timeline

Event	Date	Subject
Ottoman Conquest of Palestine	1516	Contextual
The Naqib al-Ashraf Rebellion	1703 - 1705	Popular action
Acre Under Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani	1746 - 1775	Institutional, Socio-Economic
Acre Under Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar	1775 - 1804	Institutional
Napoleon Bonaparte in Palestine	February 1799 - May 1799	Violence
Tax Revolt in Jerusalem	1825 - 1826	Popular action, Socio-Economic
Ibrahim Pasha in Palestine	October 1831 - 1834	Violence, Institutional
Uprising Against Egyptian Rule	April 1834 - August 1834	Popular action, Violence
International Intervention against Egyptian Rule in Bilad al-Sham	1839 - 1841	Diplomatic, Sanctions
Establishment of European and American Consulates in Jerusalem	1839 - 1862	Diplomatic, Institutional
The Tanzimat Are Issued	18 February 1856	Legal, Institutional
Ottoman Land Code, 7 Ramadan 1274	21 April 1858	Institutional, Legal
Ottoman Law of the Provinces: Administrative Reorganization in Syria and Palestine	7 November 1864	Institutional, Legal
Law Concerning Land Purchase by non-Ottoman Subjects, 7 Safar 1284	10 June 1867	Legal
Ottoman Education Law Is Passed	20 September 1869	Legal, Cultural
Jerusalem Area Designated as a Sanjaq	1872	Institutional
Sultan Abd al-Hamid II and the Ottoman Constitution	31 August 1876 - 19 December 1876	Legal
Jerusalem Representation in the Ottoman General Assembly	19 March 1877	Legal, Institutional
Establishment of the First Zionist Colony in Palestine	1878 - 1883	Colonization
Jewish Nationalism in Eastern Europe	1881 - 1884	Violence, Policy/program
Settlement of European Jews in the Ottoman Empire	November 1881	Colonization, Legal
Great Britain Invades and Occupies Egypt	1882	Contextual
First Wave of Jewish Immigration to Palestine	1882 - 1903	Colonization
Palestinian-Zionist Dispute	1886	Violence, Colonization
European Powers Press the Ottomans on Jewish Immigration	1888	Diplomatic, Colonization
Administrative Reorganization in Syria and Palestine	March 1888	Institutional
Jerusalem Notables Oppose Jewish Immigration	June 1891	Popular action, Colonization
Establishment of the Jewish Colonization Association	September 1891	Institutional, Colonization
Building of the Jaffa-Jerusalem Railroad Line	1892	Socio-Economic
The Ottomans and Sale of Land to Jews in Palestine	November 1892 - 1893	Legal, Diplomatic
Publication of The State of the Jews by Theodor Herzl	February 1896	Policy/program, Colonization
Local Control of Zionist Land Purchases	1897	Popular action, Colonization
1st Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel	29 August 1897 - 31 August 1897	Institutional, Policy/program
2nd Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel	28 August 1898 - 31 August 1898	Institutional, Colonization
Herzl Correspondence with Jerusalem Mayor	19 March 1899	Colonization
3rd Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel	15 August 1899 - 18 August 1899	Institutional, Colonization
4th Zionist Congress Is Held in London	13 August 1900 - 16 August 1900	Institutional, Colonization
New Ottoman Regulations on Jewish Land Purchase	9 January 1901	Legal, Colonization
Tiberias Palestinians Protest Jewish Land Acquisition	July 1901	Popular action, Colonization
France and the Ottoman Empire Sign the Mytilene Agreements	2 November 1901 - 10 November 1901	Diplomatic, Legal
5th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel	26 December 1901 - 30 December 1901	Institutional, Colonization
Establishment of the Anglo-Palestine Company	1903	Institutional, Colonization
6th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel	23 August 1903 - 28 August 1903	Institutional, Diplomatic
2nd Wave of Jewish Immigration	1904 - 1914	Colonization
Theodor Herzl Dies; Replaced by David Wolffsohn	3 July 1904	Biographical
Tiberias Palestinians Protest Again	August 1904 - September 1904	Violence
Completion of the Hejaz Railway	1905	Socio-Economic
Publication of The Awakening of the Arab Nation in Asiatic Turkey by Najib Azoury	January 1905	Policy/program
7th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel	27 July 1905 - 2 August 1905	Institutional, Policy/program
Establishment of the Rawdat al-Ma'arif al-Wataniyya al-'Uthmaniyya al-Islamiyya in Jerusalem	1906	Cultural
8th Zionist Congress Is Held in the Hague	14 July 1907 - 21 July 1907	Institutional, Diplomatic
Zionist Evasion of Ottoman Regulations	August 1907	Colonization
Zionist-Palestinian Violence Breaks out in Jaffa	March 1908	Violence
Young Turk Revolution	July 1908 - December 1908	Contextual, Institutional
Palestinians Participate in the Establishment of Arab Nationalist Societies	September 1908 - 1912	Popular action, Institutional
Establishment of Palestinian Newspaper al-Karmel in Haifa	December 1908	Cultural
Foundation of the Zionist Paramilitary Group Hashomer	1909	Colonization
Establishment of al-Madrasa al-Dusturiyya, Jerusalem	1909	Cultural
Foundation of Tel Aviv	1909	Colonization
Palestinian-Zionist Clashes Near Nazareth	February 1909 - April 1909	Violence
Ottoman Parliamentarians Protest Zionist Objectives	July 1909	Diplomatic
9th Zionist Congress Is Held in Hamburg	26 December 1909 - 30 December 1909	Institutional, Policy/program
Arab Ottoman Parliamentarians Address Minister of Interior	June 1910	Popular action, Colonization
Publication of Zionism by Najib Nassar	1911	Cultural, Policy/program
Establishment of Filastin Newspaper in Jaffa	January 1911	Cultural
First Major Debate on Zionism in Ottoman Parliament	March 1911 - May 1911	Institutional, Colonization
10th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel	9 August 1911 - 15 August 1911	Institutional, Policy/program
European Powers Renew Pressure on the Ottomans to Ease Zionist Land Acquisition in Palestine	January 1912	Diplomatic, Colonization
Ottoman Parliamentary Elections Are Held	April 1912 - August 1912	Institutional
Provisional Law Concerning the Right of Certain Corporate Bodies to Own Immovable Property, 22 Rabi' al-awwal 1331	1 March 1913	Legal
Provisional Law of Disposal of Immovable Property, 5 Jumada al-ula 1331	12 April 1913	Legal
11th Zionist Congress Meets in Vienna	2 September 1913 - 9 September 1913	Institutional, Colonization
Railway Lines in Palestine	1914	Socio-Economic
World War 1	1 August 1914 - February 1915	Contextual, Violence
Hussein-McMahon Correspondence	14 July 1915 - 30 March 1916	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Signing of the Sykes-Picot Agreement	16 May 1916	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Start of the Arab Revolt	June 1916	Popular action
British Palestine Campaign	March 1917 - September 1918	Colonization
Russian Revolution Brings the Bolsheviks to Power	8 March 1917 - 8 November 1917	Contextual
Balfour Declaration Is Made	2 November 1917	Policy/program
Arrival in Palestine of the Zionist Commission	April 1918	Colonization
Establishment of Muslim-Christian Societies	October 1918 - December 1918	Popular action
Proclamations No. 75 and No. 76 on Immovable Property	18 November 1918	Legal, Colonization
The King-Crane Commission Tours the Region and Makes a Recommendation	January 1919 - August 1919	Diplomatic, Policy/program
3rd Wave of Jewish Immigration to Palestine	1919 - 1923	Colonization
1st Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jerusalem	27 January 1919 - 10 February 1919	Popular action
Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations Covenant Signed	28 June 1919	Contextual, Policy/program
General Syrian Congress Is Held in Damascus	2 July 1919	Popular action, Policy/program
Covenant of the League of Nations Enters into Force	10 January 1920	Contextual, Institutional
The General Syrian National Congress Proclaims the Independence of Syria	27 February 1920 - 8 March 1920	Popular action, Policy/program
Anti-Zionist Disturbances Break out in Palestine; Palin Commission of Inquiry	April 1920	Violence
San Remo Conference	25 April 1920	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Scheduled Second Palestinian National Congress Cannot Meet	15 May 1920	Sanctions
Founding of the Haganah, the Jewish Paramilitary Organization	June 1920	Institutional
International Zionist Conference Meets in London	July 1920	Institutional, Colonization
Palestine Civil Government	1 July 1920	Institutional
French Occupy Damascus	24 July 1920	Contextual
Advisory Council for Palestine Is Established	October 1920	Institutional
Mahlul Land Ordinance	1 October 1920	Legal, Colonization
Transfer of Land Ordinance	1 October 1920	Legal, Colonization
Establishment of the Histadrut	December 1920	Institutional
3rd Palestinian National Congress Meets in Haifa	13 December 1920 - 19 December 1920	Popular action, Institutional
Mewat Land Ordinance	16 February 1921	Legal
Prince Abdullah Is Named Emir of Transjordan	11 April 1921	Biographical
May Day Clashes in Jaffa	1 May 1921 - 7 May 1921	Violence
Amin al-Husseini Elected Mufti of Jerusalem	8 May 1921	Biographical
4th Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jerusalem	29 May 1921 - 4 June 1921	Institutional
12th Zionist Congress Is Held in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary)	1 September 1921 - 14 September 1921	Institutional, Diplomatic
The Report of the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry on Jaffa Disturbances is Published	October 1921	Institutional, Violence
Transfer of Land Amendment Ordinance No. 2	8 December 1921	Legal
Regulation Concerning the Supreme Moslem Sharia Council	20 December 1921 - 9 January 1922	Institutional
White Paper (Churchill) of 1922 Is Published	3 June 1922	Policy/program
The League of Nations Ratifies Britain’s Mandate over Palestine and Recognizes the Zionist Organization	24 July 1922	Diplomatic, Institutional
Promulgation of the Palestine Order in Council	10 August 1922	Legal, Institutional
5th Palestinian National Congress Meets in Nablus	20 August 1922 - 1 September 1922	Policy/program, Popular action
1st British Census of Palestine	October 1922	Socio-Economic
Palestinians Boycott Elections	February 1923 - March 1923	Popular action, Institutional
6th Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jaffa	16 June 1923	Popular action
Treaty of Lausanne is Signed with Ataturk's Turkey	24 July 1923	Contextual, Diplomatic
13th Zionist Congress Is Held in Carlsbad	6 August 1923 - 18 August 1923	Institutional, Policy/program
Official Onset of British Mandate for Palestine	29 September 1923	Legal, Institutional
Palestinians Reject Arab Agency Scheme	12 October 1923	Popular action
Founding of the Arab National Party in Jerusalem	8 November 1923	Institutional, Popular action
4th Wave of Jewish Immigration to Palestine	1924 - 1928	Colonization
Establishment of the Zionist Revisionist Movement	1925	Institutional, Policy/program
Palestine Arab Workers Society Is Established	25 March 1925	Socio-Economic
Anti-Balfour Demonstrations in Palestine	25 March 1925 - 1 April 1925	Popular action, Cultural
14th Zionist Congress is Held in Vienna	18 August 1925 - 31 August 1925	Institutional, Policy/program
Correction of Land Registers Ordinance, No. 12	16 February 1926	Legal, Institutional
Collective Punishment Ordinance Is Issued	16 May 1926	Legal, Sanctions
Municipal Elections Are Held in Palestine	April 1927	Legal, Institutional
Powerful Earthquake in Palestine and Transjordan	11 July 1927	Contextual
15th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel	30 August 1927 - 11 September 1927	Institutional, Colonization
Land Settlement Ordinance No. 9	30 May 1928	Institutional, Colonization
7th Palestinian National Congress Meets in Jerusalem	20 June 1928 - 27 June 1928	Popular action, Policy/program
Tension Over al-Buraq/ Western Wall	24 September 1928 - 30 October 1928	Popular action, Sanctions, Violence
Islamic Conference in Defense of al-Buraq and Muslim Holy Places in Jerusalem	1 November 1928	Popular action
White Paper (Amery) on Status Quo at al-Buraq / Western Wall	27 November 1928 - 27 December 1928	Legal, Policy/program
16th Zionist Congress Is Held in Zurich	28 July 1929 - 11 August 1929	Institutional, Policy/program
Protection of Cultivators Ordinance No. 27	31 July 1929	Legal, Colonization
al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances	15 August 1929 - 29 August 1929	Violence
1st Palestine Arab Women Congress Is Held in Jerusalem	26 October 1929	Popular action
League of Nations Council Appoints a Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall	January 1930 - November 1930	Legal, Policy/program
Shaw Commission Report on al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances	31 March 1930 - 2 May 1930	Policy/program, Violence
4th Palestinian Delegation to London	1 April 1930 - 23 May 1930	Diplomatic, Popular action
Establishment of the Arab Bank in Jerusalem	21 May 1930 - 14 July 1930	Socio-Economic
Hanging of Palestinian Militants	17 June 1930	Sanctions
Hope-Simpson Report Is Published	1 October 1930 - 20 October 1930	Policy/program, Colonization
White Paper (Passfield) of 1930 Is Published	20 October 1930	Policy/program, Colonization
MacDonald's Reassurance to Weizmann	13 February 1931	Policy/program
Establishment of Irgun	April 1931	Institutional, Violence
17th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel	30 June 1931 - 15 July 1931	Institutional, Policy/program
Lewis French and the Palestine Development Scheme	19 July 1931 - December 1931	Policy/program, Colonization
2nd British Census of Palestine	November 1931	Socio-Economic
Pan-Islamic Congress Is Held in Jerusalem	7 December 1931 - 17 December 1931	Popular action
Challenging the Pan-Islamic Congress, a Conference of the Palestinian Islamic Nation Is Convened	11 December 1931	Popular action
An Arab National Conference Meets on the Sidelines of the Pan-Islamic Congress	13 December 1931	Policy/program, Popular action
Arab Youth Congress Meets in Jaffa	4 January 1932	Institutional, Popular action
Establishment of the Istiqlal Party	2 August 1932	Institutional, Popular action
Establishment of the Arab National Fund	September 1932 - 8 August 1935	Socio-Economic, Institutional
Creation of the Arab Agricultural Bank	1933	Socio-Economic
Increase in Jewish Immigration from Germany	1933 - 1935	Colonization
18th Zionist Congress Is Held in Prague	21 August 1933 - 3 September 1933	Institutional, Colonization
Protection of Cultivators Ordinance, No. 37	31 August 1933	Legal, Colonization
General Strike in Palestine	27 October 1933	Popular action
Murison Commission of Inquiry	4 January 1934	Policy/program, Violence
Death of Musa Kazim Husseini	26 March 1934	Institutional, Biographical
Foundation of Four Palestinian Parties	December 1934 - October 1935	Institutional, Popular action
Oil Pipeline Connecting Northern Iraq to Haifa Opens Officially	January 1935	Socio-Economic
19th Zionist Congress Meets in Lucerne	20 August 1935 - 4 September 1935	Institutional, Policy/program
Nuremberg Laws and Jewish Immigration	15 September 1935	Diplomatic, Colonization
Arms Shipment to the Haganah	October 1935	Violence
Death of Shaykh Izzeddin al-Qassam	12 November 1935 - 21 November 1935	Violence, Popular action
Joint Memorandum of Palestinian Parties	25 November 1935	Popular action
Revival of the Legislative Council Idea	December 1935 - March 1936	Policy/program, Institutional
First Phase of the Great Arab Revolt	15 April 1936 - 23 July 1937	Popular action
Launch of the Great Revolt	15 April 1936 - 7 May 1936	Popular action, Institutional
Enactment of Emergency Regulations	19 April 1936	Legal, Sanctions
Rebels Launch Armed Resistance	May 1936	Popular action, Violence
British Violent Repression	May 1936 - June 1936	Sanctions
British Secure Military Reinforcements	May 1936 - September 1936	Violence
Appointment of the Peel Commission	18 May 1936	Policy/program, Violence
Memorandum of Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner	30 June 1936	Popular action, Policy/program
British Authorities' Collective Punishment	4 August 1936	Legal, Sanctions
Fawzi al-Qawuqji Aids the Great Palestine Rebellion	25 August 1936	Violence
General Strike Called Off	11 October 1936	Popular action, Diplomatic
Peel Commission Investigates the Cause of the Great Palestinian Rebellion	11 November 1936 - 24 January 1937	Policy/program, Violence
Second Phase of the Great Arab Revolt	July 1937 - September 1938	Popular action, Violence
Peel Commission Issues its Report	7 July 1937	Policy/program, Violence
Palestinians Reject Peel Commission Report	23 July 1937	Policy/program
20th Zionist Congress Meets in Zürich	3 August 1937 - 16 August 1937	Institutional, Policy/program
Arab National Congress Convenes in Bludan	8 September 1937 - 9 September 1937	Popular action, Policy/program
British Commissioner Is Assassinated	26 September 1937	Violence
Arab Higher Committee Is Banned	October 1937 - November 1937	Sanctions
Irgun Attacks on Palestinians	11 November 1937 - 14 November 1937	Violence
Charles Tegart's Means of Control	3 December 1937	Sanctions, Violence
Palestine Partition (Woodhead) Commission	4 January 1938	Policy/program
Irgun Attacks Against Palestinians Intensify	July 1938 - August 1938	Violence
Third Phase of the Great Arab Revolt	September 1938 - July 1939	Popular action, Violence
Anti-British Operation and British Retaliation in al-Bassa	6 September 1938 - 10 September 1938	Violence, Sanctions
British Military Officers Replace Civilian Commissioners	October 1938	Institutional, Violence
The "International Parliamentarian Congress of Arab and Islamic Countries in Support of Palestine" Is Held in Cairo	7 October 1938 - 11 October 1938	Popular action, Policy/program
The Eastern Women's Congress in Defense of Palestine Is Held in Cairo	15 October 1938 - 18 October 1938	Policy/program, Popular action
British "Divide-and-Rule" Policy	November 1938 - May 1939	Policy/program, Violence
Partition (Woodhead) Commission Report Is Published	9 November 1938	Policy/program, Diplomatic
Jewish-Arab Attacks Resume	30 January 1939 - 26 February 1939	Violence
London Round Table Conference Convenes	7 February 1939 - 27 March 1939	Diplomatic
Killing of Abd al-Rahim al-Hajj Muhammad	27 March 1939	Violence
MacDonald White Paper of 1939 Is Published	17 May 1939 - 23 May 1939	Policy/program
Wave of Irgun Attacks	2 June 1939 - 1 August 1939	Violence
21st Zionist Congress Meets in Geneva	16 August 1939 - 25 August 1939	Institutional, Diplomatic
Outbreak of World War II	1 September 1939
Military Recruitment in Palestine	3 September 1939	Institutional, Violence
Stern Gang Calls for Alliance with Axis	October 1939	Policy/program, Diplomatic
Land Transfer Regulations	20 February 1940	Legal, Colonization
Blowing up of SS Patria	November 1940	Policy/program
Palmach Underground Is Established	14 May 1941	Institutional, Violence
Killing of Avraham Stern	February 1942	Violence
Zionist Biltmore Conference Is Held in New York	6 May 1942 - 11 May 1942	Policy/program
Support in the United States for a Jewish Army	November 1942	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Haganah Stockpiles Weapons	March 1943	Violence
Arab National Fund Reestablished	August 1943	Institutional, Socio-Economic
Five-year Limit on Jewish Immigration Extended	November 1943	Policy/program
British Recommend Partition	December 1943	Policy/program
The US Congress Endorses the Biltmore Program in Joint Resolution	January 1944	Policy/program, Diplomatic
Stern Gang and Irgun Start Operations Against British	January 1944 - March 1944	Violence
British Labour Party Favors Transfer of Palestinians	May 1944	Policy/program, Colonization
Alexandria Protocol and the League of Arab States	7 October 1944 - 22 March 1945	Contextual, Institutional
Stern Gang Assassinates Lord Moyne in Cairo	6 November 1944	Violence
US House of Representatives Supports Jewish Immigration to Palestine	January 1945	Policy/program, Diplomatic
Roosevelt and Ibn Saud Meet	14 February 1945	Diplomatic
End of World War II	8 May 1945 - 15 August 1945	Contextual, Violence
Pledge to Buy US Armament for the Haganah	July 1945	Violence
Labor Victory in Great Britain	26 July 1945	Institutional, Policy/program
Truman and Jewish Immigration to Palestine	31 August 1945	Diplomatic, Colonization
Coordinated Zionist Anti-British Activism	1 October 1945 - 31 October 1945	Violence, Colonization
Bevin's Statement on Palestine	13 November 1945	Policy/program
Attempt to Reconstitute the Arab Higher Committee for Palestine	22 November 1945 - 29 May 1946	Institutional
Organized Irgun and Lehi Anti-British Attacks	24 November 1945 - 19 January 1946	Violence
Palestinians Declare Strike to Protest Bevin's Policy Statement of November 1945	February 1946	Popular action
Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry	6 March 1946 - 30 April 1946	Policy/program, Diplomatic
An Irgun Attack on British	25 April 1946	Violence
Haganah's Plan Gimmel	May 1946	Policy/program, Violence
Independence of the Emirate of Transjordan and Establishment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan	25 May 1946	Contextual
Arab League Holds First Summit on Palestine in Anshas	28 May 1946 - 29 May 1946	Diplomatic, Policy/program
President Truman Supports Jewish Immigration to Palestine	6 June 1946	Policy/program, Colonization
Arab League Meets in Bludan and Supervises the Establishment of a Unified Palestinian Arab Higher Committee	8 June 1946 - 12 June 1946	Diplomatic
Series of Zionist Anti-British Attacks	17 June 1946 - 22 July 1946	Violence
Round Table Conference on Palestine Held in London	25 July 1946 - 30 September 1946	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Anglo-American Conference Meets in London	31 July 1946	Policy/program, Diplomatic
Jewish Agency Partition Plan Secures US Endorsement	5 August 1946 - 14 August 1946	Policy/program, Diplomatic
New Wave of Zionist Anti-British Attacks	9 September 1946 - 2 December 1946	Violence
22nd Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel	9 December 1946 - 24 December 1946	Institutional, Policy/program
Irgun Operations Against British Resume	29 December 1946 - 28 January 1947	Violence
London Round Table Conference Reopens and Fails	27 January 1947 - 18 February 1947	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Deadly Zionist Anti-British Attacks	28 February 1947 - 1 March 1947	Violence
British Refer Palestine to the UN	2 April 1947	Diplomatic
Continuation of Zionist-British Confrontation	16 April 1947 - 26 April 1947	Violence
UN General Assembly Session on Palestine	28 April 1947 - 9 May 1947	Diplomatic
General Assembly Resolution 106 (S -1)	15 May 1947	Diplomatic
Casualties of Zionist Anti-British Attacks	16 May 1947	Violence
Zionist Attacks Against Palestinians	21 May 1947 - 15 August 1947	Violence
Stern Gang Letter Bombs Against Officials in London	5 June 1947	Violence
UN Special Committee on Palestine Prepares its Proposals	15 June 1947 - 3 September 1947	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Irgun Kidnaps and Murders Two British Sergeants	11 July 1947 - 31 July 1947	Sanctions, Violence
Arab League Meeting on Palestine, in Sofar, Lebanon	16 September 1947 - 19 September 1947	Diplomatic
Ad Hoc Committee on the Palestinian Question	23 September 1947 - 25 November 1947	Diplomatic, Policy/program
British to Terminate Palestine Mandate	26 September 1947	Diplomatic
Palestinians and Zionists on UNSCOP Partition Plan	29 September 1947 - 3 October 1947	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Arab League Meeting on Palestine in Aley, Lebanon	7 October 1947 - 15 October 1947	Diplomatic
US and USSR Endorse Partition	11 October 1947 - 13 October 1947	Diplomatic, Policy/program
General Assembly Resolution 181 (II)	29 November 1947	Diplomatic, Policy/program
The Haganah Implements Plan Gimmel	29 November 1947 - 1 December 1947	Violence, Policy/program
Palestinian Strike Against Partition Plan and Palestinian-Zionist Clashes	2 December 1947	Popular action, Violence
Series of Zionist Attacks on Palestinians	6 December 1947 - 31 December 1947	Violence
Britain Recommends Date of Mandate Termination	8 December 1947	Diplomatic
Arab League Rejects Partition Plan	8 December 1947 - 16 December 1947	Diplomatic
Arab Liberation Army Organized	1 January 1948 - 9 January 1948	Institutional, Violence
Series of Zionist Attacks	2 January 1948 - 26 January 1948	Violence
Palestinian Attacks	14 January 1948 - 19 February 1948	Violence
Zionist Military Preparations	14 January 1948 - 20 February 1948	Violence
Contingents of ALA Volunteers	21 January 1948 - 28 January 1948	Violence
British Break Arab Attacks	6 February 1948 - 10 February 1948	Violence
Zionist Attacks	14 February 1948 - 5 March 1948	Violence
Fawzi al-Qawuqji Enters Palestine	5 March 1948	Violence
Plan Dalet Finalized by the Haganah	10 March 1948	Policy/program, Violence
Haganah Operations	11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948	Violence
Palestinian Operations	11 March 1948 - 31 March 1948	Violence
US Apparent Hesitancy Toward Partition	18 March 1948 - 30 March 1948	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Early Responses to Truce and Trusteeship Ideas	19 March 1948 - 20 March 1948	Policy/program
Plan Dalet Launched	1 April 1948	Violence
Security Council Resolutions S/RES/43 and S/RES/44	1 April 1948	Diplomatic, Violence
Arms for the Zionist Forces	1 April 1948 - 14 May 1948	Violence, Diplomatic
Operations Nachshon and Harel to Open Tel Aviv - Jerusalem Road	2 April 1948 - 21 April 1948	Violence
The Battle for Haifa and Its Surroundings	4 April 1948 - 23 April 1948	Violence
Unit of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Attacks Kfar Darom	10 April 1948	Violence
General Zionist Council Decides to Proclaim Jewish State on 16 May	12 April 1948	Policy/program, Institutional
Fighting Around Jerusalem	12 April 1948 - 23 April 1948	Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/46	17 April 1948	Diplomatic, Violence
Fall of Tiberias	18 April 1948	Violence
Trusteeship Plan for Palestine	20 April 1948	Policy/program
Security Council Resolution S/RES/48	23 April 1948	Diplomatic, Violence
Operation Chametz and the Fall of Jaffa	24 April 1948 - 13 May 1948	Violence
Operation Jevussi for the Conquest of Jerusalem	26 April 1948 - 30 April 1948	Violence
Zionist Conquest of Eastern Galilee	28 April 1948 - 12 May 1948	Violence
Arab States (Reluctantly) Prepare for Intervention in Palestine	30 April 1948 - 12 May 1948	Diplomatic, Violence
Arab Gains in Gush Etzion	3 May 1948 - 14 May 1948	Violence
Operation Maccabi and the al-Latrun Area	8 May 1948 - 13 May 1948	Violence
Operation Barak Toward the South	9 May 1948 - 13 May 1948	Violence
Control of Coastal Plain Haifa - Tel Aviv	13 May 1948 - 23 May 1948	Violence
State of Israel is Proclaimed in Tel Aviv at 4:00 P.M.	14 May 1948	Legal, Institutional
GA Resolution A/RES/186 (S-2)	14 May 1948	Diplomatic
Operation Ben Ami in Western Galilee	14 May 1948 - 17 May 1948	Violence
Operations Shfifon and Kilshon in Jerusalem	14 May 1948 - 28 May 1948	Violence
The British Mandate Ends. The US Recognizes the State of Israel on a de facto Basis	15 May 1948	Diplomatic
Arab Armies Cross Palestine Borders	15 May 1948 - 19 May 1948	Violence
Israel's Law and Administration Ordinance	19 May 1948	Institutional, Legal
Security Council Resolution S/RES/49	22 May 1948	Diplomatic, Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/50	29 May 1948	Diplomatic, Violence
1st Palestine Truce, Destruction of Palestinian Villages	11 June 1948 - 8 July 1948	Diplomatic, Violence
Ahmad Hilmi Abd al-Baqi Is Appointed Military Governor of Jerusalem	16 June 1948	Biographical
Abandoned Areas Ordinance	24 June 1948	Colonization, Legal
Count Bernadotte's Palestine Plan	28 June 1948	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Responses to Bernadotte's Plan	2 July 1948 - 5 July 1948	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Security Council Resolution S/RES/53	7 July 1948	Diplomatic, Violence
Israeli Military Operations at End of 1st Truce	8 July 1948 - 18 July 1948	Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/54	15 July 1948	Diplomatic, Violence
Second Palestine Truce	19 July 1948 - 15 October 1948	Diplomatic, Violence
Ethnic Cleansing During the Second Truce	24 July 1948 - 26 October 1948	Violence
Constantine Zuraik publishes Ma'na al-Nakba (The meaning of al-Nakba) in Beirut	August 1948	Cultural, Policy/program
Bernadotte's New Plan	16 September 1948	Diplomatic, Policy/program
UN Mediator Count Folke Bernadotte is Assassinated by Lehi in Jerusalem	17 September 1948	Violence
US in Favor of Bernadotte's New Plan	21 September 1948	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Establishment of All-Palestine Government in Gaza	22 September 1948 - 2 October 1948	Policy/program, Institutional
Pro-Jordanian Amman Conference	1 October 1948	Institutional, Popular action
Arab Responses to Formation of the All-Palestine Government	5 October 1948 - 14 October 1948	Diplomatic, Institutional
Emergency Regulations Regarding the Cultivation of Fallow Lands and Unexploited Water Sources	11 October 1948	Legal, Colonization
Israeli Operations in the South Ending 2nd Truce	15 October 1948 - 29 October 1948	Violence
Operation Hiram in the North	24 October 1948 - 31 October 1948	Violence
George Hanna publishes Tareeq al-Khalas (Path of Deliverance)	November 1948	Cultural, Policy/program
Security Council Resolution S/RES/61	4 November 1948	Diplomatic, Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/62	16 November 1948	Diplomatic, Violence
GA Resolution 212 (III)	19 November 1948	Diplomatic, Institutional
Pro-Jordanian Jericho Conference	1 December 1948 - 28 December 1948	Popular action, Institutional
Emergency Regulations Regarding Absentee Property	2 December 1948	Legal, Colonization
GA Resolution 194 (III)	11 December 1948	Diplomatic, Institutional
Arab Sacrifice Brigades Formed	11 December 1948	Popular action, Institutional
Operation Horev Against Egyptian Forces	22 December 1948 - 6 January 1949	Violence
First Arab-Israeli Armistice Talks Commence Under UN Supervision in Rhodes	12 January 1949	Diplomatic, Violence
France Recognizes Israel on a de facto Basis	24 January 1949	Diplomatic
The US Recognizes Israel on a de jure Basis	31 January 1949	Diplomatic
Egypt-Israel Armistice Agreement	24 February 1949	Diplomatic, Violence
Palestinians Are Expelled from al-Faluja Pocket	March 1949	Violence
Musa Alami Publishes 'Ibrat Filasteen (The lesson of Palestine)	March 1949	Cultural, Policy/program
Security Council Resolution S/RES/69	4 March 1949	Diplomatic, Institutional
General Refugee Congress Meets in Ramallah	17 March 1949	Popular action
Lebanon-Israel Armistice Agreement	23 March 1949	Diplomatic, Violence
Palestinians Testify Before the UNCCP	24 March 1949	Popular action
Jordan-Israel Armistice Agreement	3 April 1949	Diplomatic, Violence
UN Conciliation Commission on Palestine Convenes the Lausanne Conference	27 April 1949 - 12 September 1949	Diplomatic
General Assembly Resolution 273 (III)	11 May 1949	Diplomatic, Institutional
Syria-Israel Armistice Agreement	20 July 1949	Diplomatic, Violence
Gaza's Egyptian Administration	8 August 1949	Institutional, Legal
General Assembly Resolution 302 (IV)	8 December 1949	Diplomatic, Institutional
General Assembly Resolution 303 (IV)	9 December 1949	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Cross-Border Attacks from Gaza	1950	Violence
Qadri Tuqan publishes Ba'd al-Nakba (After the Nakba) in Beirut	January 1950	Cultural, Policy/program
Absentee Property Law, 5710-1950	14 March 1950	Legal, Colonization
Special International Regime for Jerusalem	4 April 1950	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Jordanian Parliamentary Elections; Formal Unification of the Two Banks	11 April 1950 - 24 April 1950	Legal, Institutional
Britain Recognizes Israel on a de jure Basis	27 April 1950	Diplomatic
Expulsion from Hebron Area	3 May 1950	Violence
Tripartite Declaration	25 May 1950	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Israeli Law of Return	5 July 1950	Legal, Institutional, Policy/program
Development Authority (Transfer of Property) Law, 5710-1950	9 August 1950	Legal, Colonization
General Assembly Resolution 393 (V)	2 December 1950	Diplomatic
General Assembly Resolution 394 (V)	14 December 1950	Diplomatic
Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Beirut	27 January 1951	Popular action, Policy/program
Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Ramallah	July 1951	Popular action, Policy/program
Assassination of King Abdullah	20 July 1951 - 11 August 1952	Violence
23rd Zionist Congress is Held in Jerusalem	14 August 1951 - 30 August 1951	Policy/program, Institutional
Security Council Resolution S/RES/95	1 September 1951	Diplomatic, Sanctions
Publication of the Constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan	8 January 1952	Legal
General Assembly Resolution 512 (VI)	26 January 1952	Diplomatic
General Assembly Resolution 513 (VI)	26 January 1952	Diplomatic
Israeli Nationality Law	1 April 1952	Legal
The Egyptian Revolution of 1952	23 July 1952	Contextual
The Zionist Organization/Jewish Agency Status Law	24 November 1952	Institutional, Legal
Israeli Operation in Jordan	28 January 1953	Violence
Land Acquisition (Validation of Acts and Compensation) Law	10 March 1953	Legal, Colonization
King Hussein’s Formal Accession to the Throne	2 May 1953	Biographical
Israel's Foreign Ministry Moves to Jerusalem	10 July 1953 - 12 July 1953	Institutional
Israeli Operation in Gaza	28 August 1953	Violence
Israel's Construction of the "National Water Carrier"	2 September 1953	Socio-Economic
Israeli Operation Against Qibya	14 October 1953	Violence
Anti-Israeli Demonstrations in Jordan	21 October 1953	Popular action
Security Council Resolution S/RES/101	24 November 1953	Diplomatic, Violence
General Islamic Conference on Jerusalem, Jerusalem	3 December 1953 - 9 December 1953	Popular action
Arab League and Jordan River Waters	15 February 1954	Diplomatic, Socio-Economic
Jordanian Nationality Law	16 February 1954	Legal
Israeli Operation Against Jordan	28 March 1954	Violence
The US and Jordan River Waters	25 June 1954 - 6 July 1954	Diplomatic, Socio-Economic
The Lavon Affair	July 1954	Violence, Diplomatic
Covenant between Zionist Organization and Israel	26 July 1954	Institutional
Egypt Detains Israeli Freighter	28 September 1954	Sanctions, Socio-Economic
Baghdad Pact	24 February 1955	Diplomatic, Institutional
Mounting Egyptian-Israeli Tension Around Gaza	25 February 1955 - 27 August 1955	Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/106	29 March 1955	Diplomatic, Violence
Gaza's Basic Law	11 May 1955	Legal, Institutional
Egypt Restricts Passage Through Strait of Tiran	11 September 1955	Sanctions
Egyptian-Czech Arms Deal	27 September 1955	Diplomatic
David Ben-Gurion Replaces Moshe Sharett as Prime Minister	3 November 1955	Biographical
Israeli Attack on Syria (Operation Olive Leaves)	10 December 1955 - 11 December 1955	Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/111	19 January 1956	Diplomatic, Violence
Clashes Across Gaza Borders	2 April 1956 - 14 April 1956	Violence
24th Zionist Congress is Held in Jerusalem	24 April 1956 - 7 May 1956	Institutional, Colonization
Egypt Blocks Greek Freighter	25 May 1956	Sanctions
Israel and France Plan War	22 June 1956 - 29 July 1956	Diplomatic, Policy/program
US Withdraws Aswan Funding	19 July 1956	Sanctions, Diplomatic
Nationalization of the Suez Canal	26 July 1956	Sanctions, Socio-Economic
London Conference on Suez	16 August 1956 - 23 August 1956	Diplomatic
Ben-Gurion Addresses the Issue of Suez	26 August 1956	Diplomatic
Britain, France, and Israel Sign the Protocol of Sèvres	22 October 1956 - 24 October 1956	Diplomatic
Israel Invades Egypt	29 October 1956	Violence
Kafr Qasim Massacre	29 October 1956	Violence, Sanctions
Britain and France Join the War	31 October 1956	Violence
Israel Occupies Gaza	1 November 1956 - 3 November 1956	Violence
GA Resolutions 997 (ES-I) and 998 (ES-I): UNGA Emergency Session	2 November 1956 - 5 November 1956	Diplomatic, Violence
British and French Troops Invade Canal Zone	5 November 1956	Violence
Soviet Union Threatens Intervention	5 November 1956	Diplomatic, Sanctions
GA Resolution 1002 (ES-I)	7 November 1956	Diplomatic, Violence
Israel Addresses the Future of Sinai	7 November 1956 - 8 November 1956	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Israel Addresses the Future of Gaza	10 November 1956 - 3 February 1957	Diplomatic, Policy/program
The United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) Deploys in Sinai	12 November 1956 - 12 March 1957	Diplomatic
UNRWA Director Issues Special Report on Situation in Gaza Strip	15 December 1956	Institutional
GA Resolutions 1123, 1124, 1125 (XI)	19 January 1957 - 3 February 1957	Diplomatic
Israel Refuses Full Withdrawal	3 February 1957	Diplomatic
Pressures and Assurances to Israel on Gulf of Aqaba and Gaza	20 February 1957 - 1 March 1957	Diplomatic, Sanctions
Israel Withdraws from Gaza and Sinai	7 March 1957 - 12 March 1957	Diplomatic
Fatah Is Founded	September 1957	Institutional
Egypt and Syria Unite and Form the United Arab Republic	1 February 1958 - 28 September 1961	Contextual
Basic Law for the Gaza Strip	25 February 1958 - 15 March 1958	Legal, Institutional
Civil War in Lebanon	May 1958 - October 1958	Contextual
Anti-Monarchic Coup in Iraq	14 July 1958	Contextual
The Arab League and Palestinian Entity	4 March 1959	Policy/program, Institutional
Arab States Protest Jewish Immigration	11 May 1959	Diplomatic, Colonization
Fatah's Organizational Structure Set in a Kuwait Meeting	10 October 1959	Institutional
Iraq and a "Palestinian Republic"	15 December 1959	Policy/program, Institutional
Mahmoud Darwish Publishes First Book of Poetry, 'Asafeer bila Ajniha (Wingless Birds)	1960	Cultural
Israel's Strike Against Syria	31 January 1960 - 15 February 1960	Violence
Iraqi Government Announces Formation of a “Palestinian Liberation Regiment”	26 March 1960	Institutional
Fatah and the Palestinian Entity	June 1960	Policy/program, Institutional
Basic Law: Israel Lands	19 July 1960	Legal, Colonization
Israel Land Administration Law, 5720-1960	25 July 1960	Legal, Colonization
25th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem	27 December 1960 - 11 January 1961	Institutional, Policy/program
GA Resolution 1604 (XV)	21 April 1961	Diplomatic
The Arab League and Implementation of Palestinian Entity	29 May 1961 - 26 June 1961	Diplomatic, Institutional
Opening of a Palestine Arab Delegation Office in New York	17 July 1961	Diplomatic, Institutional
Appointment of Special Representative of the UN Conciliation Commission on Palestine	24 August 1961	Diplomatic
Palestinians in Israel Demonstrate	21 September 1961	Popular action
Ghassan Kanafani Publishes First Novel, Rijal fi-l-shams (Men in the Sun), in Beirut	1962	Cultural
Israeli Raid Against Syria	16 March 1962 - 17 March 1962	Violence
The Constitutional Statute for the Gaza Strip	29 March 1962	Legal, Institutional
Security Council Resolution S/RES/171	9 April 1962	Diplomatic, Violence
Proposals Announced by Joseph Johnson, Special Representative of the UN Conciliation Commission on Palestine	31 August 1962	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Israeli and Arab Responses to Joseph Johnson's Proposals	5 October 1962 - 17 October 1962	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Akhbar Filastin Newspaper Is Published in Gaza	March 1963	Cultural
Death of Ahmad Hilmi Abd al-Baqi; Ahmad al-Shuqairi as Palestine Delegate to the Arab League	29 June 1963 - 19 September 1963	Biographical
The Union of Arab Palestinian Women and Palestinian Entity	6 July 1963	Popular action
Syrian-Israeli Clashes	19 August 1963 - 20 August 1963	Violence
Draft Security Council Resolution S/5407	3 September 1963	Diplomatic, Violence
Fatah Opens Its First Office in Algeria	23 September 1963	Diplomatic, Institutional
Palestinian Delegation at the UN	18 October 1963 - 5 November 1963	Diplomatic
1st Arab Summit Is Held in Cairo	13 January 1964 - 17 January 1964	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Yasir Arafat and Khalil al-Wazir Confer with Premier Chou-En-Lai in China	17 March 1964	Diplomatic
Israel Starts Diverting the Jordan River	May 1964 - August 1964	Socio-Economic
1st Palestine National Council Is Held in Jerusalem	28 May 1964 - 2 June 1964	Policy/program, Institutional
2nd Arab Summit Meets in Alexandria	5 September 1964 - 11 September 1964	Diplomatic, Institutional
26th Zionist Congress is Held in Jerusalem	30 December 1964 - 10 January 1965	Institutional, Diplomatic
Fatah Issues Its First Military Communiqué	1 January 1965	Institutional, Violence
President Bourguiba and 1947 Partition Plan	27 February 1965 - 11 March 1965	Diplomatic, Policy/program
The PLO Executive Committee Adopts its Bylaws	11 March 1965	Legal, Institutional
Israel Carries out an Operation in Jordan in Response to Fatah Raids	27 May 1965	Violence
2nd Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo	31 May 1965 - 4 June 1965	Institutional, Diplomatic
Military Training for Palestinians	11 October 1965	Institutional, Violence
3rd Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza	20 May 1966 - 24 May 1966	Policy/program
Israeli Air Force Carries out a Raid in Syria in Response to Fatah Operations	14 July 1966	Violence
Draft Security Council Resolution S/7575/Rev.1	4 November 1966	Diplomatic, Violence
Syria Signs a Mutual Defense Agreement with Egypt	4 November 1966	Diplomatic, Violence
Israeli-Jordanian Battle at al-Samu' after a Fatah Operation	11 November 1966 - 13 November 1966	Violence
Demonstrations in Jordan	20 November 1966 - 25 November 1966	Popular action
Security Council Resolution S/RES/228	25 November 1966	Diplomatic, Violence
Israeli-Syrian Violence Escalates; Fatah's Military Operations Increase	1 January 1967 - 30 April 1967	Violence
Israeli-Syrian Aerial Battle	7 April 1967 - 21 April 1967	Violence
Reports on Israeli Plans Against Syria	12 May 1967 - 14 May 1967	Diplomatic
Egypt Reacts to Israeli Threats Against Syria	15 May 1967 - 22 May 1967	Diplomatic, Sanctions
Jordan Signs a Joint Defense Pact with Egypt	30 May 1967	Diplomatic, Violence
Israel Prepares for War with US Consent	2 June 1967 - 4 June 1967	Diplomatic, Violence
June War	5 June 1967 - 10 June 1967	Violence
June War, 1st Day	5 June 1967	Violence
June War, 2nd Day	6 June 1967	Violence
June War, 3rd Day	7 June 1967	Violence
June War, 4th Day	8 June 1967	Violence
June War, 5th Day	9 June 1967	Violence
June War, 6th Day	10 June 1967	Violence
Second Palestinian Exodus	10 June 1967 - 31 December 1967	Violence
Israel Razes Maghribi Quarter in Jerusalem Old City and Expels its Inhabitants	11 June 1967	Violence, Institutional
Emergency Special Session of the UN General Assembly	13 June 1967 - 21 July 1967	Diplomatic, Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/237	14 June 1967	Diplomatic, Violence
General Assembly Resolution 2252 (ES-V)	4 July 1967	Diplomatic, Institutional
General Assembly Resolutions 2253 and 2254 (ES-V)	4 July 1967 - 14 July 1967	Diplomatic
Military Order No. 58, Concerning Abandoned Property (Private Property)	23 July 1967	Legal, Colonization
Formation of a Higher Islamic Council in Jerusalem	24 July 1967	Popular action
Military Order No. 59, Concerning State Property	31 July 1967	Legal, Colonization
Small Fraction of 1967 War Refugees to Return to the West Bank	14 August 1967 - 19 October 1967	Diplomatic
Fatah Guerrilla Resistance in the West Bank	28 August 1967	Violence
Fourth Arab Summit Convenes in Khartoum	29 August 1967 - 1 September 1967	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Security Council Resolution S/RES/242	22 November 1967	Diplomatic
Palestinians Reorganize	11 December 1967 - 19 January 1968	Institutional
Guerrilla Resistance in Gaza Strip	1968 - 1970	Institutional, Violence
Israeli Military Confrontation with Jordan and Palestinian Guerrillas	14 February 1968 - 15 February 1968	Violence
Battle of al-Karama	21 March 1968	Violence
Settlement Attempt in Hebron	12 April 1968 - 16 June 1968	Colonization
Yasir Arafat Assumes Prominence within Fatah	14 April 1968	Biographical
Israel Land Requisition in Old City of Jerusalem	18 April 1968	Colonization
Security Council Resolution S/RES/252	21 May 1968	Diplomatic, Colonization
Israeli-Jordanian Clashes	4 June 1968	Violence
27th Zionist Congress is Held in Jerusalem	9 June 1968 - 19 June 1968	Institutional, Policy/program
4th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo	10 July 1968 - 17 July 1968	Institutional, Policy/program
Civil Aviation in the Conflict	23 July 1968 - 29 August 1969	Violence
Fatah Defines its Political Objective	19 October 1968	Policy/program
First Issue of al-Quds, a Daily Newspaper in Occupied Jerusalem, Is Published	19 November 1968	Cultural
Explosion in Mahane Yehuda in West Jerusalem	22 November 1968 - 28 November 1968	Violence
General Assembly Resolutions 2443 and 2452 (XXIII)	19 December 1968	Diplomatic, Institutional
Military Order No. 291 on Land Settlement	19 December 1968	Legal, Colonization
Land Law, 5729-1969	1969	Legal, Colonization
Hunger Strike of Palestinian Women in Jerusalem	26 January 1969	Popular action
Fatah Reaffirms its Political Objective	28 January 1969	Policy/program
PDFLP Splits off from PFLP	February 1969	Institutional
5th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo	1 February 1969 - 4 February 1969	Institutional, Policy/program
Students Demonstrate in Gaza	2 February 1969	Violence
Palestinians Are Arrested by Israeli Authorities	5 March 1969	Violence
Egypt's War of Attrition	8 March 1969 - 7 August 1970	Violence
Golda Meir Becomes Prime Minister of Israel	17 March 1969	Biographical
Military Order No. 321 Concerning Land Law (Acquisition for Public Purposes)	28 March 1969	Colonization, Legal
Israel Strengthens its Control over East Jerusalem	27 April 1969 - 26 June 1969	Legal, Colonization
Israel Retaliates Against South Lebanon	12 May 1969 - 13 May 1969	Violence
Deportation from West Bank	9 June 1969 - 6 October 1969	Sanctions, Popular action
Security Council Resolution S/RES/267	3 July 1969	Diplomatic, Sanctions
Al-Aqsa Mosque Is Set on Fire	21 August 1969	Violence
6th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo	1 September 1969 - 9 September 1969	Institutional, Popular action
PLO-Lebanon Cairo Accord	3 November 1969	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Rogers Plan	9 December 1969	Diplomatic, Policy/program
General Assembly Resolution 2535 (XXIV)	10 December 1969	Diplomatic
Military Order No. 363, Concerning the Protection of Nature Reserves	22 December 1969	Legal, Colonization
Jordanian-Palestinian Clashes	11 February 1970	Violence
Israel and Refugee Camps in Gaza and West Bank	18 February 1970	Policy/program
Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in South Lebanon and Jordan Valley	22 May 1970 - 29 May 1970	Violence
7th Palestine National Council is Held in Cairo	30 May 1970 - 4 June 1970	Institutional, Policy/program
Palestinian-Jordanian Clashes	6 June 1970 - 10 June 1970	Violence
Rogers Plan II	19 June 1970 - 7 August 1970	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Sharon's Pacification of Gaza	August 1970 - December 1971	Violence
1st Extraordinary Session of the Palestine National Council is Held in Amman	27 August 1970 - 28 August 1970	Institutional, Policy/program
PFLP Hijack Operations	6 September 1970 - 12 September 1970	Violence
Black September in Jordan	15 September 1970 - 25 September 1970	Violence
Palestinian-Jordanian Agreement in Cairo	27 September 1970	Diplomatic
Abdel Nasser Dies of a Sudden Heart Attack; Anwar al-Sadat Succeeds Him	28 September 1970	Biographical
Jordanian Army Tightens Control	1 October 1970 - 23 July 1971	Violence
GA Resolution 2628 (XXV)	4 November 1970	Diplomatic
General Assembly Resolution 2649 (XXV)	30 November 1970	Diplomatic, Legal
General Assembly Resolution 2672 (XXV)	8 December 1970	Diplomatic, Legal
President Sadat Suggests Partial Israeli Withdrawal from Suez Canal	4 February 1971	Diplomatic
The US and Palestinian Rights	25 February 1971	Policy/program
8th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo	28 February 1971 - 5 March 1971	Institutional, Policy/program
9th Palestine National Council is Held in Cairo	7 July 1971 - 13 July 1971	Institutional, Violence
Ziyad Husseini, Commander of the Popular Liberation Forces in Gaza, Dies	21 August 1971	Violence
Israel Appoints Rashad al-Shawa as Mayor of Gaza	September 1971	Biographical
Jordan Complains to UN Security Council on Jerusalem	13 September 1971	Diplomatic
Security Council Resolution S/RES/298	25 September 1971	Diplomatic
Municipal Elections in West Bank Are Announced	26 November 1971	Institutional
Wasfi al-Tal, Jordan's Prime Minister, Is Assassinated by Black September Members in Cairo	28 November 1971	Violence
General Assembly Resolution 2792 (XXVI)	6 December 1971	Diplomatic
28th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem	18 January 1972 - 28 January 1972	Institutional, Policy/program
Israeli Military Operation in South Lebanon	25 February 1972 - 28 February 1972	Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/313	28 February 1972	Diplomatic, Violence
King Hussein Proposes a "United Arab Kingdom"	15 March 1972	Policy/program
Municipal Elections Are Held in the West Bank	28 March 1972 - 2 May 1972	Institutional
10th (Extraordinary) Palestine National Council is Held in Cairo	6 April 1972 - 12 April 1972	Institutional, Policy/program
Black September Hijack Operation	8 May 1972	Violence
Japanese Red Army at Lod Airport	30 May 1972	Violence
Israeli Military Operation in South Lebanon	21 June 1972 - 24 June 1972	Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/316	26 June 1972	Diplomatic, Violence
Assassination of Ghassan Kanafani in Beirut	8 July 1972	Violence
Attempted Assassination of Anis Sayigh in Beirut	19 July 1972	Violence
Attempted Assassination of Bassam Abu Sharif in Beirut	25 July 1972	Violence, Biographical
Gaza Red Crescent Society Is Established	September 1972	Institutional
Black September in Munich Olympic Games	5 September 1972 - 6 September 1972	Violence
Violent Israeli Retaliation in South Lebanon	16 September 1972 - 17 September 1972	Violence
Wa'el Zuaiter Is Assassinated in Rome	16 October 1972	Violence
Black September Hijack Operation	29 October 1972 - 30 October 1972	Violence
Mahmoud al-Hamshari is Assassinated in Paris	8 December 1972 - 10 January 1973	Violence
Israeli Travel Documents for Palestinians in West Bank	10 December 1972	Institutional
11th Palestine National Council Meets in Cairo	6 January 1973 - 12 January 1973	Institutional
Hussein Bashir Abu al-Khayr Is Assassinated in Nicosia	24 January 1973	Violence
Libyan Civilian Aircraft Is Shot Down Over the Sinai	21 February 1973	Violence
Black September Operation in Khartoum	1 March 1973 - 4 March 1973	Violence
Muhammad al-Aswad Is Killed in Gaza	9 March 1973	Violence
Basil al-Kubeisi Assassinated in Paris	6 April 1973	Violence
Israeli Operation in Beirut Against Palestinian Leaders	10 April 1973	Violence
Lebanese-Palestinian Confrontation	2 May 1973 - 23 May 1973	Violence
Absentees' Property (Compensation) Law, 5733-1973	27 June 1973	Legal
Mohammad Boudia Assassinated in Paris	28 June 1973	Violence
Ahmed Bouchiki Assassinated in Lillehammer	21 July 1973	Violence
Palestinian National Front Is Established in the West Bank	15 August 1973	Institutional
Shaykh Ahmad Yasin's Islamic Center Is Established in Gaza	7 September 1973	Popular action
October War	6 October 1973 - 27 October 1973	Violence
October War, 1st Day	6 October 1973	Violence
October War, 2nd Day	7 October 1973	Violence
October War, 3rd Day	8 October 1973	Violence
October War, 4th Day	9 October 1973	Violence
October War, 5th Day	10 October 1973	Violence
October War, From the 6th to 10th Day	11 October 1973 - 14 October 1973	Violence
American Airlift	14 October 1973 - 14 November 1973	Violence
Israeli Army Crosses the Suez Canal Westwards	15 October 1973 - 22 October 1973	Violence
Arab Oil, a Weapon in the Battle	17 October 1973 - 21 October 1973	Sanctions, Socio-Economic
American-Soviet Agreement on a Cease-fire	21 October 1973	Diplomatic
Security Council Resolution S/RES/338	22 October 1973	Diplomatic, Violence
Israeli Advance Continues and an International Nuclear Crisis Looms	23 October 1973 - 27 October 1973	Violence, Diplomatic
Kilometer 101 Talks	11 November 1973	Diplomatic
6th Arab Summit Is Held in Algiers	26 November 1973 - 28 November 1973	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Israel Deports Eight Leaders of the Palestine National Front	10 December 1973	Sanctions
Opening of an Arab-Israeli Peace Conference in Geneva	21 December 1973	Diplomatic
Sinai I Agreement	18 January 1974 - 3 March 1974	Diplomatic
Arab Oil Embargo Is Lifted	8 March 1974	Sanctions, Socio-Economic
Attrition in the Golan	12 March 1974 - 15 April 1974	Violence
Palestinian Operations in Northern Israel	11 April 1974	Violence
Israel and Syria Sign a Disengagement Agreement	31 May 1974	Diplomatic
12th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo	1 June 1974 - 8 June 1974	Policy/program
Egypt and Syria Support PLO Representativeness	21 September 1974	Diplomatic
Palestine Question Is Placed on the Agenda of the UN General Assembly	21 September 1974	Diplomatic
Palestinian Rejection Front	10 October 1974	Institutional
GA Resolution 3210 (XXIX)	14 October 1974	Diplomatic, Institutional
7th Arab Summit Meeting in Rabat	28 October 1974	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Arafat Addresses the UN General Assembly	13 November 1974	Diplomatic, Policy/program
GA Resolutions 3236 and 3237 (XXIX)	22 November 1974	Diplomatic, Legal
Palestinian Operations from South Lebanon	5 March 1975 - 20 November 1975	Violence
Negotiations for Sinai II Fail	7 March 1975 - 22 March 1975	Diplomatic
Start of Civil War in Lebanon	13 April 1975	Violence
Sinai II Agreement Reached	20 August 1975 - 4 September 1975	Diplomatic
US-Israel Memorandum of Agreement	1 September 1975	Diplomatic
PLO Official Office in Paris	31 October 1975	Diplomatic, Institutional
Civil Disobedience in West Bank	November 1975 - March 1976	Popular action
PLO Observer at the Food and Agriculture Organization	8 November 1975	Diplomatic, Institutional
GA Resolution 3375 (XXX)	10 November 1975	Diplomatic
GA Resolution 3376 (XXX)	10 November 1975	Diplomatic, Institutional
GA Resolution 3379 (XXX)	10 November 1975	Diplomatic
Security Council Resolution S/RES/381 and Presidential Statement	30 November 1975	Diplomatic, Institutional
Premeditated Israeli Air Attack Against Palestinians in Lebanon	2 December 1975	Violence
The PLO at the Security Council	4 December 1975	Diplomatic, Institutional
Draft Security Council Resolution S/11898	8 December 1975	Diplomatic, Violence
Palestinians in Israel Mobilize Against Confiscation	1 January 1976 - 6 March 1976	Popular action
The PLO at the Security Council	12 January 1976	Diplomatic, Institutional
Draft Security Council Resolution S/11940	26 January 1976	Diplomatic
Draft Security Council Resolution S/12022	25 March 1976	Diplomatic, Colonization
Palestinian "Land Day"	30 March 1976	Popular action, Violence
Municipal Elections Are Held in the West Bank	12 April 1976	Institutional
Syrian Forces Enter Lebanon	31 May 1976	Violence
Evacuation of US Nationals from Beirut with PLO Assistance	16 June 1976 - 20 June 1976	Diplomatic
Plane Hijacked to Entebbe	27 June 1976 - 4 July 1976	Violence
Draft Security Council Resolution S/12119	29 June 1976	Diplomatic
Fall of Tal al-Za'atar	12 August 1976	Violence
PLO Becomes a Full Member of the Arab League	6 September 1976	Diplomatic, Institutional
Arab Summit on Palestinian-Syrian Ceasefire in Lebanon	16 October 1976 - 18 October 1976	Diplomatic, Violence
13th Palestine National Council Meets in Cairo	12 March 1977 - 22 March 1977	Policy/program
President Carter for a Palestinian Homeland	16 March 1977 - 26 May 1977	Policy/program
US State Department Releases First Human Rights Report	May 1977	Diplomatic
Likud's Victory in Israeli Elections	17 May 1977	Biographical
Menachem Begin: "Territories Are Not Occupied"	19 May 1977	Policy/program, Colonization
Municipalities in the West Bank and Gaza Affirm the PLO Program in a Message to the US and USSR	8 August 1977	Popular action
Israel's Conditions for Geneva Conference	25 September 1977	Policy/program
Joint US-Soviet Statement on Geneva Conference	1 October 1977	Diplomatic, Policy/program
US Steps Back from the US-Soviet Statement on the Geneva Conference	5 October 1977	Diplomatic
Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem	19 November 1977 - 21 November 1977	Diplomatic
The PLO Central Council Condemns Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem	30 November 1977	Policy/program, Popular action
Arab States Take Position Against Sadat's Visit to Jerusalem	5 December 1977	Diplomatic
Israel's Autonomy Plan for the West Bank and Gaza Strip	28 December 1977	Policy/program
29th Zionist Congress is Held in Jerusalem	20 February 1978 - 1 March 1978	Institutional, Policy/program
Fatah Commando Operation and Israel's "Litani Operation"	11 March 1978 - 18 March 1978	Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/425	19 March 1978	Diplomatic, Violence
Wadi Haddad Dies in Berlin, East Germany	28 March 1978	Violence
Israel Establishes a "Security Zone" in South Lebanon	13 May 1978	Violence
Camp David Summit; Camp David Accords	5 September 1978 - 17 September 1978	Diplomatic, Legal
The PLO Executive Condemns the Camp David Accords	19 September 1978	Policy/program
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Reject the Camp David Autonomy Plan	16 October 1978 - 4 November 1978	Popular action
Summit of Arab States in Baghdad Condemns Camp David Accords	5 November 1978	Policy/program
14th Palestine National Council is Held in Damascus	15 January 1979 - 22 January 1979	Policy/program
Ali Hassan Salameh Is Killed in Beirut	22 January 1979	Violence
Islamic Revolution in Iran	11 February 1979	Contextual
Security Council Resolution S/RES/446	22 March 1979	Diplomatic, Colonization
Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty Is Signed in Washington, DC	26 March 1979	Diplomatic, Legal
Arab Sanctions Against Egypt	27 March 1979 - 31 March 1979	Sanctions
A PLF Operation in Nahariya	22 April 1979	Violence
1st Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy is Held in Beersheba	25 May 1979	Diplomatic, Policy/program
2nd Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy is Held in Alexandria	11 June 1979 - 12 June 1979	Diplomatic
3rd Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy is Held in Herzliya	25 June 1979 - 26 June 1979	Diplomatic
4th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy is Held in Alexandria	5 July 1979 - 6 July 1979	Diplomatic
5th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy is Held in Haifa	5 August 1979 - 6 August 1979	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Israelis Are Permitted to Buy Land in Occupied Territories	16 September 1979	Legal, Colonization
6th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy is Held in Alexandria	26 September 1979 - 27 September 1979	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Are Held in London	25 October 1979 - 26 October 1979	Diplomatic
Deportation of Bassam al-Shak'a Reversed After West Bank Mayors Threaten Resignation	11 November 1979 - 5 December 1979	Popular action
7th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy is Held in Cairo	18 December 1979 - 19 December 1979	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Palestinian Autonomy Is Discussed at the Sadat-Begin Summit in Aswan	7 January 1980 - 10 January 1980	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Israeli Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority	17 January 1980	Policy/program, Diplomatic
Egyptian Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority	28 January 1980	Policy/program, Diplomatic
8th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy is Held in Herzliya	31 January 1980 - 1 February 1980	Diplomatic
Israeli Settlement in the Old City of Hebron	10 February 1980 - 23 March 1980	Colonization
Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy is Held in Scheveningen	27 February 1980 - 29 February 1980	Diplomatic
Security Council Resolution S/Res/465	1 March 1980	Diplomatic, Colonization
Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy is Held in Alexandria	27 March 1980	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy is Held in Herzliya	1 May 1980 - 7 May 1980	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Palestinian Operation Against Settlers in Hebron	2 May 1980 - 3 May 1980	Violence
Egypt Decides to Suspend Talks with Israel on Palestinian Autonomy	10 May 1980	Diplomatic
Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors	2 June 1980	Violence
Venice Declaration	13 June 1980	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Committee Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo	14 July 1980 - 15 July 1980	Diplomatic
Israel's Basic Law on Jerusalem	30 July 1980	Legal
Egypt's Response to Israel's Basic Law on Jerusalem	3 August 1980	Diplomatic
Security Council Resolution S/RES/478	20 August 1980	Diplomatic, Sanctions
Birzeit University Is Closed	14 November 1980	Popular action, Sanctions
15th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus	11 April 1981 - 19 April 1981	Institutional
Israeli-Syrian Mounting Tension in Lebanon	28 April 1981 - 5 May 1981	Violence
Israeli Air Force Destroys Iraqi Nuclear Reactor Under Construction Near Bagdad	7 June 1981	Contextual, Violence
Severe Israeli-Palestinian Clashes in Lebanon	10 July 1981 - 20 July 1981	Violence
Philip Habib's Mediation for Cease-fire in South Lebanon	24 July 1981	Diplomatic
Fahd Plan Is Announced	7 August 1981	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Palestinian Writers in Occupied Territories Affirm Commitment to Palestine Cause	18 August 1981	Popular action
Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo	23 September 1981 - 24 September 1981	Diplomatic
Sadat Is Assassinated; Husni Mubarak Becomes President of Egypt	6 October 1981	Violence
Majid Abu Sharar Is Assassinated in Rome	9 October 1981	Violence
Civil Administration Is Established by the Military in the Occupied Territories	8 November 1981 - 1 December 1981	Institutional, Popular action
Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo	11 November 1981 - 12 November 1981	Diplomatic
Israeli Knesset Votes to Apply Israeli Law in the Golan Heights	14 December 1981 - 15 December 1981	Legal
Security Council Resolution S/RES/497	17 December 1981	Diplomatic, Legal
Draft Security Council Resolution S/14832/Rev.1	20 January 1982	Diplomatic, Legal
Israel's Proposal for the Palestinian Self-Governing Authority	31 January 1982	Policy/program
GA Resolution ES/9-1	5 February 1982	Diplomatic
Strike in the Golan Heights Against Annexation	12 February 1982 - 11 May 1982	Popular action
Popular Resistance and Israeli Measures in West Bank	16 February 1982 - 30 March 1982	Popular action, Violence
Draft Security Council Resolution S/14943	2 April 1982	Diplomatic
Shooting Spree at the Haram al-Sharif	11 April 1982 - 15 April 1982	Violence
Draft Security Council Resolution S/14985	20 April 1982	Diplomatic
South Lebanon Cease-fire Is Broken	21 April 1982 - 9 May 1982	Violence
Last Stage of Israeli Withdrawal from the Sinai	25 April 1982	Diplomatic
Palestinian Mayors Stand with Those Dismissed by Israel	2 May 1982	Popular action, Sanctions
Sharon Goes to Washington to Get Green Light on Lebanon War	25 May 1982	Diplomatic
Assassination Attempt of Israeli Ambassador in London	3 June 1982	Violence
Israeli Aerial Bombardment and Palestinian Artillery Across the Lebanon-Israel Border	4 June 1982 - 5 June 1982	Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/508	5 June 1982	Diplomatic, Violence
Israeli Invasion of Lebanon	6 June 1982 - 29 September 1982	Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/509	6 June 1982	Diplomatic, Violence
Israeli Invasion Along the Western Axis	6 June 1982 - 14 June 1982	Violence
Israel Invades Along the Eastern Axis	6 June 1982 - 12 June 1982	Violence
Israel Invades Along the Central Axis	6 June 1982 - 11 June 1982	Violence
Draft Security Council Resolution S/15185	8 June 1982	Diplomatic, Violence
The “Creeping” Cease-fire	10 June 1982 - 26 June 1982	Violence, Diplomatic
Encirclement of Beirut	11 June 1982 - 20 June 1982	Violence
Battle of the Mountain	14 June 1982 - 26 June 1982	Violence
Israel and the US Demand PLO Withdrawal from Beirut and Lebanon	15 June 1982 - 27 June 1982	Diplomatic, Violence
PLO Debates Withdrawal	16 June 1982 - 2 July 1982	Diplomatic, Violence
Draft Security Council Resolution S/15255/Rev.2	26 June 1982	Diplomatic, Violence
Israel Lays Siege to Beirut	27 June 1982 - 2 September 1982	Violence
Israeli Military Pressure on West Beirut	27 June 1982 - 11 July 1982	Violence
The PLO 11-Point Document	8 July 1982	Diplomatic, Violence
Israeli Army Attempts to Conquer Beirut	21 July 1982 - 12 August 1982	Violence
PLO Accepts Habib’s Plan	29 July 1982 - 31 July 1982	Diplomatic, Violence
Agreement on Withdrawal Reached and Implemented	20 August 1982 - 2 September 1982	Diplomatic
Reagan's "Talking Point" to Begin on Palestinian Issue	31 August 1982	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Lebanon War Casualties	1 September 1982 - 11 October 1982	Violence
Reagan's Plan on the Palestinian Issue	1 September 1982	Policy/program, Diplomatic
Israel Rejects the Reagan Plan	2 September 1982	Diplomatic, Policy/program
The 12th Arab Summit Meeting in Fez Adopts the "Fez Initiative"	6 September 1982 - 9 September 1982	Policy/program, Diplomatic
Assassination of Bashir Gemayel and Israeli Occupation of Beirut	14 September 1982 - 16 September 1982	Violence
Sabra and Shatila Massacres	16 September 1982 - 18 September 1982	Violence
Israel Withdraws from Beirut and the Multinational Force Returns	23 September 1982 - 29 September 1982	Violence, Diplomatic
PLO and Jordan Agree on Idea of Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation	9 October 1982 - 10 November 1982	Diplomatic, Policy/program
30th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem	7 December 1982 - 16 December 1982	Institutional, Policy/program
Israeli-Lebanese Negotiations	28 December 1982	Diplomatic
Kahan Report on the Sabra-Shatila Massacres	7 February 1983 - 10 February 1983	Institutional, Violence
16th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers	14 February 1983 - 22 February 1983	Institutional, Policy/program
Israeli Settlements in the West Bank	21 March 1983 - 11 April 1983	Colonization
Failed Attempt of Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination	31 March 1983 - 8 April 1983	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Israel-Lebanon 17 May Agreement	17 May 1983	Diplomatic, Legal
Scission within Fatah	18 May 1983 - 15 September 1983	Institutional, Diplomatic
Reactions to Fatah Scission in Occupied Territories	26 June 1983 - 9 November 1983	Popular action
Tension in Hebron	1 July 1983 - 30 July 1983	Violence, Colonization
Draft Security Council Resolution S/15895	2 August 1983	Diplomatic, Colonization
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis	3 August 1983 - 7 August 1983	Institutional
Ma'moun Meraish is Assassinated in Athens	20 August 1983	Violence
Yitzhak Shamir Succeeds Menachem Begin as Prime Minister	2 September 1983	Biographical
Yasir Arafat in Tripoli, Lebanon, and then Cairo	16 September 1983 - 22 December 1983	Violence, Diplomatic
Operations Against French and US Contingents in Beirut	23 October 1983	Violence
Israeli Measures Against Palestinian Universities	2 November 1983 - 30 July 1984	Sanctions
General Assembly Resolution 38/58	13 December 1983	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Jordanian Parliament Revived	9 January 1984 - 18 January 1984	Institutional
Palestinians in the Occupied Territories Oppose Reactivating the Jordanian Parliament	23 January 1984	Popular action
Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination for Peace Talks	26 February 1984 - 1 March 1984	Diplomatic
Secretary-General report (A/39/130-S/16409), Pursuant to General Assembly Resolution 38/58	13 March 1984	Diplomatic
Palestinian Internal Polarization	27 March 1984 - 20 May 1984	Institutional, Policy/program
Palestinians Hijack an Israeli Bus Toward Gaza	12 April 1984	Violence
Operation of Israeli Occupation Forces Against Ayn al-Hilwa	16 May 1984 - 18 May 1984	Violence
Fatah - Democratic Alliance Precarious Reconciliation	27 June 1984 - 2 September 1984	Institutional, Policy/program
Tal Rumayda Settlement in Hebron	8 August 1984	Colonization
Commemorating the Sabra - Shatila Massacres	17 September 1984	Popular action, Violence
Demolitions in the Jordan Valley	1 November 1984 - 11 November 1984	Violence
17th Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman	22 November 1984 - 29 November 1984	Institutional, Diplomatic
Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement	11 February 1985 - 22 February 1985	Diplomatic
Israeli Army Withdraws from Saida Region	16 February 1985	Violence
PLO Executive on Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement	18 February 1985	Policy/program, Diplomatic
Attempts to Form a Jordanian-Palestinian Delegation to Meet the US	1 March 1985 - 1 September 1985	Diplomatic, Institutional
Palestinian National Salvation Front Is Formed in Damascus	25 March 1985	Institutional, Policy/program
The PLO, the US, and Resolution 242	15 May 1985	Diplomatic
Battles of the Palestinian Camps in Lebanon	19 May 1985 - 7 April 1987	Violence
Prisoner Exchange between Israel and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command	20 May 1985	Diplomatic
Iron Fist Policy in the Occupied Territories	29 July 1985 - 4 August 1985	Sanctions, Popular action
Emergency Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca	7 August 1985 - 9 August 1985	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Draft Security Council Resolution S/17459	13 September 1985	Diplomatic
Israeli Planes Attack PLO Headquarters in Tunis	25 September 1985 - 1 October 1985	Violence
Achille Lauro Hijacked	7 October 1985 - 11 October 1985	Violence
Arafat's "Cairo Declaration" on Terrorism	7 November 1985	Diplomatic, Policy/program
US - Palestinian Meeting in Jerusalem	4 December 1985	Diplomatic
Breakdown of Jordanian-Palestinian Coordination	25 January 1986 - 1 April 1986	Diplomatic
Draft Security Council Resolution S/17769	30 January 1986	Diplomatic
Assassination of Zafir al-Masri	2 March 1986 - 3 March 1986	Violence
Khaled Nazzal Assassinated in Athens	9 June 1986	Violence
Two Palestinian Newspapers Banned in Jerusalem	30 June 1986	Sanctions
US - Palestinian Meeting in Jerusalem	29 July 1986	Diplomatic
Israeli Law Prohibits Contact with PLO	6 August 1986	Legal
Fatah - DFLP - PCP Reconciliation: The Prague Declaration	6 September 1986	Institutional, Policy/program
Munther Abu Ghazaleh Assassinated in Athens	21 October 1986	Violence
Israeli Repression in the Occupied Territories	4 December 1986 - 11 December 1986	Sanctions
Deportation of Muhammad Dahlan	13 December 1986 - 26 January 1987	Sanctions
Clashes in the Occupied Territories	9 February 1987 - 18 February 1987	Violence
Elections in Gaza Professional Unions	21 February 1987	Institutional
Palestinian Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons	25 March 1987 - 13 April 1987	Popular action
Hussein-Peres London Secret Agreement	11 April 1987	Diplomatic
Detention of Faisal Husseini	12 April 1987 - 13 September 1987	Sanctions
Closure of Palestinian Universities	19 April 1987	Sanctions
18th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers	20 April 1987 - 25 April 1987	Institutional, Policy/program
Israel Suspends Distribution of al-Sha'b in the Occupied Territories	28 April 1987	Sanctions
Deportation of Marwan Barghouti and Khalil Achour	14 May 1987	Sanctions
Islamic Jihad Operations in Gaza	18 May 1987 - 30 November 1987	Violence
The Closure of PLO Offices in the US	16 September 1987 - 29 June 1988	Sanctions, Diplomatic
1st Visit of US Secretary George Shultz to the Region	17 October 1987 - 18 October 1987	Diplomatic, Popular action
Al-Quds, a Nablus-Based Palestinian News Agency, Is Closed for Two Years	25 October 1987	Sanctions
Closure of Bethlehem University	28 October 1987	Sanctions
Palestinian Hang-Glider Operation	25 November 1987	Violence
31st Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem	6 December 1987 - 10 December 1987	Institutional, Policy/program
Start of the Intifada in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank	9 December 1987	Popular action
First Communiqué of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)	14 December 1987	Popular action, Institutional
General Assembly Resolutions 42/210, 42/229 and 42/230	17 December 1987 - 23 March 1988	Diplomatic, Legal
Solidarity of Israel's Palestinians with the Intifada	21 December 1987	Popular action
Security Council Resolution S/RES/605	22 December 1987	Diplomatic, Violence
Non-Armed Intifada	3 January 1988 - 13 February 1988	Policy/program, Violence
Security Council Resolutions S/RES/607 and S/RES/608	4 January 1988 - 14 January 1988	Diplomatic, Sanctions
Unified National Leadership of the Uprising	8 January 1988	Popular action
The Palestinians' 14 Demands	14 January 1988	Policy/program, Popular action
Israel's Policy of "Beating"	19 January 1988 - 27 January 1988	Sanctions, Violence
Resumption of Diplomatic Activity	30 January 1988 - 10 February 1988	Diplomatic
Draft Security Council Resolutions S/19466, S/19780, S/20463, S/20677, and S/20945/Rev.1	1 February 1988 - 7 November 1989	Diplomatic, Policy/program
One-Month Closure of Academic Institutions in the West Bank	2 February 1988	Sanctions
2nd Visit of US Secretary George Shultz to the Region; Statement to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza	25 February 1988 - 26 February 1988	Diplomatic, Policy/program
US Secretary of State Shultz Negotiations Plan	4 March 1988	Policy/program, Diplomatic
The Intifada and the Israeli Response in Another Stage in the Confrontation	11 March 1988 - 29 March 1988	Popular action, Sanctions
3rd Visit of US Secretary of State Shultz to the Region	3 April 1988 - 8 April 1988	Diplomatic
Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir in Tunis	16 April 1988	Violence
4th Visit of US Secretary of State Shultz to the Region	3 June 1988 - 7 June 1988	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Arab Extraordinary Summit in Algiers	7 June 1988 - 9 June 1988	Policy/program, Diplomatic
Another Round of Releasing and Detaining Faisal Husseini	9 June 1988 - 31 July 1988	Sanctions
Jordan Severs Ties with the West Bank	28 July 1988 - 4 August 1988	Legal, Institutional
The Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) Issues Its Charter	18 August 1988	Policy/program, Institutional
Elections in Israel	1 November 1988	Institutional
19th Palestine National Council Meets in Algiers and Proclaims the Palestinian State	12 November 1988 - 15 November 1988	Policy/program, Institutional
The Intifada First Year Balance Sheet	9 December 1988	Violence
General Assembly Resolution 43/160	9 December 1988	Diplomatic, Institutional
Arafat addresses the UN General Assembly	13 December 1988 - 14 December 1988	Policy/program, Diplomatic
Start of US-PLO Dialogue	14 December 1988	Diplomatic, Policy/program
General Assembly Resolution 43/177	15 December 1988	Institutional, Diplomatic
Tougher Israeli Measures Against the Intifada	17 January 1989	Violence
US-PLO Official Meeting Takes Place in Carthage, Tunisia	22 March 1989	Diplomatic
Israel Proposes Elections in the West Bank and Gaza	30 March 1989	Policy/program
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis	31 March 1989 - 2 April 1989	Institutional
Yasir Arafat Makes First Official Visit to Paris	2 May 1989 - 4 May 1989	Diplomatic
Resurgence of Intifada, Worsening of Repression	3 May 1989 - 19 May 1989	Popular action, Violence
Israel's "Peace Initiative"	14 May 1989	Policy/program
The PLO Executive Committee Rejects Israel's Peace Initiative	15 May 1989	Policy/program
Egypt Proposes a Ten-Point Plan for Palestinian Elections	1 July 1989 - 30 September 1989	Policy/program, Diplomatic
US-PLO Official Meeting in Tunis	14 August 1989	Diplomatic
Israel Deports Five Palestinians	27 August 1989	Sanctions
Security Council Resolution S/RES/641	30 August 1989	Diplomatic, Sanctions
Mass Emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel Is Triggered	1 October 1989 - 14 January 1990	Colonization
The Baker Five-Point Plan	10 October 1989	Policy/program, Diplomatic
Responses to the Baker Five-Point Plan	16 October 1989 - 18 December 1989	Policy/program, Diplomatic
Draft General Assembly Resolution A/44/L.50	6 December 1989	Diplomatic, Institutional
US Voices Dissatisfaction with Israel	23 February 1990 - 3 March 1990	Diplomatic
Israel's National Unity Government Collapses	13 March 1990 - 11 June 1990	Institutional
The Issue of Hamas's Participation in the Palestine National Council	7 April 1990	Institutional, Policy/program
Rishon LeZion (Uyun Qara) Killings	20 May 1990	Violence
Draft Security Council Resolution S/21326	31 May 1990	Diplomatic
Dial 1-202-456-1414	13 June 1990	Diplomatic
The US Administration Suspends Dialogue with the PLO	20 June 1990	Diplomatic, Violence
Iraqi Forces Invade Kuwait	2 August 1990	Contextual
Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait	3 August 1990 - 17 January 1991	Policy/program, Violence
Haram al-Sharif Killings	8 October 1990	Violence
Security Council Resolutions S/RES/672 and S/RES/673	12 October 1990 - 24 October 1990	Diplomatic, Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/681	20 December 1990	Diplomatic, Legal
Statement of the President of the Security Council S/22027	20 December 1990	Diplomatic
Assassination of Salah Khalaf (Abu Iyad)	14 January 1991	Violence
The Gulf War	17 January 1991 - 28 February 1991	Contextual, Violence
President Bush Outlines US Goals Following the Gulf War	6 March 1991	Policy/program
Secretary Baker First Stage Diplomacy	9 March 1991 - 22 May 1991	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Secretary Baker Second Stage Diplomacy	1 June 1991 - 18 October 1991	Diplomatic
Intifada Statistics	30 July 1991	Violence
US-Soviet Joint Statement on the Middle East, Moscow	31 July 1991	Diplomatic, Policy/program
20th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers	23 September 1991 - 28 September 1991	Policy/program, Institutional
US Letters of Assurances	15 October 1991 - 18 October 1991	Diplomatic, Policy/program
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis	17 October 1991	Institutional, Policy/program
US-Soviet Invitation to the Madrid Peace Conference	18 October 1991	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Madrid Conference	30 October 1991 - 2 November 1991	Diplomatic
1st Negotiation Round, Madrid	3 November 1991	Diplomatic
2nd Negotiation Round, Washington	10 December 1991 - 18 December 1991	Diplomatic
General Assembly Resolution 46/86	16 December 1991	Diplomatic
Israel Announces Deportation of Palestinians	2 January 1992	Sanctions
Security Council Resolution S/RES/726	6 January 1992	Diplomatic, Violence
3rd Negotiation Round, Washington	13 January 1992 - 16 January 1992	Diplomatic
Conference on Multilateral Peace Talks, Moscow	28 January 1992 - 29 January 1992	Diplomatic
4th Negotiation Round, Washington	24 February 1992 - 4 March 1992	Diplomatic
Arafat Survives a Plane Crash in Libya	7 April 1992 - 8 April 1992	Diplomatic
5th Negotiation Round, Washington	27 April 1992 - 30 April 1992	Diplomatic
Multilateral Talks	11 May 1992 - 13 May 1992	Diplomatic
Assassination of Atef Bseiso in Paris	8 June 1992	Violence
Elections in Israel	23 June 1992	Institutional
32nd Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem	26 July 1992 - 30 July 1992	Institutional, Policy/program
6th Negotiation Round, 1st Stage, Washington	24 August 1992 - 3 September 1992	Diplomatic
6th Negotiation Round, 2nd Stage, Washington	14 September 1992 - 24 September 1992	Diplomatic
A Coalition of 10 Palestinian Organizations Opposed to Negotiations is Formed in Damascus	16 September 1992	Popular action, Policy/program
7th Negotiation Round, Washington	21 October 1992 - 20 November 1992	Diplomatic
Multilateral Talks	29 October 1992 - 12 November 1992	Diplomatic
8th Negotiation Round, Washington	7 December 1992 - 16 December 1992	Diplomatic
Israel Deports 415 Palestinians to South Lebanon	13 December 1992 - 16 December 1992	Sanctions
Security Council Resolution S/RES/799	18 December 1992	Diplomatic, Sanctions
Bilateral Negotiation Round Delayed	11 January 1993	Diplomatic
Knesset Repeals Law Banning Contact with the PLO	19 January 1993	Legal
Norwegian Secret Channel, Exploratory Stage	20 January 1993 - 9 May 1993	Diplomatic
Palestinians Agree to Return to Washington Negotiations	20 April 1993	Diplomatic
9th Negotiation Round, Washington	27 April 1993 - 13 May 1993	Diplomatic
Norwegian Secret Channel, Official Stage	20 May 1993 - 20 August 1993	Diplomatic, Policy/program
10th Negotiation Round, Washington	15 June 1993 - 1 July 1993	Diplomatic
Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Initialed and Approved	20 August 1993 - 30 August 1993	Diplomatic
The Coalition of 10 Palestinian Organizations Reject the Palestinian-Israeli Accord, Damascus	2 September 1993	Popular action, Policy/program
Mutual Recognition Between Israel and the PLO	9 September 1993 - 10 September 1993	Diplomatic
Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Signed in Washington	13 September 1993	Legal, Diplomatic
PLO Central Council Meeting is Held in Tunis	10 October 1993 - 12 October 1993	Institutional
Start of Gaza-Jericho Negotiations, Taba	13 October 1993 - 8 December 1993	Diplomatic
Start of Israel-PLO Economic Talks in Paris	November 1993	Diplomatic, Socio-Economic
Multilevel Gaza-Jericho Negotiations	12 December 1993 - 23 February 1994	Diplomatic
Fundamental Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Israel	30 December 1993	Diplomatic
Hebron Massacre	25 February 1994 - 18 March 1994	Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/904	18 March 1994	Diplomatic, Violence
Talks on Security for Palestinians in Hebron	20 March 1994 - 30 March 1994	Diplomatic
Final Chapter of Gaza-Jericho Negotiations	31 March 1994 - 1 May 1994	Diplomatic, Legal
Wave of Hamas and Islamic Jihad Attacks	6 April 1994 - 30 April 1994	Violence
PLO-Israel Protocol on Economic Relations Is Signed in Paris	29 April 1994	Diplomatic, Socio-Economic
Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area Is Signed in Cairo	4 May 1994	Legal, Diplomatic
Palestinian Decree N° 1 Reinstating Pre-1967 Laws in West Bank and Gaza	20 May 1994	Legal
Palestine National Authority (PNA) Holds First Official Meeting in Tunis	26 May 1994	Institutional
Status of Orient House in Jerusalem	29 May 1994 - 7 June 1994	Diplomatic
Arafat arrives in Gaza and Jericho	1 July 1994 - 5 July 1994	Institutional
Early Empowerment Accord Is Signed	29 August 1994	Legal, Diplomatic
Suicide Bombing in Tel Aviv	19 October 1994	Violence
Israeli-Jordanian Peace Treaty Signed near Aqaba	26 October 1994	Legal, Diplomatic
Palestinian Police Shoot on Demonstrators in Gaza	18 November 1994 - 23 November 1994	Violence
Rabin, Peres, and Arafat Are Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo	9 December 1994	Contextual
Settlement Activity Around Jerusalem	19 January 1995 - 1 February 1995	Colonization
Islamic Jihad Suicide Bombing	22 January 1995 - 24 January 1995	Violence
Anti-Israeli Attacks and Inter-Palestinian Tension	2 April 1995 - 19 April 1995	Violence
Separation Fence	11 April 1995	Sanctions
Land Expropriation in Jerusalem	27 April 1995 - 3 May 1995	Colonization
Draft Security Council Resolution S/1995/394	17 May 1995	Diplomatic, Colonization
Land Expropriation in Jerusalem Suspended	18 May 1995 - 22 May 1995	Sanctions
Israeli Restrictions on the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem	17 August 1995 - 31 August 1995	Sanctions
Further Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities	27 August 1995	Diplomatic
Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II)	28 September 1995	Legal, Diplomatic
Assassination of Fathi Shiqaqi, Islamic Jihad Leader, in Malta	26 October 1995	Violence
The Beilin - Abu Mazen Document	31 October 1995	Diplomatic
Israeli Army Redeploys from Areas in the West Bank	November 1995 - December 1995	Legal
Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin Is Assassinated; Replaced by Shimon Peres	4 November 1995 - 22 November 1995	Violence
Assassination of Yahya Ayyash, a Hamas Leader	5 January 1996	Violence
Palestinian Presidential and Legislative Elections	20 January 1996	Institutional
Suicide Bombings in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem	25 February 1996 - 4 March 1996	Violence
Start of the Countdown for the Three-Phase Further Redeployment in the West Bank	7 March 1996	Legal
Inauguration of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza	7 March 1996	Institutional
Redeployment from Hebron Delayed	28 March 1996	Legal, Sanctions
Israel Launches Operation Grapes of Wrath Against Lebanon	11 April 1996 - 26 April 1996	Violence, Diplomatic
21st Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza	22 April 1996 - 24 April 1996	Institutional, Policy/program
Official Start of Permanent Status Negotiations, Taba	5 May 1996 - 7 May 1996	Diplomatic
Likud's Benjamin Netanyahu Is Elected Prime Minister	29 May 1996 - 18 June 1996	Biographical
First Netanyahu - Arafat Meeting	4 September 1996	Diplomatic, Sanctions
Tunnel Opened by Israel in Old City, Jerusalem; Palestinian-Israeli Clashes	24 September 1996 - 28 September 1996	Sanctions, Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/1073	28 September 1996	Diplomatic, Violence
Clinton - Netanyahu - Arafat - Hussein Meeting in Washington	1 October 1996 - 2 October 1996	Diplomatic
Protocol on Redeployment in Hebron Signed	6 October 1996 - 16 January 1997	Legal, Diplomatic
Ambiguous and Weakened Assurances on Further Redeployment	16 January 1997	Diplomatic, Legal
Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement to Be Constructed	26 February 1997	Colonization
Palestinian Response to Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Project	27 February 1997 - 10 April 1997	Popular action, Violence
Draft Security Council Resolutions S/1997/199 and S/1997/241	7 March 1997 - 21 March 1997	Diplomatic, Colonization
First Phase of Further Redeployment Not Implemented	9 March 1997 - 12 March 1997	Legal
Palestinian-Israeli Talks Deadlocked	10 March 1997 - 30 July 1997	Legal, Violence
General Assembly Resolutions A/RES/ES-10/2 and A/RES/ES-10/3	25 April 1997 - 15 July 1997	Diplomatic, Legal
Suicide Bombings in West Jerusalem: Israeli Reactions and Palestinian Measures	30 July 1997 - 25 September 1997	Violence
Israeli Settlement Activities Amid Attempts to Resume Talks	10 September 1997 - 6 November 1997	Colonization
Attempted Assassination of Khalid Mishal in Amman; Ahmad Yasin Released	25 September 1997 - 1 October 1997	Violence
Israel's Position on Further Redeployment and on Palestinian Obligations	23 November 1997 - 14 January 1998	Policy/program
US Position on Further Redeployment and Palestinian Obligations	5 December 1997 - 3 September 1998	Diplomatic, Policy/program
33rd Zionist Congress is Held in Jerusalem	23 December 1997 - 26 December 1997	Institutional, Policy/program
Commemoration of the Nakba 50th Anniversary	14 May 1998 - 15 May 1998	Popular action, Violence
Renewed Israeli Settlement Activities and Plans in East Jerusalem	25 May 1998 - 21 June 1998	Colonization, Legal
General Assembly Resolution A/RES/52/250	7 July 1998	Institutional, Diplomatic
Statement of the President of the Security Council S/PRST/1998/21	13 July 1998	Diplomatic
Further Redeployment Talks Intensify	3 September 1998 - 28 September 1998	Diplomatic
Wye River Plantation Meeting; Memorandum Signed	15 October 1998 - 23 October 1998	Legal, Diplomatic
Several Palestinian Organizations Publicly Oppose Wye Memorandum	26 October 1998	Popular action, Policy/program
Feverish Settlement Activities After Wye Memorandum	26 October 1998 - 15 November 1998	Colonization
Israeli Obstacles to Wye River Implementation; First Stage Redeployment Only	30 October 1998 - 17 May 1999	Legal, Sanctions
Israel Releases the First Group of Prisoners Pursuant to Oral Understandings at Wye River	19 November 1998 - 20 November 1998	Legal
Inauguration of LVGR, the Gaza International Airport	20 November 1998 - 24 November 1998	Institutional
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza	10 December 1998	Institutional, Policy/program
President Clinton's Visit to Gaza	14 December 1998	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Palestinian Popular Congress to Confirm Nullification Articles of National Charter, Gaza	14 December 1998	Policy/program
To Declare a Palestinian State at the End of the Transitional Period?	28 December 1998 - 25 April 1999	Policy/program
General Assembly Resolution A/RES/ES-10/6	9 February 1999	Diplomatic, Institutional
King Hussein Dies; Eldest Son Is Crowned King Abdallah II	17 February 1999	Biographical
Orient House, Jerusalem and PLO Foreign Relations	1 March 1999 - 11 May 1999	Diplomatic, Sanctions
European Union Declaration "Compensating" the PLO for Not Declaring a State	25 March 1999	Policy/program, Diplomatic
Clinton's Letter of Assurance to Arafat as a "Compensation" for Not Declaring a State	26 April 1999	Policy/program, Diplomatic
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza	27 April 1999 - 29 April 1999	Institutional, Policy/program
End of the Oslo Five-Year Interim Period	4 May 1999	Diplomatic
Ehud Barak Defeats Netanyahu to Become Prime Minister	17 May 1999	Biographical
With Barak as Prime Minister, Negotiations on Wye Implementation Resume	11 July 1999 - 3 September 1999	Diplomatic
Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention	15 July 1999	Diplomatic, Legal
Palestinian Authority Crackdown Against Hamas	3 August 1999 - 26 August 1999	Sanctions, Violence
Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II Accord)	4 September 1999	Legal, Diplomatic
Implementation of Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II)	10 September 1999 - 20 March 2000	Legal
Official Resumption of Final Status Talks	13 September 1999 - 6 December 1999	Diplomatic
Abu Ali Mustafa, PFLP Deputy Secretary-General Returns to Palestine	30 September 1999	Diplomatic
Official Colonization Activity and (Very) Partial Removal of Settler Outposts	10 October 1999 - 10 November 1999	Colonization
Petition of the Twenty Denouncing the Palestinian Authority	27 November 1999 - 29 November 1999	Popular action, Sanctions
Setting Up Israeli-Palestinian Back Channel	1 December 1999 - 5 May 2000	Diplomatic
Revival and Failure of Syrian-Israeli Talks	7 December 1999 - 26 March 2000	Diplomatic
Failure to Reach a FAPS by 13 February 2000 Target Date	8 December 1999 - 6 February 2000	Diplomatic
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza	2 February 2000 - 3 February 2000	Policy/program
Commitments Not Implemented by Israel During the Transitional Period	9 February 2000	Legal, Diplomatic
Vatican - PLO Agreement	15 February 2000	Legal, Diplomatic
Mounting Malaise in the Palestinian Territories	17 February 2000 - 18 May 2000	Popular action, Sanctions
FAPS Target Date Extended to 13 May: The Bolling Rounds	7 March 2000 - 20 April 2000	Diplomatic
George Habash Retires as S-G of PFLP	27 April 2000 - 28 April 2000	Biographical
Failure to Reach the FAPS by 13 May 2000 Target Date: Eilat Round	30 April 2000 - 8 May 2000	Diplomatic
Mounting Anti-Israeli Mobilization	10 May 2000 - 20 May 2000	Popular action
The Stockholm Back Channel - 1st Session	12 May 2000 - 15 May 2000	Diplomatic, Biographical
The Stockholm Back Channel - 2nd Session	18 May 2000 - 22 May 2000	Diplomatic
Israel Carries a Full-Scale Withdrawal from South Lebanon	21 May 2000 - 24 May 2000	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Israeli-Palestinian (Post-Stockholm) Back Channel	1 June 2000 - 3 June 2000	Diplomatic
Syrian President Hafiz al-Asad Dies	10 June 2000 - 11 June 2000	Biographical
Andrews and Bolling Rounds of Negotiation	13 June 2000 - 17 June 2000	Diplomatic
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza	2 July 2000 - 3 July 2000	Policy/program
Clinton Invites Arafat and Barak to a Summit in Camp David	3 July 2000 - 11 July 2000	Popular action, Diplomatic
Failure of Final Status Talks at Camp David Summit	11 July 2000 - 25 July 2000	Diplomatic
Undermining the Talks and Preparing for their Failure: The Settlers and the Israeli Army	15 July 2000 - 8 August 2000	Violence
Attempts to Revive Final Status Talks	16 August 2000 - 28 September 2000	Diplomatic
The PA Releases First Batch of New Textbooks	2 September 2000	Cultural, Policy/program
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza	9 September 2000 - 10 September 2000	Diplomatic, Legal
Ariel Sharon at al-Haram al-Sharif	28 September 2000	Violence, Popular action
Start of the Second Intifada	29 September 2000 - 4 October 2000	Popular action, Violence
Arab and International Support of Palestinian Uprising	30 September 2000 - 7 October 2000	Popular action
US Attempts at Easing Tension, but Confrontation Spikes	4 October 2000 - 12 October 2000	Diplomatic, Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/1322	7 October 2000	Diplomatic, Violence
Sharm al-Shaykh Summit	16 October 2000 - 18 October 2000	Diplomatic, Violence
Israeli Retaliatory Strategy and First Signs of a "Militarized" Intifada	19 October 2000 - 7 November 2000	Violence
General Assembly Resolution A/RES/ES-10/7	20 October 2000	Diplomatic, Legal
The Mitchell Committee of Fact-Finding on the Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation	7 November 2000 - 30 December 2000	Diplomatic, Violence
Toward a Protracted Confrontation	9 November 2000 - 22 December 2000	Violence, Sanctions
Israeli Prime Minister Barak Resigns	9 December 2000	Institutional, Biographical
Draft Security Council Resolution S/2000/1171	18 December 2000	Diplomatic
Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton "Proposals"	19 December 2000 - 23 December 2000	Diplomatic
Palestinian-Israeli Clashes Abate	23 December 2000 - 6 February 2001	Violence, Diplomatic
Israeli Idea of Security Fence (Separation Wall) Begins to Take Shape	26 December 2000 - 3 January 2001	Policy/program
Israeli and Palestinian Response to the Clinton Proposals	28 December 2000 - 3 January 2001	Diplomatic
The Taba Talks	21 January 2001 - 27 January 2001	Diplomatic
Ariel Sharon is Elected Prime Minister of Israel; Intifada Casualties Under Ehud Barak	6 February 2001	Violence, Biographical
Israel and the US Put Effective End to Peace Talks	7 February 2001 - 8 February 2001	Diplomatic
Intense then Moderate Resurgence of Palestinian-Israeli Clashes	8 February 2001 - 7 March 2001	Violence
Operation Bronze and Escalation	7 March 2001 - 16 May 2001	Violence
Draft Security Council Resolution S/2001/270	27 March 2001 - 28 March 2001	Diplomatic, Violence
Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal for a Cease-Fire and a Resumption of Talks	16 April 2001 - 27 April 2001	Diplomatic, Violence
The Mitchell Report Is Issued	30 April 2001 - 15 May 2001	Diplomatic, Violence
New Threshold Crossed with Suicide Bombing and Warplanes	18 May 2001 - 4 June 2001	Violence, Diplomatic
Death of Faisal Husseini	31 May 2001	Biographical
The Tenet Cease-Fire Plan	11 June 2001 - 20 June 2001	Diplomatic, Violence
Israel's "Efforts" to Provoke Escalation	4 July 2001 - 14 August 2001	Violence
Israel Closes Orient House and Other Jerusalem Institutions	10 August 2001	Violence, Sanctions
Amid Escalation, Abu Ali Mustafa, PFLP Secretary-General, Is Assassinated	20 August 2001 - 10 September 2001	Violence, Popular action
UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban	31 August 2001 - 8 September 2001	Diplomatic, Popular action
The 9-11 Attacks on the US	11 September 2001	Contextual, Violence
US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation	12 September 2001 - 16 October 2001	Violence, Diplomatic
Losses During the 1st Year of the Second Intifada	28 September 2001	Violence, Socio-Economic
President Bush Publicly Endorses the Creation of a Palestinian State	2 October 2001 - 15 October 2001	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Assassination of Rehavam Ze'evi and its Immediate Aftermath	17 October 2001 - 25 October 2001	Violence
Timid Diplomatic Efforts	2 November 2001 - 19 November 2001	Diplomatic, Policy/program
With the Assassination of Abu Hanud, Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation Reaches a New Level	20 November 2001 - 15 December 2001	Violence, Diplomatic
Conference of High Contracting Parties to the Fourth Geneva Convention	5 December 2001	Diplomatic, Legal
Draft Security Council Resolution S/2001/1199	14 December 2001	Diplomatic, Violence
Another Timid Return to Diplomacy: a Peres-Qurai' Draft?	16 December 2001 - 27 December 2001	Diplomatic, Sanctions
Karine A Arms Ship Is Captured and Arafat Is Isolated	3 January 2002 - 11 February 2002	Violence
Grave Escalation from Both Sides	9 January 2002 - 21 February 2002	Violence
An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey	17 February 2002 - 26 March 2002	Violence, Diplomatic
Security Council Resolution S/RES/1397	12 March 2002	Diplomatic
Arab Summit Meeting in Beirut Adopts Saudi Peace Initiative	27 March 2002 - 28 March 2002	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Massive Israeli Invasion: Operation Defensive Shield	28 March 2002 - 10 May 2002	Violence
Invasion of Ramallah: The Siege of Arafat's Compound	29 March 2002 - 1 May 2002	Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/1402	30 March 2002	Diplomatic, Violence
Invasion of Bethlehem: The Siege of the Church of the Nativity	1 April 2002 - 10 May 2002	Violence
Invasion of Jenin Camp: Fierce Battle	3 April 2002 - 19 April 2002	Violence
Invasion of Nablus: Fierce Resistance	3 April 2002 - 21 April 2002	Violence
US Response to the Israeli Invasion	4 April 2002 - 17 April 2002	Diplomatic, Violence
Birth of the Middle East "Quartet"	10 April 2002	Diplomatic, Violence
Israel Decides to Create Buffer Zones (Separation Wall)	14 April 2002 - 25 April 2002	Policy/program, Colonization
Security Council Resolution S/RES/1405	19 April 2002	Diplomatic, Violence
Security on the Aftermath of Operation Defensive Shield	7 May 2002 - 5 June 2002	Violence, Sanctions
Israeli and International Pressures for a PA Reform	7 May 2002 - 5 June 2002	Institutional
On the Road to Reform: First Palestinian Steps and Plans	15 May 2002 - 24 June 2002	Institutional
Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Raids West Bank Towns and Shells Arafat's Headquarters	5 June 2002 - 17 June 2002	Violence, Sanctions
34th Zionist Congress is Held in Jerusalem	17 June 2002 - 20 June 2002	Institutional, Policy/program
Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path	18 June 2002 - 16 July 2002	Violence
George W. Bush's Major Speech on US Policy for the Middle East	24 June 2002	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Assassination of Salah Shihadeh and its Immediate Aftermath	22 July 2002 - 14 August 2002	Violence, Sanctions
Toward a "Road Map" to Final Status?	13 August 2002 - 5 November 2002	Diplomatic
Israeli Army Refocuses on Gaza Strip	19 August 2002 - 7 October 2002	Violence
Israeli Operation Matter of Time; Siege on Arafat Tightened; Protests All Over Occupied Territories	18 September 2002 - 29 September 2002	Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/1435	24 September 2002	Diplomatic, Violence
Losses on the Two-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada	28 September 2002	Violence, Socio-Economic
Israel Unable to Quell Palestinian Attacks	10 October 2002 - 5 January 2003	Violence
Israeli Leaders Push for an American War Against Iraq	16 October 2002 - 9 February 2003	Contextual
Israel Closes all West Bank District Coordination Offices	3 December 2002 - 11 January 2003	Violence, Sanctions
Deepest Israeli Incursion in the Gaza Strip	24 January 2003 - 27 January 2003	Violence
The Likud Wins the Elections for the Knesset	28 January 2003	Institutional
Arafat Accepts the Creation of a Prime Minister Position	9 February 2003 - 6 March 2003	Institutional
Military Confrontation Escalates Again in Gaza	15 February 2003 - 8 March 2003	Violence
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah	8 March 2003 - 9 March 2003	Institutional, Legal
The PLC Discusses and Approves Amendments to the Basic Law Creating the Post of Prime Minister	10 March 2003 - 18 March 2003	Institutional, Legal
The US War Against Iraq; Security Developments in the West Bank and Gaza	17 March 2003 - 9 April 2003	Contextual, Sanctions
Mahmoud Abbas Forms the Palestinian Government	19 March 2003 - 29 April 2003	Institutional, Policy/program
US formally Presents Israel and the PA with the Road Map	30 April 2003	Diplomatic, Institutional
Heightened Violence Despite Diplomacy	1 May 2003 - 29 June 2003	Violence, Sanctions
The PLO Approves the Road Map	3 May 2003 - 11 May 2003	Diplomatic
With US Blessing, Ambivalent Israeli Acceptance of the "Steps Set out in the Road Map"	4 May 2003 - 25 May 2003	Diplomatic
Abbas and Sharon Meet in Jerusalem	17 May 2003 - 29 May 2003	Diplomatic
Aqaba Summit: Bush, Abdullah, Abbas, and Sharon Meet	4 June 2003	Diplomatic
Unilateral Cease-Fire Announcement and Gaza First Arrangements	21 June 2003 - 2 July 2003	Diplomatic
The Cease-Fire: Toward Failure	1 July 2003 - 12 August 2003	Violence
The Cease-Fire Is Over	19 August 2003 - 25 August 2003	Violence
Ahmad Yasin and Yasir Arafat in the Line of Fire	4 September 2003 - 30 September 2003	Violence, Sanctions
Mahmoud Abbas Resigns as Prime Minister	6 September 2003	Institutional
Ahmad Qurai' Is Appointed PM: A Nine-Week Ministerial Crisis	7 September 2003 - 12 November 2003	Institutional
Draft Security Council Resolution S/2003/891	16 September 2003	Diplomatic, Violence
General Assembly Resolution A/RES/ES-10/12	19 September 2003	Diplomatic, Legal
Losses on the Three-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada	28 September 2003	Violence, Socio-Economic
Israel Adopts Plan for Second Phase of Separation Wall	1 October 2003	Sanctions
Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah	4 October 2003 - 30 October 2003	Violence
The Geneva "Private" Initiative	12 October 2003 - 1 December 2003	Diplomatic, Popular action
Draft Security Council Resolution S/2003/980	14 October 2003	Diplomatic, Colonization
General Assembly Resolution A/RES/ES-10/13	21 October 2003	Diplomatic, Violence
Violence Abates to a Moderate Level	1 November 2003 - 17 December 2003	Diplomatic
Security Council Resolution S/RES/1515	19 November 2003	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Palestinian Peace Gestures	1 December 2003 - 7 January 2004	Diplomatic, Policy/program
General Assembly Resolution A/RES/ES-10/14	8 December 2003	Diplomatic, Legal
Sharon's Speech on Unilateral Disengagement Plan	18 December 2003	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Timing New Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Speech on Disengagement Plan	18 December 2003 - 31 January 2004	Violence
Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan	12 January 2004 - 2 February 2004	Policy/program, Colonization
Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan	2 February 2004 - 13 March 2004	Violence, Sanctions
Israel Launches Operation Continuous Story; Assassination of Ahmad Yasin	14 March 2004 - 5 April 2004	Violence, Popular action
Draft Security Council Resolution S/2004/240	25 March 2004	Diplomatic, Violence
Sharon's Letter to Bush on Disengagement Plan	14 April 2004	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Bush's Letter to Sharon on the Disengagement Plan	14 April 2004	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon's Plan; Assassination of Abd al-Aziz Rantisi	15 April 2004 - 29 April 2004	Violence
Reactions to Bush's Assurances to Sharon RE Disengagement Plan	15 April 2004 - 6 May 2004	Diplomatic
In Spite of Israeli Raids, Palestinian Military Resistance Remains High in Gaza	2 May 2004 - 13 May 2004	Violence
General Assembly Resolution A/Res/58/292	6 May 2004	Diplomatic, Legal
Widening Philadelphi (Salahuddin) Route: Operation Rainbow	16 May 2004 - 24 May 2004	Violence, Sanctions
Security Council Resolution S/RES/1544	19 May 2004	Diplomatic, Violence
An Egyptian Security Plan for the PA	24 May 2004 - 6 July 2004	Diplomatic, Institutional
Life Sentence Against Marwan Barghouti	6 June 2004	Sanctions
Israeli Cabinet Ambiguously Endorses Sharon's Disengagement Plan	6 June 2004	Policy/program
Annual Zionist General Council (WZO) Meets in Jerusalem	18 June 2004	Institutional, Policy/program
Operation Full Court Press in Nablus	23 June 2004 - 19 August 2004	Violence
Operation Active Shield in Gaza; Assassination of Militants in Gaza and West Bank	27 June 2004 - 5 August 2004	Violence
The Palestinian Leadership Faces an Internal Crisis and Risks Loss of Control	7 July 2004 - 27 July 2004	Institutional, Popular action
The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Separation Wall	9 July 2004	Legal
General Assembly Resolution A/RES/ES-10/15	20 July 2004	Diplomatic, Legal
Settlement Activity in Spite of Road Map	2 August 2004 - 23 August 2004	Colonization, Diplomatic
Israeli-Palestinian Military Confrontation as Routine	18 August 2004 - 27 September 2004	Violence
Losses on the Four-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada	28 September 2004	Violence, Socio-Economic
Operation Days of Penitence	29 September 2004 - 15 October 2004	Violence, Sanctions
Draft Security Council Resolution S/2004/783	5 October 2004	Diplomatic, Violence
Arafat's Sudden Illness and Death	12 October 2004 - 12 November 2004	Biographical
Smooth and Constitutional Transition in PLO and PA Leadership	11 November 2004 - 1 December 2004	Institutional, Biographical
Israeli Attacks Resume: Operations Orange Iron, Violet Iron	17 November 2004 - 28 December 2004	Violence, Sanctions
Palestinian Presidential Elections: Mahmoud Abbas Is Elected	1 December 2004 - 15 January 2005	Institutional, Biographical
First Round of Municipal Elections	23 December 2004 - 27 January 2005	Institutional
Israel Launches Operation Eastern Step	8 January 2005 - 17 January 2005	Violence
Palestinian Efforts to Stop Anti-Israeli Attacks: An Informal One-Month Truce	17 January 2005 - 26 January 2005	Policy/program
Abbas-Sharon Summit in Sharm al-Shaykh	8 February 2005	Diplomatic
Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Security Coordination	15 February 2005 - 30 April 2005	Diplomatic, Violence
New Palestinian Cabinet under Ahmad Qurai'	24 February 2005	Institutional, Biographical
London Meeting on Supporting the Palestinian Authority	1 March 2005	Diplomatic, Institutional
US Day-to-Day Involvement in Palestinian-Related Security Matters and in the Disengagement Plan	10 March 2005 - 30 June 2005	Diplomatic, Institutional
Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo	15 March 2005 - 17 March 2005	Policy/program, Institutional
Major Construction Plan in Ma'ale Adumim	21 March 2005 - 6 April 2005	Colonization
James Wolfensohn Appointed to Follow Economic-Related Disengagement Matters	14 April 2005 - 20 June 2005	Diplomatic, Socio-Economic
Second Round of Municipal Elections	5 May 2005	Institutional
Mahmoud Abbas's First Visit to White House as PA President	25 May 2005	Diplomatic, Institutional
Palestinian Truce Commitment at Risk	18 June 2005 - 21 July 2005	Violence
Disengagement: Evacuation of Settlers	8 August 2005 - 22 August 2005	Violence, Colonization
Disengagement: Evacuation of Troops; The Case of Gaza-Egypt Border	15 August 2005 - 21 September 2005	Policy/program, Diplomatic
Disengagement: The Case of Gaza-Egypt Crossing in Rafah	7 September 2005 - 17 September 2005	Policy/program, Popular action
Disengagement: Celebrations in Gaza	12 September 2005 - 24 September 2005	Popular action
Ongoing Israeli Raids: Operation First Rain	23 September 2005 - 2 October 2005	Violence
Losses on the Five-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada	28 September 2005	Violence, Socio-Economic
Third Round of Municipal Elections	29 September 2005	Institutional, Legal
Palestinian Legislative Elections: Parties and Factions Sign a Code of Conduct	17 October 2005	Institutional
Israel Launches Operation Starting All Over Again	24 October 2005 - 30 October 2005	Violence
Post Disengagement: Agreement on Movement and Access	15 November 2005	Diplomatic, Socio-Economic
Post Disengagement: Agreed Principles for Rafah Crossing	15 November 2005 - 23 November 2005	Diplomatic, Socio-Economic
Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah's Confused Preparation	25 November 2005 - 28 December 2005	Institutional, Legal
After Ongoing Israeli Military Activities, A Surge in Violence	27 November 2005 - 15 December 2005	Violence
Fourth Round of Municipal Elections	15 December 2005	Institutional, Legal
Palestinian Legislative Elections: Registered Party Slates	18 December 2005	Institutional
Operation Blue Skies and Continuing Escalation	22 December 2005 - 23 January 2006	Violence, Sanctions
After a Massive Stroke, Sharon Is Replaced by Ehud Olmert as Acting PM	4 January 2006	Biographical
Palestinian Legislative Elections: At the Polls	25 January 2006	Institutional
Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas's Victory	26 January 2006 - 29 January 2006	Institutional
Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Israeli and International Reactions	27 January 2006 - 5 February 2006	Diplomatic
Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions	27 January 2006 - 4 May 2006	Institutional, Legal
Israeli Operations Resume	3 February 2006 - 11 February 2006	Violence
US-Israel Plan to Destabilize a Hamas-Led PA	17 February 2006 - 19 February 2006	Diplomatic, Policy/program
PA New Legislature and Consultations to Form a New Cabinet	18 February 2006 - 16 March 2006	Institutional, Policy/program
Pressure on Palestinians; Gaza on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis	1 March 2006 - 25 April 2006	Sanctions, Socio-Economic
Olmert's Separation Plan	5 March 2006 - 9 March 2006	Policy/program
Israeli Raid on Jericho Jail	14 March 2006 - 18 March 2006	Violence, Sanctions
Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet	19 March 2006 - 28 March 2006	Institutional, Policy/program
Olmert's Kadima Party Wins the Knesset Elections	28 March 2006 - 4 May 2006	Institutional, Biographical
Israel Launches Operation Southern Arrow	30 March 2006 - 14 May 2006	Violence
Israel’s Campaign Against Non-ID Holders in the West Bank	1 April 2006 - 6 September 2006	Sanctions
Abbas's Control Over PA Security Forces	5 April 2006 - 11 April 2006	Institutional
Hamas-Led PA Ministry of Interior Establishes the Executive Support Force in Gaza	20 April 2006 - 25 May 2006	Institutional
A “Temporary International Mechanism” to Channel Funds Through Abbas’s Office	9 May 2006 - 27 July 2006	Policy/program, Socio-Economic
The Prisoners' Initiative: National Conciliation Document	10 May 2006 - 13 May 2006	Policy/program, Institutional
Haniyeh Proposes a Long-term Cease-fire and Peace	23 May 2006	Policy/program
Israeli Operations in the West Bank	24 May 2006 - 22 June 2006	Violence, Sanctions
Fatah-Hamas Clashes	26 May 2006 - 24 June 2006	Violence, Popular action
Israel Steps up Military Actions in Gaza	29 May 2006 - 15 June 2006	Violence
35th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem	19 June 2006 - 22 June 2006	Institutional, Policy/program
Hamas Operation Dispel Illusion: Capture of Gilad Shalit	25 June 2006 - 1 July 2006	Violence
Palestinian Factions Agree on the National Conciliation Document	27 June 2006	Policy/program, Institutional
Israel Retaliates Against Shalit's Capture: Operation Summer Rains	28 June 2006 - 8 July 2006	Violence, Sanctions
Major Arrest Raid Against Hamas-Affiliated PA Officials	29 June 2006 - 19 August 2006	Sanctions
New Israeli Pattern of Battering Gaza	11 July 2006 - 15 August 2006	Violence
Hizballah Fighters Capture Israeli Soldiers	12 July 2006	Violence
Attempted Assassination of Muhammad Dayf	12 July 2006	Violence
2nd Israel War on Lebanon: the July War	12 July 2006 - 14 August 2006	Violence
Draft Security Council Resolution S/2006/508	13 July 2006	Diplomatic, Violence
July War: Israel Launches an Air War Against Hizballah	13 July 2006	Violence
July War: Israel's Air War Fails to Knock out Hizballah	14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006	Violence
July War: Diplomacy Paralyzed by the US	14 July 2006 - 16 July 2006	Diplomatic, Violence
July War: Israel's Special Operations Along the Border	17 July 2006 - 19 July 2006	Violence
Major Israeli Operation in Nablus	19 July 2006 - 21 July 2006	Violence
July War: Israel Attempts to Establish a Limited Foothold in Southern Lebanon	19 July 2006 - 29 July 2006	Violence
July War: Massacre in Qana; 48-Hour Partial Suspension of Air Strikes	30 July 2006 - 2 August 2006	Violence
July War: Israel Attempts to Create a Special Security Zone	2 August 2006 - 10 August 2006	Violence
July War: Diplomatic Efforts for a Cease-Fire	5 August 2006 - 9 August 2006	Diplomatic, Violence
July War: Israel Attempts a Ground Offensive in Southern Lebanon	11 August 2006 - 14 August 2006	Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/1701	11 August 2006	Diplomatic, Violence
July War: The Cease-Fire	12 August 2006 - 14 August 2006	Diplomatic, Violence
July War: A Balance Sheet	14 August 2006	Violence
July War: Israel Begins Withdrawing from Southern Lebanon	14 August 2006 - 17 August 2006	Violence, Popular action
Israel's Operation Summer Rains Against Gaza Continues	15 August 2006 - 9 September 2006	Violence, Sanctions
Olmert's Convergence Plan Put Aside; Settlement Activity Resumes	18 August 2006 - 21 September 2006	Colonization, Policy/program
Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: The False Hopes of National Unity Talks	25 August 2006 - 23 September 2006	Policy/program
Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: Demonstrations and Violence	28 August 2006 - 23 October 2006	Popular action, Violence
Israel's Operation Summer Rains Enters its 4th Month	1 October 2006 - 31 October 2006	Violence, Sanctions
Israel's Operation Autumn Clouds Against Gaza	1 November 2006 - 12 November 2006	Violence, Sanctions
Palestinian Unity Talks: A Cabinet of Technocrats?	6 November 2006 - 20 November 2006	Policy/program, Institutional
Draft Security Council Resolution S/2006/878	11 November 2006	Diplomatic, Violence
General Assembly Resolution A/RES/ES-10/16	17 November 2006	Diplomatic, Violence
Gaza Escalation Followed by a Negotiated Cease-Fire	20 November 2006 - 26 November 2006	Violence
Three Dramatic Spikes in Fatah-Hamas Violence	10 December 2006 - 8 February 2007	Violence
The US to Strengthen Security Forces Loyal to Abbas	14 December 2006 - 5 January 2007	Policy/program, Institutional
General Assembly Resolution A/RES/ES-10/17	15 December 2006	Diplomatic, Legal
The US Revisits the Road Map	14 January 2007 - 15 January 2007	Policy/program, Diplomatic
Saudi Initiative for Palestinian Unity: the Mecca Accord	28 January 2007 - 8 February 2007	Diplomatic, Policy/program
International Responses to Palestinian Unity Efforts	2 February 2007 - 19 February 2007	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus	25 February 2007 - 7 March 2007	Violence, Sanctions
Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government	15 March 2007 - 17 March 2007	Institutional, Biographical
A Mixed International Reception to the Palestinian Unity Government	17 March 2007 - 31 March 2007	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Arab Summit Meets in Riyad: Revival of the Arab Peace Initiative	28 March 2007 - 17 April 2007	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank	3 April 2007 - 29 May 2007	Violence, Sanctions
Palestinians in Jaffa Protest Eviction Plans of Israel Land Administration	27 April 2007	Popular action
After the July War: Winograd Commission Interim Report	30 April 2007	Violence, Institutional
Fatah-Hamas Infighting Resumes	11 May 2007 - 20 May 2007	Violence
The Battle of Nahr al-Barid	20 May 2007 - 2 September 2007	Violence
Hamas Seizes Control of Gaza	10 June 2007 - 16 June 2007	Violence
Emergency Cabinet in the West Bank	14 June 2007 - 26 June 2007	Institutional, Legal
Reactions to West Bank - Gaza Strip Split	17 June 2007 - 20 June 2007	Diplomatic
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah	20 June 2007 - 21 June 2007	Policy/program, Institutional
Israeli Operations Against Gaza Resume	24 June 2007 - 12 July 2007	Violence, Sanctions
Tony Blair Appointed Quartet Special Representative	27 June 2007	Biographical
Fayyad's Emergency Government Becomes a de facto Regular Government	5 July 2007 - 14 July 2007	Institutional
Bush's Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference	16 July 2007	Policy/program, Socio-Economic
Another PLO Central Council Meeting Within Four Weeks	18 July 2007	Institutional, Policy/program
Abbas-Olmert Meetings to Reach Understandings Before the International Conference	6 August 2007 - 10 September 2007	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Ongoing Military Confrontation: Israel Declares Gaza a "Hostile Territory"	16 August 2007 - 3 November 2007	Violence
Palestinian and Israeli Teams to Prepare Annapolis International Conference	20 September 2007 - 25 November 2007	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Death of Haydar Abd al-Shafi	25 September 2007	Biographical
Both Authorities in West Bank and Gaza Reorganize Security Forces	2 November 2007 - 4 December 2007	Institutional, Policy/program
The Annapolis Conference	27 November 2007	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Settlement Expansion in Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa	4 December 2007	Colonization
Effects of the Siege of Gaza on Private Sector Production	9 December 2007 - 9 January 2008	Socio-Economic
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Bad Start	12 December 2007 - 27 December 2007	Diplomatic
Nablus Remains a Hot Spot	15 December 2007 - 5 January 2008	Violence, Sanctions
Donors' Conference in Paris Supports Abbas's PA; PEGASE to Replace TIM	17 December 2007 - 1 February 2008	Diplomatic, Socio-Economic
The Quartet Expresses "Concern" over Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa Expansion	17 December 2007	Diplomatic, Colonization
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Palestinian Side Sounded Out	7 January 2008 - 27 January 2008	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Bush's Statement on Palestinian Statehood, Jerusalem	10 January 2008	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Relentless Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation in Gaza	15 January 2008 - 22 January 2008	Violence
A Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Damascus	23 January 2008 - 25 January 2008	Popular action, Policy/program
Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai	23 January 2008 - 3 February 2008	Popular action, Socio-Economic
Israeli Supreme Court Endorses Economic Sanction Against Gaza	30 January 2008	Sanctions, Legal
After the July War: Final Report of the Winograd Commission	30 January 2008	Policy/program, Institutional
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Intensify	4 February 2008 - 24 February 2008	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Assassination of Hizballah's Imad Mughniyah in Damascus	12 February 2008	Violence, Biographical
Israel Launches Operation Hot Winter in Gaza	28 February 2008 - 3 March 2008	Violence
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Israeli's Security Demands	28 February 2008 - 11 May 2008	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status (Almost) Suspended	2 March 2008	Diplomatic
Israel Announces New Settlement Construction Plans	9 March 2008 - 2 April 2008	Colonization
Hamas Proposes a Comprehensive Cease-Fire	12 March 2008	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen	18 March 2008 - 28 March 2008	Institutional, Popular action
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Resume: Refugees and Territory Stumbling Blocks	24 March 2008 - 4 May 2008	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Gaza: Military Confrontation Continues and Siege is Tightened	26 March 2008 - 15 May 2008	Violence, Socio-Economic
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: A Disappointing Abbas-Bush Meeting	25 April 2008	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Israel Refuses an Egyptian-Brokered Gaza Cease-Fire Offer	30 April 2008 - 12 May 2008	Diplomatic
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status to Nowhere	27 May 2008 - 1 January 2009	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Hamas and Israel Agree on a Six-Month Gaza Cease-Fire; Blockade Marginally Eased	17 June 2008 - 4 November 2008	Diplomatic, Socio-Economic
To Delink the West Bank from the Gaza Cease-Fire, Israel Escalates in the West Bank	7 July 2008 - 15 July 2008	Sanctions, Policy/program
Political Crisis in Israel	30 July 2008 - 10 February 2009	Institutional, Biographical
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert's Political Gamble	31 August 2008 - 16 September 2008	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in Acre	8 October 2008 - 13 October 2008	Violence, Popular action
Barak Obama Is Elected President of the United States	4 November 2008	Contextual, Biographical
Israel Breaks the Gaza Cease-Fire	4 November 2008 - 30 November 2008	Violence
Seal on Gaza Borders Tightened	5 November 2008 - 29 November 2008	Sanctions, Socio-Economic
The PLO Central Council Meets in Ramallah	23 November 2008 - 24 November 2008	Institutional, Policy/program
Gaza Cease-Fire Falls Apart	14 December 2008 - 21 December 2008	Violence
Security Council Resolution S/RES/1850	16 December 2008	Diplomatic
Prelude to Israel's War on Gaza	21 December 2008 - 26 December 2008	Violence
The War on Gaza (2008-09): Operation Cast Lead/ Battle of al-Furqan	27 December 2008 - 18 January 2009	Violence
War on Gaza, Day 1, Start of Phase 1	27 December 2008	Violence
War on Gaza, Day 2	28 December 2008	Violence
War on Gaza, Day 3	29 December 2008	Violence
War on Gaza, Day 4	30 December 2008	Violence, Diplomatic
War on Gaza, Day 5	31 December 2008	Violence, Diplomatic
War on Gaza, Day 6	1 January 2009	Violence
War on Gaza, Day 7	2 January 2009	Violence
War on Gaza, Day 8: End of Phase 1; Balance Sheet	3 January 2009	Violence
War on Gaza, Day 9: Start of Phase 2	4 January 2009	Violence
War on Gaza: Calls for Active Diplomacy	4 January 2009 - 5 January 2009	Diplomatic
War on Gaza, Day 10; Gaza Strip Segmented into 3 Operational Zones	5 January 2009	Violence
War on Gaza, Day 11: Dramatic Surge in Palestinian Civilian Casualties	6 January 2009	Violence, Diplomatic
War on Gaza, Day 12	7 January 2009	Violence, Diplomatic
Security Council Resolution S/RES/1860	8 January 2009	Diplomatic
War on Gaza, Day 13	8 January 2009	Violence, Diplomatic
War on Gaza, Day 14	9 January 2009	Violence, Diplomatic
War on Gaza, Day 15: Intensification of Israeli Attacks	10 January 2009	Violence
War on Gaza, Day 16	11 January 2009	Violence
War on Gaza, Day 17	12 January 2009	Violence
War on Gaza, Day 18	13 January 2009	Violence
War on Gaza, Day 19: Hamas Cease-Fire Offer	14 January 2009	Violence, Diplomatic
War on Gaza, Day 20	15 January 2009	Violence, Diplomatic
War on Gaza, Day 21	16 January 2009	Violence
War on Gaza: US-Israel MOU on Arms Smuggling into Gaza	16 January 2009	Diplomatic
War on Gaza, Day 22	17 January 2009	Violence
War on Gaza: Israel Announces a Unilateral Cease-Fire	17 January 2009	Diplomatic
War on Gaza: Parallel Israeli and Hamas Cease-Fires; Balance Sheet	18 January 2009	Violence
Israel Completes Its Withdrawal from Gaza	20 January 2009 - 21 January 2009	Violence, Popular action
President Obama Prepares Active Engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process	22 January 2009 - 4 March 2009	Diplomatic
Gaza Tenuous Cease-Fire	27 January 2009 - 12 February 2009	Violence
Binyamin Netanyahu of Likud Forms Israeli Cabinet after Close Election Results	10 February 2009 - 31 March 2009	Institutional, Biographical
Talks to Consolidate Cease-Fire and Exchange Prisoners End in Failure	13 February 2009 - 18 February 2009	Diplomatic
Palestinian National Unity Talks Resume in Cairo	25 February 2009 - 18 May 2009	Institutional, Policy/program
Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction, Sharm al-Shaykh	2 March 2009	Diplomatic, Socio-Economic
Western Powers Adopt a Program of Action Against Weapons Smuggling into Gaza	13 March 2009	Diplomatic, Policy/program
The New Netanyahu Government Prepares its Position on the Palestinian Issue	31 March 2009 - 5 May 2009	Policy/program
The UN Human Rights Council Forms a Fact-Finding Mission on the War on Gaza (the Goldstone Mission)	3 April 2009	Diplomatic
The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side	21 April 2009 - 28 May 2009	Diplomatic, Policy/program
War on Gaza: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Related to UN Premises	4 May 2009	Diplomatic
The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Israeli Side: The Settlements Issue	18 May 2009 - 1 June 2009	Diplomatic, Colonization
Obama's Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World	4 June 2009	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Netanyahu's Speech at Bar-Ilan University on Peace and Security for Israel	14 June 2009	Policy/program
Fayyad's Speech at al-Quds University on Setting the Goal for Statehood in Two Years	22 June 2009	Policy/program, Institutional
US-Israel Disagreement Over the Settlements Freeze	26 June 2009 - 28 July 2009	Diplomatic, Colonization
Hamas's Heavy-Handed Control of a Salafi Group in Gaza	22 July 2009 - 15 August 2009	Violence, Sanctions
Israel's Demolition and Eviction Orders Increase in East Jerusalem	2 August 2009 - 9 November 2009	Colonization
Israel Land Administration Law	3 August 2009	Legal
Fatah Sixth General Conference Is Held in Bethlehem	4 August 2009 - 8 August 2009	Popular action, Policy/program
Fatah Sixth General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies	8 August 2009 - 11 August 2009	Popular action, Institutional
US Resolve on Settlement Freeze Peters Out	19 August 2009 - 22 September 2009	Diplomatic, Colonization
Salam Fayyad's Government Issues “Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State” Plan	25 August 2009 - 24 September 2009	Policy/program, Institutional
Palestine National Council Special Meeting Is Held in Ramallah	26 August 2009 - 27 August 2009	Institutional
Egypt's Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More	9 September 2009 - 25 October 2009	Institutional, Policy/program
Goldstone Report on the War on Gaza	15 September 2009 - 25 September 2009	Diplomatic
Cross-Border Violence, Gaza	20 September 2009 - 3 October 2009	Violence
Clashes in East Jerusalem over al-Aqsa Mosque	27 September 2009 - 25 October 2009	Violence, Popular action
The Goldstone Report and Palestinian Erratic Decision-Making	29 September 2009 - 16 October 2009	Diplomatic
Israel-Hamas Token Preliminary Prisoner Deal	2 October 2009 - 3 October 2009	Diplomatic
Clinton's Disturbing Misstep on Settlements	31 October 2009 - 3 November 2009	Diplomatic, Colonization
General Assembly Resolution A/RES/64/10	5 November 2009	Diplomatic
Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections Postponed	12 November 2009	Institutional
Israel Approves a Major Settlement Plan in Gilo, East Jerusalem	17 November 2009	Colonization
Israel's Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze	25 November 2009	Colonization
The Deceptive Settlement Freeze	26 November 2009 - 5 January 2010	Colonization
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah	15 December 2009 - 16 December 2009	Institutional, Policy/program
The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian Talks Through Letters of Guarantee	16 December 2009 - 4 January 2010	Diplomatic
Meaningful Reduction in Rockets Fired from Gaza Since the End of the War Against Gaza	31 December 2009	Violence
The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian “Proximity” Talks	7 January 2010 - 8 February 2010	Diplomatic, Policy/program
Establishment of Palestinian National Dignity Fund	12 January 2010 - 18 May 2010	Institutional, Socio-Economic
Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhuh in Dubai	20 January 2010 - 31 January 2010	Violence, Biographical
Palestinian Municipal Elections Announced and Delayed	8 February 2010 - 12 February 2011	Institutional
Israel Declares Two West Bank Shrines as Part of Its National Heritage Sites	21 February 2010 - 25 February 2010	Colonization
The Arab League and the PLO Endorse Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks	3 March 2010 - 7 March 2010	Diplomatic
Israel's Ramat Shlomo Constructions' Plan During Joe Biden's Visit	8 March 2010 - 11 March 2010	Colonization
US Demands on Israel After the Ramat Shlomo Plan	9 March 2010 - 25 March 2010

World Zionist Organization Congresses
Zionist Operations Against the British Mandate Authorities
Military Operations and Zionist Ethnic Cleansing
The UN and Palestine: General Assembly
The UN and Palestine: Security Council Resolutions
1956 War
Palestine Liberation Organization: National Council Sessions
June 1967 War
October 1973 War
Egyptian-Israeli Negotiation Rounds on Palestinian Autonomy
Lebanon War, 1982
Palestinian-Israeli Interim Negotiation Rounds
Regulating Palestinian Land
British and International Commissions of Inquiry in Mandate Palestine
The UN and Palestine: Security Council Vetoed Draft Resolutions
Palestinian National Congresses
Israeli Assassination Campaign Beyond Palestine Borders
Lebanon War, 2006
Elections Under the Palestinian Authority
The Annapolis Negotiation Rounds
The War on Gaza
Hamas-Fatah Reconciliation Attempts
Israel's 2012 Assault on Gaza
The 2014 Gaza War
Kerry-Sponsored Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations
Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
Palestinian-Israeli Final Status Negotiation Rounds

Ottoman Territorial Reorganization, 1840-1917
World Zionist Organization
Balfour Declaration
Great Arab Revolt, 1936-1939
UN Partition Plan, 1947
The Nakba (I)
1956 War
Palestine Liberation Organization (I)
June 1967 War
Resolution 242 (1967)
Battle of al-Karama
October 1973 War
Camp David Agreements, 1978-79
Lebanon War, 1982
Sabra and Shatila, 1982
Palestinian Declaration of Independence, 1988
Madrid and the Oslo Accord
Demography and the Palestine Question (I)
Demography and the Palestine Question (II)
The Nakba (II)
Palestinians in Jordan, 1947-1967
Palestinian Youth in Conflict
Palestinians in Jordan, since 1967
Jerusalem
Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
Palestinian Refugees in Syria
Palestine Liberation Organization (II)
Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank
UNRWA
Architecture and Urban Planning in Palestine
The Palestinian Novel
The Palestinian Short Story
Palestinian Theater
Palestinian Photographers before 1948
Preservation of Heritage in Palestine
Palestinian Music
The Palestinian Poster
Palestinian Citizenship in Israel
Palestinian Visual Arts (I)
Palestinian Visual Arts (II)
Palestinian Visual Arts (III)
Palestinian Visual Arts (IV)
Kafr Qasim, 1956
The October 2000 Events in Israel
Palestinians in Israel’s “Mixed Cities”
Palestinians Under Military Rule in Israel
Present Absentees in Israel
The Village of al-Araqib
Israel’s Appropriation of Palestinian Property
The Education of Palestinians in Israel
Palestinian Embroidery
Israel’s Gaza Redeployment, 2005
The Judaization of the Galilee
Land Day, 1976
Arab Labor in Mandate Palestine
Urban Palestine
Nablus Soap Production
Muslim Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
The Peel Commission, 1936–1937
Palestinian Women in the Labor Market

Mahmoud Darwish
Yasir Arafat
Muhammad Amin al-Husseini
George Habash
Ghassan Kanafani
Samira Azzam
Wasif Jawhariyyeh
Najib Nassar
George Antonius
Ahmad Hilmi Pasha Abd al-Baqi
Fadwa Tuqan
Asma Tubi
Anbara Salam Khalidi
Ibrahim Tuqan
Ismail Shammut
Isa al-Isa
Kamal Boullata
Kulthum Odeh
Musa Kazim Husseini
Ahmad al-Shuqairi
Samiha Khalil
Zalikha al-Shihabi
Mustafa al-Dabbagh
Anis Abdullah Sayigh
Abd al-Hamid Shuman
Abd al-Karim al-Karmi
Abd al-Qadir al-Husseini
Ahmad Samih al-Khalidi
Awni Abd al-Hadi
Izzeddin al-Qassam
Muhammad Ruhi al-Khalidi
Shaykh Suleiman al-Taji al-Faruqi
Wadi‘ Faris al-Bustani
Ahmad Ismail Yasin
Bendali Saliba al-Jawzi
Isaaf al-Nashashibi
Jamal al-Husseini
Khalil Baidas
Khalil Abdallah Totah
Leila Khaled
Salma Khadra Jayyusi
Raghib al-Nashashibi
Abd al-Qadir Muzaffar
Fuad Saba
Subhi al-Khadra
Emile Habibi
Hanna Abu Hanna
Hind al-Husseini
Jabra Ibrahim Jabra
Rashid al-Haj Ibrahim
Sadhij Nassar
Khalil al-Sakakini
Samih al-Qasim
Emile Tuma
Fathi Shiqaqi
Ihsan Abbas
Ishaq Musa al-Husseini
Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad)
Mu‘in al-Madi
Muin Bisisu
Najati Sidqi
Sami Taha Hamran
Taqi al-Din al-Nabhani
Tawfiq Canaan
Wadi‘a Qaddura Khartabil
Yusra al-Barbari
Gabi Baramki
Issam Abd al-Hadi
Naji al-Ali
Omar al-Salih al-Barghouthi
Abd al-Aziz Rantisi
Abd al-Hamid al-Sayih
Abd al-Majid Shuman
Abd al-Rahim Mahmoud
Abd al-Wahhab Darawshah
Haydar Abd al-Shafi
Hanan Ashrawi
Ibrahim al-Daqqaq
Tawfiq Ibrahim
Tawfiq Zayyad
Edward W. Said
Ihsan al-Nimr
Aref al-Aref
Faisal al-Husseini
Anwar Nuseibeh
Antoine Zahlan
Mohammed Ali al-Ja‘bari
Nicola Ziadeh

Overall Chronology