896 - 22 August 1974

Wasif Jawhariyyeh

8 May 1897 - 8 June 1984

Anbara Salam Khalidi

4 August 1897 - 1986

Matiel Mogannam

15 February 1899 - 11 August 1992

Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari

1900 - 29 May 1980

1902 - 27 August 1984

Zulaykha al-Shihabi

1903 - 13 May 1992

Ishaq Musa al-Husseini

1904 - 17 December 1990

1905 - 2 May 1941

1905 - 21 May 1985

15 May 1905 - 17 November 1979

26 June 1905 - 21 May 1997

Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih

1907 - 8 January 2001

23 April 1907 - 1 October 1947

Ahmad al-Shuqairi

1908 - 25 February 1980

Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani

1910 - 26 February 1971

Sami Taha Hamran

1911 - 11 September 1947

Abd al-Majid Shuman

1912 - 5 July 2005

Qudsia Khourshid

5 August 1912 - 2 December 2009

Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud

1913 - 13 July 1948

28 November 1914 - 30 September 1976

Wadi‘a Qaddura Khartabil

1917 - 12 December 2003

16 March 1919 - 27 August 1985

Haydar Abd al-Shafi

10 June 1919 - 25 September 2007

Jabra Ibrahim Jabra

28 August 1919 - 12 December 1994

2 December 1920 - 29 July 2003

29 August 1922 - 2 May 1996

Fatima al-Budeiri

1923 - June 2009

20 April 1923 - 26 February 1999

Salma Khadra Jayyusi

16 April 1925 - 20 April 2023

1 August 1925 - 26 January 2008

1926 - 23 January 1984

1927 - 13 January 2005

13 September 1927 - 8 August 1967

Issam Abd al-Hadi

1928 - 8 August 2013

Samira Abu Ghazaleh

1928 - 12 January 2017

Hanna Abu Hanna

16 October 1928 - 2 February 2022

1929 - 2 June 2016

Ibrahim Abu-Lughod

15 February 1929 - 23 May 2001

7 May 1929 - 5 July 1994

24 August 1929 - 11 November 2004

3 November 1929 - 30 August 2012

Bassam Shak’a

1930 - 22 July 2019

Ismail Shammout

2 March 1930 - 3 July 2006

Bashir Barghouti

1931 - 9 September 2000

Anis Abdullah Sayigh

3 November 1931 - 25 December 2009

13 January 1932 - 2 August 2009

1 November 1935 - 24 September 2003

1936 - 3 August 1978

Ghassan Kanafani

9 April 1936 - 8 July 1972

Ahmad Ismail Yasin

June 1936 - 22 March 2004

Bayan Nuwayhed al-Hout

Youssef Sami al-Youssef

1938 - 2 May 2013

1939 - 19 August 2014

Faisal al-Husseini

17 July 1940 - 31 May 2001

1941 - 5 February 2023

Mahmoud Darwish

13 March 1941 - 9 August 2008

1942 - 6 August 2019

Abd al-Aziz Rantisi

1947 - 17 April 2004

Dalal al-Mughrabi

29 December 1959 - 11 March 1978

1962 - 31 July 2024

Events

Jewish Nationalism in Eastern Europe

Great Britain Invades and Occupies Egypt

Building of the Jaffa-Jerusalem Railroad Line

Establishment of the Arab-Ottoman Brotherhood Society in Istanbul

2 September 1908 - April 1909

Palestinians Clash with Settlers of Sejera Colony

3 April 1909 - 12 April 1909

Palestinian Members of the Ottoman Parliament Express Opposition to Zionist Objectives

June 1909 - 2 November 1909

Limited British Advances; Stabilization of the Military Front

21 December 1917 - 21 April 1918

Third Stage of British Palestine Campaign: Completion of the Conquest of Palestine

19 September 1918 - 25 September 1918

British Conquest of Transjordan Is Achieved

22 September 1918 - 27 September 1918

The Ottomans Sign the Armistice of Mudros; Istanbul Is Occupied

30 October 1918 - 13 November 1918

Nabi Musa Festival: Palestinian Mobilization and Palestinian-Zionist Clashes

2 April 1920 - 9 April 1920

Founding of the Haganah, the Jewish Paramilitary Organization

French Occupy Damascus and Establish State of Greater Lebanon

14 July 1920 - 31 August 1920

The Ottomans Sign the Treaty of Sèvres; The Turkish National Assembly in Ankara Rejects It

May Day Clashes in Jaffa

1 May 1921 - 7 May 1921

The British Issue a Constitution for Palestine in the Form of an Order in Council

Tension Over al-Buraq/ Western Wall

23 September 1928 - 30 October 1928

General Conference of Palestine Arab Workers, Haifa

11 January 1930

Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1931

A Conference in Nablus Debates Resorting to Arms

General Strike and Demonstrations in Palestine

8 October 1933 - 3 November 1933

Death of Shaykh Izzeddin al-Qassam in a Battle with a British Force

12 November 1935 - 21 November 1935

Outbreak of the Great Palestinian Rebellion

15 April 1936 - 30 April 1936

Irgun Attacks on Palestinians

11 November 1937 - 14 November 1937

Anti-British Operation and British Retaliation in al-Bassa

6 September 1938 - 10 September 1938

Jewish-Arab Attacks Resume

30 January 1939 - 26 February 1939

The US Congress Endorses the Biltmore Program

17 December 1945 - 19 December 1945

Series of Zionist Anti-British Attacks

17 June 1946 - 22 July 1946

Enactment of Lebanese Labor Law and Its Subsequent Impact on Palestine Refugees

23 September 1946

More Irgun Operations Against the British

29 December 1946 - 28 January 1947

Continuation of Zionist-British Confrontation

16 April 1947 - 26 April 1947

Irgun Kidnaps and Murders Two British Sergeants

11 July 1947 - 31 July 1947

Ad Hoc Committee on the Palestinian Question

23 September 1947 - 25 November 1947

Palestinians and Zionists on UNSCOP Partition Plan

29 September 1947 - 3 October 1947

US and USSR Endorse Partition

11 October 1947 - 13 October 1947

Palestinian Strike Against Partition Plan and Palestinian-Zionist Clashes

2 December 1947

Series of Zionist Attacks on Palestinians in the Wake of the Partition Plan

6 December 1947 - 31 December 1947

Series of Zionist Attacks

2 January 1948 - 26 January 1948

Zionist Military Preparations

14 January 1948 - 20 February 1948

British Break Arab Attacks

6 February 1948 - 10 February 1948

Zionist Attacks

15 February 1948 - 5 March 1948

Haganah Operations

11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948

Palestinian Operations

11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948

US Apparent Hesitancy Toward Partition

18 March 1948 - 30 March 1948

Early Responses to Truce and Trusteeship Ideas

19 March 1948 - 20 March 1948

Operations Nachshon and Har'el to Open Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Road

3 April 1948 - 21 April 1948

The Battle for Haifa and Its Surroundings

4 April 1948 - 22 April 1948

Massacre in Deir Yasin

9 April 1948 - 11 April 1948

Fighting Around Jerusalem

12 April 1948 - 23 April 1948

Operation Hametz and the Fall of Jaffa

24 April 1948 - 13 May 1948

Operation Jevussi for the Conquest of Jerusalem

26 April 1948 - 30 April 1948

Zionist Conquest of Eastern Galilee

28 April 1948 - 25 May 1948

Arab States (Reluctantly) Prepare for Intervention in Palestine

30 April 1948 - 12 May 1948

Arab Gains in Gush Etzion

3 May 1948 - 14 May 1948

Operation Ben-Ami in Western Galilee

13 May 1948 - 21 May 1948

Arab States Explain Reasons for their Intervention in Palestine

West Bank to Be Placed under Jordanian Military Government

16 May 1948 - 24 May 1948

SC Res. 49: Calling for a Cease-fire and Maintenance of the Truce in Jerusalem

SC Res. 50: Calling for a 4-week Cessation of Hostilities in Palestine

Responses to Bernadotte's Plan

2 July 1948 - 5 July 1948

End of First Truce: Israeli Operation Dekel

8 July 1948 - 18 July 1948

Constantine Zurayk publishes Ma'na al-Nakba (The meaning of the Nakba) in Beirut

UN Mediator Count Folke Bernadotte Is Assassinated by Lehi in Jerusalem

17 September 1948

Israel's Provisional Council Enacts Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance

23 September 1948

Arab Responses to Formation of the All-Palestine Government

5 October 1948 - 14 October 1948

Israel Conducts its First Population Census

8 November 1948 - 1 February 1949

Israel Strengthens Its Political Control over Jerusalem; Military Government Dissolved

20 December 1948 - 17 February 1949

Great Britain Recognizes Israel on a de facto Basis

30 January 1949

Arab Sacrifice Brigade Formed and Dissolved

1 March 1949 - 30 November 1950

SC Res. 69: Recommending Admission of Israel to UN Membership

Cross-Border Attacks from Gaza

Qadri Tuqan Publishes Ba'd al-Nakba (After the Nakba) in Beirut

Absentee Property Law, 5710-1950

Jordanian Parliamentary Elections; Formal Unification of the Two Banks

11 April 1950 - 24 April 1950

Great Britain Announces Formal Recognition of Extended Kingdom of Jordan and de jure Recognition of Israel Simultaneously

Elections at al-Urwa al-Wuthqa Society

The Knesset Enacts the Nationality Law

Palestinians in Israel Protest the Nationality law

General Islamic Conference on Jerusalem, Jerusalem

3 December 1953 - 9 December 1953

Palestinians in Gaza Rise Up Against Resettlement Projects

1 March 1955 - 6 March 1955

With Mounting Tension In and Around Gaza, a Turning Point for Egypt and Opportunities for Israel

3 April 1955 - 27 September 1955

Gaza's Basic Law

Renewal of Egyptian-Israeli Clashes

22 August 1955 - 4 September 1955

Clashes Across Gaza Borders

2 April 1956 - 14 April 1956

France and Israel Sign Arms Deal and Prepare for War

22 June 1956 - 29 July 1956

Israeli-Jordanian Clashes

25 July 1956 - 21 August 1956

Nationalization of the Suez Canal

Egyptian-Israeli Armed Incidents

17 August 1956 - 11 September 1956

Escalation Across Jordanian-Israeli Lines

10 September 1956 - 26 September 1956

Israel Occupies Gaza

1 November 1956 - 7 March 1957

Israel Addresses the Future of Sinai

7 November 1956 - 8 November 1956

Israel Addresses the Future of Gaza

10 November 1956 - 3 February 1957

Palestinians in Israel Stage a General Strike to Protest the Kafr Qasim Massacre

GA Resolutions 1123, 1124, 1125 (XI)

19 January 1957 - 3 February 1957

Israel Withdraws from Gaza and Sinai

7 March 1957 - 12 March 1957

Civil War in Lebanon

May 1958 - October 1958

Anti-Monarchic Coup in Iraq

Lebanon Establishes the Department of Palestinian Refugee Affairs at the Ministry of Interior

The Arab League and Implementation of Palestinian Entity

29 May 1961 - 26 June 1961

Syrian-Israeli Clashes

19 August 1963 - 20 August 1963

A Lebanese Decree, Implicitly Applicable to Palestinian Refugees, Regulates Work of Foreigners

18 September 1964

Israeli-Jordanian Battle at al-Samu' after a Fatah Operation

11 November 1966 - 13 November 1966

Reports on Israeli Plans Against Syria

12 May 1967 - 14 May 1967

Egypt Reacts to Israeli Threats Against Syria

15 May 1967 - 22 May 1967

Israel Prepares for War with US Consent

2 June 1967 - 4 June 1967

June War, 1st Day

June War, 2nd Day

June War, 3rd Day

June War, 4th Day

June War, 5th Day

June War, 6th Day

US President Lyndon B. Johnson and Principles for Peace in the Middle East

The Knesset Paves the Way for the Annexation of East Jerusalem

27 June 1967 - 28 June 1967

The Knesset Amends the Municipal Corporations Ordinance to Extend Area of West Jerusalem Municipality

27 June 1967 - 29 June 1967

Military Order No. 58, Concerning Abandoned Property (Private Property)

Fatah Guerrilla Resistance in the West Bank

Al-Aqsa Mosque Is Set on Fire

Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in South Lebanon and Jordan Valley

22 May 1970 - 29 May 1970

19 June 1970 - 7 August 1970

PFLP Hijack Operations

6 September 1970 - 12 September 1970

Black September in Jordan

15 September 1970 - 25 September 1970

Emergency Arab Summit Meets in Cairo to Force a Palestinian-Jordanian Agreement

21 September 1970 - 28 September 1970

9th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo

7 July 1971 - 13 July 1971

Israeli Military Operation in South Lebanon

25 February 1972 - 28 February 1972

Black September Hijack Operation

Israeli Military Operation in South Lebanon

21 June 1972 - 24 June 1972

October War, 1st Day

October War, 2nd Day

October War, 3rd Day

October War, 4th Day

October War, 5th Day

10 October 1973

October War, From the 6th to 10th Day

11 October 1973 - 14 October 1973

Israeli Army Crosses the Suez Canal Westwards

15 October 1973 - 22 October 1973

Arab Oil, a Weapon in the Battle

17 October 1973 - 21 October 1973

Egypt and Syria Support PLO Representativeness

21 September 1974

Palestinian Operations from South Lebanon

5 March 1975 - 20 November 1975

Negotiations for Sinai II Fail

7 March 1975 - 22 March 1975

Palestinians in Israel Mobilize Against Confiscation

1 January 1976 - 6 March 1976

The Koenig Memorandum on Israeli Policy toward the Palestinians in Israel

1 March 1976 - April 1976

Palestinian "Land Day"

Syrian Forces Enter Lebanon

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

Arab States Take Position Against Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem

5 December 1977

Camp David Summit; Camp David Accords

5 September 1978 - 17 September 1978

6th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria

26 September 1979 - 27 September 1979

Palestinian Operation Against Settlers in Hebron

2 May 1980 - 3 May 1980

Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors

2 June 1980 - 3 June 1980

Israeli-Syrian Mounting Tension in Lebanon

28 April 1981 - 5 May 1981

Severe Israeli-Palestinian Clashes in Lebanon

10 July 1981 - 20 July 1981

Israeli Knesset Votes to Apply Israeli Law in the Golan Heights

14 December 1981

Popular Resistance and Israeli Measures in West Bank

16 February 1982 - 30 March 1982

Shooting Spree at the Haram al-Sharif

11 April 1982 - 15 April 1982

SC Res. 508: Calling Upon all Parties to Cease Military Activities in Lebanon and across Lebanese-Israeli Border

SC Res. 509: Demanding Full and Unconditional Withdrawal of Israeli Forces from Lebanon

Israel Invades Along the Eastern Axis

6 June 1982 - 12 June 1982

Israeli Invasion Along the Western Axis

6 June 1982 - 14 June 1982

Israeli Invasion of Lebanon

6 June 1982 - 29 September 1982

The “Creeping” Cease-fire

10 June 1982 - 26 June 1982

Israeli Military Pressure on West Beirut

27 June 1982 - 11 July 1982

Israeli Army Attempts to Conquer Beirut

21 July 1982 - 12 August 1982

PLO Accepts Habib’s Plan

29 July 1982 - 31 July 1982

Kahan Report on the Sabra-Shatila Massacres

7 February 1983 - 10 February 1983

Tension in Hebron

1 July 1983 - 30 July 1983

Israeli Measures Against Palestinian Universities

2 November 1983 - 30 July 1984

Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination for Peace Talks

26 February 1984 - 1 March 1984

Operation of Israeli Occupation Forces Against Ayn al-Hilwa

16 May 1984 - 18 May 1984

Demolitions in the Jordan Valley

1 November 1984 - 11 November 1984

The PLO, the US, and Resolution 242

Clashes in the Occupied Territories

9 February 1987 - 18 February 1987

Detention of Faisal al-Husseini

12 April 1987 - 13 September 1987

Closure of Palestinian Universities

Islamic Jihad Operations in Gaza

18 May 1987 - 30 November 1987

US Legislation Aiming at the Closure of the PLO UN Observer Mission in New York

9 October 1987 - 22 December 1987

Start of the Intifada in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank

9 December 1987

Unified National Leadership of the Uprising

Israel's Policy of "Beating"

19 January 1988 - 27 January 1988

UNGA 42/230: Requesting Arbitration with Host Country Concerning Application of Headquarters Agreement (on PLO Mission)

Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir in Tunis

Jordan Severs Ties with the West Bank

28 July 1988 - 4 August 1988

Start of US-PLO Dialogue

14 December 1988

Resurgence of Intifada, Worsening of Repression

3 May 1989 - 16 May 1989

US Voices Dissatisfaction with Israel

23 February 1990 - 3 March 1990

Rishon LeZion (Uyun Qara) Killings

US-Soviet Joint Statement on the Middle East, Moscow

1st Negotiation Round, Madrid

3 November 1991

6th Negotiation Round, 2nd Stage, Washington

14 September 1992 - 24 September 1992

Israel Deports 415 Palestinians to South Lebanon

13 December 1992 - 17 December 1992

Hebron Massacre

25 February 1994 - 18 March 1994

Wave of Hamas and Islamic Jihad Attacks

6 April 1994 - 30 April 1994

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

Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II)

28 September 1995

US Congress Passes the "Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995"

23 October 1995 - 8 November 1995

Palestinian Presidential and Legislative Elections

20 January 1996

Israel Launches Operation Grapes of Wrath Against Lebanon

11 April 1996 - 26 April 1996

Official Start of Permanent Status Negotiations, Taba

5 May 1996 - 7 May 1996

Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu Is Elected Prime Minister

29 May 1996 - 18 June 1996

First Netanyahu-Arafat Meeting

4 September 1996

Tunnel Opened by Israel in Old City, Jerusalem; Palestinian-Israeli Clashes

24 September 1996 - 28 September 1996

Protocol on Redeployment in Hebron Signed

6 October 1996 - 16 January 1997

Suicide Bombings in West Jerusalem: Israeli Reactions and Palestinian Measures

30 July 1997 - 25 September 1997

Israeli Settlement Activities Amid Attempts to Resume Talks

10 September 1997 - 6 November 1997

Israel's Position on Further Redeployment and on Palestinian Obligations

23 November 1997 - 14 January 1998

Commemoration of the Nakba 50th Anniversary

14 May 1998 - 15 May 1998

Renewed Israeli Settlement Activities and Plans in East Jerusalem

25 May 1998 - 21 June 1998

Israel Releases the First Group of Prisoners Pursuant to Oral Understandings at Wye River

19 November 1998 - 20 November 1998

Inauguration of LVGR, the Gaza International Airport

20 November 1998 - 24 November 1998

Orient House, Jerusalem and PLO Foreign Relations

1 March 1999 - 11 May 1999

With Barak as Prime Minister, Negotiations on Wye Implementation Resume

11 July 1999 - 3 September 1999

Palestinian Authority Crackdown Against Hamas

3 August 1999 - 26 August 1999

Official Colonization Activity and (Very) Partial Removal of Settler Outposts

10 October 1999 - 10 November 1999

Petition of the Twenty Denouncing the Palestinian Authority

27 November 1999 - 29 November 1999

Revival and Failure of Syrian-Israeli Talks

7 December 1999 - 26 March 2000

Assassination of Iyad Batat in Bayt Awa

13 December 1999

Mounting Malaise in the Palestinian Territories

17 February 2000 - 18 May 2000

Failure to Reach the FAPS by 13 May 2000 Target Date: Eilat Round

30 April 2000 - 8 May 2000

Mounting Anti-Israeli Mobilization

10 May 2000 - 20 May 2000

The Stockholm Back Channel - 1st Session

12 May 2000 - 15 May 2000

Undermining the Talks and Preparing for their Failure: The Settlers and the Israeli Army

15 July 2000 - 8 August 2000

The PA Releases First Batch of New Textbooks

2 September 2000

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza

9 September 2000 - 10 September 2000

US Attempts at Easing Tension, but Confrontation Spikes

4 October 2000 - 12 October 2000

Israeli Retaliatory Strategy and First Signs of a "Militarized" Intifada

19 October 2000 - 7 November 2000

The Mitchell Committee of Fact-Finding on the Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation

7 November 2000 - 30 December 2000

Assassination of Ibrahim Bani Odeh in Nablus

23 November 2000

Intense then Moderate Resurgence of Palestinian-Israeli Clashes

8 February 2001 - 7 March 2001

New Threshold Crossed with Suicide Bombing and Warplanes

18 May 2001 - 4 June 2001

The Tenet Cease-Fire Plan

11 June 2001 - 20 June 2001

First Assassination Attempt of Mohammed Deif and Adnan al-Ghul in Gaza City

President Bush Publicly Endorses the Creation of a Palestinian State

2 October 2001 - 15 October 2001

Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath

17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001

Timid Diplomatic Efforts

2 November 2001 - 19 November 2001

Grave Escalation from Both Sides

9 January 2002 - 21 February 2002

An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey

17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002

Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield

28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002

Invasion of Jenin Camp: Fierce Battle

3 April 2002 - 19 April 2002

US Response to the Israeli Invasion

4 April 2002 - 17 April 2002

Israeli and International Pressures for a PA Reform

7 May 2002 - 5 June 2002

On the Road to Reform: First Palestinian Steps and Plans

15 May 2002 - 24 June 2002

Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path

18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002

Israeli Operation Matter of Time; Siege on Arafat Tightened; Protests All Over Occupied Territories

18 September 2002 - 29 September 2002

Deepest Israeli Incursion in the Gaza Strip

24 January 2003 - 27 January 2003

Arafat Accepts the Creation of a Prime Minister Position

9 February 2003 - 6 March 2003

The US War Against Iraq; Security Developments in the West Bank and Gaza

17 March 2003 - 9 April 2003

Assassination of Ismail Abu Shanab in Gaza City

21 August 2003 - 25 August 2003

Ahmad Qurai' Is Appointed PM: A Nine-Week Ministerial Crisis

7 September 2003 - 12 November 2003

Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah

4 October 2003 - 30 October 2003

Palestinian Peace Gestures

1 December 2003 - 7 January 2004

Timing New Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Speech on Disengagement Plan

18 December 2003 - 31 January 2004

Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan

2 February 2004 - 13 March 2004

Assassination of Trad Jamal, Ibrahim Dayri, and Ammar Hassan near Deir al-Balah

Israel Launches Operation Continuous Story Against Palestinian Leaders

14 March 2004 - 5 April 2004

In Spite of Israeli Raids, Palestinian Military Resistance Remains High in Gaza

2 May 2004 - 13 May 2004

An Egyptian Security Plan for the PA

24 May 2004 - 6 July 2004

Operation Active Shield in Gaza; Assassination of Militants in Gaza and West Bank

27 June 2004 - 5 August 2004

Settlement Activity in Spite of Road Map

2 August 2004 - 23 August 2004

Operation Days of Penitence

29 September 2004 - 15 October 2004

Assassination of Mahdi Jamal Mushtaha and Khaled al-Amreeti in Gaza City

Arafat's Sudden Illness and Death

12 October 2004 - 12 November 2004

Smooth and Constitutional Transition in PLO and PA Leadership

11 November 2004 - 1 December 2004

Palestinian Presidential Elections: Mahmoud Abbas Is Elected

1 December 2004 - 15 January 2005

Palestinian Efforts to Stop Anti-Israeli Attacks: An Informal One-Month Truce

17 January 2005 - 26 January 2005

US Day-to-Day Involvement in Palestinian-Related Security Matters and in the Disengagement Plan

10 March 2005 - 30 June 2005

Major Construction Plan in Ma'ale Adumim

21 March 2005 - 6 April 2005

Palestinian Truce Commitment at Risk

18 June 2005 - 21 July 2005

Disengagement: Israeli-Egyptian Protocol on Gaza-Egypt Border

1 September 2005 - 12 September 2005

Ongoing Israeli Raids: Operation First Rain

23 September 2005 - 2 October 2005

Israel Launches Operation Starting All Over Again

24 October 2005 - 30 October 2005

Post Disengagement: Agreement on Movement and Access

15 November 2005

Post Disengagement: Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing

15 November 2005 - 23 November 2005

Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah's Confused Preparation

25 November 2005 - 28 December 2005

The Return of Palestinian Diplomatic Representation to Lebanon

6 January 2006 - 17 August 2011

Palestinian Legislative Elections: At the Polls

25 January 2006

Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Israeli and International Reactions

27 January 2006 - 5 February 2006

Israeli Operations Resume

3 February 2006 - 11 February 2006

US-Israel Plan to Destabilize a Hamas-Led PA

17 February 2006 - 19 February 2006

PA New Legislature and Consultations to Form a New Cabinet

18 February 2006 - 16 March 2006

Pressure on Palestinians; Gaza on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis

1 March 2006 - 25 April 2006

Israeli Raid on Jericho Jail

14 March 2006 - 18 March 2006

Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet

19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006

Israel’s Campaign Against Non-ID Holders in the West Bank

1 April 2006 - 6 September 2006

Hamas-Led PA Ministry of Interior Establishes the Executive Support Force in Gaza

20 April 2006 - 25 May 2006

Haniyeh Proposes a Long-term Cease-fire and Peace

Fatah-Hamas Clashes

26 May 2006 - 24 June 2006

Israel Steps up Military Actions in Gaza

29 May 2006 - 15 June 2006

The Knesset Adopts the “Criminal Procedure Law (Detainee Suspected of Security Offence) (Temporary Order)”, 2006

Palestinian Factions Agree on the National Conciliation Document

New Israeli Pattern of Battering Gaza

11 July 2006 - 15 August 2006

2nd Israel War on Lebanon: the July War

12 July 2006 - 14 August 2006

July War: Israel Launches an Air War Against Hizballah

Major Israeli Operation in Nablus

19 July 2006 - 21 July 2006

July War: Massacre in Qana; 48-Hour Partial Suspension of Air Strikes

30 July 2006 - 2 August 2006

July War: Israel Attempts to Create a Special Security Zone

2 August 2006 - 10 August 2006

July War: Diplomatic Efforts for a Cease-Fire

5 August 2006 - 9 August 2006

July War: Israel Attempts a Ground Offensive in Southern Lebanon

11 August 2006 - 14 August 2006

July War: The Cease-Fire

12 August 2006 - 14 August 2006

July War: A Balance Sheet

Attempted Assassination of Ashraf Farwana in Gaza City

12 October 2006

Israel's Operation Autumn Clouds Against Gaza

1 November 2006 - 12 November 2006

Gaza Escalation Followed by a Negotiated Cease-Fire

20 November 2006 - 26 November 2006

International Responses to Palestinian Unity Efforts

2 February 2007 - 19 February 2007

A Mixed International Reception to the Palestinian Unity Government

17 March 2007 - 31 March 2007

Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank

3 April 2007 - 29 May 2007

After the July War: Winograd Commission Interim Report

The Battle of Nahr el-Bared

20 May 2007 - 2 September 2007

Emergency Cabinet in the West Bank

14 June 2007 - 26 June 2007

Reactions to West Bank-Gaza Strip Split

17 June 2007 - 20 June 2007

Ongoing Military Confrontation: Israel Declares Gaza a "Hostile Territory"

16 August 2007 - 3 November 2007

Palestinian and Israeli Teams to Prepare Annapolis International Conference

20 September 2007 - 25 November 2007

Both Authorities in West Bank and Gaza Reorganize Security Forces

2 November 2007 - 4 December 2007

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

27 November 2007

Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Bad Start

12 December 2007 - 27 December 2007

Nablus Remains a Hot Spot

15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008

Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai

23 January 2008 - 3 February 2008

Israel Launches Operation Hot Winter in Gaza

28 February 2008 - 3 March 2008

Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status (Almost) Suspended

Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen

18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008

Gaza: Military Confrontation Continues and Siege is Tightened

26 March 2008 - 15 May 2008

Hamas and Israel Agree on a Six-Month Gaza Cease-Fire; Blockade Marginally Eased

17 June 2008 - 4 November 2008

To Delink the West Bank from the Gaza Cease-Fire, Israel Escalates in the West Bank

7 July 2008 - 15 July 2008

Political Crisis in Israel

30 July 2008 - 10 February 2009

Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert's Political Gamble

31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008

Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in Acre

8 October 2008 - 13 October 2008

Israel Breaks the Gaza Cease-Fire

4 November 2008 - 30 November 2008

Seal on Gaza Borders Tightened

5 November 2008 - 29 November 2008

Gaza Cease-Fire Falls Apart

14 December 2008 - 21 December 2008

Prelude to Israel's War on Gaza

21 December 2008 - 26 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 1, Start of Phase 1

27 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 2

28 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 3

29 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 4

30 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 5

31 December 2008

War on Gaza, Day 6

War on Gaza, Day 7

War on Gaza, Day 8: End of Phase 1; Balance Sheet

War on Gaza, Day 9: Start of Phase 2

War on Gaza: Calls for Active Diplomacy

4 January 2009 - 5 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 10; Gaza Strip Segmented into 3 Operational Zones

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

War on Gaza, Day 12

War on Gaza, Day 13

SC Res. 1860: Calling for a Gaza Ceasefire and Arrangements to Prevent Arms Trafficking

War on Gaza, Day 14

War on Gaza, Day 15: Intensification of Israeli Attacks

10 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 16

11 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 17

12 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 18

13 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 19: Hamas Cease-Fire Offer

14 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 20

15 January 2009

War on Gaza: US-Israel MOU on Arms Smuggling into Gaza

16 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 21

16 January 2009

War on Gaza, Day 22

17 January 2009

War on Gaza: Israel Announces a Unilateral Cease-Fire

17 January 2009

War on Gaza: Parallel Israeli and Hamas Cease-Fires; Balance Sheet

18 January 2009

Israel Completes Its Withdrawal from Gaza

20 January 2009 - 21 January 2009

Gaza Tenuous Cease-Fire

27 January 2009 - 12 February 2009

Talks to Consolidate Cease-Fire and Exchange Prisoners End in Failure

13 February 2009 - 18 February 2009

The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side

21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009

Hamas's Heavy-Handed Control of a Salafi Group in Gaza

22 July 2009 - 15 August 2009

Israel's Demolition and Eviction Orders Increase in East Jerusalem

2 August 2009 - 9 November 2009

Fatah Sixth General Conference Is Held in Bethlehem

4 August 2009 - 8 August 2009

Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More

9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009

Cross-Border Violence, Gaza

20 September 2009 - 3 October 2009

Clashes in East Jerusalem over al-Aqsa Mosque

27 September 2009 - 25 October 2009

Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements

31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009

Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections Postponed

12 November 2009

Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze

25 November 2009

The Deceptive Settlement Freeze

26 November 2009 - 5 January 2010

Palestinian Municipal Elections Announced and Delayed

8 February 2010 - 12 February 2011

The Arab League and the PLO Endorse Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks

3 March 2010 - 7 March 2010

Israel's Ramat Shlomo Constructions' Plan During Joe Biden's Visit

8 March 2010 - 11 March 2010

US Demands on Israel After the Ramat Shlomo Plan

9 March 2010 - 25 March 2010

With the Arab League Blessing, Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks Are Launched

22 April 2010 - 20 May 2010

The Mavi Marmara Incident

30 May 2010 - 5 June 2010

International Reactions to the Mavi Marmara Incident

31 May 2010 - 3 June 2010

Israel Resumes Provocative Settlement Measures in East Jerusalem

21 June 2010 - 30 June 2010

President Obama Meets Netanyahu and Pushes the Palestinians for Direct Talks with Israel

6 July 2010 - 23 August 2010

Amid US Pressure for Direct Talks, Provocative Settlement Measures Continue

29 July 2010 - 15 August 2010

Direct Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Held in Sharm al-Shaykh and Jerusalem

14 September 2010 - 15 September 2010

Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended

20 September 2010 - 26 September 2010

Impact of the Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Popular Politics

2 February 2011 - 15 March 2011

Two Spates of Clashes Across Gaza Border

16 March 2011 - 10 April 2011

The Knesset Passes the "Nakba Law"

Assassination of Muhammad al-Dayah, Abdullah Lubbad, and Isma‘il Lubbad in Deir al-Balah

On Nakba Day, Palestinians Head Up Toward Cease-Fire Lines with Israel

15 May 2011 - 5 June 2011

US President Barack Obama Gives a Major Speech on the Middle East

19 May 2011 - 22 May 2011

Assassination of Mu'taz Quraiqe‘ in Gaza City

Four Islamic Jihad Members, Administrative Detainees in Israeli Prisons, Go on Hunger Strike

17 December 2011 - 1 April 2012

Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo

20 December 2011 - 22 December 2011

Abbas and Mishal Sign the Doha Declaration and Then Agree on its Suspension

5 February 2012 - 23 February 2012

A Serious Round of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in Gaza

9 March 2012 - 13 March 2012

Palestinian Mass Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons

17 April 2012 - 14 May 2012

Fatah and Hamas Sign an Agreement on an Implementation Timetable in Cairo

Another Spate of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in Gaza

17 June 2012 - 23 June 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on the Gaza Strip, Day 1

14 November 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza

14 November 2012 - 22 November 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 2

15 November 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 3

16 November 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4

17 November 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 5

18 November 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 6

19 November 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 7

20 November 2012

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 8

21 November 2012

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

21 November 2012

Hamas and Fatah Exchange Reconciliation Gestures

22 November 2012 - 7 February 2013

UNGA Res. 67/19: According Palestine Non-Member Observer State Status in the UN

29 November 2012

Symbolic Erection of Bab al-Shams and Bab al-Karama villages in the West Bank

11 January 2013 - 20 January 2013

Palestinians' Hunger Strikes in Israeli Prisons

19 February 2013 - 22 April 2013

US President Barack Obama Visits Israel and Bethlehem and Ramallah

20 March 2013 - 21 March 2013

For the Third Time, Israel Links the Release of Palestinian Prisoners with Settlement Expansion

6 January 2014 - 22 January 2014

Tension Mounts Over Haram al-Sharif Following Israeli Provocations

4 February 2014 - 26 February 2014

Heavy Fire Exchange Across the Gaza Strip

12 March 2014 - 13 March 2014

Settlement Plans Continue and Weigh Heavily on Negotiations

13 March 2014 - 20 March 2014

Kerry Prepares Another Working Draft Framework for Negotiations

With the Nonrelease of Prisoners, the Palestinian Leadership Applies for Access to 19 International Conventions

Settlement Announcement in the Midst of a Crisis Regarding the Negotiations

A PLO-Hamas Agreement (the Shati' Agreement) to Form a Conciliation Cabinet

Israel Announces the Suspension of Negotiations with the Palestinians

Tension Mounts with the Kidnapping of Three Israeli Settlers in the Hebron Region

12 June 2014 - 30 June 2014

Tension and Hostilities Mount Across Gaza

14 June 2014 - 2 July 2014

Muhammad Abu Khdeir, a 16-Year-Old Palestinian, Is Burnt Alive by Settlers in East Jerusalem

Dangerous Escalation on the Gaza Front

3 July 2014 - 7 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Day 1

The 2014 Gaza War, Day 2

The 2014 Gaza War, Day 3

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 4 and 5

11 July 2014 - 12 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 6−8

13 July 2014 - 15 July 2014

Egypt's Noncoordinated Cease-Fire Initiative Fails

14 July 2014 - 16 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 9 and 10

16 July 2014 - 17 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War: Israel Launches Ground Invasion (Phase II)

17 July 2014 - 31 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 11 and 12

18 July 2014 - 19 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 13-15: Dramatic Surge in the Fighting; al-Shuja‘iyya Destruction

20 July 2014 - 22 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 16-20

23 July 2014 - 27 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 21-24

28 July 2014 - 31 July 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Day 25: Breakdown of 72-Hour Cease-Fire Due to Activation of the Hannibal Directive

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 26-28: Fighting Continues

2 August 2014 - 4 August 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 29-31: A 72-Hour Cease-Fire

5 August 2014 - 7 August 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Days 32-42: Three Days of Fighting Followed by Eight Days of Truce

8 August 2014 - 18 August 2014

The 2014 Gaza War, Day 43

The 2014 Gaza War: Days 44-50

20 August 2014 - 26 August 2014

Renewal of Settlement Activity

31 August 2014 - 24 December 2014

The Case of Hamas-Appointed Civil Servants in Gaza

11 September 2014 - 18 December 2014

Heightened Tension at Haram al-Sharif

30 September 2014 - 22 December 2014

Ziad Abu Ain Dies After Being Struck by Israeli Soldiers During a Peaceful Demonstration

10 December 2014 - 11 December 2014

Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel

10 December 2014 - 14 December 2014

President Abbas Signs Acceptance of the ICC Jurisdiction and Accession to the ICC Rome Statute

31 December 2014 - 7 January 2015

The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza

11 January 2015 - 19 April 2015

Israeli Police Acts Against Palestinians in the Negev

14 January 2015 - 27 January 2015

France and Arab League Consider Resuscitating Securty Council Initiative

15 January 2015 - 29 June 2015

Settlement Construction

30 January 2015

Israel Detains Khalida Jarrar, then Releases Her, then Detains Her again

2 April 2015 - 19 January 2025

Settlement Construction

23 July 2015 - 17 November 2015

Clashes at Haram al-Sharif

Tension Escalates at Haram al-Sharif

2 August 2015 - 28 September 2015

With the Haram al-Sharif Tensions, Protests Spread to the Occupied Territories

13 September 2015 - 30 September 2015

A Day of Escalation in the West Bank

Palestinians in Israel Express their Concern and Solidarity with the Palestinian Outburst

5 October 2015 - 28 November 2015

Netanyahu Reaffirms Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif; Cameras at Haram al-Sharif?

22 October 2015 - 24 October 2015

Muhammad al-Qeeq Stages a 94-day Hunger Strike and Compels His Jailers to Release Him

21 November 2015 - 21 May 2016

The EU and the Middle East Peace Process

18 January 2016

France Plans to Resume its Peace Initiative

29 January 2016 - 16 February 2016

Sanctions Against 3 Palestinian Knesset Members

4 February 2016 - 8 February 2016

Three Rounds of Hamas-Fatah Talks in Doha Come to Naught

7 February 2016 - 18 June 2016

Palestinians Thwart the Setting Up of Cameras at Haram al-Sharif

18 March 2016 - 18 April 2016

Five-Day Violence Along the Gaza Strip Border

3 May 2016 - 7 May 2016

In Retaliation to Palestinian Attacks, Yatta and Hebron Towns Are Collectively Targeted

8 June 2016 - 11 August 2016

Attempts at Holding Palestinian Municipal Elections

21 June 2016 - 31 January 2017

Provocative Israeli Decision Related to Haram al-Sharif

26 June 2016 - 5 July 2016

Continued Violation of the Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif

Abbas Launches Diplomatic Activity at the UN to Get a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements

22 September 2016 - 22 December 2016

Fatah Seventh General Conference Is Held in Ramallah

29 November 2016 - 4 December 2016

Fatah Seventh General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies

4 December 2016

Paris Conference for Peace in the Middle East

15 January 2017 - 16 January 2017

Palestinians and International Partners Fight Against Israel’s Planned Demolition of Khan al-Ahmar

15 February 2017 - 21 October 2018

Palestinians Protest Israel's Killing of Basel al-Araj and Palestinian-Israeli Security Coordination

6 March 2017 - 28 March 2017

First Phone Contact Between Trump and Abbas

10 March 2017 - 12 March 2017

US-Israel Preliminary Talks on Settlements

19 March 2017 - 23 March 2017

Palestinians Start Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons

17 April 2017 - 26 May 2017

Gaza and the Electricity Issue

27 April 2017 - 1 August 2017

PLO President Mahmoud Abbas Meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House

President Trump's Visit to Israel

22 May 2017 - 23 May 2017

President Trump's Visit to Bethlehem

Old Cities of Jerusalem and Hebron Inscribed as World Heritage in Danger

4 July 2017 - 7 July 2017

Israel Closes Off the Haram al-Sharif Following a Palestinian Operation in the Old City of Jerusalem

14 July 2017 - 15 July 2017

Palestinian Popular Response to Israel's Measures over the Haram al-Sharif

16 July 2017 - 23 July 2017

Two Jordanians Killed at Israeli Embassy in Amman

23 July 2017 - 24 July 2017

As Israel Backtracks on Its Measures Concerning the Haram al-Sharif, Palestinian Pressure Continues and Succeeds

24 July 2017 - 4 August 2017

Israeli and US Reactions to the Fatah-Hamas Agreement in Cairo

17 October 2017 - 19 October 2017

100-Year Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration

1 November 2017 - 2 November 2017

Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails

1 November 2017 - 10 December 2017

The Fate of the PLO Diplomatic Office in Washington

17 November 2017

President Trump Announces the Official US Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

6 December 2017

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

14 January 2018 - 6 February 2018

Assassination Attempt on PA PM Hamdallah and Intel Chief Faraj in Bayt Hanun

13 March 2018 - 19 March 2018

The Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip

30 March 2018 - 14 May 2018

International Response to Israeli Attacks on Great March of Return Protesters

30 March 2018 - 14 May 2018

23rd Palestine National Council Convenes in Ramallah

30 April 2018 - 3 May 2018

The US Opens its Embassy in Jerusalem; Guatemala and Paraguay (Temporarily) Follow Suit

14 May 2018 - 15 May 2018

Airstrikes and Rockets in Wake of Casualties during Great March of Return Protest

26 May 2018 - 20 August 2018

Draft SC Res. S/2018/516 Calling for the Protection of Palestinian Civilians Vetoed by the US

Qatar's Assistance to Gaza

9 October 2018 - 8 November 2018

PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah

28 October 2018 - 30 October 2018

Airbnb Pressured to End Operations in the West Bank; Reverses Decision After Pressure

19 November 2018 - 9 April 2019

The Palestinian Constitutional Court Considers the Legislative Council to Be Dissolved

12 December 2018 - 22 December 2018

Australia Recognizes West Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

15 December 2018

Conditions Worsen for Palestinian Prisoners

2 January 2019 - 12 May 2019

PA-Hamas Disagreements Lead to Temporary Closure of Rafah Crossing

7 January 2019 - 3 February 2019

Warsaw Conference

13 February 2019 - 14 February 2019

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

13 February 2019 - 17 February 2019

The Waqf Reopens Bab al-Rahma at the Haram al-Sharif Compound

14 February 2019 - 17 March 2019

Israel Deducts Funds from the PA’s Tax Revenue

17 February 2019 - 2 May 2019

The US Recognizes the Golan Heights as Part of Israel

21 March 2019 - 25 March 2019

Israeli Violence Ahead of One-Year Anniversary of Great March of Return; Egyptian Restraint Efforts

22 March 2019 - 29 March 2019

Great March of Return Anniversary and Land Day

29 March 2019 - 30 March 2019

Israeli Supreme Court Approves Demolition of East Jerusalem Neighborhood

16 April 2019 - 17 April 2019

US ‘Peace to Prosperity’ Plan and Conference

22 June 2019 - 26 June 2019

Israeli Government Allows Jewish Visitors to Tour the Haram al-Sharif Compound on Eid al-Adha

11 August 2019 - 18 August 2019

The Israel Electric Corporation Cuts Power in the West Bank

22 September 2019 - 29 December 2019

Gaza-Israel Exchange of Fire after Assassination of Baha Abu al-Ata

12 November 2019 - 15 November 2019

US Peace Plan – Palestinian and International Reactions

28 January 2020 - 11 February 2020

COVID-19 Hits Palestine

5 March 2020 - 31 December 2020

Beirut Port Explosion

4 August 2020 - 7 August 2020

Israel Attack Gaza over Incendiary Protest Balloons

6 August 2020 - 1 September 2020

UAE and Bahrain Announce Normalization with Israel

13 August 2020 - 11 September 2020

Palestinian Reconciliation Comes again to a Standstill

1 October 2020 - 17 November 2020

Saeb Erekat Succumbs to the COVID-19 Virus

8 October 2020 - 10 November 2020

Israel Announces Massive Settlement Expansion after Normalization Deals

14 October 2020 - 15 December 2020

US Erases the 4-June Line

28 October 2020 - 19 November 2020

Hanan Ashrawi Resigns from PLO Executive Committee

9 December 2020

Historical Texts

Letter from Theodore Herzl to Yusuf Diya-uddin al-Khalidi

Message of the General Syrian Congress To the King-Crane Commission

Palin Commission Report

The Supreme Islamic Shari'a Council Order

20 December 1921

League of Nations - Mandate for Palestine

The Palestine Order in Council (Palestine Constitution)

Palestine Legislative Council Election Order, 1922

Amery Memorandum on The Western Wall in Jerusalem

19 November 1928

Report of the Shaw Commission on the al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances of August, 1929

Report “to Determine the Rights and Claims of Moslems and Jews in Connection with the Western or Wailing Wall at Jerusalem”

1 December 1930

Palestine (Western or Wailing Wall) Order in Council, 1931

The Murison Commission Report

Proposed New Constitution for Palestine

22 December 1935 - 23 December 1935

Memorandum Submitted by Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner

Peel Commission Report

Memorandum of the Arab Higher Committee: On the Peel Commission Report

Palestine Partition Commission (Woodhead) Report

9 November 1938

London Round Table Conference on McMahon-Husain Correspondence

Reply of Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper

Land Transfers Regulations, 1940

20 February 1940

The Alexandria Protocol on Forming the League of Arab States

Pact of the League of Arab States

The Defence (Emergency) Regulations, 1945

22 September 1945

Report of the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry

UNSC Resolution 48

Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel

Statement by the Governments of the Arab League States on the Occasion of the Entry of the Arab Armies in Palestine

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

UNSC Resolution 54

Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance No. 33, 5708-1948

23 September 1948

Palestinian National Council: Proclamation of the Independence of Palestine

Al-Dawayima Massacre, 29 October 1948 An Israeli Soldier Eye-Witness Account

8 November 1948

Egypt-Israel General Armistice Agreement

24 February 1949

Lebanon-Israel General Armistice Agreement

Jordan-Israel General Armistice Agreement

UNGA Resolution 273 (III)

Report Submitted by the Arab Refugee Congress of Ramallah on al-Dawayima Massacre

United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine: Fourth Progress Report

22 September 1949

Absentees' Property Law, 5710-1950

Declaration of Jordan’s National Assembly, On the Unity between the Eastern and Western Banks of Jordan

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

UNRWA-Egypt Agreement on Economic and Engineering Surveys

Prevention of Infiltration (Offences and Jurisdiction) Law 1954 (5714)

Exchange of Notes Between Lebanon and UNRWA

26 November 1954

Special Report of the Director of the UNRWA

15 December 1956

UNGA Resolution 1123 (XI)

19 January 1957

Proclamation of the Constitutional Statute of Gaza, 1962

Fatah First Military Communiqué

Exchange of Letters Between Israel and UNRWA

Lyndon B. Johnson: Statement on Principles for Peace in the Middle East

Fatah: The Palestine National Liberation Movement, Press Release

Palestine National (watani) Charter

Amended Basic Law of the Palestine Liberation Organization

Cairo Agreement between the Lebanese Authorities and the Palestinian Guerrilla Organizations

3 November 1969

Palestinian National Council, Emergency Session: Resolutions

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

UNSC Resolution 298

25 September 1971

Speech by Jordan’S King Hussein, Proposing a United Arab Kingdom in the Event of a Peaceful Settlement

Programme of the Palestine National Front in the Occupied Territory

Sixth Arab Summit: Policy Statement

28 November 1973

Palestine National Council, 11th Session: Political Program

12 December 1973

Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Egypt

18 January 1974

Separation of Forces Agreement Between Israel and Syria

Speech of Yasir Arafat at the UNGA

13 November 1974

The Koenig Memorandum

Eighth Arab Summit: Statement

25 October 1976 - 26 October 1976

Israel-U.S. Working Paper on the Resumption of the Geneva Peace Conference

Address by President Anwar Sadat to the Knesset

20 November 1977

Begin's Autonomy Plan

28 December 1977

Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt

Israeli Model for the Self-Governing Authority

16 January 1980

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

28 January 1980

The Regional Committee of the Heads of Arab Local Authorities in Israel Statement On the Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors

The Golan Heights Law

14 December 1981

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

31 January 1982

UNSC Resolution 508

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

1 September 1982

Israeli Cabinet Communiqué on President Reagan's Peace Proposal

2 September 1982

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

7 February 1983

UNGA Resolution 38/58

13 December 1983

Secretary-General Report A/39/130 - S/16409

Cairo Declaration on the PLO and Terrorism as read by PLO Chairman Yasir Arafat

7 November 1985

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

Covenant of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)

Palestinian Declaration of Independence

15 November 1988

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

13 December 1988

Press Conference Statement of Yasir Arafat Clarifying His Speech Before the UN General Assembly

14 December 1988

Statement by President Reagan on Opening American-PLO Dialogue

14 December 1988

Egypt's Ten-Point Response to Israel's Election Plan in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

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

U.S. Letter of Assurances to the Palestinians

18 October 1991

U.S. Letter of Assurances to Israel

18 October 1991

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

18 October 1991

Speech of Haydar Abd al-Shafi at the Madrid Conference

31 October 1991

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

13 September 1993

Fundamental Agreement Between The Holy See And The State Of Israel

30 December 1993

Palestinian-Israeli Protocol on Economic Relations

Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area

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

28 September 1995

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

Protocol Concerning the Redeployment in Hebron

17 January 1997

Legal Personality Agreement Between Israel and the Holy See

10 November 1997

Wye River Memorandum

23 October 1998

Sharm el Sheikh Memorandum

4 September 1999

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

UNSC Resolution 1322

UNGA Resolution ES-10/7

20 October 2000

Extraordinary Arab Summit, 2000: Communiqué

21 October 2000 - 22 October 2000

PLO Negotiation Affairs Department Assessment of US Policy

20 January 2001

Palestinian and Israeli Positions on Refugees

22 January 2001 - 23 January 2001

Israeli-Palestinian Joint Statement

27 January 2001

The Mitchell Report

Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law

Letter of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon

Yasir Arafat's Speech at the Palestinian Legislative Council

President George W. Bush’s Speech US Policy in the Middle East

Law of 2003 Amending the Basic Law

Israel and the Road Map

23 May 2003 - 25 May 2003

The Geneva Accord

12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003

Agreement on Movement and Access In Connection with the Gaza Disengagement

15 November 2005

Statement by Middle East Quartet on the Palestinian Legislative Elections

30 January 2006

Prime Minister Elect Ismail Haniyeh Presents New Government’s Program To the Palestinian Legislative Council

UNSC Resolution 1701

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2006/878

10 November 2006

UNGA Resolution ES-10/16

30 November 2006

President George W. Bush’s Policy Speech

Summary Final Report - The Winograd Commission of Inquiry

30 January 2008

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

President Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World

Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University

Report of the Fact-Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict (Goldstone Report)

25 September 2009

Mahmoud Abbas's Op-Ed in the New York Times: The Long Overdue Palestinian State

Application of Palestine for admission to membership in the United Nations

23 September 2011

HRC Resolution S-21/1

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

Report of the Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict

UNGA Resolution 69/320

10 September 2015

Mahmoud Abbas’s Speech at the 70th Session of the UNGA

30 September 2015

Report of the Middle East Quartet

Secretary John Kerry’s Speech on Middle East Peace

28 December 2016

Law for the Regularization of Settlement in Judea and Samaria, 5777-2017

6 February 2017

UNESCWA Report on Israeli Apartheid

Marwan Barghouti’s Op-Ed in The New York Times: Why We Are on Hunger Strike in Israel’s Prisons

Mahmoud Abbas’s Op-Ed in The Guardian: Britain Must Atone for the Balfour Declaration – and 100 years of Suffering

1 November 2017

Statement by President Donald Trump On Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel

6 December 2017

Draft of UNSC Resolution 2018/516

UNGA Resolution ES-10/20

Basic Law: Israel - the Nation-State of the Jewish People

Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry: On the Protests in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

28 February 2019

President Donald Trump: Proclamation on Recognizing the Golan Heights as Part of the State of Israel

Secretary Michael R. Pompeo Press Remarks On Israeli Settlements

18 November 2019

Statement of ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda On Opening an Investigation into War Crimes in Palestine

20 December 2019

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

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

15 September 2020

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

15 September 2020

Historical Media

British Soldiers Enforce a Daytime Curfew on Lydda

Palestine: A Homeland Denied

Implosion, Killing of the Women, Ninth Wave of Killing

Periods

VIII. Palestinian Defeat, Divisions And Survival

IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba

Highlights

Palestinians in Jordan, 1948-1967

The Making of the “Jordanians of Palestinian Origin”

Colonial Transformation of a Spiritual City

Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank

Determined to Stay High on the National Agenda

Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine

Caught Between Domination, Devastation and Mismanagement

The Palestinian Novel

Literature of the Oppressed in a Dispersed Geography

The Palestinian Short Story

Exile, Sorrow, and Black Humor

Palestinian Theater

The Bumpy History of a Maturing Art

Palestinian Photographers before 1948

Documenting Life in a Time of Change

Preservation of Heritage in Palestine

A Rising Awareness of an Imperiled Treasure

Palestinian Music

Blending Levantine Sounds and the Power of Poetry

Palestinian Citizenship in Israel

An Unwanted Minority Asserts Its Narrative and Identity

Palestinian Visual Arts (III)

Explorers (1965-1995)

Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”

Manufacturing Ghettoes, Erasing History

Present Absentees in Israel

Exiled in Their Own Homeland

Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property

Cooking Up Laws for the Sake of Land Grab

Urban Palestine

Divergent Trajectories of Spatial and Social Transformations

Palestinian Political Prisoners in Israeli Jails

Large-Scale Incarceration and Resistance

Israel’s Policy toward Refugees in the Gaza Strip

A Site of Continual Displacement

Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip Since 1967

Incubators of Resistance

The Palestine Communist Party

The Palestinians and the Israeli Communist Party

Palestine Police During the British Mandate

Law Enforcement in Service of Zionist Goals

The First Intifada, 1987-1993

Exhilaration of Revolt, Promise of Freedom

Expressions of Cultural Life in Post-1948 Haifa

Toward an Autonomous Palestinian Field

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

IX. The First Intifada And The Beginning Of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations

Palestinian Cinema

From Serving the Revolution to Creative Expression

The Palestine Radio, 1936-1948

The Contradictory Effects of a Government-Run Station

Steadfastness as Everyday Resistance

Colonization and Dispossession

Zionism's Imagined Geography

UNRWA's Education System

A Palestinian-Shaped Undertaking

Palestinian Trade Unionism, 1920-1948

A Dynamic Movement Ripped Apart by the Nakba

The October 2000 Events in Israel

The Violent Repression of a Palestinian Solidarity Outburst

World Zionist Organization

Setting the Stage for a Jewish State in Palestine

Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005

Exacerbating the Siege and Targeting the Land of the West Bank

Demography and the Palestine Question (I)

The Deir Yasin Massacre, 9 April 1948

An Ominous Sign of Worse to Come

IV. The Palestine War And The Nakba

Palestinian Labor in Israel

A Fluctuating Market Subject to Israel’s Interests

From Relief Provider to Vector of Identity

XI. The Al-Aqsa Intifada and the End of an Era in Palestinian Politics

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (I)

October 1973 War

A Daring Arab Initiative Followed by Ambivalent Results

The March 1955 Outburst in the Gaza Strip

Thwarting Resettlement Schemes

Camp David Accords, 1978-1979

Shattering the Arab Front

The Second Intifada, 2000-2005

Mounting Confrontation, Shattered Aspirations

The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine – DFLP

Palestinian Emigration (I)

Israel’s Apartheid Regime

Entrenching Supremacism over the Palestinians

Palestinian Women in the Labor Market

A Burgeoning Workforce Curbed by Israel’s Colonialism

Israel’s Basic Law on Human Dignity and Liberty, 1992

Jewish Identity at the Expense of Citizen Equality

Palestinian Embroidery

A Rich and Diverse National Heritage

Palestinian Refugees in the Gaza Strip, 1948-1967

The Political and Social Remodeling of a Cramped Palestinian Space

The Palestinian Poster

Popularizing National Landmarks and Symbols

The Judaization of the Galilee

A Long-Lasting Strategy Faced by a Bulwark of Palestinian Tenacity

The Peel Commission, 1936–1937

Sowing the Seeds of the Partition

The 1946 Anglo-American Committee

Humanitarianism Over Justice

Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

A Vulnerable Yet Vibrant Community

Palestinian Emigration (II)

Lebanon War, 1982

A Setback for the PLO and for Israel's 'Grand Design'

Battle of al-Karama, 21 March 1968

A Triggering Moment For the Palestinian Resistance

Kafr Qasim, 29 October 1956

Israel’s Army Massacres Its Own Peaceful Citizens

Land Day, 30 March 1976

A Turning Point in the Defense of Palestinian Lands in Israel

The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, 14 May 1948

An Ambiguous Constitutional-Legal Status

UN Partition Plan, 29 November 1947

Paving the Way to the Impending Nakba

The Palestine Exploration Fund

Philanthropy, Exploration and Imperial Scheming

Palestine Liberation Organization (I)

The Reemergence of the Palestinian National Movement

The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (II)

After the Nakba

The Palestinian Communist Movement

Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine

The Emergence of a Working Class

Homs (A'ideen) Refugee Camp

Palestinian Refugees in Syria

Fully Integrated, for Better and for Worse

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – PFLP

The Palestine Question in German Public Discourse

A Conflation of Zionism, Israel and Judaism

Germany and the Palestine Question Since 1949

Breaking with the Nazi Past, Adapting to Changing Interests

Nablus Soap Production

The Decline of an Ancient Heritage

The United Nations Conciliation Commission for Palestine

Negotiating Palestine after the Nakba

The Palestinians in Chile

A Large Community, Fully Chilean, Fully Engaged for Palestine

Jabal al-Hussein Refugee Camp

Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp

Jaramana Refugee Camp

Khan Dunoun Refugee Camp

Khan Eshieh Refugee Camp

Jalil (Wavel) Refugee Camp

The King-Crane Commission of 1919

Setting a Pattern of Futile 'Peace' Initiatives

The Bosnians of Palestine

The Palestinian Flag

A Symbol of Identity and Solidarity

The Political Failure of the Tripartite Aggression

Meanings of the Nakba

Transformations through Time and Place

Lydda, 9-13 July 1948

A City-Wide Massacre Culminating in the Death March

Ein el Tal (Handarat) Refugee Camp

Palestinian Youth in Conflict

A Childhood Denied

Demography and the Palestine Question (II)

Husn (Martyr Azmi el-Mufti) Refugee Camp

The Palestinian National Liberation Movement – Fatah (II)

X. The Oslo Process And The Establishment Of The Palestinian Authority

Great Palestinian Rebellion, 1936-1939

A Popular Uprising Facing a Ruthless Repression

Israel's Nation-State Law, 2018

Enshrining Discrimination

The Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas

XII. A Palestinian Authority Divided, Israeli Assaults on Gaza, and Peace Process Setbacks

Balfour Declaration, 2 November 1917

Promising Palestine Away

Resolution 242, 22 November 1967

Ambiguous Parameters for a Middle East Settlement

Stages of a Forced Displacement

Al-Dawayima, 29 October 1948

A Most Brutal Massacre Long Kept Under Wraps

Palestine-Lebanon Border

A Line Drawn with the Stroke of Foreign Pens

Marka Refugee Camp

Sabra and Shatila, 16-18 September 1982

A Massacre by Proxy

Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)

Present Tense: New Directions (1995-2016)

Palestine-Egypt Border

A Line Imposed by the British on the Ottomans

Spain and the Palestine Question

Upholding Support for Palestine Amidst Growing Relations with Israel

The Palestinians in Peru

A Small, Dynamic Community with a 140-Year History

The Palestinians in Sweden

Engaged for Palestine beyond their Diverse Legal Statuses

A Watershed in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel, 1948-1966

Governing the Lives of a Confined Population

The Evolving Infrastructure of Palestinian Refugee Camps

Perpetuating the Temporary

The 2014 Gaza War

An Asymetric Draw

VI. The Rise Of The Palestinian Movement In The Wake Of The 1967 Arab Defeat

The May 2021 Gaza War

Against New Challenges, Israel’s Old Recipes

China and the Palestine Question

From Revolutionary Solidarity to Rhetorical Support

The European Union and the Palestine Question

From Promising Ambitions to Crippling Divisions

Mexico and the Palestine Question

Equidistance… in Israel’s Favor

The Palestinian National Movement and the Jewish Question (I)

Before the Nakba

Balata Refugee Camp

Baqa‘a Refugee Camp

Dheisheh Refugee Camp

Fawwar Refugee Camp

Husseiniyeh Refugee (Gathering) Camp

Burj al-Barajneh Refugee Camp

Al-Raml (Latakia) Refugee Camp

Sayida Zeinab (Qabr Essit) Refugee Camp

Sbeineh Refugee Camp

Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem

The Religious-Political Ramifications of Israeli Occupation

The War on Gaza, 2008–2009

Israel’s Strategic Quandary

The Village of al-Araqib

Rebuilding Home for the Hundredth Time and Beyond

Criminal Law in Mandate Palestine

A Repressive System with a Long-Lasting Impact

Mar Elias Refugee Camp

Talbieh Refugee Camp

Wihdat Refugee Camp

Yarmouk Refugee Camp

Rashidiyya Refugee Camp

Shatila Refugee Camp

Beddawi Refugee Camp

Italy and the Palestine Question

From Supportive Equidistance to Hostility

Palestine and International Justice

The Long and Tortuous Quest for Accountability

Palestinians in Germany

From Melancholia to Anger

Places

Dayr Abu Salama

Thematic Chronologies

Thematic Chronology

Lebanon War, 2006

2006 - 2008

Thematic Chronology

Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza

2012

Thematic Chronology

The Annapolis Negotiation Rounds

2007 - 2008

Thematic Chronology

The War on Gaza, 2008-2009

2008 - 2009

Thematic Chronology

The 2014 Gaza War

2014-2015

Thematic Chronology

Lebanon’s Relation to Palestine and the Palestinians

1923 - present

Thematic Chronology

Military Operations and Zionist Ethnic Cleansing

1946 - 1949