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OVERALL CHRONOLOGY
1516 – 1917
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CONTEXTUAL
Ottoman Conquest of the Levant
1516
POPULAR ACTION
The Naqib al-Ashraf Rebellion
1703 – 1705
INSTITUTIONAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Acre under Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani
1746 – 1775
INSTITUTIONAL
Acre Under Ahmad Pasha al-Jazzar
1775 – 1804
VIOLENCE
Napoleon Bonaparte in Palestine
FEBRUARY 1799 – MAY 1799
POPULAR ACTION SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Tax Revolt in Jerusalem
1825 – 1826
VIOLENCE INSTITUTIONAL
Ibrahim Pasha in Palestine
OCTOBER 1831 – 1834
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Uprising Against Egyptian Rule
APRIL 1834 – AUGUST 1834
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
International Intervention against Egyptian Rule in the Levant
1839 – 1841
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
Establishment of European and American Consulates in Jerusalem
1839 – 1862
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
The Tanzimat Are Issued
18 FEBRUARY 1856
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
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
LEGAL
Law Concerning Land Purchase by non-Ottoman Subjects, 7 Safar 1284
10 JUNE 1867
LEGAL CULTURAL
Ottoman Education Law Is Passed
20 SEPTEMBER 1869
INSTITUTIONAL
Jerusalem Area Designated as a Sanjaq
1872
LEGAL
Sultan Abd al-Hamid II and the Ottoman Constitution
31 AUGUST 1876 – 19 DECEMBER 1876
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Jerusalem Representation in the Ottoman General Assembly
19 MARCH 1877
COLONIZATION
Establishment of the First Zionist Colony in Palestine
1878 – 1883
VIOLENCE POLICY/PROGRAM
Jewish Nationalism in Eastern Europe
1881 – 1884
COLONIZATION LEGAL
Settlement of European Jews in the Ottoman Empire
NOVEMBER 1881
CONTEXTUAL
Great Britain Invades and Occupies Egypt
1882
COLONIZATION
First Wave of Jewish Immigration to Palestine
1882 – 1903
VIOLENCE COLONIZATION
Palestinian-Zionist Dispute
1886
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
European Powers Press the Ottomans on Jewish Immigration
1888
INSTITUTIONAL
Administrative Reorganization in Syria and Palestine
MARCH 1888
POPULAR ACTION COLONIZATION
Jerusalem Notables Oppose Jewish Immigration
JUNE 1891
INSTITUTIONAL COLONIZATION
Establishment of the Jewish Colonization Association
SEPTEMBER 1891
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Building of the Jaffa-Jerusalem Railroad Line
1892
LEGAL DIPLOMATIC
The Ottomans and Sale of Land to Jews in Palestine
NOVEMBER 1892 – 1893
POLICY/PROGRAM COLONIZATION
Publication of The State of the Jews by Theodor Herzl
FEBRUARY 1896
POPULAR ACTION COLONIZATION
Local Control of Zionist Land Purchases
1897
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
1st Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
29 AUGUST 1897 – 31 AUGUST 1897
INSTITUTIONAL COLONIZATION
2nd Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
28 AUGUST 1898 – 31 AUGUST 1898
COLONIZATION
Herzl Correspondence with Jerusalem Mayor
19 MARCH 1899
INSTITUTIONAL 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
LEGAL COLONIZATION
New Ottoman Regulations on Jewish Land Purchase
9 JANUARY 1901
POPULAR ACTION COLONIZATION
Tiberias Palestinians Protest Jewish Land Acquisition
JULY 1901
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
France and the Ottoman Empire Sign the Mytilene Agreements
2 NOVEMBER 1901 – 10 NOVEMBER 1901
INSTITUTIONAL COLONIZATION
5th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
26 DECEMBER 1901 – 30 DECEMBER 1901
INSTITUTIONAL COLONIZATION
Establishment of the Anglo-Palestine Company
1903
INSTITUTIONAL DIPLOMATIC
6th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
23 AUGUST 1903 – 28 AUGUST 1903
COLONIZATION
2nd Wave of Jewish Immigration to Palestine
1904 – 1914
BIOGRAPHICAL
Theodor Herzl Dies; Replaced by David Wolffsohn
3 JULY 1904
VIOLENCE
Tiberias Palestinians Protest Again
AUGUST 1904 – SEPTEMBER 1904
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Completion of the Hijaz Railway
1905
POLICY/PROGRAM
Publication of The Awakening of the Arab Nation in Asiatic Turkey by Najib Azoury
JANUARY 1905
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
7th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
27 JULY 1905 – 2 AUGUST 1905
CULTURAL
Establishment of the Rawdat al-Ma’arif al-Wataniyya al-‘Uthmaniyya al-Islamiyya in Jerusalem
1906
INSTITUTIONAL DIPLOMATIC
8th Zionist Congress Is Held in the Hague
14 JULY 1907 – 21 JULY 1907
COLONIZATION
Zionist Evasion of Ottoman Regulations
AUGUST 1907
VIOLENCE
Zionist-Palestinian Violence Breaks out in Jaffa
MARCH 1908
CONTEXTUAL INSTITUTIONAL
Young Turk Revolution
JULY 1908 – DECEMBER 1908
POPULAR ACTION INSTITUTIONAL
Palestinians Participate in the Establishment of Arab Nationalist Societies
SEPTEMBER 1908 – 1912
CULTURAL
Establishment of Palestinian Newspaper al-Karmel in Haifa
DECEMBER 1908
COLONIZATION
Foundation of Tel Aviv
1909
COLONIZATION
Foundation of the Zionist Paramilitary Group Hashomer
1909
CULTURAL
Establishment of al-Madrasa al-Dusturiyya, Jerusalem
1909
VIOLENCE
Palestinian-Zionist Clashes Near Nazareth
FEBRUARY 1909 – APRIL 1909
DIPLOMATIC
Ottoman Parliamentarians Protest Zionist Objectives
JULY 1909
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
9th Zionist Congress Is Held in Hamburg
26 DECEMBER 1909 – 30 DECEMBER 1909
POPULAR ACTION COLONIZATION
Arab Ottoman Parliamentarians Address Minister of Interior
JUNE 1910
CULTURAL
Establishment of Filastin Newspaper in Jaffa
JANUARY 1911
INSTITUTIONAL COLONIZATION
First Major Debate on Zionism in Ottoman Parliament
MARCH 1911 – MAY 1911
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
10th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
9 AUGUST 1911 – 15 AUGUST 1911
CULTURAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Publication of Zionism by Najib Nassar
OCTOBER 1911
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
European Powers Renew Pressure on the Ottomans to Ease Zionist Land Acquisition in Palestine
JANUARY 1912
INSTITUTIONAL
Ottoman Parliamentary Elections Are Held
APRIL 1912 – AUGUST 1912
LEGAL
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
POPULAR ACTION POLICY/PROGRAM
The Arab Congress Meets in Paris
17 JUNE 1913 – 24 JUNE 1913
INSTITUTIONAL COLONIZATION
11th Zionist Congress Meets in Vienna
2 SEPTEMBER 1913 – 9 SEPTEMBER 1913
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Railway Lines in Palestine
1914
CONTEXTUAL VIOLENCE
World War I, the Ottomans Enter the War
1 AUGUST 1914 – FEBRUARY 1915
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Hussein-McMahon Correspondence
14 JULY 1915 – 30 MARCH 1916
SANCTIONS VIOLENCE
Jemal Pasha Orders the Public Hanging of Arab Nationalists from the Levant
21 AUGUST 1915 – 6 MAY 1916
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Signing of the Sykes-Picot Agreement
16 MAY 1916
POPULAR ACTION
Start of the Arab Revolt
JUNE 1916
COLONIZATION
British Palestine Campaign
MARCH 1917 – SEPTEMBER 1918
CONTEXTUAL
Russian Revolution Brings the Bolsheviks to Power
8 MARCH 1917 – 8 NOVEMBER 1917
POLICY/PROGRAM
Balfour Declaration Is Made
2 NOVEMBER 1917
COLONIZATION
Arrival in Palestine of the Zionist Commission
APRIL 1918
POPULAR ACTION
Establishment of Muslim-Christian Associations
OCTOBER 1918 – DECEMBER 1918
CONTEXTUAL
End of World War I on the Eastern Front Between the Ottoman Empire and the Allied Powers
30 OCTOBER 1918
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Proclamations No. 75 and No. 76 on Immovable Property
18 NOVEMBER 1918
COLONIZATION
3rd Wave of Jewish Immigration to Palestine
1919 – 1923
POPULAR ACTION
1st Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
27 JANUARY 1919 – 10 FEBRUARY 1919
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Appointment of the King-Crane Commission
20 MARCH 1919 – 21 JULY 1919
CONTEXTUAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations Covenant Signed
28 JUNE 1919
POPULAR ACTION POLICY/PROGRAM
The General Syrian Congress and the King-Crane Commission
2 JULY 1919 – 3 JULY 1919
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Recommendations of the King-Crane Commission
28 AUGUST 1919
CONTEXTUAL INSTITUTIONAL
Covenant of the League of Nations Enters into Force
10 JANUARY 1920
POPULAR ACTION POLICY/PROGRAM
The General Syrian National Congress Proclaims the Independence of Syria
27 FEBRUARY 1920 – 8 MARCH 1920
VIOLENCE
Anti-Zionist Disturbances Break out in Palestine; Palin Commission of Inquiry
2 APRIL 1920 – 5 APRIL 1920
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
San Remo Conference
25 APRIL 1920
SANCTIONS
Scheduled Second Palestinian National Congress Cannot Meet
15 MAY 1920
INSTITUTIONAL
Founding of the Haganah, the Jewish Paramilitary Organization
JUNE 1920
INSTITUTIONAL COLONIZATION
International Zionist Conference Meets in London
JULY 1920
INSTITUTIONAL
Palestine Civil Government
1 JULY 1920
CONTEXTUAL
French Occupy Damascus
24 JULY 1920
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Transfer of Land Ordinance
1 OCTOBER 1920
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Mahlul Land Ordinance
1 OCTOBER 1920
INSTITUTIONAL
Advisory Council for Palestine Is Established
OCTOBER 1920
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Prevention of Crime Ordinance is Issued
OCTOBER 1920 – 15 DECEMBER 1920
INSTITUTIONAL
Establishment of the Histadrut
DECEMBER 1920
POPULAR ACTION INSTITUTIONAL
3rd Palestinian National Congress Meets in Haifa
13 DECEMBER 1920 – 19 DECEMBER 1920
LEGAL
Mewat Land Ordinance
16 FEBRUARY 1921
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Palestine Police Ordinance Is Issued
15 MARCH 1921
BIOGRAPHICAL
Prince Abdullah Is Named Emir of Transjordan
11 APRIL 1921
VIOLENCE
May Day Clashes in Jaffa
1 MAY 1921 – 7 MAY 1921
BIOGRAPHICAL
Amin al-Husseini Elected Mufti of Jerusalem
8 MAY 1921
INSTITUTIONAL
4th Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
29 MAY 1921 – 4 JUNE 1921
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Palestine Gendarmerie Is Established
1 JULY 1921 – 24 APRIL 1922
DIPLOMATIC POPULAR ACTION
The Palestinian Delegation Conducts Sterile Negotiations in London
2 JULY 1921 – 31 JULY 1922
INSTITUTIONAL DIPLOMATIC
12th Zionist Congress Is Held in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary)
1 SEPTEMBER 1921 – 14 SEPTEMBER 1921
INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE
The Report of the Haycraft Commission of Inquiry on Jaffa Disturbances Is Published
OCTOBER 1921
LEGAL
Transfer of Land Amendment Ordinance No. 2
8 DECEMBER 1921
INSTITUTIONAL
Regulation Concerning the Supreme Moslem Sharia Council
20 DECEMBER 1921 – 9 JANUARY 1922
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Collective Responsibility for Crime Ordinance Comes into Force
1 JANUARY 1922
POLICY/PROGRAM
White Paper (Churchill) of 1922 Is Published
3 JUNE 1922
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
House of Lords and House of Commons Conflicting Views on Palestine
20 JUNE 1922 – 4 JULY 1922
POLICY/PROGRAM POPULAR ACTION
The Palestine Executive Committee Orders the Return of its Delegation from London
7 JULY 1922 – 31 JULY 1922
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
The League of Nations Ratifies Britain’s Mandate over Palestine and Recognizes the Zionist Organization
24 JULY 1922
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Promulgation of the Palestine Order in Council
10 AUGUST 1922
POLICY/PROGRAM POPULAR ACTION
5th Palestinian National Congress Meets in Nablus
20 AUGUST 1922 – 1 SEPTEMBER 1922
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
1st British Census of Palestine
OCTOBER 1922
POPULAR ACTION INSTITUTIONAL
Palestinians Boycott Elections
FEBRUARY 1923 – MARCH 1923
POPULAR ACTION
6th Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Jaffa
16 JUNE 1923
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
The Palestine Communist Party Is Officially Announced
9 JULY 1923
CONTEXTUAL DIPLOMATIC
Treaty of Lausanne Is Signed with Ataturk’s Turkey
24 JULY 1923
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
13th Zionist Congress Is Held in Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary)
6 AUGUST 1923 – 18 AUGUST 1923
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Official Onset of British Mandate for Palestine
29 SEPTEMBER 1923
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinians Reject Arab Agency Scheme
12 OCTOBER 1923
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
Founding of the Arab National Party in Jerusalem
8 NOVEMBER 1923
COLONIZATION
4th Wave of Jewish Immigration to Palestine
1924 – 1928
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Establishment of the Zionist Revisionist Movement
1925
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Prevention of Crime (Tribal and Village Areas) Ordinance Goes into Effect
1 JANUARY 1925
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Palestine Arab Workers Society Is Established
21 MARCH 1925
POPULAR ACTION CULTURAL
Anti-Balfour Demonstrations in Palestine
25 MARCH 1925 – 1 APRIL 1925
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
14th Zionist Congress Is Held in Vienna
18 AUGUST 1925 – 31 AUGUST 1925
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Correction of Land Registers Ordinance, No. 12
16 FEBRUARY 1926
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The Palestine Gendarmerie Is Disbanded and the Palestine Police Reorganized
1 APRIL 1926
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Collective Punishments Ordinance Is Issued
16 MAY 1926
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Municipal Elections Are Held in Palestine
APRIL 1927
CONTEXTUAL
Powerful Earthquake in Palestine and Transjordan
11 JULY 1927
INSTITUTIONAL COLONIZATION
15th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
30 AUGUST 1927 – 11 SEPTEMBER 1927
INSTITUTIONAL COLONIZATION
Land Settlement Ordinance No. 9
30 MAY 1928
POPULAR ACTION POLICY/PROGRAM
7th Palestinian National Congress Meets in Jerusalem
20 JUNE 1928 – 27 JUNE 1928
POPULAR ACTION SANCTIONS VIOLENCE
Tension Over al-Buraq/ Western Wall
23 SEPTEMBER 1928 – 30 OCTOBER 1928
POPULAR ACTION
Islamic Conference in Defense of al-Buraq and Muslim Holy Places in Jerusalem
1 NOVEMBER 1928
LEGAL POLICY/PROGRAM
White Paper (Amery) on Status Quo at al-Buraq / Western Wall
27 NOVEMBER 1928 – 27 DECEMBER 1928
COLONIZATION SOCIO-ECONOMIC
5th Wave of Jewish Immigration
1929 – 1939
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
16th Zionist Congress Is Held in Zurich
28 JULY 1929 – 11 AUGUST 1929
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Protection of Cultivators Ordinance No. 27
31 JULY 1929
VIOLENCE
al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances
15 AUGUST 1929 – 29 AUGUST 1929
INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE
The British Form a Commission of Inquiry on Disturbances at al-Buraq / Western Wall
13 SEPTEMBER 1929
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The British Issue the Criminal Law (Seditious Offences) Ordinance
25 OCTOBER 1929
POPULAR ACTION
1st Palestine Arab Women Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
26 OCTOBER 1929
SOCIO-ECONOMIC POPULAR ACTION
General Conference of Palestine Arab Workers, Haifa
11 JANUARY 1930
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
League of Nations Council Approves the Appointment of an International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
14 JANUARY 1930 – 15 MAY 1930
POLICY/PROGRAM VIOLENCE
Shaw Commission Report on al-Buraq / Western Wall Disturbances
12 MARCH 1930
DIPLOMATIC POPULAR ACTION
4th Palestinian Delegation to London
1 APRIL 1930 – 23 MAY 1930
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
John Hope-Simpson Sent to Palestine to Investigate Questions of Immigration, Land Settlement and Development
2 MAY 1930
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Establishment of the Arab Bank in Jerusalem
21 MAY 1930 – 14 JULY 1930
SANCTIONS
Hanging of Palestinian Militants
17 JUNE 1930
POLICY/PROGRAM COLONIZATION
Hope-Simpson Report Is Published
22 AUGUST 1930 – 20 OCTOBER 1930
POLICY/PROGRAM COLONIZATION
White Paper (Passfield) of 1930 Is Published
20 OCTOBER 1930
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Report of the International Commission on al-Buraq / Western Wall
1 DECEMBER 1930
POLICY/PROGRAM
MacDonald’s Reassurance to Weizmann
13 FEBRUARY 1931
POLICY/PROGRAM POPULAR ACTION
The Palestine Arab Executive Denounces MacDonald’s Reassurance to Weizmann
11 MARCH 1931
INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE
Establishment of Irgun
APRIL 1931
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
17th Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
30 JUNE 1931 – 15 JULY 1931
POLICY/PROGRAM COLONIZATION
Lewis French and the Palestine Development Scheme
19 JULY 1931 – APRIL 1932
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1931
23 JULY 1931
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
2nd British Census of Palestine
NOVEMBER 1931
POPULAR ACTION
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
POLICY/PROGRAM POPULAR ACTION
An Arab National Conference Meets on the Sidelines of the Pan-Islamic Congress
13 DECEMBER 1931
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
Arab Youth Congress Meets in Jaffa
4 JANUARY 1932
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
Establishment of the Istiqlal Party
2 AUGUST 1932
SOCIO-ECONOMIC INSTITUTIONAL
Establishment of the Arab National Fund
SEPTEMBER 1932 – 8 AUGUST 1935
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Creation of the Arab Agricultural Bank
1933
COLONIZATION
Increase in Jewish Immigration from Germany
1933 – 1935
INSTITUTIONAL COLONIZATION
18th Zionist Congress Is Held in Prague
21 AUGUST 1933 – 3 SEPTEMBER 1933
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Protection of Cultivators Ordinance, No. 37
31 AUGUST 1933
POPULAR ACTION
General Strike and Demonstrations in Palestine
8 OCTOBER 1933 – 3 NOVEMBER 1933
POLICY/PROGRAM VIOLENCE
Murison Commission of Inquiry
4 JANUARY 1934
INSTITUTIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL
Death of Musa Kazim Husseini
26 MARCH 1934
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
Foundation of Four Palestinian Parties
DECEMBER 1934 – OCTOBER 1935
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Oil Pipeline Connecting Northern Iraq to Haifa Opens Officially
JANUARY 1935
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The British Issue the Press Ordinance
17 JANUARY 1935
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
19th Zionist Congress Meets in Lucerne
20 AUGUST 1935 – 4 SEPTEMBER 1935
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
Nuremberg Laws and Jewish Immigration
15 SEPTEMBER 1935
VIOLENCE
Arms Shipment to the Haganah
OCTOBER 1935
VIOLENCE POPULAR ACTION
Death of Shaykh Izzeddin al-Qassam
12 NOVEMBER 1935 – 21 NOVEMBER 1935
POPULAR ACTION
Joint Memorandum of Palestinian Parties
25 NOVEMBER 1935
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
Revival of the Legislative Council Idea
DECEMBER 1935 – MARCH 1936
POPULAR ACTION
First Phase of the Great Arab Revolt
15 APRIL 1936 – 23 JULY 1937
POPULAR ACTION INSTITUTIONAL
Launch of the Great Revolt
15 APRIL 1936 – 7 MAY 1936
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Enactment of Emergency Regulations
19 APRIL 1936
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
The Arab Higher Committee is Formed
25 APRIL 1936
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Rebels Launch Armed Resistance
MAY 1936
SANCTIONS
British Violent Repression
MAY 1936 – JUNE 1936
VIOLENCE
British Secure Military Reinforcements
MAY 1936 – SEPTEMBER 1936
POLICY/PROGRAM VIOLENCE
Appointment of the Peel Commission
18 MAY 1936
POPULAR ACTION POLICY/PROGRAM
Memorandum of Arab Senior Government Officials to the High Commissioner
30 JUNE 1936
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The British Issue the Collective Fines Ordinance
4 AUGUST 1936
VIOLENCE
Fawzi al-Qawuqji Aids the Great Palestine Rebellion
25 AUGUST 1936
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Great Britain Issues the Palestine Martial Law (Defence) Order in Council, 1936
30 SEPTEMBER 1936
POPULAR ACTION DIPLOMATIC
General Strike Called Off
11 OCTOBER 1936
POLICY/PROGRAM VIOLENCE
Peel Commission Investigates the Cause of the Great Palestinian Rebellion
11 NOVEMBER 1936 – 24 JANUARY 1937
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Criminal Code Ordinance of 1936
1 JANUARY 1937
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Great Britain Issues the Palestine (Defence) Order in Council, 1937
18 MARCH 1937 – 20 MARCH 1937
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Second Phase of the Great Arab Revolt
JULY 1937 – SEPTEMBER 1938
POLICY/PROGRAM VIOLENCE
Peel Commission Issues its Report
7 JULY 1937
POLICY/PROGRAM
Palestinians Reject Peel Commission Report
23 JULY 1937
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
20th Zionist Congress Meets in Zürich
3 AUGUST 1937 – 16 AUGUST 1937
POPULAR ACTION POLICY/PROGRAM
Arab National Congress Convenes in Bludan
8 SEPTEMBER 1937 – 9 SEPTEMBER 1937
VIOLENCE
British Commissioner Is Assassinated
26 SEPTEMBER 1937
SANCTIONS
Arab Higher Committee Is Banned
OCTOBER 1937 – NOVEMBER 1937
VIOLENCE
Irgun Attacks on Palestinians
11 NOVEMBER 1937 – 14 NOVEMBER 1937
SANCTIONS VIOLENCE
Charles Tegart’s Means of Control
3 DECEMBER 1937
POLICY/PROGRAM
Appointment of the Palestine Partition (Woodhead) Commission
4 JANUARY 1938
VIOLENCE
Irgun Attacks Against Palestinians Intensify
JULY 1938 – AUGUST 1938
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Third Phase of the Great Arab Revolt
SEPTEMBER 1938 – JULY 1939
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Anti-British Operation and British Retaliation in al-Bassa
6 SEPTEMBER 1938 – 10 SEPTEMBER 1938
INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE
British Military Officers Replace Civilian Commissioners
OCTOBER 1938
POPULAR ACTION POLICY/PROGRAM
The “International Parliamentarian Congress of Arab and Islamic Countries in Support of Palestine” Is Held in Cairo
7 OCTOBER 1938 – 11 OCTOBER 1938
POLICY/PROGRAM POPULAR ACTION
The Eastern Women’s Congress in Defense of Palestine Is Held in Cairo
15 OCTOBER 1938 – 18 OCTOBER 1938
POLICY/PROGRAM VIOLENCE
British “Divide-and-Rule” Policy
NOVEMBER 1938 – MAY 1939
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
Partition (Woodhead) Commission Report Is Published
9 NOVEMBER 1938
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
The British Government Rejects the Conclusions of the Partition (Woodhead) Commission
11 NOVEMBER 1938
VIOLENCE
Jewish-Arab Attacks Resume
30 JANUARY 1939 – 26 FEBRUARY 1939
DIPLOMATIC
London Round Table Conference Convenes
7 FEBRUARY 1939 – 27 MARCH 1939
DIPLOMATIC
Formation of a British-Arab Committee on Hussein-McMahon Correspondence at the London Round Table Conference
15 FEBRUARY 1939 – 16 MARCH 1939
VIOLENCE
Killing of Abd al-Rahim al-Hajj Muhammad
27 MARCH 1939
POLICY/PROGRAM
MacDonald White Paper of 1939 Is Published
17 MAY 1939 – 23 MAY 1939
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
The Palestine Arab Higher Committee on MacDonald White Paper
30 MAY 1939
VIOLENCE
Wave of Irgun Attacks
2 JUNE 1939 – 1 AUGUST 1939
INSTITUTIONAL DIPLOMATIC
21st Zionist Congress Meets in Geneva
16 AUGUST 1939 – 25 AUGUST 1939
CONTEXTUAL VIOLENCE
Outbreak of World War II
1 SEPTEMBER 1939
INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE
Military Recruitment in Palestine
3 SEPTEMBER 1939
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
Stern Gang Calls for Alliance with Axis
OCTOBER 1939
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Land Transfers Regulations
20 FEBRUARY 1940
POLICY/PROGRAM
Blowing up of SS Patria
NOVEMBER 1940
INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE
Palmach Underground Is Established
14 MAY 1941
VIOLENCE
Killing of Avraham Stern
FEBRUARY 1942
POLICY/PROGRAM
Zionist Biltmore Conference Is Held in New York
6 MAY 1942 – 11 MAY 1942
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Support in the United States for a Jewish Army
NOVEMBER 1942
VIOLENCE
Haganah Stockpiles Weapons
MARCH 1943
INSTITUTIONAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Arab National Fund Reestablished
AUGUST 1943
POLICY/PROGRAM
Five-year Limit on Jewish Immigration Extended
NOVEMBER 1943
POLICY/PROGRAM
British Recommend Partition
DECEMBER 1943
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
The US Congress Endorses the Biltmore Program in Joint Resolution
JANUARY 1944
VIOLENCE
Stern Gang and Irgun Start Operations Against British
JANUARY 1944 – MARCH 1944
POLICY/PROGRAM COLONIZATION
British Labour Party Favors Transfer of Palestinians
MAY 1944
CONTEXTUAL INSTITUTIONAL
Alexandria Protocol and the League of Arab States
7 OCTOBER 1944 – 22 MARCH 1945
VIOLENCE
Stern Gang Assassinates Lord Moyne in Cairo
6 NOVEMBER 1944
DIPLOMATIC
Establishment of Lebanese Consulate General in Palestine
30 DECEMBER 1944 – 23 MAY 1945
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
US House of Representatives Supports Jewish Immigration to Palestine
JANUARY 1945
DIPLOMATIC
Roosevelt and Ibn Saud Meet
14 FEBRUARY 1945
BIOGRAPHICAL CONTEXTUAL
Vice-President Harry Truman Becomes President of the US
12 APRIL 1945
CONTEXTUAL VIOLENCE
End of World War II
8 MAY 1945 – 15 AUGUST 1945
VIOLENCE
Pledge to Buy US Armament for the Haganah
JULY 1945
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Labor Victory in Great Britain
26 JULY 1945
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
Truman and Jewish Immigration to Palestine
31 AUGUST 1945
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The British Mandate Issues the Defence (Emergency) Regulations
27 SEPTEMBER 1945
VIOLENCE COLONIZATION
Coordinated Zionist Anti-British Activism
1 OCTOBER 1945 – 31 OCTOBER 1945
POLICY/PROGRAM
Bevin’s Statement on Palestine
13 NOVEMBER 1945
INSTITUTIONAL
Attempt to Reconstitute the Arab Higher Committee for Palestine
22 NOVEMBER 1945 – 29 MAY 1946
VIOLENCE
Organized Irgun and Lehi Anti-British Attacks
24 NOVEMBER 1945 – 19 JANUARY 1946
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Lebanon Ends Granting Import Licenses for Palestine Goods
4 JANUARY 1946
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinians Declare Strike to Protest Bevin’s Policy Statement of November 1945
FEBRUARY 1946
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry Publishes its Report after a Visit to Palestine
6 MARCH 1946 – 30 APRIL 1946
VIOLENCE
An Irgun Attack on British
25 APRIL 1946
POLICY/PROGRAM VIOLENCE
Haganah’s Plan Gimmel
MAY 1946
CONTEXTUAL
Independence of the Emirate of Transjordan and Establishment of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
25 MAY 1946
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Arab League Holds its First Summit on Palestine in Anshas
28 MAY 1946 – 29 MAY 1946
POLICY/PROGRAM COLONIZATION
President Truman Supports Jewish Immigration to Palestine
6 JUNE 1946
DIPLOMATIC
Arab League Meets in Bludan and Supervises the Establishment of a Unified Palestinian Arab Higher Committee
8 JUNE 1946 – 12 JUNE 1946
VIOLENCE
Series of Zionist Anti-British Attacks
17 JUNE 1946 – 22 JULY 1946
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
Anglo-American Conference Meets in London and Proposes the Morrison-Grady Federal Plan
31 JULY 1946
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
Jewish Agency Partition Plan Secures US Endorsement
5 AUGUST 1946 – 14 AUGUST 1946
VIOLENCE
New Wave of Zionist Anti-British Attacks
9 SEPTEMBER 1946 – 2 DECEMBER 1946
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Round Table Conference on Palestine Held in London
10 SEPTEMBER 1946 – 3 OCTOBER 1946
LEGAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Enactment of Lebanese Labor Law and Its Subsequent Impact on Palestine Refugees
23 SEPTEMBER 1946
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Arab Delegations Put Forward Constitutional Proposals to the London Round Table Conference on Palestine
30 SEPTEMBER 1946
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
22nd Zionist Congress Is Held in Basel
9 DECEMBER 1946 – 24 DECEMBER 1946
VIOLENCE
More Irgun Operations Against the British
29 DECEMBER 1946 – 28 JANUARY 1947
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
London Round Table Conference Reopens and Fails
27 JANUARY 1947 – 18 FEBRUARY 1947
VIOLENCE
Deadly Zionist Anti-British Attacks
28 FEBRUARY 1947 – 1 MARCH 1947
DIPLOMATIC
British Refer Palestine to the UN
2 APRIL 1947
VIOLENCE
Continuation of Zionist-British Confrontation
16 APRIL 1947 – 26 APRIL 1947
DIPLOMATIC
UN General Assembly Session on Palestine
28 APRIL 1947 – 9 MAY 1947
DIPLOMATIC
UNGA 106 (S-1): Creation of a Special Committee on Palestine (UNSCOP)
15 MAY 1947
VIOLENCE
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
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
UN Special Committee on Palestine Prepares its Proposals
15 JUNE 1947 – 3 SEPTEMBER 1947
SANCTIONS VIOLENCE
Irgun Kidnaps and Murders Two British Sergeants
11 JULY 1947 – 31 JULY 1947
DIPLOMATIC
Arab League Meeting on Palestine, in Sofar, Lebanon
16 SEPTEMBER 1947 – 19 SEPTEMBER 1947
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Ad Hoc Committee on the Palestinian Question
23 SEPTEMBER 1947 – 25 NOVEMBER 1947
DIPLOMATIC
British to Terminate Palestine Mandate
26 SEPTEMBER 1947
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Palestinians and Zionists on UNSCOP Partition Plan
29 SEPTEMBER 1947 – 3 OCTOBER 1947
DIPLOMATIC
Arab League Meeting on Palestine in Aley, Lebanon
7 OCTOBER 1947 – 15 OCTOBER 1947
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
US and USSR Endorse Partition
11 OCTOBER 1947 – 13 OCTOBER 1947
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
UNGA 181 (II): Palestine Partition Plan
29 NOVEMBER 1947
VIOLENCE POLICY/PROGRAM
The Haganah Implements Plan Gimmel
29 NOVEMBER 1947 – 1 DECEMBER 1947
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Palestinian Strike Against Partition Plan and Palestinian-Zionist Clashes
2 DECEMBER 1947
VIOLENCE
Series of Zionist Attacks on Palestinians in the Wake of the Partition Plan
6 DECEMBER 1947 – 31 DECEMBER 1947
DIPLOMATIC
Britain Recommends Date of Mandate Termination
8 DECEMBER 1947
DIPLOMATIC
Arab League Rejects Partition Plan
8 DECEMBER 1947 – 16 DECEMBER 1947
INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE
Arab Liberation Army Organized
1 JANUARY 1948 – 10 JANUARY 1948
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
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Transjordan and Great Britain Agree on Jordanian Military Intervention in Palestine
7 FEBRUARY 1948
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
Fate of Diplomatic Representations in Jerusalem
11 FEBRUARY 1948 – 1 MAY 1948
VIOLENCE
Zionist Attacks
14 FEBRUARY 1948 – 5 MARCH 1948
VIOLENCE
Fawzi al-Qawuqji Enters Palestine
5 MARCH 1948
POLICY/PROGRAM VIOLENCE
Plan Dalet Finalized by the Haganah
10 MARCH 1948
VIOLENCE
Palestinian Operations
11 MARCH 1948 – 31 MARCH 1948
VIOLENCE
Haganah Operations
11 MARCH 1948 – 31 MARCH 1948
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
US Apparent Hesitancy Toward Partition
18 MARCH 1948 – 30 MARCH 1948
POLICY/PROGRAM
Early Responses to Truce and Trusteeship Ideas
19 MARCH 1948 – 20 MARCH 1948
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 43: Calling for an Immediate Truce in Palestine
1 APRIL 1948
DIPLOMATIC
SC Res. 44: Requesting a GA special session on Future Palestine Government
1 APRIL 1948
VIOLENCE
Plan Dalet Launched
1 APRIL 1948
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
Arms for the Zionist Forces
1 APRIL 1948 – 14 MAY 1948
VIOLENCE
Operations Nachshon and Har’el to Open Tel Aviv-Jerusalem Road
3 APRIL 1948 – 21 APRIL 1948
VIOLENCE
The Battle for Haifa and Its Surroundings
4 APRIL 1948 – 22 APRIL 1948
VIOLENCE
Massacre in Deir Yasin
9 APRIL 1948 – 11 APRIL 1948
VIOLENCE
Unit of Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood Attacks Kfar Darom
10 APRIL 1948
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
General Zionist Council Decides to Proclaim Jewish State on 16 May
12 APRIL 1948
VIOLENCE
Fighting Around Jerusalem
12 APRIL 1948 – 23 APRIL 1948
VIOLENCE
Fall of Tiberias
16 APRIL 1948 – 18 APRIL 1948
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 46: Calling upon All Parties to Cease Military Activities in Palestine
17 APRIL 1948
POLICY/PROGRAM
Trusteeship Plan for Palestine
20 APRIL 1948
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 48: Establishment of the UN Truce Commission for Palestine
23 APRIL 1948
VIOLENCE
Operation Hametz 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
LEGAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Lebanon Sets up a Central Committee and Regional Committees to Deal with Refugees from Palestine
26 APRIL 1948 – 11 MAY 1948
VIOLENCE
Zionist Conquest of Eastern Galilee
28 APRIL 1948 – 25 MAY 1948
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Arab States (Reluctantly) Prepare for Intervention in Palestine
30 APRIL 1948 – 12 MAY 1948
VIOLENCE
Arab Gains in Gush Etzion
3 MAY 1948 – 14 MAY 1948
VIOLENCE
Operations Makkabi and Ben-Nun in al-Latrun Area
8 MAY 1948 – 31 MAY 1948
VIOLENCE
Operation Barak Toward the South
9 MAY 1948 – 13 MAY 1948
VIOLENCE
Operation Ben-Ami in Western Galilee
13 MAY 1948 – 21 MAY 1948
VIOLENCE
Control of Coastal Plain Haifa-Tel Aviv
13 MAY 1948 – 23 MAY 1948
DIPLOMATIC
UNGA 186 (S-2): Appointment of a UN Mediator in Palestine
14 MAY 1948
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
State of Israel Is Proclaimed in Tel Aviv at 4:00 P.M.
14 MAY 1948
VIOLENCE
Operations Shfifon and Kilshon in Jerusalem
14 MAY 1948 – 28 MAY 1948
DIPLOMATIC
The British Mandate Ends. The US Recognizes the State of Israel on a de facto Basis
15 MAY 1948
VIOLENCE
Arab Armies Cross Palestine Borders
15 MAY 1948 – 19 MAY 1948
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
West Bank to Be Placed under Jordanian Military Government
16 MAY 1948 – 24 MAY 1948
DIPLOMATIC
The USSR Recognizes the State of Israel on a de jure Basis
17 MAY 1948
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
Israel’s Law and Administration Ordinance
19 MAY 1948
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 49: Calling for a Cease-fire and Maintenance of the Truce in Jerusalem
22 MAY 1948
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Security Council Resolution S/RES/50
29 MAY 1948
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
First Palestine Truce, Destruction of Palestinian Villages
11 JUNE 1948 – 8 JULY 1948
BIOGRAPHICAL
Ahmad Hilmi Abd al-Baqi Is Appointed Military Governor of Jerusalem
16 JUNE 1948
COLONIZATION LEGAL
Abandoned Areas Ordinance
24 JUNE 1948
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Count Bernadotte’s Palestine Plan
28 JUNE 1948
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Responses to Bernadotte’s Plan
2 JULY 1948 – 5 JULY 1948
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 53: Appealing to all Parties for Prolongation of the Truce in Palestine
7 JULY 1948
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Jordan and Israel Sign Agreement on Demilitarization of Mount Scopus Area
7 JULY 1948
VIOLENCE
End of First Truce: Israeli Operations An-Far, Dani and Qedem
8 JULY 1948 – 17 JULY 1948
VIOLENCE
End of First Truce: Israeli Operation Dekel
8 JULY 1948 – 18 JULY 1948
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 54: Ordering Parties to Desist from Military Action; Instructing Mediator to Continue Efforts for Jerusalem Demilitarization
15 JULY 1948
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Second Palestine Truce
18 JULY 1948 – 15 OCTOBER 1948
VIOLENCE
Ethnic Cleansing During the Second Truce
24 JULY 1948 – 15 OCTOBER 1948
CULTURAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Constantine Zurayk publishes Ma’na al-Nakba (The meaning of the Nakba) in Beirut
AUGUST 1948
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
Israel Declares Jerusalem Occupied City
2 AUGUST 1948
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Bernadotte’s New Plan
16 SEPTEMBER 1948
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Israel’s Area of Jurisdiction and Powers Ordinance
16 SEPTEMBER 1948
VIOLENCE
UN Mediator Count Folke Bernadotte Is Assassinated by Lehi in Jerusalem
17 SEPTEMBER 1948
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
US in Favor of Bernadotte’s New Plan
21 SEPTEMBER 1948
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
Establishment of All-Palestine Government in Gaza
23 SEPTEMBER 1948 – 2 OCTOBER 1948
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
Pro-Jordanian Amman Conference
1 OCTOBER 1948
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
Arab Responses to Formation of the All-Palestine Government
5 OCTOBER 1948 – 14 OCTOBER 1948
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Emergency Regulations Regarding the Cultivation of Fallow Lands and Unexploited Water Sources
11 OCTOBER 1948
VIOLENCE
Operations Yoav and ha-Har in the South Put End to 2nd Truce
15 OCTOBER 1948 – 4 NOVEMBER 1948
INSTITUTIONAL SANCTIONS
Israel Establishes Military Government
21 OCTOBER 1948
VIOLENCE
Operation Hiram in the North
28 OCTOBER 1948 – 31 OCTOBER 1948
VIOLENCE
A Massacre in al-Dawayima
29 OCTOBER 1948
CULTURAL POLICY/PROGRAM
George Hanna publishes Tareeq al-Khalas (Path of Deliverance)
NOVEMBER 1948
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 61: Calling for Withdrawal of Forces and Establishment of Permanent Truce Lines and Demilitarized Zones
4 NOVEMBER 1948
INSTITUTIONAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Israel Conducts its First Population Census
8 NOVEMBER 1948 – 1 FEBRUARY 1949
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 62: Calling for Establishment of Armistice in all Sectors of Palestine
16 NOVEMBER 1948
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
UNGA 212 (III): Establishment of a Special Fund for Palestine refugees
19 NOVEMBER 1948
POPULAR ACTION INSTITUTIONAL
Pro-Jordanian Jericho Conference
1 DECEMBER 1948 – 28 DECEMBER 1948
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Emergency Regulations Regarding Absentee Property
2 DECEMBER 1948
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
UNGA 194 (III): Establishment of a Conciliation Commission for Palestine (UNCCP)
11 DECEMBER 1948
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
Israel’s Application for UN Membership Fails to Obtain Security Council Approval
17 DECEMBER 1948
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Israel Strengthens Its Political Control over Jerusalem; Military Government Dissolved
20 DECEMBER 1948 – 17 FEBRUARY 1949
VIOLENCE
Operation Horev Against Egyptian Forces
22 DECEMBER 1948 – 6 JANUARY 1949
POPULAR ACTION SANCTIONS
Individual Return of Tens of Thousands of Palestinian Refugees; Israel Launches “War on Infiltration”
JANUARY 1949 – DECEMBER 1956
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
First Arab-Israeli Armistice Talks Commence Under UN Supervision in Rhodes
12 JANUARY 1949
DIPLOMATIC
France Recognizes Israel on a de facto Basis
24 JANUARY 1949
DIPLOMATIC
The US Recognizes Israel on a de jure Basis
31 JANUARY 1949
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Israel Enacts the Registration of Inhabitants Ordinance
1 FEBRUARY 1949
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Jordan’s Early Measure to “Jordanize” Arab Palestinians
14 FEBRUARY 1949
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Egypt-Israel Armistice Agreement
24 FEBRUARY 1949
CULTURAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Musa Alami Publishes ‘Ibrat Filasteen (The Lesson of Palestine)
MARCH 1949
VIOLENCE
Palestinians Are Expelled from al-Faluja Pocket
1 MARCH 1949 – 21 APRIL 1949
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
Arab Sacrifice Brigade Formed and Dissolved
1 MARCH 1949 – 30 NOVEMBER 1950
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
SC Res. 69: Recommending Admission of Israel to UN Membership
4 MARCH 1949
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Jordan Undertakes Legislative Steps Aiming at Integrating the West Bank into the Kingdom
16 MARCH 1949 – 19 JULY 1950
POPULAR ACTION
General Refugee Congress Meets in Ramallah
17 MARCH 1949
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Lebanon-Israel Armistice Agreement
23 MARCH 1949
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinians Testify Before the UNCCP
24 MARCH 1949
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Jordan-Israel Armistice Agreement
3 APRIL 1949
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Israel Enacts the Emergency Regulations (Security Zones)
24 APRIL 1949 – 27 JULY 1949
DIPLOMATIC
UNCCP Convenes the Lausanne Conference
27 APRIL 1949 – 12 SEPTEMBER 1949
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
The UNGA Ad Hoc Political Committee, Dealing with Israel’s Admission Application, Requests Clarifications
4 MAY 1949 – 9 MAY 1949
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
UNGA 273 (III): Admitting Israel to Membership in the UN
11 MAY 1949
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Syria-Israel Armistice Agreement
20 JULY 1949
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
Gaza’s Egyptian Administration
8 AUGUST 1949
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Israel Decides to Issue Temporary Residency Permits for Palestinians Not Included in the Census
OCTOBER 1949
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
UNGA 302 (IV): Establishment of Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA)
8 DECEMBER 1949
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
UNGA 303 (IV): To Place Jerusalem under a Permanent International Regime
9 DECEMBER 1949
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Jordan Amends the Parliamentary Election Law
13 DECEMBER 1949
CULTURAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Qadri Tuqan Publishes Ba’d al-Nakba (After the Nakba) in Beirut
JANUARY 1950
INSTITUTIONAL
Dissolution of the Jordanian Parliament
1 JANUARY 1950
VIOLENCE
Cross-Border Attacks from Gaza
1950
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Jordan Issues National Guard Law
17 JANUARY 1950
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Israel’s Measures to Make Jerusalem Its Capital
23 JANUARY 1950 – 13 JULY 1953
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Absentee Property Law, 5710-1950
14 MARCH 1950
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Special International Regime for Jerusalem
4 APRIL 1950
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Jordanian Parliamentary Elections; Formal Unification of the Two Banks
11 APRIL 1950 – 24 APRIL 1950
DIPLOMATIC
Britain Recognizes Israel on a de jure Basis
27 APRIL 1950
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
Elections at al-Urwa al-Wuthqa Society
MAY 1950
VIOLENCE
Expulsion from Hebron Area
3 MAY 1950
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Tripartite Declaration
25 MAY 1950
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Israeli Law of Return
5 JULY 1950
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Development Authority (Transfer of Property) Law, 5710-1950
9 AUGUST 1950
DIPLOMATIC
UNGA 393 (V): Economic Reintegration of Refugees in the Middle East
2 DECEMBER 1950
DIPLOMATIC
UNGA 394 (V): UNCCP to Establish Office on Compensation to Refugees
14 DECEMBER 1950
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
Led by George Habash, Arab Nationalist Activists on the Way to Structure Their Movement
1 JANUARY 1951 – 30 NOVEMBER 1952
POPULAR ACTION POLICY/PROGRAM
Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Beirut
27 JANUARY 1951
POPULAR ACTION POLICY/PROGRAM
Palestinian Memorandum to UNCCP, Ramallah
JULY 1951
VIOLENCE
Assassination of King Abdullah
20 JULY 1951 – 11 AUGUST 1952
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
23rd Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
14 AUGUST 1951 – 30 AUGUST 1951
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
SC Res. 95: Calling on Egypt to End Restrictions on Commercial Shipping through Suez Canal
1 SEPTEMBER 1951
LEGAL
Publication of the Constitution of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
8 JANUARY 1952
DIPLOMATIC
UNGA 512 (VI): UNCCP to Continue its Efforts
26 JANUARY 1952
DIPLOMATIC
UNGA 513 (VI): UNRWA to Carry Refugee Relief and Reintegration for 3 years
26 JANUARY 1952
LEGAL
The Knesset Enacts the Nationality Law
1 APRIL 1952
POPULAR ACTION LEGAL
Palestinians in Israel Protest the Nationality law
14 JULY 1952
CONTEXTUAL
The Egyptian Revolution of 1952
23 JULY 1952
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The Knesset Adopts the Entry into Israel Law
26 AUGUST 1952
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
The Zionist Organization/Jewish Agency Status Law
24 NOVEMBER 1952
VIOLENCE
Israeli Operation in Jordan
28 JANUARY 1953
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Land Acquisition (Validation of Acts and Compensation) Law
10 MARCH 1953
BIOGRAPHICAL
King Hussein’s Formal Accession to the Throne
2 MAY 1953
INSTITUTIONAL
Israel’s Foreign Ministry Moves to Jerusalem
10 JULY 1953 – 12 JULY 1953
LEGAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC
The Knesset Adopts the Law of State Education
12 AUGUST 1953
VIOLENCE
Israeli Operation in Gaza
28 AUGUST 1953
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Israel’s Construction of the “National Water Carrier”
2 SEPTEMBER 1953
VIOLENCE
Israeli Operation Against Qibya
14 OCTOBER 1953
POPULAR ACTION
Anti-Israeli Demonstrations in Jordan
21 OCTOBER 1953
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 101: Censuring Israel for Its Retaliatory Action in Qibya in Violation of the Israel-Jordan Armistice
24 NOVEMBER 1953
POPULAR ACTION
General Islamic Conference on Jerusalem, Jerusalem
3 DECEMBER 1953 – 9 DECEMBER 1953
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Arab League and Jordan River Waters
15 FEBRUARY 1954
LEGAL
Jordanian Nationality Law
16 FEBRUARY 1954
VIOLENCE
Israeli Operation Against Jordan
28 MARCH 1954
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC
The US and Jordan River Waters
25 JUNE 1954 – 6 JULY 1954
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
The Lavon Affair
JULY 1954
INSTITUTIONAL
Covenant between Zionist Organization and Israel
26 JULY 1954
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The Knesset Issues the Prevention of Infiltration Law
16 AUGUST 1954
SANCTIONS SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Egypt Detains Israeli Freighter
28 SEPTEMBER 1954
DIPLOMATIC
Exchange of Notes between Lebanon and UNRWA
26 NOVEMBER 1954
VIOLENCE
Israel Carries out an Intelligence Operation in Syria and the First Airline Hijacking in the History of the Conflict
8 DECEMBER 1954 – 14 DECEMBER 1954
LEGAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Lebanon Exempts Palestinian Refugees from Travel Document Fees
29 DECEMBER 1954
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
Baghdad Pact
24 FEBRUARY 1955
VIOLENCE
After Mounting Egyptian-Israel Tension Around Gaza, a Turning Point for Egypt and Opportunities for Israel
28 FEBRUARY 1955 – 3 APRIL 1955
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinians in Gaza Rise Up Against Resettlement Projects
1 MARCH 1955 – 6 MARCH 1955
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Security Council Resolution S/RES/106
29 MARCH 1955
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Gaza’s Basic Law
11 MAY 1955
VIOLENCE
Renewal of Egyptian-Israeli Clashes
22 AUGUST 1955 – 4 SEPTEMBER 1955
SANCTIONS
Egypt Restricts Passage Through Strait of Tiran
11 SEPTEMBER 1955
DIPLOMATIC
Egyptian-Czech Arms Deal
27 SEPTEMBER 1955
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
Egypt and Syria Sign a Mutual Defense Pact
20 OCTOBER 1955
VIOLENCE
Israeli Raid on Syria Followed by Egyptian-Israeli Confrontation Near al-Auja
23 OCTOBER 1955 – 3 NOVEMBER 1955
BIOGRAPHICAL
David Ben-Gurion Replaces Moshe Sharett as Prime Minister
3 NOVEMBER 1955
VIOLENCE
Israeli Attack on Syria (Operation Olive Leaves)
10 DECEMBER 1955 – 11 DECEMBER 1955
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Security Council Resolution S/RES/111
19 JANUARY 1956
VIOLENCE
Clashes Across Gaza Borders
2 APRIL 1956 – 14 APRIL 1956
INSTITUTIONAL COLONIZATION
24th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
24 APRIL 1956 – 7 MAY 1956
SANCTIONS
Egypt Blocks Greek Freighter
25 MAY 1956
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Israel and France Plan War
22 JUNE 1956 – 29 JULY 1956
SANCTIONS DIPLOMATIC
US Withdraws Aswan Funding
19 JULY 1956
VIOLENCE POPULAR ACTION
Israeli-Jordanian Clashes
25 JULY 1956 – 21 AUGUST 1956
SANCTIONS SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Nationalization of the Suez Canal
26 JULY 1956
DIPLOMATIC
London Conference on Suez
16 AUGUST 1956 – 23 AUGUST 1956
VIOLENCE POPULAR ACTION
Egyptian-Israeli Armed Incidents
17 AUGUST 1956 – 11 SEPTEMBER 1956
DIPLOMATIC
Ben-Gurion Addresses the Issue of Suez
26 AUGUST 1956
VIOLENCE POPULAR ACTION
Escalation Across Jordanian-Israeli Lines
10 SEPTEMBER 1956 – 26 SEPTEMBER 1956
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Situation on Jordanian-Israeli Lines Continues to Deteriorate; Israeli Raid on Qalqilya
4 OCTOBER 1956 – 11 OCTOBER 1956
DIPLOMATIC
Britain, France, and Israel Sign the Protocol of Sèvres
22 OCTOBER 1956 – 24 OCTOBER 1956
VIOLENCE
Israel Invades Egypt
29 OCTOBER 1956
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Kafr Qasim Massacre
29 OCTOBER 1956
VIOLENCE
Britain and France Join the War
31 OCTOBER 1956
VIOLENCE
Israel Occupies Gaza
1 NOVEMBER 1956 – 7 MARCH 1957
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
GA Resolutions 997 (ES-I) and 998 (ES-I): UNGA Emergency Session
2 NOVEMBER 1956 – 5 NOVEMBER 1956
VIOLENCE
British and French Troops Invade Canal Zone
5 NOVEMBER 1956
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
Soviet Union Threatens Intervention
5 NOVEMBER 1956
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
GA Resolution 1002 (ES-I)
7 NOVEMBER 1956
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
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
The United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF) Deploys in Sinai
12 NOVEMBER 1956 – 12 MARCH 1957
INSTITUTIONAL
UNRWA Director Issues Special Report on Situation in Gaza Strip
15 DECEMBER 1956
POPULAR ACTION SANCTIONS
Palestinians in Israel Stage a General Strike to Protest the Kafr Qasim Massacre
6 JANUARY 1957
DIPLOMATIC
GA Resolutions 1123, 1124, 1125 (XI)
19 JANUARY 1957 – 3 FEBRUARY 1957
DIPLOMATIC
Israel Refuses Full Withdrawal
3 FEBRUARY 1957
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
Pressures and Assurances to Israel on Gulf of Aqaba and Gaza
20 FEBRUARY 1957 – 1 MARCH 1957
DIPLOMATIC
Israel Withdraws from Gaza and Sinai
7 MARCH 1957 – 12 MARCH 1957
INSTITUTIONAL
Fatah Is Founded
SEPTEMBER 1957
CONTEXTUAL
Egypt and Syria Unite and Form the United Arab Republic
1 FEBRUARY 1958 – 28 SEPTEMBER 1961
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
The Knesset adopts the Basic Law: The Knesset
12 FEBRUARY 1958
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Basic Law for the Gaza Strip
25 FEBRUARY 1958 – 15 MARCH 1958
CONTEXTUAL
Civil War in Lebanon
MAY 1958 – OCTOBER 1958
CONTEXTUAL
Anti-Monarchic Coup in Iraq
14 JULY 1958
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
The Arab League and Palestinian Entity
4 MARCH 1959
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
Lebanon Establishes the Department of Palestinian Refugee Affairs at the Ministry of Interior
31 MARCH 1959
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
Arab States Protest Jewish Immigration
11 MAY 1959
INSTITUTIONAL
Fatah’s Organizational Structure Set in a Kuwait Meeting
10 OCTOBER 1959
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
Iraq and a “Palestinian Republic”
15 DECEMBER 1959
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Status of Jordanian Jerusalem Municipality Enhanced Symbolically
16 DECEMBER 1959
CULTURAL
Mahmoud Darwish Publishes First Book of Poetry, ‘Asafeer bila Ajniha (Wingless Birds)
1960
VIOLENCE
Israel’s Strike Against Syria
31 JANUARY 1960 – 15 FEBRUARY 1960
INSTITUTIONAL
Iraqi Government Announces Formation of a “Palestinian Liberation Regiment”
26 MARCH 1960
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
Lebanon Establishes a Higher Commission for Palestine Affairs
26 APRIL 1960
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
Fatah and the Palestinian Entity
JUNE 1960
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Basic Law: Israel Lands
19 JULY 1960
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Israel Land Administration Law, 5720-1960
25 JULY 1960
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
25th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem
27 DECEMBER 1960 – 11 JANUARY 1961
DIPLOMATIC
GA Resolution 1604 (XV)
21 APRIL 1961
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
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
Appointment of Special Representative of the UNCCP
24 AUGUST 1961
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinians in Israel Demonstrate
21 SEPTEMBER 1961
CULTURAL
Ghassan Kanafani Publishes First Novel, Rijal fi-l-shams (Men in the Sun), in Beirut
1962
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
The Constitutional Statute for the Gaza Strip
5 MARCH 1962
VIOLENCE
Israeli Raid Against Syria
16 MARCH 1962 – 17 MARCH 1962
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Security Council Resolution S/RES/171
9 APRIL 1962
LEGAL
Conditions for the Movement of Lebanon’s Palestinian refugees between Lebanon and Syria
28 JULY 1962 – 2 AUGUST 1962
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Proposals Announced by Joseph Johnson, Special Representative of the UNCCP
31 AUGUST 1962
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Israeli and Arab Responses to Joseph Johnson’s Proposals
5 OCTOBER 1962 – 17 OCTOBER 1962
CULTURAL
Akhbar Filastin Newspaper Is Published in Gaza
MARCH 1963
BIOGRAPHICAL
Death of Ahmad Hilmi Abd al-Baqi; Ahmad al-Shuqairi as Palestine Delegate to the Arab League
29 JUNE 1963 – 19 SEPTEMBER 1963
POPULAR ACTION
The Union of Arab Palestinian Women and Palestinian Entity
6 JULY 1963
VIOLENCE
Syrian-Israeli Clashes
19 AUGUST 1963 – 20 AUGUST 1963
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Draft Security Council Resolution S/5407
3 SEPTEMBER 1963
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
Fatah Opens Its First Office in Algeria
23 SEPTEMBER 1963
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC
New Lebanese Social Security Law Implicitly Excludes Palestinian Refugees from its Benefits
26 SEPTEMBER 1963
DIPLOMATIC
Palestinian Delegation at the UN
18 OCTOBER 1963 – 5 NOVEMBER 1963
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
1st Arab Summit Is Held in Cairo
13 JANUARY 1964 – 17 JANUARY 1964
DIPLOMATIC
Yasir Arafat and Khalil al-Wazir Confer with Premier Chou-En-Lai in China
17 MARCH 1964
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Israel Starts Diverting the Jordan River
MAY 1964 – AUGUST 1964
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
1st Palestine National Council Is Held in Jerusalem
28 MAY 1964 – 2 JUNE 1964
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
2nd Arab Summit Meets in Alexandria
5 SEPTEMBER 1964 – 11 SEPTEMBER 1964
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC
A Lebanese Decree, Implicitly Applicable to Palestinian Refugees, Regulates Work of Foreigners
18 SEPTEMBER 1964
DIPLOMATIC
Opening an Office of the PLO in Lebanon
23 OCTOBER 1964 – 13 NOVEMBER 1964
INSTITUTIONAL DIPLOMATIC
26th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
30 DECEMBER 1964 – 10 JANUARY 1965
INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE
Fatah Issues Its First Military Communiqué
1 JANUARY 1965
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
President Bourguiba and 1947 Partition Plan
27 FEBRUARY 1965 – 11 MARCH 1965
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
The PLO Executive Committee Adopts its Bylaws
11 MARCH 1965
VIOLENCE
Israel Carries out an Operation in Jordan in Response to Fatah Raids
27 MAY 1965
INSTITUTIONAL DIPLOMATIC
2nd Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
31 MAY 1965 – 4 JUNE 1965
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
The General Union of Palestinian Women Is Formed in Jerusalem
15 JULY 1965
LEGAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC
The Council of the Arab League Adopts the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in the Arab States
11 SEPTEMBER 1965
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
3rd Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca
13 SEPTEMBER 1965 – 18 SEPTEMBER 1965
INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE
Military Training for Palestinians
11 OCTOBER 1965
POLICY/PROGRAM
3rd Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza
20 MAY 1966 – 24 MAY 1966
VIOLENCE
Israeli Air Force Carries out a Raid in Syria in Response to Fatah Operations
14 JULY 1966
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
Naturalization in Lebanon and the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
3 AUGUST 1966
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Reservations of Lebanon, Kuwait and Libya to the Casablanca Protocol on the Treatment of Palestinians in Arab States
3 AUGUST 1966
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Syria Signs a Mutual Defense Agreement with Egypt
4 NOVEMBER 1966
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Draft Security Council Resolution S/7575/Rev.1
4 NOVEMBER 1966
VIOLENCE
Israeli-Jordanian Battle at al-Samu’ after a Fatah Operation
11 NOVEMBER 1966 – 13 NOVEMBER 1966
POPULAR ACTION
Demonstrations in Jordan
20 NOVEMBER 1966 – 25 NOVEMBER 1966
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Security Council Resolution S/RES/228
25 NOVEMBER 1966
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
DIPLOMATIC
Reports on Israeli Plans Against Syria
12 MAY 1967 – 14 MAY 1967
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
Egypt Reacts to Israeli Threats Against Syria
15 MAY 1967 – 22 MAY 1967
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
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
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 INSTITUTIONAL
Israel Razes Maghribi Quarter in Jerusalem Old City and Expels its Inhabitants
11 JUNE 1967
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
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
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
The Knesset Amends the Law and Administration Ordinance to Open the Way for the Annexation of East Jerusalem
27 JUNE 1967 – 28 JUNE 1967
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
The Knesset Amends the Municipal Corporations Ordinance to Extend Area of West Jerusalem Municipality
27 JUNE 1967 – 29 JUNE 1967
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
General Assembly Resolution 2252 (ES-V)
4 JULY 1967
DIPLOMATIC
General Assembly Resolutions 2253 and 2254 (ES-V)
4 JULY 1967 – 14 JULY 1967
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Military Order No. 58, Concerning Abandoned Property (Private Property)
23 JULY 1967
POPULAR ACTION
Formation of a Higher Islamic Council in Jerusalem
24 JULY 1967
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Military Order No. 59, Concerning State Property
31 JULY 1967
DIPLOMATIC
Small Fraction of 1967 War Refugees to Return to the West Bank
14 AUGUST 1967 – 19 OCTOBER 1967
VIOLENCE
Fatah Guerrilla Resistance in the West Bank
28 AUGUST 1967
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
4th Arab Summit Convenes in Khartoum
29 AUGUST 1967 – 1 SEPTEMBER 1967
DIPLOMATIC
Security Council Resolution S/RES/242
22 NOVEMBER 1967
INSTITUTIONAL
Palestinians Reorganize
11 DECEMBER 1967 – 19 JANUARY 1968
INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE
Guerrilla Resistance in Gaza Strip
1968 – 1970
VIOLENCE
Israeli Military Confrontation with Jordan and Palestinian Guerrillas
14 FEBRUARY 1968 – 15 FEBRUARY 1968
VIOLENCE
Battle of al-Karama
21 MARCH 1968
COLONIZATION
Settlement Attempt in Hebron
12 APRIL 1968 – 16 JUNE 1968
BIOGRAPHICAL
Yasir Arafat Assumes Prominence within Fatah
14 APRIL 1968
COLONIZATION
Israel Land Requisition in Old City of Jerusalem
18 APRIL 1968
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
SC Res. 252: Considering all Israeli Measures to Change Jerusalem’s Legal Status as Invalid
21 MAY 1968
VIOLENCE
Israeli-Jordanian Clashes
4 JUNE 1968
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
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
VIOLENCE
Civil Aviation in the Conflict
23 JULY 1968 – 29 AUGUST 1969
POLICY/PROGRAM
Fatah Defines its Political Objective
19 OCTOBER 1968
CULTURAL
First Issue of al-Quds, a Daily Newspaper in Occupied Jerusalem, Is Published
19 NOVEMBER 1968
VIOLENCE
Explosion in Mahane Yehuda in West Jerusalem
22 NOVEMBER 1968 – 28 NOVEMBER 1968
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
UNGA 2443 (XXIII): Establishing Special Committee to Investigate Israeli Practices Affecting Human Rights in Occupied Territories
19 DECEMBER 1968
DIPLOMATIC
UNGA 2452 (XXIII): Calling upon Israel for Return of Inhabitants to Territories Occupied in 1967
19 DECEMBER 1968
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Military Order No. 291 on Land Settlement
19 DECEMBER 1968
LEGAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Lebanon Issues the Law on the Acquisition of Immovable Property Rights by Non-Lebanese
4 JANUARY 1969
POPULAR ACTION
Hunger Strike of Palestinian Women in Jerusalem
26 JANUARY 1969 – 28 JANUARY 1969
POLICY/PROGRAM
Fatah Reaffirms its Political Objective
28 JANUARY 1969
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
5th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
1 FEBRUARY 1969 – 4 FEBRUARY 1969
VIOLENCE
Students Demonstrate in Gaza
2 FEBRUARY 1969
INSTITUTIONAL
PDFLP Splits off from PFLP
22 FEBRUARY 1969
VIOLENCE
Palestinians Are Arrested by Israeli Authorities
5 MARCH 1969
VIOLENCE
Egypt’s War of Attrition
8 MARCH 1969 – 7 AUGUST 1970
BIOGRAPHICAL
Golda Meir Becomes Prime Minister of Israel
17 MARCH 1969
COLONIZATION LEGAL
Military Order No. 321 Concerning Land Law (Acquisition for Public Purposes)
28 MARCH 1969
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Israel Strengthens its Control over East Jerusalem
27 APRIL 1969 – 26 JUNE 1969
VIOLENCE
Israel Retaliates Against South Lebanon
12 MAY 1969 – 13 MAY 1969
SANCTIONS POPULAR ACTION
Deportation from West Bank
9 JUNE 1969 – 6 OCTOBER 1969
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
SC Res. 267: Calling once more upon Israel to Rescind all Measures which May Change the Status of Jerusalem
3 JULY 1969
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Land Law, 5729-1969
17 JULY 1969
VIOLENCE
Al-Aqsa Mosque Is Set on Fire
21 AUGUST 1969
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
6th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
1 SEPTEMBER 1969 – 9 SEPTEMBER 1969
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
PLO-Lebanon Cairo Accord
3 NOVEMBER 1969
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Rogers Plan
9 DECEMBER 1969
DIPLOMATIC
UNGA 2535 (XXIV): Reiterating Past Resolutions on UNRWA; Affirming Inalienable Rights of People of Palestine
10 DECEMBER 1969
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
5th Arab Summit Meets in Rabat and Ends in Failure
21 DECEMBER 1969 – 23 DECEMBER 1969
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Military Order No. 363, Concerning the Protection of Nature Reserves
22 DECEMBER 1969
VIOLENCE
Jordanian-Palestinian Clashes
11 FEBRUARY 1970
POLICY/PROGRAM
Israel and Refugee Camps in Gaza and West Bank
18 FEBRUARY 1970
VIOLENCE
Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in South Lebanon and Jordan Valley
22 MAY 1970 – 29 MAY 1970
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
7th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
30 MAY 1970 – 4 JUNE 1970
VIOLENCE
Palestinian-Jordanian Clashes
6 JUNE 1970 – 10 JUNE 1970
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Rogers Plan II
19 JUNE 1970 – 7 AUGUST 1970
VIOLENCE
Sharon’s Pacification of Gaza
AUGUST 1970 – DECEMBER 1971
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
1st Extraordinary Session of the Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
27 AUGUST 1970 – 28 AUGUST 1970
VIOLENCE
PFLP Hijack Operations
6 SEPTEMBER 1970 – 12 SEPTEMBER 1970
VIOLENCE
Black September in Jordan
15 SEPTEMBER 1970 – 25 SEPTEMBER 1970
DIPLOMATIC
Emergency Arab Summit Meets in Cairo to Force a Palestinian-Jordanian Agreement
21 SEPTEMBER 1970 – 28 SEPTEMBER 1970
BIOGRAPHICAL
Abdel Nasser Dies of a Sudden Heart Attack; Anwar al-Sadat Succeeds Him
28 SEPTEMBER 1970
VIOLENCE
Jordanian Army Tightens Control
1 OCTOBER 1970 – 23 JULY 1971
DIPLOMATIC
UNGA 2628 (XXV): Urging Speedy Implementation of SC Res. 242 (1967)
4 NOVEMBER 1970
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
UNGA 2649 (XXV): Condemning Denial of Right to Self-Determination to Peoples of South Africa and Palestine
30 NOVEMBER 1970
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
UNGA 2672 (XXV): People of Palestine Entitled to Equal Rights and Self-determination; Calling upon Israel for Return of Displaced in 1967
8 DECEMBER 1970
DIPLOMATIC
President Sadat Suggests Partial Israeli Withdrawal from Suez Canal
4 FEBRUARY 1971
POLICY/PROGRAM
The US and Palestinian Rights
25 FEBRUARY 1971
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
8th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
28 FEBRUARY 1971 – 5 MARCH 1971
INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE
9th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
7 JULY 1971 – 13 JULY 1971
VIOLENCE
Ziyad Husseini, Commander of the Popular Liberation Forces in Gaza, Dies
21 AUGUST 1971
BIOGRAPHICAL
Israel Appoints Rashad al-Shawa as Mayor of Gaza
SEPTEMBER 1971
DIPLOMATIC
Jordan Complains to UN Security Council on Jerusalem
13 SEPTEMBER 1971
DIPLOMATIC
SC Res. 298: Deploring Israel’s Failure to Respect Previous Resolutions on its Measures Affecting Status of Jerusalem
25 SEPTEMBER 1971
INSTITUTIONAL
Municipal Elections in West Bank Are Announced
26 NOVEMBER 1971
VIOLENCE
Wasfi al-Tal, Jordan’s Prime Minister, Is Assassinated by Black September Members in Cairo
28 NOVEMBER 1971
DIPLOMATIC
UNGA 2792 (XXVI): Deploring Israel’s Operations in the Gaza Strip
6 DECEMBER 1971
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
28th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem
18 JANUARY 1972 – 28 JANUARY 1972
VIOLENCE
Israeli Military Operation in South Lebanon
25 FEBRUARY 1972 – 28 FEBRUARY 1972
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 313: Demanding that Israel Refrain Immediately from Military Action against Lebanon
28 FEBRUARY 1972
POLICY/PROGRAM VIOLENCE
The PFLP Announces It Has Abandoned the Tactic of Hijacking Planes
14 MARCH 1972
POLICY/PROGRAM
King Hussein Proposes a “United Arab Kingdom”
15 MARCH 1972
INSTITUTIONAL
Municipal Elections Are Held in the West Bank
28 MARCH 1972 – 2 MAY 1972
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
10th (Extraordinary) Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
6 APRIL 1972 – 12 APRIL 1972
VIOLENCE
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
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 316: Condemning the Repeated Attacks of Israeli Forces on Lebanon
26 JUNE 1972
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Assassination of Ghassan Kanafani in Beirut
8 JULY 1972
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Attempted Assassination of Anis Sayigh in Beirut
19 JULY 1972
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Attempted Assassination of Bassam Abu Sharif in Beirut
25 JULY 1972
INSTITUTIONAL
Gaza Red Crescent Society Is Established
SEPTEMBER 1972
VIOLENCE
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 BIOGRAPHICAL
Wa’el Zuaiter Is Assassinated in Rome
16 OCTOBER 1972
VIOLENCE
Black September Hijack Operation
29 OCTOBER 1972 – 30 OCTOBER 1972
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Mahmoud al-Hamshari Is Assassinated in Paris
8 DECEMBER 1972 – 10 JANUARY 1973
INSTITUTIONAL
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
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
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 BIOGRAPHICAL
Basil al-Kubaisi 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
LEGAL
Absentees’ Property (Compensation) Law, 5733-1973
27 JUNE 1973
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Mohammad Boudia Assassinated in Paris
28 JUNE 1973
VIOLENCE
Ahmed Bouchiki Assassinated in Lillehammer
21 JULY 1973
INSTITUTIONAL
Palestinian National Front Is Established in the West Bank
15 AUGUST 1973
POPULAR ACTION
Shaykh Ahmad Yasin’s Islamic Center Is Established in Gaza
7 SEPTEMBER 1973
VIOLENCE
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
SANCTIONS SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Arab Oil, a Weapon in the Battle
17 OCTOBER 1973 – 21 OCTOBER 1973
DIPLOMATIC
American-Soviet Agreement on a Cease-fire
21 OCTOBER 1973
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 338: Calling for Cease-fire and Deciding to Start Immediately Negotiations for Just Durable and Peace
22 OCTOBER 1973
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
Israeli Advance Continues and an International Nuclear Crisis Looms
23 OCTOBER 1973 – 27 OCTOBER 1973
DIPLOMATIC
Kilometer 101 Talks
11 NOVEMBER 1973
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
6th Arab Summit Is Held in Algiers
26 NOVEMBER 1973 – 28 NOVEMBER 1973
SANCTIONS
Israel Deports Eight Leaders of the Palestine National Front
10 DECEMBER 1973
DIPLOMATIC
Opening of an Arab-Israeli Peace Conference in Geneva
21 DECEMBER 1973
DIPLOMATIC
Sinai I Agreement
18 JANUARY 1974 – 3 MARCH 1974
SANCTIONS SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Arab Oil Embargo Is Lifted
8 MARCH 1974
VIOLENCE
Attrition in the Golan
12 MARCH 1974 – 15 APRIL 1974
VIOLENCE
Palestinian Operations in Northern Israel
11 APRIL 1974
DIPLOMATIC
Israel and Syria Sign a Disengagement Agreement
31 MAY 1974
POLICY/PROGRAM
12th Palestine National Council Is Held in Cairo
1 JUNE 1974 – 8 JUNE 1974
DIPLOMATIC
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
INSTITUTIONAL
Palestinian Rejection Front
10 OCTOBER 1974
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
UNGA 3210 (XXIX): Inviting the PLO to Participate in GA Deliberations on Question of Palestine
14 OCTOBER 1974
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
7th Arab Summit Meeting in Rabat
28 OCTOBER 1974
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Arafat Addresses the UN General Assembly
13 NOVEMBER 1974
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
UNGA 3236 (XXIX): Recognizing Palestinian Inalienable Rights and Palestinian People as Principal Party for Establishing Peace
22 NOVEMBER 1974
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
UNGA 3237 (XXIX): Granting the PLO an Observer Status at the General Assembly
22 NOVEMBER 1974
VIOLENCE
Palestinian Operations from South Lebanon
5 MARCH 1975 – 20 NOVEMBER 1975
DIPLOMATIC
Negotiations for Sinai II Fail
7 MARCH 1975 – 22 MARCH 1975
VIOLENCE
Start of Civil War in Lebanon
13 APRIL 1975
DIPLOMATIC
Sinai II Agreement Reached
20 AUGUST 1975 – 4 SEPTEMBER 1975
DIPLOMATIC
US-Israel Memorandum of Agreement
1 SEPTEMBER 1975
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
PLO Official Office in Paris
31 OCTOBER 1975
POPULAR ACTION
Civil Disobedience in West Bank
NOVEMBER 1975 – MARCH 1976
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
PLO Observer at the Food and Agriculture Organization
8 NOVEMBER 1975
DIPLOMATIC
UNGA 3375 (XXX): Calling for Inviting PLO to any UN Efforts on the Middle East on Equal Footing with Other Parties
10 NOVEMBER 1975
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
UNGA 3376 (XXX): Establishing a Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People
10 NOVEMBER 1975
DIPLOMATIC
UNGA 3379 (XXX): Determining that Zionism is a Form of Racism and Racial Discrimination
10 NOVEMBER 1975
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
SC Res. 381: Renewing UNDOF Mandate and Deciding to Hold a Future Debate on ME Problem
30 NOVEMBER 1975
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
Statement S/11889 by SC President on Inviting the PLO to the Debate on ME Problem
30 NOVEMBER 1975
VIOLENCE
Premeditated Israeli Air Attack Against Palestinians in Lebanon
2 DECEMBER 1975
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
The PLO at the Security Council
4 DECEMBER 1975
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Draft SC Res S/11898 to Condemn Israeli Attacks against Lebanon, Vetoed by US
8 DECEMBER 1975
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinians in Israel Mobilize Against Confiscation
1 JANUARY 1976 – 6 MARCH 1976
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
The PLO at the Security Council
12 JANUARY 1976
DIPLOMATIC
Draft SC Res. S/11940 to Affirm Palestinian Rights, Vetoed by US
26 JANUARY 1976
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
Draft SC Res. S/12022 to Deplore Israeli Policies that Could Change Jerusalem Status, Vetoed by US
25 MARCH 1976
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Palestinian “Land Day”
30 MARCH 1976
INSTITUTIONAL
Municipal Elections Are Held in the West Bank
12 APRIL 1976
VIOLENCE
Syrian Forces Enter Lebanon
31 MAY 1976
DIPLOMATIC
Evacuation of US Nationals from Beirut with PLO Assistance
16 JUNE 1976 – 20 JUNE 1976
VIOLENCE
Plane Hijacked to Entebbe
27 JUNE 1976 – 4 JULY 1976
DIPLOMATIC
Draft SC Res. S/12119 to Affirm Palestinian Rights, as Requested by GA, Vetoed by US
29 JUNE 1976
VIOLENCE
Fall of Tal al-Za’atar
12 AUGUST 1976
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
PLO Becomes a Full Member of the Arab League
6 SEPTEMBER 1976
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Six-Party Arab Summit in Riyadh on Palestinian-Syrian Ceasefire in Lebanon
16 OCTOBER 1976 – 18 OCTOBER 1976
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
8th Arab Summit Meets in Cairo
25 OCTOBER 1976 – 26 OCTOBER 1976
POLICY/PROGRAM
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
DIPLOMATIC
US State Department Releases First Human Rights Report
MAY 1977
BIOGRAPHICAL
Likud’s Victory in Israeli Elections
17 MAY 1977
POLICY/PROGRAM COLONIZATION
Menachem Begin: “Territories Are Not Occupied”
19 MAY 1977
POPULAR ACTION
Municipalities in the West Bank and Gaza Affirm the PLO Program in a Message to the US and USSR
8 AUGUST 1977
POLICY/PROGRAM
Israel’s Conditions for Geneva Conference
25 SEPTEMBER 1977
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Joint US-Soviet Statement on Geneva Conference
1 OCTOBER 1977
DIPLOMATIC
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
POLICY/PROGRAM POPULAR ACTION
The PLO Central Council Condemns Sadat’s Visit to Jerusalem
30 NOVEMBER 1977
DIPLOMATIC
Arab States Take Position Against Sadat’s Visit to Jerusalem
5 DECEMBER 1977
POLICY/PROGRAM
Israel’s Autonomy Plan for the West Bank and Gaza Strip
28 DECEMBER 1977
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
29th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
20 FEBRUARY 1978 – 1 MARCH 1978
VIOLENCE
Fatah Commando Operation and Israel’s “Litani Operation”
11 MARCH 1978 – 18 MARCH 1978
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 425: Calling upon Israel to Withdraw its Forces from Lebanon, and Establishing UNIFIL
19 MARCH 1978
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Wadi Haddad Dies in Berlin, East Germany
28 MARCH 1978
VIOLENCE
Israel Establishes a “Security Zone” in South Lebanon
13 MAY 1978
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
Camp David Summit; Camp David Accords
5 SEPTEMBER 1978 – 17 SEPTEMBER 1978
POLICY/PROGRAM
The PLO Executive Condemns the Camp David Accords
19 SEPTEMBER 1978
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Reject the Camp David Autonomy Plan
16 OCTOBER 1978 – 4 NOVEMBER 1978
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
9th Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad and Condemns the Camp David Accords
5 NOVEMBER 1978
POLICY/PROGRAM
14th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus
15 JANUARY 1979 – 22 JANUARY 1979
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Ali Hassan Salameh Is Killed in Beirut
22 JANUARY 1979
CONTEXTUAL
Islamic Revolution in Iran
11 FEBRUARY 1979
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
SC Res. 446: Establishing a Commission to Examine the Situation Relating to Settlements in the Occupied Territories
22 MARCH 1979
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty Is Signed in Washington, DC
26 MARCH 1979
SANCTIONS
Arab Sanctions Against Egypt
27 MARCH 1979 – 31 MARCH 1979
VIOLENCE
A PLF Operation in Nahariya
22 APRIL 1979
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
1st Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Beersheba
25 MAY 1979
DIPLOMATIC
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 POLICY/PROGRAM
5th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Haifa
5 AUGUST 1979 – 6 AUGUST 1979
LEGAL COLONIZATION
Israelis Are Permitted to Buy Land in Occupied Territories
16 SEPTEMBER 1979
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
6th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Alexandria
26 SEPTEMBER 1979 – 27 SEPTEMBER 1979
DIPLOMATIC
Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Are Held in London
25 OCTOBER 1979 – 26 OCTOBER 1979
POPULAR ACTION
Deportation of Bassam al-Shak’a Reversed After West Bank Mayors Threaten Resignation
11 NOVEMBER 1979 – 5 DECEMBER 1979
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
10th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis
20 NOVEMBER 1979 – 22 NOVEMBER 1979
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
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
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
Israeli Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority
17 JANUARY 1980
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
Egyptian Model for Palestinian Self-Governing Authority
28 JANUARY 1980
DIPLOMATIC
8th Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Herzliya
31 JANUARY 1980 – 1 FEBRUARY 1980
COLONIZATION
Israeli Settlement in the Old City of Hebron
10 FEBRUARY 1980 – 23 MARCH 1980
DIPLOMATIC
Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Scheveningen
27 FEBRUARY 1980 – 29 FEBRUARY 1980
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
SC Res. 465: Calling on Israel to Dismantle Settlements and Cease Constructing, Planning New Ones
1 MARCH 1980
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
President Carter’s Disavowal of US Vote for SC Res. 465
3 MARCH 1980
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
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
VIOLENCE
Palestinian Operation Against Settlers in Hebron
2 MAY 1980 – 3 MAY 1980
DIPLOMATIC
Egypt Decides to Suspend Talks with Israel on Palestinian Autonomy
10 MAY 1980
VIOLENCE
Assassination Attempts Against West Bank Mayors
2 JUNE 1980
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Venice Declaration
13 JUNE 1980
DIPLOMATIC
Committee Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo
14 JULY 1980 – 15 JULY 1980
LEGAL
Israel’s Basic Law on Jerusalem
30 JULY 1980
DIPLOMATIC
Egypt’s Response to Israel’s Basic Law on Jerusalem
2 AUGUST 1980
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
SC Res. 478: Censuring Israeli Enactment of “Basic Law” on Jerusalem
20 AUGUST 1980
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
Foreign Embassies Leave Jerusalem
20 AUGUST 1980 – SEPTEMBER 1980
CONTEXTUAL
Start of the Iraq-Iran War
22 SEPTEMBER 1980
POPULAR ACTION SANCTIONS
Birzeit University Is Closed
14 NOVEMBER 1980
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
11th Arab Summit Meets in Amman
25 NOVEMBER 1980 – 27 NOVEMBER 1980
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The Knesset Issues Amendment 16 to the Planning and Building Law, 1965
12 FEBRUARY 1981
INSTITUTIONAL
15th Palestine National Council Is Held in Damascus
11 APRIL 1981 – 19 APRIL 1981
VIOLENCE
Israeli-Syrian Mounting Tension in Lebanon
28 APRIL 1981 – 5 MAY 1981
CONTEXTUAL VIOLENCE
Israeli Air Force Destroys Iraqi Nuclear Reactor Under Construction Near Bagdad
7 JUNE 1981
VIOLENCE
Severe Israeli-Palestinian Clashes in Lebanon
10 JULY 1981 – 20 JULY 1981
DIPLOMATIC
Philip Habib’s Mediation for Cease-fire in South Lebanon
24 JULY 1981
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Fahd Plan Is Announced
7 AUGUST 1981
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinian Writers in Occupied Territories Affirm Commitment to Palestine Cause
18 AUGUST 1981
DIPLOMATIC
Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo
23 SEPTEMBER 1981 – 24 SEPTEMBER 1981
VIOLENCE
Sadat Is Assassinated; Husni Mubarak Becomes President of Egypt
6 OCTOBER 1981
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Majid Abu Sharar Is Assassinated in Rome
9 OCTOBER 1981
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
Civil Administration Is Established by the Military in the Occupied Territories
8 NOVEMBER 1981 – 1 DECEMBER 1981
DIPLOMATIC
Session of Israeli-Egyptian Talks on Palestinian Autonomy Is Held in Cairo
11 NOVEMBER 1981 – 12 NOVEMBER 1981
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
12th Arab Summit Meets in Fez and Adjourns
25 NOVEMBER 1981
LEGAL
Israeli Knesset Votes to Apply Israeli Law in the Golan Heights
14 DECEMBER 1981
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
SC Res. 497: Considers Null and Void Israel’s Decision to Impose its Laws in the Occupied Golan
17 DECEMBER 1981
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
Draft SC Res. S/14832/Rev.1 to Consider Israeli Golan Measures an Act of Agression, Vetoed by US
20 JANUARY 1982
POLICY/PROGRAM
Israel’s Proposal for the Palestinian Self-Governing Authority
31 JANUARY 1982
DIPLOMATIC
UNGA Res. ES/9-1: Adopts Content of Vetoed Draft SC Res. on Israeli Golan Measures
5 FEBRUARY 1982
POPULAR ACTION
Strike in the Golan Heights Against Annexation
12 FEBRUARY 1982 – 11 MAY 1982
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Popular Resistance and Israeli Measures in West Bank
16 FEBRUARY 1982 – 30 MARCH 1982
DIPLOMATIC
Draft SC Res. S/14943 to Denounce Dismissal of Palestinian Mayors, Vetoed by US
2 APRIL 1982
VIOLENCE
Shooting Spree at the Haram al-Sharif
11 APRIL 1982 – 15 APRIL 1982
DIPLOMATIC
Draft SC Res. S/14985 to Condemn Shooting of Worshippers at Haram al-Sharif, Vetoed by US
20 APRIL 1982
VIOLENCE
South Lebanon Cease-fire Is Broken
21 APRIL 1982 – 9 MAY 1982
DIPLOMATIC
Last Stage of Israeli Withdrawal from the Sinai
25 APRIL 1982
POPULAR ACTION SANCTIONS
Palestinian Mayors Stand with Those Dismissed by Israel
2 MAY 1982
DIPLOMATIC
Sharon Goes to Washington to Get Green Light on Lebanon War
25 MAY 1982
VIOLENCE
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
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 508: Calling Upon all Parties to Cease Military Activities in Lebanon and across Lebanese-Israeli Border
5 JUNE 1982
VIOLENCE
Israeli Invasion of Lebanon
6 JUNE 1982 – 29 SEPTEMBER 1982
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 509: Demanding Full and Unconditional Withdrawal of Israeli Forces from Lebanon
6 JUNE 1982
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
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Draft SC Res. S/15185 to Demand again Full and Unconditional Israeli Withdrawal, Vetoed by US
8 JUNE 1982
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
The “Creeping” Cease-fire
10 JUNE 1982 – 26 JUNE 1982
VIOLENCE
Encirclement of Beirut
11 JUNE 1982 – 20 JUNE 1982
VIOLENCE
Battle of the Mountain
14 JUNE 1982 – 26 JUNE 1982
DIPLOMATIC 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 SC Res. S/15255/Rev.2 on a (French) Plan for Military Disengagement in Beirut, Vetoed by US
26 JUNE 1982
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
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
The PLO 11-Point Document
8 JULY 1982
VIOLENCE
Israeli Army Attempts to Conquer Beirut
21 JULY 1982 – 12 AUGUST 1982
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
PLO Accepts Habib’s Plan
29 JULY 1982 – 31 JULY 1982
DIPLOMATIC
Agreement on Withdrawal Reached and Implemented
20 AUGUST 1982 – 2 SEPTEMBER 1982
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Reagan’s “Talking Points” to Begin on Palestinian Issue
31 AUGUST 1982
VIOLENCE
Lebanon War Casualties
1 SEPTEMBER 1982 – 11 OCTOBER 1982
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
Reagan’s Plan on the Palestinian Issue
1 SEPTEMBER 1982
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Israel Rejects the Reagan Plan
2 SEPTEMBER 1982
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
The 12th Arab Summit Meeting in Fez Adopts the “Fez Initiative”
6 SEPTEMBER 1982 – 9 SEPTEMBER 1982
VIOLENCE
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 DIPLOMATIC
Israel Withdraws from Beirut and the Multinational Force Returns
23 SEPTEMBER 1982 – 29 SEPTEMBER 1982
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
PLO and Jordan Agree on Idea of Palestinian-Jordanian Confederation
9 OCTOBER 1982 – 10 NOVEMBER 1982
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
30th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
7 DECEMBER 1982 – 16 DECEMBER 1982
DIPLOMATIC
Israeli-Lebanese Negotiations
28 DECEMBER 1982
INSTITUTIONAL VIOLENCE
Kahan Report on the Sabra-Shatila Massacres
7 FEBRUARY 1983 – 10 FEBRUARY 1983
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
16th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
14 FEBRUARY 1983 – 22 FEBRUARY 1983
COLONIZATION
Israeli Settlements in the West Bank
21 MARCH 1983 – 11 APRIL 1983
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Failed Attempt of Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination
31 MARCH 1983 – 8 APRIL 1983
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
Israel-Lebanon 17 May Agreement
17 MAY 1983 – 14 JUNE 1983
INSTITUTIONAL DIPLOMATIC
Scission within Fatah
18 MAY 1983 – 15 SEPTEMBER 1983
POPULAR ACTION
Reactions to Fatah Scission in Occupied Territories
26 JUNE 1983 – 9 NOVEMBER 1983
VIOLENCE COLONIZATION
Tension in Hebron
1 JULY 1983 – 30 JULY 1983
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
Draft SC Res. S/15895 to Condemn Attacks Against Palestinian Civilians in Hebron, Vetoed by US
2 AUGUST 1983
INSTITUTIONAL
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
3 AUGUST 1983 – 7 AUGUST 1983
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Ma’moun Meraish Is Assassinated in Athens
20 AUGUST 1983
BIOGRAPHICAL
Yitzhak Shamir Succeeds Menachem Begin as Prime Minister
2 SEPTEMBER 1983
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
Yasir Arafat in Tripoli, Lebanon, and then Cairo
16 SEPTEMBER 1983 – 22 DECEMBER 1983
VIOLENCE
Operations Against French and US Contingents in Beirut
23 OCTOBER 1983
SANCTIONS
Israeli Measures Against Palestinian Universities
2 NOVEMBER 1983 – 30 JULY 1984
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
UNGA 38/58: Calling for the Convening of an International Peace Conference on the Middle East
13 DECEMBER 1983
INSTITUTIONAL
Jordanian Parliament Revived
9 JANUARY 1984 – 18 JANUARY 1984
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinians in the Occupied Territories Oppose Reactivating the Jordanian Parliament
23 JANUARY 1984
DIPLOMATIC
Palestinian-Jordanian Coordination for Peace Talks
26 FEBRUARY 1984 – 1 MARCH 1984
DIPLOMATIC
S-G Report (A/39/130-S/16409), Pursuant to UNGA Res. 38/58 on ME Peace Conference
13 MARCH 1984
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Palestinian Internal Polarization
27 MARCH 1984 – 20 MAY 1984
VIOLENCE
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
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Fatah-Democratic Alliance Precarious Reconciliation
27 JUNE 1984 – 2 SEPTEMBER 1984
COLONIZATION
Tal Rumayda Settlement in Hebron
8 AUGUST 1984
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Commemorating the Sabra-Shatila Massacres
17 SEPTEMBER 1984
VIOLENCE
Demolitions in the Jordan Valley
1 NOVEMBER 1984 – 11 NOVEMBER 1984
INSTITUTIONAL DIPLOMATIC
17th Palestine National Council Is Held in Amman
22 NOVEMBER 1984 – 29 NOVEMBER 1984
DIPLOMATIC
Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement
11 FEBRUARY 1985 – 22 FEBRUARY 1985
VIOLENCE
Israeli Army Withdraws from Saida Region
16 FEBRUARY 1985
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
PLO Executive on Palestinian-Jordanian Joint Action Agreement
18 FEBRUARY 1985
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
Attempts to Form a Jordanian-Palestinian Delegation to Meet the US
1 MARCH 1985 – 1 SEPTEMBER 1985
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Palestinian National Salvation Front Is Formed in Damascus
25 MARCH 1985
DIPLOMATIC
The PLO, the US, and Resolution 242
15 MAY 1985
VIOLENCE
The War of the (Palestinian) Camps in Lebanon
19 MAY 1985 – 7 APRIL 1987
DIPLOMATIC
Prisoner Exchange between Israel and the PFLP-CG
20 MAY 1985
SANCTIONS POPULAR ACTION
Iron Fist Policy in the Occupied Territories
29 JULY 1985 – 4 AUGUST 1985
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Amendment No. 9 of Basic Law: The Knesset to Facilitate Disqualification of Arab Candidates to Elections
31 JULY 1985
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Casablanca
7 AUGUST 1985 – 9 AUGUST 1985
DIPLOMATIC
Draft SC Res. S/17459 to Call upon Israel to Stop its Repressive Measures, Vetoed by US
13 SEPTEMBER 1985
VIOLENCE
Israeli Planes Attack PLO Headquarters in Tunis
25 SEPTEMBER 1985 – 1 OCTOBER 1985
VIOLENCE
Achille Lauro Hijacked
7 OCTOBER 1985 – 11 OCTOBER 1985
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Arafat’s “Cairo Declaration” on Terrorism
7 NOVEMBER 1985
DIPLOMATIC
US-Palestinian Meeting in Jerusalem
4 DECEMBER 1985
DIPLOMATIC
Breakdown of Jordanian-Palestinian Coordination
25 JANUARY 1986 – 1 APRIL 1986
DIPLOMATIC
Draft SC Res. S/17769 to Deplore Provocative Acts in the Haram al-Sharif, Vetoed by US
30 JANUARY 1986
VIOLENCE
Assassination of Zafir al-Masri
2 MARCH 1986 – 3 MARCH 1986
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Khaled Nazzal Assassinated in Athens
9 JUNE 1986
SANCTIONS
Two Palestinian Newspapers Banned in Jerusalem
30 JUNE 1986
DIPLOMATIC
US-Palestinian Meeting in Jerusalem
29 JULY 1986
LEGAL
Israeli Law Prohibits Contact with PLO
6 AUGUST 1986
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Fatah-DFLP-PCP Reconciliation: The Prague Declaration
6 SEPTEMBER 1986
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Munther Abu Ghazaleh Assassinated in Athens
21 OCTOBER 1986
SANCTIONS
Israeli Repression in the Occupied Territories
4 DECEMBER 1986 – 11 DECEMBER 1986
SANCTIONS
Deportation of Muhammad Dahlan
13 DECEMBER 1986 – 26 JANUARY 1987
VIOLENCE
Clashes in the Occupied Territories
9 FEBRUARY 1987 – 18 FEBRUARY 1987
INSTITUTIONAL
Elections in Gaza Professional Unions
21 FEBRUARY 1987
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinian Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
25 MARCH 1987 – 13 APRIL 1987
DIPLOMATIC
Hussein-Peres London Secret Agreement
11 APRIL 1987
SANCTIONS
Detention of Faisal Husseini
12 APRIL 1987 – 13 SEPTEMBER 1987
SANCTIONS
Closure of Palestinian Universities
19 APRIL 1987
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
18th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
20 APRIL 1987 – 25 APRIL 1987
SANCTIONS
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
VIOLENCE
Islamic Jihad Operations in Gaza
18 MAY 1987 – 30 NOVEMBER 1987
LEGAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Lebanon’s Parliament Votes to Reject 1983 Agreement with Israel and 1969 Agreement with PLO
21 MAY 1987
BIOGRAPHICAL VIOLENCE
Assassination of Caricaturist Naji al-Ali
22 JULY 1987 – 29 AUGUST 1987
SANCTIONS DIPLOMATIC
The Closure of PLO Offices in the US
16 SEPTEMBER 1987 – 22 DECEMBER 1987
DIPLOMATIC POPULAR ACTION
1st Visit of US Secretary George Shultz to the Region
17 OCTOBER 1987 – 18 OCTOBER 1987
SANCTIONS
Al-Quds, a Nablus-Based Palestinian News Agency, Is Closed for Two Years
25 OCTOBER 1987
SANCTIONS
Closure of Bethlehem University
28 OCTOBER 1987
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Extraordinary Arab Summit Meets in Amman
8 NOVEMBER 1987 – 11 NOVEMBER 1987
VIOLENCE
Palestinian Hang-Glider Operation
25 NOVEMBER 1987
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
31st Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem
6 DECEMBER 1987 – 10 DECEMBER 1987
POPULAR ACTION
Start of the Intifada in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank
9 DECEMBER 1987
POPULAR ACTION INSTITUTIONAL
First Communiqué of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)
14 DECEMBER 1987
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
UNGA 42/210: Affirms PLO UN Mission Covered by Headquarters Agreement with Host Country
17 DECEMBER 1987
POPULAR ACTION
Solidarity of Israel’s Palestinians with the Intifada
21 DECEMBER 1987
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 605: Deploring Israeli Violent Repression of Palestinian Intifada
22 DECEMBER 1987
POLICY/PROGRAM VIOLENCE
Non-Armed Intifada
3 JANUARY 1988 – 13 FEBRUARY 1988
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
SC Res. 607: Calling upon Israel to Refrain from Deporting Palestinians
4 JANUARY 1988
POPULAR ACTION
Unified National Leadership of the Uprising
8 JANUARY 1988
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
SC Res. 608: Calling upon Israel to Rescind Deportation Orders of Palestinians
14 JANUARY 1988
POLICY/PROGRAM POPULAR ACTION
The Palestinians’ 14 Demands
14 JANUARY 1988
SANCTIONS VIOLENCE
Israel’s Policy of “Beating”
19 JANUARY 1988 – 27 JANUARY 1988
DIPLOMATIC
Resumption of Diplomatic Activity
30 JANUARY 1988 – 10 FEBRUARY 1988
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Draft Security Council Resolutions S/19466, S/19780, S/20463, S/20677, and S/20945/Rev.1
1 FEBRUARY 1988 – 7 NOVEMBER 1989
SANCTIONS
One-Month Closure of Academic Institutions in the West Bank
2 FEBRUARY 1988
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
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 LEGAL
UNGA 42/229: Calling Host Country to Abide by Agreement (on PLO Mission), Requesting ICJ Opinion
2 MARCH 1988
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
US Secretary of State Shultz Negotiations Plan
4 MARCH 1988
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
ICJ on US Treaty Obligations and the US Position on the PLO Office in New York
9 MARCH 1988 – 11 MARCH 1988
POPULAR ACTION SANCTIONS
The Intifada and the Israeli Response in Another Stage in the Confrontation
11 MARCH 1988 – 29 MARCH 1988
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
UNGA 42/230: Requesting Arbitration with Host Country Concerning Application of Headquarters Agreement (on PLO Mission)
23 MARCH 1988
DIPLOMATIC
3rd Visit of US Secretary of State Shultz to the Region
3 APRIL 1988 – 8 APRIL 1988
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Assassination of Khalil al-Wazir in Tunis
16 APRIL 1988
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
4th Visit of US Secretary of State Shultz to the Region
3 JUNE 1988 – 7 JUNE 1988
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Algiers
7 JUNE 1988 – 9 JUNE 1988
SANCTIONS
Another Round of Releasing and Detaining Faisal Husseini
9 JUNE 1988 – 31 JULY 1988
LEGAL
A US Federal Court Refuses to Order the Closure of the PLO UN Mission
29 JUNE 1988
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
Jordan Severs Ties with the West Bank
28 JULY 1988 – 4 AUGUST 1988
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) Issues Its Charter
18 AUGUST 1988
INSTITUTIONAL
Elections in Israel
1 NOVEMBER 1988
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
19th Palestine National Council Meets in Algiers and Proclaims the Palestinian State
12 NOVEMBER 1988 – 15 NOVEMBER 1988
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
UNGA 43/160: Entitling the PLO to Circulate its Communications as GA Official Documents
9 DECEMBER 1988
VIOLENCE
The Intifada First Year Balance Sheet
9 DECEMBER 1988
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
Arafat addresses the UN General Assembly
13 DECEMBER 1988 – 14 DECEMBER 1988
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Start of US-PLO Dialogue
14 DECEMBER 1988
INSTITUTIONAL DIPLOMATIC
UNGA 43/177: The PLO to Be Designated as Palestine in the UN System
15 DECEMBER 1988
VIOLENCE
Tougher Israeli Measures Against the Intifada
17 JANUARY 1989
DIPLOMATIC
US-PLO Official Meeting Takes Place in Carthage, Tunisia
22 MARCH 1989
POLICY/PROGRAM
Israel Proposes Elections in the West Bank and Gaza
30 MARCH 1989
INSTITUTIONAL
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
31 MARCH 1989 – 2 APRIL 1989
DIPLOMATIC
Yasir Arafat Makes First Official Visit to Paris
2 MAY 1989 – 4 MAY 1989
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Resurgence of Intifada, Worsening of Repression
3 MAY 1989 – 16 MAY 1989
POLICY/PROGRAM
Israel’s “Peace Initiative”
14 MAY 1989
POLICY/PROGRAM
The PLO Executive Committee Rejects Israel’s Peace Initiative
15 MAY 1989
POPULAR ACTION SANCTIONS VIOLENCE
Ahmad Yasin Arrested
19 MAY 1989
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Casablanca
23 MAY 1989 – 26 MAY 1989
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
Egypt Proposes a Ten-Point Plan for Palestinian Elections
1 JULY 1989 – 30 SEPTEMBER 1989
DIPLOMATIC
US-PLO Official Meeting in Tunis
14 AUGUST 1989
SANCTIONS
Israel Deports Five Palestinians
27 AUGUST 1989
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
SC Res. 641: Deploring the Continuing Deportation by Israel of Palestinian Civilians
30 AUGUST 1989
COLONIZATION
Mass Emigration of Soviet Jews to Israel Is Triggered
1 OCTOBER 1989 – 14 JANUARY 1990
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
The Baker Five-Point Plan
10 OCTOBER 1989
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
Responses to the Baker Five-Point Plan
16 OCTOBER 1989 – 18 DECEMBER 1989
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
Draft UNGA A/44/L.50 to Construe Designation Palestine as the State of Palestine Withdrawn Due to US Threat against UN
6 DECEMBER 1989
DIPLOMATIC
US Voices Dissatisfaction with Israel
23 FEBRUARY 1990 – 3 MARCH 1990
INSTITUTIONAL
Israel’s National Unity Government Collapses
13 MARCH 1990 – 11 JUNE 1990
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
The Issue of Hamas’s Participation in the Palestine National Council
7 APRIL 1990
VIOLENCE
Rishon LeZion (Uyun Qara) Killings
20 MAY 1990
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Baghdad
28 MAY 1990 – 30 MAY 1990
DIPLOMATIC
Draft SC S/21326 to Dispatch a SC Commission to Palestinian Territory to Recommend Ways of Protecting Civilians Vetoed by US
31 MAY 1990
DIPLOMATIC
Dial 1-202-456-1414
13 JUNE 1990
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
The US Administration Suspends Dialogue with the PLO
20 JUNE 1990
CONTEXTUAL
Iraqi Forces Invade Kuwait
2 AUGUST 1990
POLICY/PROGRAM VIOLENCE
Palestinian Response to the Invasion of Kuwait
3 AUGUST 1990 – 17 JANUARY 1991
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
9 AUGUST 1990 – 10 AUGUST 1990
LEGAL POLICY/PROGRAM
A New Constitutional Law Rejects Palestinians’ Resettlement in Lebanon
21 SEPTEMBER 1990
VIOLENCE
Haram al-Sharif Killings
8 OCTOBER 1990
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 672: Condemns Israel’s Acts of Violence and Requests the SG to Submit Report on Mission Sent to Region
12 OCTOBER 1990
DIPLOMATIC
SC Res. 673: Deplores Israel’s Refusal to Receive Mission of SG
24 OCTOBER 1990
DIPLOMATIC
Statement S/22027 by SC President on Palestinian Legitimate Political Rights and International Conference
20 DECEMBER 1990
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
SC Res. 681: Deploring Israel’s Decision to Resume Deportations of Palestinian Civilians
20 DECEMBER 1990
VIOLENCE
Assassination of Salah Khalaf (Abu Iyad)
14 JANUARY 1991
CONTEXTUAL VIOLENCE
The Gulf War
17 JANUARY 1991 – 28 FEBRUARY 1991
POLICY/PROGRAM
President Bush Outlines US Goals Following the Gulf War
6 MARCH 1991
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Secretary Baker First Stage Diplomacy
9 MARCH 1991 – 22 MAY 1991
SANCTIONS
Israel Deports Four Palestinians from Gaza to South Lebanon
18 MAY 1991
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
SC Res 694: Deploring Israel’s Deportation of Palestinian Civilians
24 MAY 1991
DIPLOMATIC
Secretary Baker Second Stage Diplomacy
1 JUNE 1991 – 18 OCTOBER 1991
VIOLENCE
Intifada Statistics
30 JULY 1991
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
US-Soviet Joint Statement on the Middle East, Moscow
31 JULY 1991
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
20th Palestine National Council Is Held in Algiers
23 SEPTEMBER 1991 – 28 SEPTEMBER 1991
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
US Letters of Assurances to Parties to Peace Conference
15 OCTOBER 1991 – 18 OCTOBER 1991
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
17 OCTOBER 1991
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
US-Soviet Invitation to the Madrid Peace Conference
18 OCTOBER 1991
DIPLOMATIC
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
UNGA 46/86: Revoking UNGA 3379 (XXX) that Had Determined Zionism as a Form of Racism
16 DECEMBER 1991
SANCTIONS
Israel Announces Deportation of Palestinians
2 JANUARY 1992
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 726: Condemning Israel’s Decision to Resume Deportation of Palestinian Civilians
6 JANUARY 1992
DIPLOMATIC
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
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Assassination of Atef Bseiso in Paris
8 JUNE 1992
INSTITUTIONAL
Elections in Israel
23 JUNE 1992
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
32nd Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
26 JULY 1992 – 30 JULY 1992
DIPLOMATIC
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
POPULAR ACTION POLICY/PROGRAM
A Coalition of 10 Palestinian Organizations Opposed to Negotiations Is Formed in Damascus
16 SEPTEMBER 1992
DIPLOMATIC
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
SANCTIONS
Israel Deports 415 Palestinians to South Lebanon
13 DECEMBER 1992 – 16 DECEMBER 1992
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
SC Res. 799: Condemning Israel’s Deportation of Hundreds of Palestinian Civilians
18 DECEMBER 1992
DIPLOMATIC
Bilateral Negotiation Round Delayed
11 JANUARY 1993
LEGAL
Knesset Repeals Law Banning Contact with the PLO
19 JANUARY 1993
DIPLOMATIC
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 POLICY/PROGRAM
Norwegian Secret Channel, Official Stage
20 MAY 1993 – 20 AUGUST 1993
DIPLOMATIC
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
POPULAR ACTION POLICY/PROGRAM
The Coalition of 10 Palestinian Organizations Reject the Palestinian-Israeli Accord, Damascus
2 SEPTEMBER 1993
DIPLOMATIC
Mutual Recognition Between Israel and the PLO
9 SEPTEMBER 1993 – 10 SEPTEMBER 1993
LEGAL DIPLOMATIC
Palestinian-Israeli Declaration of Principles Signed in Washington
13 SEPTEMBER 1993
INSTITUTIONAL
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Tunis
10 OCTOBER 1993 – 12 OCTOBER 1993
DIPLOMATIC
Start of Gaza-Jericho Negotiations, Taba
13 OCTOBER 1993 – 8 DECEMBER 1993
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Start of Israel-PLO Economic Talks in Paris
NOVEMBER 1993
DIPLOMATIC
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
VIOLENCE
Hebron Massacre
25 FEBRUARY 1994 – 18 MARCH 1994
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 904: Condemning the Massacre of Palestinian Worshippers in al-Ibrahimi Mosque in Hebron
18 MARCH 1994
DIPLOMATIC
Talks on Security for Palestinians in Hebron
20 MARCH 1994 – 30 MARCH 1994
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
Final Chapter of Gaza-Jericho Negotiations
31 MARCH 1994 – 1 MAY 1994
VIOLENCE
Wave of Hamas and Islamic Jihad Attacks
6 APRIL 1994 – 30 APRIL 1994
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC
PLO-Israel Protocol on Economic Relations Is Signed in Paris
29 APRIL 1994
LEGAL DIPLOMATIC
Agreement on the Gaza Strip and the Jericho Area Is Signed in Cairo
4 MAY 1994
LEGAL
Palestinian Decree N° 1 Reinstating Pre-1967 Laws in West Bank and Gaza
20 MAY 1994
INSTITUTIONAL
Palestine National Authority (PNA) Holds First Official Meeting in Tunis
26 MAY 1994
DIPLOMATIC
Status of Orient House in Jerusalem
29 MAY 1994 – 7 JUNE 1994
INSTITUTIONAL
Arafat arrives in Gaza and Jericho
1 JULY 1994 – 5 JULY 1994
LEGAL DIPLOMATIC
Early Empowerment Accord Is Signed
29 AUGUST 1994
VIOLENCE
Suicide Bombing in Tel Aviv
19 OCTOBER 1994
LEGAL DIPLOMATIC
Israeli-Jordanian Peace Treaty Signed near Aqaba
26 OCTOBER 1994
VIOLENCE
Palestinian Police Shoot on Demonstrators in Gaza
18 NOVEMBER 1994 – 23 NOVEMBER 1994
CONTEXTUAL
Rabin, Peres, and Arafat Are Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
9 DECEMBER 1994
COLONIZATION
Settlement Activity Around Jerusalem
19 JANUARY 1995 – 1 FEBRUARY 1995
VIOLENCE
Islamic Jihad Suicide Bombing
22 JANUARY 1995 – 24 JANUARY 1995
VIOLENCE
Anti-Israeli Attacks and Inter-Palestinian Tension
2 APRIL 1995 – 19 APRIL 1995
SANCTIONS
Separation Fence
11 APRIL 1995
COLONIZATION
Land Expropriation in Jerusalem
27 APRIL 1995 – 3 MAY 1995
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
Draft SC S/1995/394 to Condemn Israeli Land Expropriation in Jerusalem Vetoed by the US
17 MAY 1995
SANCTIONS
Land Expropriation in Jerusalem Suspended
18 MAY 1995 – 22 MAY 1995
POLICY/PROGRAM SANCTIONS SOCIO-ECONOMIC
The Tragedy of the Palestinians in Libya
9 AUGUST 1995 – 13 JANUARY 1999
SANCTIONS
Israeli Restrictions on the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem
17 AUGUST 1995 – 31 AUGUST 1995
DIPLOMATIC
Further Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities
27 AUGUST 1995
LEGAL DIPLOMATIC
Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (Oslo II)
28 SEPTEMBER 1995
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Prime Minister Yitzhaq Rabin Maps the Shape of the Israeli-Palestinian Permanent Solution
5 OCTOBER 1995
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
US Congress Passes the “Jerusalem Embassy Act of 1995”
23 OCTOBER 1995 – 8 NOVEMBER 1995
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Assassination of Fathi Shiqaqi, Islamic Jihad Leader, in Malta
26 OCTOBER 1995
DIPLOMATIC
The Beilin-Abu Mazen Document
31 OCTOBER 1995
LEGAL
Israeli Army Redeploys from Areas in the West Bank
NOVEMBER 1995 – DECEMBER 1995
VIOLENCE
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
INSTITUTIONAL
Palestinian Presidential and Legislative Elections
20 JANUARY 1996
VIOLENCE
Suicide Bombings in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem
25 FEBRUARY 1996 – 4 MARCH 1996
INSTITUTIONAL
Inauguration of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Gaza
7 MARCH 1996
LEGAL
Start of the Countdown for the Three-Phase Further Redeployment in the West Bank
7 MARCH 1996
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Redeployment from Hebron Delayed
28 MARCH 1996
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
Israel Launches Operation Grapes of Wrath Against Lebanon
11 APRIL 1996 – 26 APRIL 1996
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
21st Palestine National Council Is Held in Gaza
22 APRIL 1996 – 24 APRIL 1996
DIPLOMATIC
Official Start of Permanent Status Negotiations, Taba
5 MAY 1996 – 7 MAY 1996
BIOGRAPHICAL
Likud’s Benjamin Netanyahu Is Elected Prime Minister
29 MAY 1996 – 18 JUNE 1996
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 JUNE 1996 – 23 JUNE 1996
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
First Netanyahu-Arafat Meeting
4 SEPTEMBER 1996
SANCTIONS VIOLENCE
Tunnel Opened by Israel in Old City, Jerusalem; Palestinian-Israeli Clashes
24 SEPTEMBER 1996 – 28 SEPTEMBER 1996
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 1073: Calling for the Reversal of all Acts (Opening of Western Wall Tunnel) Aggravating the Situation
28 SEPTEMBER 1996
DIPLOMATIC
Clinton – Netanyahu – Arafat – Hussein Meeting in Washington
1 OCTOBER 1996 – 2 OCTOBER 1996
LEGAL DIPLOMATIC
Protocol on Redeployment in Hebron Signed
6 OCTOBER 1996 – 16 JANUARY 1997
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
Ambiguous and Weakened Assurances on Further Redeployment
16 JANUARY 1997
COLONIZATION
Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement to Be Constructed
26 FEBRUARY 1997
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Palestinian Response to Har Homa/Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Project
27 FEBRUARY 1997 – 10 APRIL 1997
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
Draft SC Res. S/1997/199 to Call on Israel to Refrain from Settlement Activities (Jabal Abu Ghunaym) Vetoed by US
7 MARCH 1997
LEGAL
First Phase of Further Redeployment Not Implemented
9 MARCH 1997 – 12 MARCH 1997
LEGAL VIOLENCE
Palestinian-Israeli Talks Deadlocked
10 MARCH 1997 – 30 JULY 1997
COLONIZATION DIPLOMATIC
Draft SC Res. S/1997/241 to Demand that Israel Cease Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement Vetoed by US
21 MARCH 1997
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
UNGA ES-10/2: Condemning Israel’s Construction of Jabal Abu Ghunaym Settlement
25 APRIL 1997
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
UNGA ES-10/3: Emphasizing Personal Responsibilities Arising from Grave Breaches of Geneva Convention
15 JULY 1997
VIOLENCE
Suicide Bombings in West Jerusalem: Israeli Reactions and Palestinian Measures
30 JULY 1997 – 25 SEPTEMBER 1997
COLONIZATION
Israeli Settlement Activities Amid Attempts to Resume Talks
10 SEPTEMBER 1997 – 6 NOVEMBER 1997
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Attempted Assassination of Khalid Mishal in Amman; Ahmad Yasin Released
25 SEPTEMBER 1997 – 1 OCTOBER 1997
POLICY/PROGRAM
Israel’s Position on Further Redeployment and on Palestinian Obligations
23 NOVEMBER 1997 – 14 JANUARY 1998
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
US Position on Further Redeployment and Palestinian Obligations
5 DECEMBER 1997 – 3 SEPTEMBER 1998
DIPLOMATIC
French-Palestinian Agreement on Status of French Institutions Under Palestinian Authority
12 DECEMBER 1997 – 18 DECEMBER 1997
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
33rd Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
23 DECEMBER 1997 – 26 DECEMBER 1997
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Commemoration of the Nakba 50th Anniversary
14 MAY 1998 – 15 MAY 1998
COLONIZATION LEGAL
Renewed Israeli Settlement Activities and Plans in East Jerusalem
25 MAY 1998 – 21 JUNE 1998
INSTITUTIONAL DIPLOMATIC
UNGA Res. 52/250: Granting Palestine Additional Rights and Privileges at the GA
7 JULY 1998
DIPLOMATIC
Statement S/PRST/1998/21 by SC President against Israel Broadening Boundaries of Jerusalem
13 JULY 1998
DIPLOMATIC
Further Redeployment Talks Intensify
3 SEPTEMBER 1998 – 28 SEPTEMBER 1998
LEGAL DIPLOMATIC
Wye River Plantation Meeting; Memorandum Signed
15 OCTOBER 1998 – 23 OCTOBER 1998
POPULAR ACTION POLICY/PROGRAM
Several Palestinian Organizations Publicly Oppose Wye Memorandum
26 OCTOBER 1998
COLONIZATION
Feverish Settlement Activities After Wye Memorandum
26 OCTOBER 1998 – 15 NOVEMBER 1998
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Israeli Obstacles to Wye River Implementation; First Stage Redeployment Only
30 OCTOBER 1998 – 17 MAY 1999
LEGAL
Israel Releases the First Group of Prisoners Pursuant to Oral Understandings at Wye River
19 NOVEMBER 1998 – 20 NOVEMBER 1998
INSTITUTIONAL
Inauguration of LVGR, the Gaza International Airport
20 NOVEMBER 1998 – 24 NOVEMBER 1998
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
10 DECEMBER 1998
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
President Clinton’s Visit to Gaza
14 DECEMBER 1998
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
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
UNGA Res. ES-10/6: Recommending Holding a Conference to Enforce the 4th Geneva Convention in the OPT
9 FEBRUARY 1999
BIOGRAPHICAL
King Hussein Dies; Eldest Son Is Crowned King Abdallah II
17 FEBRUARY 1999
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
Orient House, Jerusalem and PLO Foreign Relations
1 MARCH 1999 – 11 MAY 1999
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
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
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
27 APRIL 1999 – 29 APRIL 1999
DIPLOMATIC
End of the Oslo Five-Year Interim Period
4 MAY 1999
BIOGRAPHICAL
Ehud Barak Defeats Netanyahu to Become Prime Minister
17 MAY 1999
DIPLOMATIC
With Barak as Prime Minister, Negotiations on Wye Implementation Resume
11 JULY 1999 – 3 SEPTEMBER 1999
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms its Applicability to the OPT
15 JULY 1999
SANCTIONS VIOLENCE
Palestinian Authority Crackdown Against Hamas
3 AUGUST 1999 – 26 AUGUST 1999
LEGAL DIPLOMATIC
Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II Accord)
4 SEPTEMBER 1999
LEGAL
Implementation of Sharm al-Shaykh Memorandum (Wye II)
10 SEPTEMBER 1999 – 20 MARCH 2000
DIPLOMATIC
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
COLONIZATION
Official Colonization Activity and (Very) Partial Removal of Settler Outposts
10 OCTOBER 1999 – 10 NOVEMBER 1999
POPULAR ACTION SANCTIONS
Petition of the Twenty Denouncing the Palestinian Authority
27 NOVEMBER 1999 – 29 NOVEMBER 1999
DIPLOMATIC
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
POLICY/PROGRAM
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 FEBRUARY 2000 – 3 FEBRUARY 2000
LEGAL DIPLOMATIC
Commitments Not Implemented by Israel During the Transitional Period
9 FEBRUARY 2000
LEGAL DIPLOMATIC
Vatican-PLO Agreement
15 FEBRUARY 2000
POPULAR ACTION SANCTIONS
Mounting Malaise in the Palestinian Territories
17 FEBRUARY 2000 – 18 MAY 2000
DIPLOMATIC
FAPS Target Date Extended to 13 May: The Bolling Rounds
7 MARCH 2000 – 20 APRIL 2000
BIOGRAPHICAL
George Habash Retires as S-G of PFLP
27 APRIL 2000 – 28 APRIL 2000
DIPLOMATIC
Failure to Reach the FAPS by 13 May 2000 Target Date: Eilat Round
30 APRIL 2000 – 8 MAY 2000
POPULAR ACTION
Mounting Anti-Israeli Mobilization
10 MAY 2000 – 20 MAY 2000
DIPLOMATIC BIOGRAPHICAL
The Stockholm Back Channel – 1st Session
12 MAY 2000 – 15 MAY 2000
DIPLOMATIC
The Stockholm Back Channel – 2nd Session
18 MAY 2000 – 22 MAY 2000
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Israel Carries a Full-Scale Withdrawal from South Lebanon
21 MAY 2000 – 24 MAY 2000
DIPLOMATIC
Israeli-Palestinian (Post-Stockholm) Back Channel
1 JUNE 2000 – 3 JUNE 2000
BIOGRAPHICAL
Syrian President Hafiz al-Asad Dies
10 JUNE 2000 – 11 JUNE 2000
DIPLOMATIC
Andrews and Bolling Rounds of Negotiation
13 JUNE 2000 – 17 JUNE 2000
POLICY/PROGRAM
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
2 JULY 2000 – 3 JULY 2000
POPULAR ACTION DIPLOMATIC
Clinton Invites Arafat and Barak to a Summit in Camp David
3 JULY 2000 – 11 JULY 2000
DIPLOMATIC
Failure of Final Status Talks at Camp David Summit
11 JULY 2000 – 25 JULY 2000
VIOLENCE
Undermining the Talks and Preparing for their Failure: The Settlers and the Israeli Army
15 JULY 2000 – 8 AUGUST 2000
DIPLOMATIC
Attempts to Revive Final Status Talks
16 AUGUST 2000 – 28 SEPTEMBER 2000
CULTURAL POLICY/PROGRAM
The PA Releases First Batch of New Textbooks
2 SEPTEMBER 2000
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Gaza
9 SEPTEMBER 2000 – 10 SEPTEMBER 2000
VIOLENCE POPULAR ACTION
Ariel Sharon at al-Haram al-Sharif
28 SEPTEMBER 2000
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Start of the Second Intifada
29 SEPTEMBER 2000 – 4 OCTOBER 2000
POPULAR ACTION
Arab and International Support of Palestinian Uprising
30 SEPTEMBER 2000 – 7 OCTOBER 2000
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
US Attempts at Easing Tension, but Confrontation Spikes
4 OCTOBER 2000 – 12 OCTOBER 2000
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 1322: Deploring Provocation at Al-Haram al-Sharif and Excessive Use of Force against Palestinians
7 OCTOBER 2000
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
The Department of Palestinian Refugee Affairs in Lebanon Is Reorganized
14 OCTOBER 2000
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Sharm al-Shaykh Summit
16 OCTOBER 2000 – 18 OCTOBER 2000
VIOLENCE
Israeli Retaliatory Strategy and First Signs of a “Militarized” Intifada
19 OCTOBER 2000 – 7 NOVEMBER 2000
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
UNGA Res. ES-10/7: Expresses Concern over Israeli-Palestinian Clashes and Respect for 4th Geneva Convention
20 OCTOBER 2000
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
Extraordinary Arab Summit in Cairo
21 OCTOBER 2000 – 22 OCTOBER 2000
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
The Mitchell Committee of Fact-Finding on the Palestinian-Israeli Confrontation
7 NOVEMBER 2000 – 30 DECEMBER 2000
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Toward a Protracted Confrontation
9 NOVEMBER 2000 – 22 DECEMBER 2000
INSTITUTIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL
Israeli Prime Minister Barak Resigns
9 DECEMBER 2000
DIPLOMATIC
Draft Security Council Resolution S/2000/1171
18 DECEMBER 2000
DIPLOMATIC
Resumption of Peace Talks; the Clinton “Proposals”
19 DECEMBER 2000 – 23 DECEMBER 2000
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
Palestinian-Israeli Clashes Abate
23 DECEMBER 2000 – 6 FEBRUARY 2001
POLICY/PROGRAM
Israeli Idea of Security Fence (Separation Wall) Begins to Take Shape
26 DECEMBER 2000 – 3 JANUARY 2001
DIPLOMATIC
Israeli and Palestinian Response to the Clinton Proposals
28 DECEMBER 2000 – 3 JANUARY 2001
DIPLOMATIC
The Taba Talks
21 JANUARY 2001 – 27 JANUARY 2001
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Ariel Sharon Is Elected Prime Minister of Israel; Intifada Casualties Under Ehud Barak
6 FEBRUARY 2001
DIPLOMATIC
Israel and the US Put Effective End to Peace Talks
7 FEBRUARY 2001 – 8 FEBRUARY 2001
VIOLENCE
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
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Draft SC Res. S/2001/270 Calling for Cessation of Settlement Activities and Protection of Palestinian Civilians Vetoed by US
27 MARCH 2001
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
13th Arab Summit Meets in Amman
27 MARCH 2001 – 28 MARCH 2001
LEGAL POLICY/PROGRAM SOCIO-ECONOMIC
A Lebanese Legislative Amendment Equates Immovable Property Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees with their Resettlement
3 APRIL 2001
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Jordanian-Egyptian Proposal for a Cease-Fire and a Resumption of Talks
16 APRIL 2001 – 27 APRIL 2001
LEGAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Lebanese MPs challenge the Constitutionality of Equating Immovable Property Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees with their Resettlement
19 APRIL 2001
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
The Mitchell Report Is Issued
30 APRIL 2001 – 15 MAY 2001
LEGAL POLICY/PROGRAM SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Lebanon’s Constitutional Council Upholds the Prohibition of Real Estate Acquisition by Palestinian Refugees
10 MAY 2001
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
New Threshold Crossed with Suicide Bombing and Warplanes
18 MAY 2001 – 4 JUNE 2001
BIOGRAPHICAL
Death of Faisal Husseini
31 MAY 2001
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
The Tenet Cease-Fire Plan
11 JUNE 2001 – 20 JUNE 2001
VIOLENCE
Israel’s “Efforts” to Provoke Escalation
4 JULY 2001 – 14 AUGUST 2001
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Israel Closes Orient House and Other Jerusalem Institutions
10 AUGUST 2001
VIOLENCE POPULAR ACTION
Amid Escalation, Abu Ali Mustafa, PFLP Secretary-General, Is Assassinated
20 AUGUST 2001 – 10 SEPTEMBER 2001
DIPLOMATIC POPULAR ACTION
UN World Conference Against Racism in Durban
31 AUGUST 2001 – 8 SEPTEMBER 2001
CONTEXTUAL VIOLENCE
The 9-11 Attacks on the US
11 SEPTEMBER 2001
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
US and Palestinian Efforts to Stop Israeli Escalation
12 SEPTEMBER 2001 – 16 OCTOBER 2001
VIOLENCE SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Losses During the 1st Year of the Second Intifada
28 SEPTEMBER 2001
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
President Bush Publicly Endorses the Creation of a Palestinian State
2 OCTOBER 2001 – 15 OCTOBER 2001
VIOLENCE
Assassination of Rehavam Ze’evi and its Immediate Aftermath
17 OCTOBER 2001 – 25 OCTOBER 2001
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Timid Diplomatic Efforts
2 NOVEMBER 2001 – 19 NOVEMBER 2001
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
With the Assassination of Abu Hanud, Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation Reaches a New Level
20 NOVEMBER 2001 – 15 DECEMBER 2001
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Affirms Responsibility of all Contracting Parties in Ensuring its Respect
5 DECEMBER 2001
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Draft SC Res. S/2001/1199 Demanding Cessation of Violence and Return to Previous Positions Vetoed by the US
14 DECEMBER 2001
DIPLOMATIC SANCTIONS
Another Timid Return to Diplomacy: a Peres-Qurai’ Draft?
16 DECEMBER 2001 – 27 DECEMBER 2001
VIOLENCE
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 DIPLOMATIC
An Uneven Race Between Diplomacy and Violence: Operation Colorful Journey
17 FEBRUARY 2002 – 26 MARCH 2002
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The Knesset Passes the Incarceration of Unlawful Combatants Law
4 MARCH 2002
DIPLOMATIC
SC Res. 1397: Affirming a Vision of Two States, Israel and Palestine, Living Side by Side
12 MARCH 2002
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
14th Arab Summit Meets in Beirut and Adopts Saudi Peace Initiative
27 MARCH 2002 – 28 MARCH 2002
VIOLENCE
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
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 1402: Calling for Cease-Fire and Withdrawal of Israeli Troops from Palestinian Cities
30 MARCH 2002
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
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
US Response to the Israeli Invasion
4 APRIL 2002 – 17 APRIL 2002
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Birth of the Middle East “Quartet”
10 APRIL 2002
POLICY/PROGRAM COLONIZATION
Israel Decides to Create Buffer Zones (Separation Wall)
14 APRIL 2002 – 25 APRIL 2002
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 1405: Welcoming SG Initiative to Send Fact-Finding Team to Jenin Refugee Camp
19 APRIL 2002
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Security on the Aftermath of Operation Defensive Shield
7 MAY 2002 – 5 JUNE 2002
INSTITUTIONAL
Israeli and International Pressures for a PA Reform
7 MAY 2002 – 5 JUNE 2002
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Amendment No. 35 of Basic Law: The Knesset to Further Facilitate Disqualification of Arab Candidates to Elections
15 MAY 2002
INSTITUTIONAL
On the Road to Reform: First Palestinian Steps and Plans
15 MAY 2002 – 24 JUNE 2002
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Raids West Bank Towns and Shells Arafat’s Headquarters
5 JUNE 2002 – 17 JUNE 2002
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
34th Zionist Congress Is Held in Jerusalem
17 JUNE 2002 – 20 JUNE 2002
VIOLENCE
Triggered by a Suicide Bombing, Israel Carries Out Operation Determined Path
18 JUNE 2002 – 16 JULY 2002
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
George W. Bush’s Major Speech on US Policy for the Middle East
24 JUNE 2002
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The Knesset Adopts the “Criminal Procedure Law (Interrogating Suspects)”
26 JUNE 2002 – 12 DECEMBER 2016
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Amendment No. 29 of Knesset Members (Immunity, Rights and Duties) Law
22 JULY 2002
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Assassination of Salah Shihadeh and its Immediate Aftermath
22 JULY 2002 – 14 AUGUST 2002
DIPLOMATIC
Toward a “Road Map” to Final Status?
13 AUGUST 2002 – 5 NOVEMBER 2002
VIOLENCE
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
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 1435: Concern over Reoccupation of Arafat’s Headquarters in Ramallah and Call for Israeli Withdrawal
24 SEPTEMBER 2002
VIOLENCE SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Losses on the Two-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada
28 SEPTEMBER 2002
VIOLENCE
Israel Unable to Quell Palestinian Attacks
10 OCTOBER 2002 – 5 JANUARY 2003
CONTEXTUAL
Israeli Leaders Push for an American War Against Iraq
16 OCTOBER 2002 – 9 FEBRUARY 2003
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Israel Closes all West Bank District Coordination Offices
3 DECEMBER 2002 – 11 JANUARY 2003
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
Draft SC Res. S/2002/1385 Demanding Israel’s Compliance with 4th Geneva Convention Vetoed by US
20 DECEMBER 2002
VIOLENCE
Deepest Israeli Incursion in the Gaza Strip
24 JANUARY 2003 – 27 JANUARY 2003
INSTITUTIONAL
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
VIOLENCE
Military Confrontation Escalates Again in Gaza
15 FEBRUARY 2003 – 8 MARCH 2003
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
15th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh
1 MARCH 2003
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
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
CONTEXTUAL SANCTIONS
The US War Against Iraq; Security Developments in the West Bank and Gaza
17 MARCH 2003 – 9 APRIL 2003
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Mahmoud Abbas Forms the Palestinian Government
19 MARCH 2003 – 29 APRIL 2003
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
US formally Presents Israel and the PA with the Road Map
30 APRIL 2003
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Heightened Violence Despite Diplomacy
1 MAY 2003 – 29 JUNE 2003
DIPLOMATIC
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
VIOLENCE
The Cease-Fire: Toward Failure
1 JULY 2003 – 12 AUGUST 2003
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The Knesset Enacts the Citizenship and Entry into Israel Law (Temporary Order) 2003 for Banning Family Unification
31 JULY 2003
VIOLENCE
The Cease-Fire Is Over
19 AUGUST 2003 – 25 AUGUST 2003
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Ahmad Yasin and Yasir Arafat in the Line of Fire
4 SEPTEMBER 2003 – 30 SEPTEMBER 2003
INSTITUTIONAL
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
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Draft SC Res. S/2003/891 Against any Isreali Act of Deportation and any Threat to Arafat’s Safety Vetoed by US
16 SEPTEMBER 2003
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
UNGA Res. ES-10/12: Demands Israel to Desist from any Israeli Act of Deportation and any Threat to Arafat’s Safety
19 SEPTEMBER 2003
VIOLENCE SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Losses on the Three-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada
28 SEPTEMBER 2003
SANCTIONS
Israel Adopts Plan for Second Phase of Separation Wall
1 OCTOBER 2003
VIOLENCE
Extending Retaliation to Syrian Territory; Operation Root Canal in Rafah
4 OCTOBER 2003 – 30 OCTOBER 2003
DIPLOMATIC POPULAR ACTION
The Geneva “Private” Initiative
12 OCTOBER 2003 – 1 DECEMBER 2003
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
Draft SC Res. S/2003/980 on Illegality of Wall inside OPT Vetoed by US
14 OCTOBER 2003
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
UNGA Res. ES-10/13: Demands that Israel Stop and Reverse Construction of Wall inside OPT
21 OCTOBER 2003
DIPLOMATIC
Violence Abates to a Moderate Level
1 NOVEMBER 2003 – 17 DECEMBER 2003
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
SC Res. 1515: Endorsing Quartet Roadmap to a Two-State Solution
19 NOVEMBER 2003
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Palestinian Peace Gestures
1 DECEMBER 2003 – 7 JANUARY 2004
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
UNGA Res. ES-10/14: Requesting an Advisory Opinion from the ICJ on the Legal Consequences of the Wall
8 DECEMBER 2003
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Sharon’s Speech on Unilateral Disengagement Plan
18 DECEMBER 2003
VIOLENCE
Timing New Israeli Escalation with Sharon’s Speech on Disengagement Plan
18 DECEMBER 2003 – 31 JANUARY 2004
POLICY/PROGRAM COLONIZATION
Sharon’s Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan
12 JANUARY 2004 – 2 FEBRUARY 2004
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon’s Interview on Gaza-Centered Disengagement Plan
2 FEBRUARY 2004 – 13 MARCH 2004
VIOLENCE POPULAR ACTION
Israel Launches Operation Continuous Story; Assassination of Ahmad Yasin
14 MARCH 2004 – 5 APRIL 2004
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Draft SC Res. S/2004/240 Condemning Extrajudicial Executions (Sheikh Ahmed Yasin) and all Terrorist Acts Vetoed by US
25 MARCH 2004
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
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
VIOLENCE
Timing Another Israeli Escalation with Sharon’s Plan; Assassination of Abd al-Aziz Rantisi
15 APRIL 2004 – 29 APRIL 2004
DIPLOMATIC
Reactions to Bush’s Assurances to Sharon RE Disengagement Plan
15 APRIL 2004 – 6 MAY 2004
VIOLENCE
In Spite of Israeli Raids, Palestinian Military Resistance Remains High in Gaza
2 MAY 2004 – 13 MAY 2004
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
UNGA Res. 58/292: Affirming that Status of Palestinian Territory Remains one of Military Occupation
6 MAY 2004
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Widening Philadelphi (Salahuddin) Route: Operation Rainbow
16 MAY 2004 – 24 MAY 2004
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 1544: Condemning Israeli Killing of Civilians and Demolition of Homes in Rafah Refugee Camp
19 MAY 2004
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
16th Arab Summit Meets in Tunis
22 MAY 2004 – 23 MAY 2004
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
An Egyptian Security Plan for the PA
24 MAY 2004 – 6 JULY 2004
POLICY/PROGRAM
Israeli Cabinet Ambiguously Endorses Sharon’s Disengagement Plan
6 JUNE 2004
SANCTIONS
Life Sentence Against Marwan Barghouti
6 JUNE 2004
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Annual Zionist General Council (WZO) Meets in Jerusalem
18 JUNE 2004
VIOLENCE
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
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
The Palestinian Leadership Faces an Internal Crisis and Risks Loss of Control
7 JULY 2004 – 27 JULY 2004
LEGAL
The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Separation Wall
9 JULY 2004
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
UNGA Res. ES-10/15: Demands that Israel Complies with ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Wall; Requests SG to Establish Register of Damage
20 JULY 2004
COLONIZATION DIPLOMATIC
Settlement Activity in Spite of Road Map
2 AUGUST 2004 – 23 AUGUST 2004
VIOLENCE
Israeli-Palestinian Military Confrontation as Routine
18 AUGUST 2004 – 27 SEPTEMBER 2004
VIOLENCE SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Losses on the Four-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada
28 SEPTEMBER 2004
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Operation Days of Penitence
29 SEPTEMBER 2004 – 15 OCTOBER 2004
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Draft SC Res. S/2004/783 Condemning Israeli Broad Incursion in Northern Gaza Strip Vetoed by US
5 OCTOBER 2004
BIOGRAPHICAL
Arafat’s Sudden Illness and Death
12 OCTOBER 2004 – 12 NOVEMBER 2004
INSTITUTIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL
Smooth and Constitutional Transition in PLO and PA Leadership
11 NOVEMBER 2004 – 1 DECEMBER 2004
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Israeli Attacks Resume: Operations Orange Iron, Violet Iron
17 NOVEMBER 2004 – 28 DECEMBER 2004
INSTITUTIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL
Palestinian Presidential Elections: Mahmoud Abbas Is Elected
1 DECEMBER 2004 – 15 JANUARY 2005
INSTITUTIONAL
First Round of Municipal Elections
23 DECEMBER 2004 – 27 JANUARY 2005
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The Knesset Enacts the Prevention of Funding of Terrorism Law, 2005
29 DECEMBER 2004
VIOLENCE
Israel Launches Operation Eastern Step
8 JANUARY 2005 – 17 JANUARY 2005
POLICY/PROGRAM
Palestinian Efforts to Stop Anti-Israeli Attacks: An Informal One-Month Truce
17 JANUARY 2005 – 26 JANUARY 2005
DIPLOMATIC
Abbas-Sharon Summit in Sharm al-Shaykh
8 FEBRUARY 2005
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Resumption of Israeli-Palestinian Security Coordination
15 FEBRUARY 2005 – 30 APRIL 2005
INSTITUTIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL
New Palestinian Cabinet under Ahmad Qurai’
24 FEBRUARY 2005
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
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
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
Palestinian Dialogue Conference Held in Cairo
15 MARCH 2005 – 17 MARCH 2005
COLONIZATION
Major Construction Plan in Ma’ale Adumim
21 MARCH 2005 – 6 APRIL 2005
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
17th Arab Summit Meets in Algiers
22 MARCH 2005 – 23 MARCH 2005
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC
James Wolfensohn Appointed to Follow Economic-Related Disengagement Matters
14 APRIL 2005 – 20 JUNE 2005
INSTITUTIONAL
Second Round of Municipal Elections
5 MAY 2005
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
Mahmoud Abbas’s First Visit to White House as PA President
25 MAY 2005
LEGAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC
The Lebanese Minister of Labor Removes some Restrictions on the Work of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
7 JUNE 2005 – 14 DECEMBER 2005
VIOLENCE
Palestinian Truce Commitment at Risk
18 JUNE 2005 – 21 JULY 2005
VIOLENCE COLONIZATION
Disengagement: Evacuation of Settlers
8 AUGUST 2005 – 22 AUGUST 2005
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
Disengagement: Evacuation of Troops; The Case of Gaza-Egypt Border
15 AUGUST 2005 – 21 SEPTEMBER 2005
POLICY/PROGRAM POPULAR ACTION
Disengagement: The Case of Gaza-Egypt Crossing in Rafah
7 SEPTEMBER 2005 – 17 SEPTEMBER 2005
POPULAR ACTION
Disengagement: Celebrations in Gaza
12 SEPTEMBER 2005 – 24 SEPTEMBER 2005
VIOLENCE
Ongoing Israeli Raids: Operation First Rain
23 SEPTEMBER 2005 – 2 OCTOBER 2005
VIOLENCE SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Losses on the Five-Year Anniversary of the Second Intifada
28 SEPTEMBER 2005
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
Third Round of Municipal Elections
29 SEPTEMBER 2005
INSTITUTIONAL
Palestinian Legislative Elections: Parties and Factions Sign a Code of Conduct
17 OCTOBER 2005
VIOLENCE
Israel Launches Operation Starting All Over Again
24 OCTOBER 2005 – 30 OCTOBER 2005
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC
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
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM SOCIO-ECONOMIC
The Lebanese Palestinian Dialogue Committee Is Established
25 NOVEMBER 2005
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
Palestinian Legislative Elections: Fatah’s Confused Preparation
25 NOVEMBER 2005 – 28 DECEMBER 2005
VIOLENCE
After Ongoing Israeli Military Activities, A Surge in Violence
27 NOVEMBER 2005 – 15 DECEMBER 2005
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
Fourth Round of Municipal Elections
15 DECEMBER 2005
INSTITUTIONAL
Palestinian Legislative Elections: Registered Party Slates
18 DECEMBER 2005
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Operation Blue Skies and Continuing Escalation
22 DECEMBER 2005 – 23 JANUARY 2006
BIOGRAPHICAL
After a Massive Stroke, Sharon Is Replaced by Ehud Olmert as Acting PM
4 JANUARY 2006
DIPLOMATIC
The Return of Palestinian Diplomatic Representation to Lebanon
6 JANUARY 2006 – 17 AUGUST 2011
INSTITUTIONAL
Palestinian Legislative Elections: At the Polls
25 JANUARY 2006
INSTITUTIONAL
Palestinian Legislative Elections Results: Hamas’s Victory
26 JANUARY 2006 – 29 JANUARY 2006
DIPLOMATIC
Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Israeli and International Reactions
27 JANUARY 2006 – 5 FEBRUARY 2006
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
Palestinian Legislative Election Results: Initial Palestinian Reactions
27 JANUARY 2006 – 4 MAY 2006
VIOLENCE
Israeli Operations Resume
3 FEBRUARY 2006 – 11 FEBRUARY 2006
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
US-Israel Plan to Destabilize a Hamas-Led PA
17 FEBRUARY 2006 – 19 FEBRUARY 2006
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
PA New Legislature and Consultations to Form a New Cabinet
18 FEBRUARY 2006 – 16 MARCH 2006
SANCTIONS SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Pressure on Palestinians; Gaza on the Brink of a Humanitarian Crisis
1 MARCH 2006 – 25 APRIL 2006
POLICY/PROGRAM
Olmert’s Separation Plan
5 MARCH 2006 – 9 MARCH 2006
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Israeli Raid on Jericho Jail
14 MARCH 2006 – 18 MARCH 2006
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Formation of the Hamas-Led Cabinet
19 MARCH 2006 – 28 MARCH 2006
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
18th Arab Summit Meets in Khartoum
28 MARCH 2006 – 29 MARCH 2006
INSTITUTIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL
Olmert’s Kadima Party Wins the Knesset Elections
28 MARCH 2006 – 4 MAY 2006
VIOLENCE
Israel Launches Operation Southern Arrow
30 MARCH 2006 – 14 MAY 2006
SANCTIONS
Israel’s Campaign Against Non-ID Holders in the West Bank
1 APRIL 2006 – 6 SEPTEMBER 2006
INSTITUTIONAL
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
POLICY/PROGRAM SOCIO-ECONOMIC
A “Temporary International Mechanism” to Channel Funds Through Abbas’s Office
9 MAY 2006 – 27 JULY 2006
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
The Prisoners’ Initiative: National Conciliation Document
10 MAY 2006 – 13 MAY 2006
POLICY/PROGRAM
Haniyeh Proposes a Long-term Cease-fire and Peace
23 MAY 2006
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Israeli Operations in the West Bank
24 MAY 2006 – 22 JUNE 2006
VIOLENCE POPULAR ACTION
Fatah-Hamas Clashes
26 MAY 2006 – 24 JUNE 2006
VIOLENCE
Israel Steps up Military Actions in Gaza
29 MAY 2006 – 15 JUNE 2006
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
35th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem
19 JUNE 2006 – 22 JUNE 2006
VIOLENCE
Hamas Operation Dispel Illusion: Capture of Gilad Shalit
25 JUNE 2006 – 1 JULY 2006
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
Palestinian Factions Agree on the National Conciliation Document
27 JUNE 2006
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The Knesset Adopts the “Criminal Procedure Law (Detainee Suspected of Security Offence) (Temporary Order)”, 2006
27 JUNE 2006
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Israel Retaliates Against Shalit’s Capture: Operation Summer Rains
28 JUNE 2006 – 8 JULY 2006
SANCTIONS
Major Arrest Raid Against Hamas-Affiliated PA Officials
29 JUNE 2006 – 19 AUGUST 2006
LEGAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Lebanon Reregisters the Records of Palestinian Refugees It Had Deleted
8 JULY 2006
VIOLENCE
New Israeli Pattern of Battering Gaza
11 JULY 2006 – 15 AUGUST 2006
VIOLENCE
Attempted Assassination of Muhammad Dayf
12 JULY 2006
VIOLENCE
Hizballah Fighters Capture Israeli Soldiers
12 JULY 2006
VIOLENCE
2nd Israel War on Lebanon: the July War
12 JULY 2006 – 14 AUGUST 2006
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Draft SC Res. S/2006/508 Condemning Palestinian Abduction of Israeli Soldier and Israeli Assault on Gaza Vetoed by US
13 JULY 2006
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
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
July War: Diplomacy Paralyzed by the US
14 JULY 2006 – 16 JULY 2006
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
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
July War: Diplomatic Efforts for a Cease-Fire
5 AUGUST 2006 – 9 AUGUST 2006
VIOLENCE
July War: Israel Attempts a Ground Offensive in Southern Lebanon
11 AUGUST 2006 – 14 AUGUST 2006
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
SC Res. 1701: Calling for a Cessation of Hostilities to End Israel’s War on Lebanon
11 AUGUST 2006
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
July War: The Cease-Fire
12 AUGUST 2006 – 14 AUGUST 2006
VIOLENCE
July War: A Balance Sheet
14 AUGUST 2006
VIOLENCE POPULAR ACTION
July War: Israel Begins Withdrawing from Southern Lebanon
14 AUGUST 2006 – 17 AUGUST 2006
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Israel’s Operation Summer Rains Against Gaza Continues
15 AUGUST 2006 – 9 SEPTEMBER 2006
COLONIZATION POLICY/PROGRAM
Olmert’s Convergence Plan Put Aside; Settlement Activity Resumes
18 AUGUST 2006 – 21 SEPTEMBER 2006
POLICY/PROGRAM
Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: The False Hopes of National Unity Talks
25 AUGUST 2006 – 23 SEPTEMBER 2006
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Intra-Palestinian Dynamics: Demonstrations and Violence
28 AUGUST 2006 – 23 OCTOBER 2006
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
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
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
Palestinian Unity Talks: A Cabinet of Technocrats?
6 NOVEMBER 2006 – 20 NOVEMBER 2006
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Draft SC Res. S/2006/878 Condemning Israel’s Attack on Beit Hanoun Vetoed by US
11 NOVEMBER 2006
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
UNGA Res. ES-10/16: Calling upon Israel to Cease Operations and Withdraw from the Gaza Strip
17 NOVEMBER 2006
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
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
The US to Strengthen Security Forces Loyal to Abbas
14 DECEMBER 2006 – 5 JANUARY 2007
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
UNGA Res. ES-10/17: Establishing the Register of Damage Caused by the Construction of the Wall in the OPT
15 DECEMBER 2006
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
The US Revisits the Road Map
14 JANUARY 2007 – 15 JANUARY 2007
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
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
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Israeli Operation Hot Winter in Nablus
25 FEBRUARY 2007 – 7 MARCH 2007
INSTITUTIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL
Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
15 MARCH 2007 – 17 MARCH 2007
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
A Mixed International Reception to the Palestinian Unity Government
17 MARCH 2007 – 31 MARCH 2007
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
19th Arab Summit Meets in Riyadh: Revival of the Arab Peace Initiative
28 MARCH 2007 – 29 MARCH 2007
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Israeli and US Reactions to the Revived Arab Peace Initiative
29 MARCH 2007 – 17 APRIL 2007
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Israel Escalates Attacks in Gaza and the West Bank
3 APRIL 2007 – 29 MAY 2007
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinians in Jaffa Protest Eviction Plans of Israel Land Administration
27 APRIL 2007
VIOLENCE INSTITUTIONAL
After the July War: Winograd Commission Interim Report
30 APRIL 2007
VIOLENCE
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
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
Emergency Cabinet in the West Bank
14 JUNE 2007 – 26 JUNE 2007
DIPLOMATIC
Reactions to West Bank-Gaza Strip Split
17 JUNE 2007 – 20 JUNE 2007
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
20 JUNE 2007 – 21 JUNE 2007
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Israeli Operations Against Gaza Resume
24 JUNE 2007 – 12 JULY 2007
BIOGRAPHICAL
Tony Blair Appointed Quartet Special Representative
27 JUNE 2007
INSTITUTIONAL
Fayyad’s Emergency Government Becomes a de facto Regular Government
5 JULY 2007 – 14 JULY 2007
POLICY/PROGRAM SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Bush’s Policy Speech and Call for an International Conference
16 JULY 2007
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Another PLO Central Council Meeting Within Four Weeks
18 JULY 2007
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Abbas-Olmert Meetings to Reach Understandings Before the International Conference
6 AUGUST 2007 – 10 SEPTEMBER 2007
VIOLENCE
Ongoing Military Confrontation: Israel Declares Gaza a “Hostile Territory”
16 AUGUST 2007 – 3 NOVEMBER 2007
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Palestinian and Israeli Teams to Prepare Annapolis International Conference
20 SEPTEMBER 2007 – 25 NOVEMBER 2007
BIOGRAPHICAL
Death of Haydar Abd al-Shafi
25 SEPTEMBER 2007
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Both Authorities in West Bank and Gaza Reorganize Security Forces
2 NOVEMBER 2007 – 4 DECEMBER 2007
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
The Annapolis Conference
27 NOVEMBER 2007
COLONIZATION
Settlement Expansion in Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa
4 DECEMBER 2007
SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Effects of the Siege of Gaza on Private Sector Production
9 DECEMBER 2007 – 9 JANUARY 2008
DIPLOMATIC
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Bad Start
12 DECEMBER 2007 – 27 DECEMBER 2007
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Nablus Remains a Hot Spot
15 DECEMBER 2007 – 5 JANUARY 2008
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Donors’ Conference in Paris Supports Abbas’s PA; PEGASE to Replace TIM
17 DECEMBER 2007 – 1 FEBRUARY 2008
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
The Quartet Expresses “Concern” over Jabal Abu Ghunaym/ Har Homa Expansion
17 DECEMBER 2007
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
The PLO Presents “the Palestine Announcement in Lebanon”
7 JANUARY 2008
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
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
VIOLENCE
Relentless Israeli-Palestinian Confrontation in Gaza
15 JANUARY 2008 – 22 JANUARY 2008
POPULAR ACTION POLICY/PROGRAM
A Palestinian National Congress Is Held in Damascus
23 JANUARY 2008 – 25 JANUARY 2008
POPULAR ACTION SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Gaza Palestinians Break Out into Sinai
23 JANUARY 2008 – 3 FEBRUARY 2008
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
After the July War: Final Report of the Winograd Commission
30 JANUARY 2008
SANCTIONS LEGAL
Israeli Supreme Court Endorses Economic Sanction Against Gaza
30 JANUARY 2008
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Intensify
4 FEBRUARY 2008 – 24 FEBRUARY 2008
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Assassination of Hizballah’s Imad Mughniyah in Damascus
12 FEBRUARY 2008
VIOLENCE
Israel Launches Operation Hot Winter in Gaza
28 FEBRUARY 2008 – 3 MARCH 2008
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Israeli’s Security Demands
28 FEBRUARY 2008 – 11 MAY 2008
DIPLOMATIC
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status (Almost) Suspended
2 MARCH 2008
COLONIZATION
Israel Announces New Settlement Construction Plans
9 MARCH 2008 – 2 APRIL 2008
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Hamas Proposes a Comprehensive Cease-Fire
12 MARCH 2008
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
Hamas-Fatah Talks in Yemen
18 MARCH 2008 – 28 MARCH 2008
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status Resume: Refugees and Territory Stumbling Blocks
24 MARCH 2008 – 4 MAY 2008
VIOLENCE SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Gaza: Military Confrontation Continues and Siege is Tightened
26 MARCH 2008 – 15 MAY 2008
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
20th Arab Summit Meets in Damascus
29 MARCH 2008 – 30 MARCH 2008
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: A Disappointing Abbas-Bush Meeting
25 APRIL 2008
DIPLOMATIC
Israel Refuses an Egyptian-Brokered Gaza Cease-Fire Offer
30 APRIL 2008 – 12 MAY 2008
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status to Nowhere
27 MAY 2008 – 1 JANUARY 2009
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Hamas and Israel Agree on a Six-Month Gaza Cease-Fire; Blockade Marginally Eased
17 JUNE 2008 – 4 NOVEMBER 2008
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Amendment No. 39 of Basic Law: The Knesset Adds Another Reason to Disqualify Arab Candidates to Elections
30 JUNE 2008
SANCTIONS POLICY/PROGRAM
To Delink the West Bank from the Gaza Cease-Fire, Israel Escalates in the West Bank
7 JULY 2008 – 15 JULY 2008
INSTITUTIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL
Political Crisis in Israel
30 JULY 2008 – 10 FEBRUARY 2009
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Post-Annapolis Talks on Final Status: Olmert’s Political Gamble
31 AUGUST 2008 – 16 SEPTEMBER 2008
VIOLENCE POPULAR ACTION
Palestinian-Israeli Clashes in Acre
8 OCTOBER 2008 – 13 OCTOBER 2008
CONTEXTUAL BIOGRAPHICAL
Barak Obama Is Elected President of the United States
4 NOVEMBER 2008
VIOLENCE
Israel Breaks the Gaza Cease-Fire
4 NOVEMBER 2008 – 30 NOVEMBER 2008
SANCTIONS SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Seal on Gaza Borders Tightened
5 NOVEMBER 2008 – 29 NOVEMBER 2008
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
The PLO Central Council Meets in Ramallah
23 NOVEMBER 2008 – 24 NOVEMBER 2008
VIOLENCE
Gaza Cease-Fire Falls Apart
14 DECEMBER 2008 – 21 DECEMBER 2008
DIPLOMATIC
SC Res. 1850: Expressing Support for the Annapolis Negotiations and the Quartet Principles of January 2006
16 DECEMBER 2008
VIOLENCE
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 DIPLOMATIC
War on Gaza, Day 4
30 DECEMBER 2008
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
War on Gaza, Day 5
31 DECEMBER 2008
VIOLENCE
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
DIPLOMATIC
War on Gaza: Calls for Active Diplomacy
4 JANUARY 2009 – 5 JANUARY 2009
VIOLENCE
War on Gaza, Day 10; Gaza Strip Segmented into 3 Operational Zones
5 JANUARY 2009
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
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
War on Gaza, Day 13
8 JANUARY 2009
DIPLOMATIC
SC Res. 1860: Calling for a Gaza Ceasefire and Arrangements to Prevent Arms Trafficking
8 JANUARY 2009
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
War on Gaza, Day 14
9 JANUARY 2009
VIOLENCE
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 DIPLOMATIC
War on Gaza, Day 19: Hamas Cease-Fire Offer
14 JANUARY 2009
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
War on Gaza, Day 20
15 JANUARY 2009
DIPLOMATIC
War on Gaza: US-Israel MOU on Arms Smuggling into Gaza
16 JANUARY 2009
VIOLENCE
War on Gaza, Day 21
16 JANUARY 2009
DIPLOMATIC
War on Gaza: Israel Announces a Unilateral Cease-Fire
17 JANUARY 2009
VIOLENCE
War on Gaza, Day 22
17 JANUARY 2009
VIOLENCE
War on Gaza: Parallel Israeli and Hamas Cease-Fires; Balance Sheet
18 JANUARY 2009
VIOLENCE POPULAR ACTION
Israel Completes Its Withdrawal from Gaza
20 JANUARY 2009 – 21 JANUARY 2009
DIPLOMATIC
President Obama Prepares Active Engagement in the Israeli-Palestinian Peace Process
22 JANUARY 2009 – 4 MARCH 2009
VIOLENCE
Gaza Tenuous Cease-Fire
27 JANUARY 2009 – 12 FEBRUARY 2009
INSTITUTIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL
Binyamin Netanyahu of Likud Forms Israeli Cabinet after Close Election Results
10 FEBRUARY 2009 – 31 MARCH 2009
DIPLOMATIC
Talks to Consolidate Cease-Fire and Exchange Prisoners End in Failure
13 FEBRUARY 2009 – 18 FEBRUARY 2009
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Palestinian National Unity Talks Resume in Cairo
25 FEBRUARY 2009 – 18 MAY 2009
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction, Sharm al-Shaykh
2 MARCH 2009
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Western Powers Adopt a Program of Action Against Weapons Smuggling into Gaza
13 MARCH 2009
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
21st Arab Summit Meets in Doha
30 MARCH 2009
POLICY/PROGRAM
The New Netanyahu Government Prepares its Position on the Palestinian Issue
31 MARCH 2009 – 5 MAY 2009
DIPLOMATIC
The UN Human Rights Council Forms a Fact-Finding Mission on the War on Gaza (the Goldstone Mission)
3 APRIL 2009
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Arab Side
21 APRIL 2009 – 28 MAY 2009
DIPLOMATIC
War on Gaza: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Related to UN Premises
4 MAY 2009
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
The Obama Administration Prepares its Peace Initiative with the Israeli Side: The Settlements Issue
18 MAY 2009 – 1 JUNE 2009
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Obama’s Speech at Cairo University on the United States and the Muslim World
4 JUNE 2009
POLICY/PROGRAM
Netanyahu’s Speech at Bar-Ilan University on Peace and Security for Israel
14 JUNE 2009
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
Fayyad’s Speech at al-Quds University on Setting the Goal for Statehood in Two Years
22 JUNE 2009
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
US-Israel Disagreement Over the Settlements Freeze
26 JUNE 2009 – 28 JULY 2009
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Hamas’s Heavy-Handed Control of a Salafi Group in Gaza
22 JULY 2009 – 15 AUGUST 2009
COLONIZATION
Israel’s Demolition and Eviction Orders Increase in East Jerusalem
2 AUGUST 2009 – 9 NOVEMBER 2009
LEGAL
Israel Land Administration Law
3 AUGUST 2009
POPULAR ACTION POLICY/PROGRAM
Fatah Sixth General Conference Is Held in Bethlehem
4 AUGUST 2009 – 8 AUGUST 2009
POPULAR ACTION INSTITUTIONAL
Fatah Sixth General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
8 AUGUST 2009 – 11 AUGUST 2009
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
US Resolve on Settlement Freeze Peters Out
19 AUGUST 2009 – 22 SEPTEMBER 2009
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
Salam Fayyad’s Government Issues “Ending the Occupation, Establishing the State” Plan
25 AUGUST 2009 – 24 SEPTEMBER 2009
INSTITUTIONAL
Palestine National Council Special Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
26 AUGUST 2009 – 27 AUGUST 2009
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Egypt’s Efforts for Palestinian Reconciliation Fail Once More
9 SEPTEMBER 2009 – 25 OCTOBER 2009
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
Goldstone Report on the War on Gaza
15 SEPTEMBER 2009 – 25 SEPTEMBER 2009
VIOLENCE
Cross-Border Violence, Gaza
20 SEPTEMBER 2009 – 3 OCTOBER 2009
VIOLENCE POPULAR ACTION
Clashes in East Jerusalem over al-Aqsa Mosque
27 SEPTEMBER 2009 – 25 OCTOBER 2009
DIPLOMATIC
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 COLONIZATION
Clinton’s Disturbing Misstep on Settlements
31 OCTOBER 2009 – 3 NOVEMBER 2009
DIPLOMATIC
UNGA Res. 64/10: Endorsing the Goldstone Report and Calling Upon both Sides to Investigate the Violations Reported in it
5 NOVEMBER 2009
INSTITUTIONAL
Palestinian Legislative and Presidential Elections Postponed
12 NOVEMBER 2009
COLONIZATION
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
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
15 DECEMBER 2009 – 16 DECEMBER 2009
DIPLOMATIC
The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian Talks Through Letters of Guarantee
16 DECEMBER 2009 – 4 JANUARY 2010
VIOLENCE
Meaningful Reduction in Rockets Fired from Gaza Since the End of the War Against Gaza
31 DECEMBER 2009
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
The US Tries to Launch Israeli-Palestinian “Proximity” Talks
7 JANUARY 2010 – 8 FEBRUARY 2010
INSTITUTIONAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Establishment of Palestinian National Dignity Fund
12 JANUARY 2010 – 18 MAY 2010
VIOLENCE BIOGRAPHICAL
Assassination of Mahmoud al-Mabhuh in Dubai
20 JANUARY 2010 – 31 JANUARY 2010
INSTITUTIONAL
Palestinian Municipal Elections Announced and Delayed
8 FEBRUARY 2010 – 12 FEBRUARY 2011
COLONIZATION
Israel Declares Two West Bank Shrines as Part of Its National Heritage Sites
21 FEBRUARY 2010 – 25 FEBRUARY 2010
DIPLOMATIC
The Arab League and the PLO Endorse Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks
3 MARCH 2010 – 7 MARCH 2010
COLONIZATION
Israel’s Ramat Shlomo Constructions’ Plan During Joe Biden’s Visit
8 MARCH 2010 – 11 MARCH 2010
COLONIZATION DIPLOMATIC
US Demands on Israel After the Ramat Shlomo Plan
9 MARCH 2010 – 25 MARCH 2010
VIOLENCE
Gaza Cross-Border Situation Deteriorates
11 MARCH 2010 – 1 APRIL 2010
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
The US Shies Away from Its Strong Demands on Israel
19 MARCH 2010 – 30 APRIL 2010
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
22nd Arab Summit Meets in Sirte
27 MARCH 2010
DIPLOMATIC
US Offers Ambiguous Assurances to the Palestinians
20 APRIL 2010 – 21 APRIL 2010
DIPLOMATIC
With the Arab League Blessing, Israeli-Palestinian Proximity Talks Are Launched
22 APRIL 2010 – 20 MAY 2010
VIOLENCE
The Mavi Marmara Incident
30 MAY 2010 – 5 JUNE 2010
DIPLOMATIC POPULAR ACTION
International Reactions to the Mavi Marmara Incident
31 MAY 2010 – 3 JUNE 2010
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
Statement S/PRST/2010/9 by SC President on the Mavi Marmara Incident
1 JUNE 2010
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Egypt Announces a Restricted Opening of its Border with Gaza after the Mavi Marmara Incident
2 JUNE 2010
DIPLOMATIC
The United Nations Human Rights Council Establishes a Fact-Finding Mission on the Mavi Marmara Incident
2 JUNE 2010 – 27 SEPTEMBER 2010
SANCTIONS
Israel Announces Easing of Gaza Blockade
8 JUNE 2010 – 5 JULY 2010
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
Israel Forms (Turkel) Commission to Examine the Mavi Marmara Incident
14 JUNE 2010
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
36th Zionist Congress Meets in Jerusalem
15 JUNE 2010 – 17 JUNE 2010
COLONIZATION POPULAR ACTION
Israel Resumes Provocative Settlement Measures in East Jerusalem
21 JUNE 2010 – 30 JUNE 2010
DIPLOMATIC
President Obama Meets Netanyahu and Pushes the Palestinians for Direct Talks with Israel
6 JULY 2010 – 23 AUGUST 2010
COLONIZATION
Amid US Pressure for Direct Talks, Provocative Settlement Measures Continue
29 JULY 2010 – 15 AUGUST 2010
DIPLOMATIC
The UN Secretary-General Establishes a Panel of Inquiry on the Mavi Marmara Incident (Palmer Commission)
2 AUGUST 2010
LEGAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC
An Amendment to the Lebanese Social Security Law Grants Palestinian Refugees Right to End-of-Service and Occupational Emergency Compensations
24 AUGUST 2010
LEGAL SOCIO-ECONOMIC
An Amendment to the Lebanese Labor Law Exempts Palestinian Refugees from some Conditions Imposed on Foreign Workers
24 AUGUST 2010
DIPLOMATIC
Direct Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Formally Relaunched in Washington
1 SEPTEMBER 2010 – 2 SEPTEMBER 2010
DIPLOMATIC
Direct Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations Held in Sharm al-Shaykh and Jerusalem
14 SEPTEMBER 2010 – 15 SEPTEMBER 2010
COLONIZATION DIPLOMATIC
Israel’s Temporary and Partial Settlement Freeze Is not Extended
20 SEPTEMBER 2010 – 26 SEPTEMBER 2010
COLONIZATION
Escalation in Israel’s Settlement Activity
26 SEPTEMBER 2010 – 8 NOVEMBER 2010
COLONIZATION
US Makes Incredible Offer to Israel in Exchange for a Two-Month Partial Settlement Freeze
29 SEPTEMBER 2010 – 12 DECEMBER 2010
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
Abbas, Backed by the Arab League, Halts Palestinian-Israeli Direct Talks
30 SEPTEMBER 2010 – 15 DECEMBER 2010
DIPLOMATIC
The PLO Considers Internationalization as an Alternative to Negotiations
16 OCTOBER 2010
DIPLOMATIC
The Palestinian State: Recognition and Upgrade Drive, Mostly in Latin and Central America and Europe
1 DECEMBER 2010 – 19 JANUARY 2012
CONTEXTUAL POPULAR ACTION
Pro-Democracy Revolts and Demonstrations in Several Arab Countries
17 DECEMBER 2010 – 11 FEBRUARY 2011
INSTITUTIONAL
Fatah Dispute with Muhammad Dahlan
28 DECEMBER 2010 – 12 JUNE 2011
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
al-Jazeera Satellite TV and the Guardian Release the Palestine Papers
23 JANUARY 2011
POPULAR ACTION SANCTIONS
Impact of the Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Popular Politics
2 FEBRUARY 2011 – 15 MARCH 2011
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Impact of Democracy Drive in the Arab World on Palestinian Official Politics
14 FEBRUARY 2011 – 27 APRIL 2011
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
Draft SC Res. S/2011/24 Reaffirming that Israeli Settlements in OPT Are Illegal Vetoed by US
18 FEBRUARY 2011
COLONIZATION
Israel Approves Settlement Expansion
2 MARCH 2011 – 11 AUGUST 2011
VIOLENCE
Two Spates of Clashes Across Gaza Border
16 MARCH 2011 – 10 APRIL 2011
LEGAL
The Knesset Passes the “Nakba Law”
22 MARCH 2011
LEGAL
The Knesset Passes the “Admissions Committees Law”
22 MARCH 2011
LEGAL
The Knesset Passes the Citizenship Law (Amendment No. 10) Conditioning Citizenship on Loyalty
28 MARCH 2011
LEGAL
The Knesset Passes Israel Lands Law (Amendment No. 3) on Foreign Ownership
29 MARCH 2011
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Abbas and Mishal Sign in Cairo a Record of Understandings Related to the 2009 National Conciliation Draft Agreement
4 MAY 2011 – 17 MAY 2011
POPULAR ACTION
On Nakba Day, Palestinians Head Up Toward Cease-Fire Lines with Israel
15 MAY 2011 – 5 JUNE 2011
DIPLOMATIC
Abbas Confirms Palestinian UN Bid for Statehood
16 MAY 2011
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
US President Barack Obama Gives a Major Speech on the Middle East
19 MAY 2011 – 22 MAY 2011
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Diplomatic Efforts to Avert Palestinian Statehood Bid at the UN
2 JUNE 2011 – 11 JULY 2011
INSTITUTIONAL
Palestinian Reconciliation Accord Put on Hold
14 JUNE 2011 – 7 AUGUST 2011
LEGAL
The Knesset Passes the “Anti-Boycott Law”
11 JULY 2011
LEGAL
The Knesset Passes Israeli Prisons Law (Amendment No. 40) (Meetings with Lawyers)
3 AUGUST 2011
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
Report of the Panel of Inquiry on the Mavi Marmara Incident (Palmer Commission)
2 SEPTEMBER 2011
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Despite US, European, and Arab Pressure, Abbas Submits a Request for Full UN Membership
12 SEPTEMBER 2011 – 23 SEPTEMBER 2011
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
State of Palestine: Application for Admission to Membership in the United Nations
23 SEPTEMBER 2011
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
The Quartet Proposes a Vague Timetable for the Resumption of Negotiations
23 SEPTEMBER 2011 – 14 DECEMBER 2011
COLONIZATION
Israel Settlement Activity Taken up Again in Earnest
27 SEPTEMBER 2011 – 1 NOVEMBER 2011
DIPLOMATIC
Fate of the Palestinian UN Admission Request
28 SEPTEMBER 2011 – 8 NOVEMBER 2011
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
The State of Palestine Becomes Full Member of the UNESCO
5 OCTOBER 2011 – 31 OCTOBER 2011
DIPLOMATIC
A Prisoner Swap Deal Between Hamas and Israel
11 OCTOBER 2011
SANCTIONS SOCIO-ECONOMIC
After Palestine’s UNESCO Admission, Israel Suspends Transfer of Taxes to the PA
1 NOVEMBER 2011 – 30 NOVEMBER 2011
COLONIZATION SANCTIONS
Israeli Settlement Activity Continues, Including Through Expulsion
12 DECEMBER 2011 – 28 DECEMBER 2011
POPULAR ACTION
Four Islamic Jihad Members, Administrative Detainees in Israeli Prisons, Go on Hunger Strike
17 DECEMBER 2011 – 1 APRIL 2012
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings in Cairo
20 DECEMBER 2011 – 22 DECEMBER 2011
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Israeli-Palestinian “Exploratory Talks” in Amman
3 JANUARY 2012 – 25 JANUARY 2012
DIPLOMATIC
In Contrast with Islamic Jihad, Hamas Leadership Leaves Syria
17 JANUARY 2012 – 12 MARCH 2012
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Abbas and Mishal Sign the Doha Declaration and Then Agree on its Suspension
5 FEBRUARY 2012 – 23 FEBRUARY 2012
VIOLENCE
A Serious Round of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in Gaza
9 MARCH 2012 – 13 MARCH 2012
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
23rd Arab Summit Meets in Baghdad
29 MARCH 2012
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Sensing an Insurmountable Deadlock, Abbas Sends a Letter to Netanyahu
17 APRIL 2012
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinian Mass Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 APRIL 2012 – 14 MAY 2012
COLONIZATION POLICY/PROGRAM
Israeli Government “Legalizes” Three Jewish Settlement Outposts
22 APRIL 2012 – 24 APRIL 2012
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
Fayyad’s Cabinet Reshuffle
16 MAY 2012
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Fatah and Hamas Sign an Agreement on an Implementation Timetable in Cairo
20 MAY 2012
COLONIZATION
Israel’s Settlement Activity
6 JUNE 2012 – 13 AUGUST 2012
VIOLENCE
Another Spate of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in Gaza
17 JUNE 2012 – 23 JUNE 2012
CONTEXTUAL BIOGRAPHICAL
Muhammad Morsi, President of Egypt
30 JUNE 2012
INSTITUTIONAL
Local Elections in the West Bank Are Announced
10 JULY 2012 – 5 AUGUST 2012
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Palestinian-Israeli Exchange of Letters for Cooperation on Taxes and Customs
31 JULY 2012
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Abbas Announces Intent to Apply for Observer State Status in Speech at UN General Assembly
27 SEPTEMBER 2012
VIOLENCE
Dangerous Surge of Israeli-Palestinian Violence in and across Gaza
7 OCTOBER 2012 – 13 NOVEMBER 2012
INSTITUTIONAL
Local Elections in the West Bank
20 OCTOBER 2012 – 22 DECEMBER 2012
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Visit of Qatar’s Emir Shaykh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani to Gaza
23 OCTOBER 2012
CONTEXTUAL BIOGRAPHICAL
Reelection of President Barack Obama
6 NOVEMBER 2012
COLONIZATION
Settlement Consolidation in the West Bank, Including Jerusalem
6 NOVEMBER 2012 – 12 NOVEMBER 2012
VIOLENCE
Israel Launches an Assault on the Gaza Strip, Day 1
14 NOVEMBER 2012
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
Israel’s 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 2
15 NOVEMBER 2012
VIOLENCE
Israel’s 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 3
16 NOVEMBER 2012
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Palestinians in the West Bank Protest Israel’s Assault on Gaza
16 NOVEMBER 2012 – 21 NOVEMBER 2012
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
Israel’s 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 4
17 NOVEMBER 2012
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
Israel’s 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 5
18 NOVEMBER 2012
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
Israel’s 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 6
19 NOVEMBER 2012
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
Israel’s 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 7
20 NOVEMBER 2012
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
Israel’s 2012 Assault on Gaza: Cease-Fire Evening Announcement
21 NOVEMBER 2012
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
Israel’s 2012 Assault on Gaza, Day 8
21 NOVEMBER 2012
VIOLENCE
Israel’s 2012 Assault on Gaza: A Balance Sheet
22 NOVEMBER 2012
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Hamas and Fatah Exchange Reconciliation Gestures
22 NOVEMBER 2012 – 7 FEBRUARY 2013
INSTITUTIONAL DIPLOMATIC
UNGA Res. 67/19: According Palestine Non-Member Observer State Status in the UN
29 NOVEMBER 2012
COLONIZATION
Surge in Settlement Expansion
30 NOVEMBER 2012 – 10 FEBRUARY 2013
SANCTIONS SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Israel Freezes Transfer of Tax Revenues to the Palestinian Authority
2 DECEMBER 2012 – 25 MARCH 2013
POLICY/PROGRAM POPULAR ACTION
Hamas’s Khalid Mishal Visits the Gaza Strip
8 DECEMBER 2012
POPULAR ACTION SANCTIONS
Symbolic Erection of Bab al-Shams and Bab al-Karama villages in the West Bank
11 JANUARY 2013 – 20 JANUARY 2013
INSTITUTIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL
Early Elections in Israel Bring Back Netanyahu as Prime Minister
22 JANUARY 2013 – 18 MARCH 2013
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinians’ Hunger Strikes in Israeli Prisons
19 FEBRUARY 2013 – 22 APRIL 2013
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
John Kerry Conducts Shuttle Diplomacy for Resumption of Negotiations
4 MARCH 2013 – 8 MAY 2013
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
US President Barack Obama Visits Israel and Bethlehem and Ramallah
20 MARCH 2013 – 21 MARCH 2013
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
24th Arab Summit Meets in Doha
26 MARCH 2013 – 27 MARCH 2013
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Jordanian-Palestinian Agreement on Holy Sites in Jerusalem
31 MARCH 2013
INSTITUTIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL
Khalid Mishal Reelected Head of Hamas
1 APRIL 2013 – 2 APRIL 2013
INSTITUTIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL
Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Resigns
13 APRIL 2013
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Toward Another Hamas-Fatah Agreement in Cairo
27 APRIL 2013 – 14 MAY 2013
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Arab League Delegation in Washington Discusses the Arab Peace Initiative
29 APRIL 2013
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Kerry’s Shuttle Diplomacy for the Resumption of Talks Intensifies and Apparently Succeeds
23 MAY 2013 – 19 JULY 2013
COLONIZATION
With or Without Negotiations, Israel Continues its Settlement Activities
30 MAY 2013 – 11 AUGUST 2013
INSTITUTIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL
Rami Hamdallah Forms New Palestinian Government
2 JUNE 2013 – 6 JUNE 2013
CONTEXTUAL BIOGRAPHICAL
Mohamed Morsi, President of Egypt, Is Ousted by the Military
3 JULY 2013
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Terms of Talk Resumption as Sponsored by Kerry
28 JULY 2013
DIPLOMATIC
Launch of Palestinian-Israeli Direct Negotiations in Washington
29 JULY 2013 – 30 JULY 2013
COLONIZATION DIPLOMATIC
Israel Links the First-Stage Release of Palestinian Prisoners with Settlement Expansion
8 AUGUST 2013 – 25 AUGUST 2013
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Israeli-Palestinian Direct Talks Take Place in Jerusalem
14 AUGUST 2013 – 2 SEPTEMBER 2013
DIPLOMATIC
Israeli-Palestinian Talks Accelerate for Nothing
25 SEPTEMBER 2013 – 23 OCTOBER 2013
COLONIZATION DIPLOMATIC
Israel Once Again Links the Second-Stage Release of Palestinian Prisoners with Settlement Expansion
29 OCTOBER 2013 – 3 NOVEMBER 2013
COLONIZATION BIOGRAPHICAL
Israel’s Settlement Expansion Disrupts the Palestinian Negotiation Team
31 OCTOBER 2013 – 13 NOVEMBER 2013
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Aim of Talks Is No Longer a Comprehensive Agreement but a Framework Agreement
14 NOVEMBER 2013 – 31 JANUARY 2014
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Trilateral Agreement for a Red Sea-Dead Sea Link
9 DECEMBER 2013
DIPLOMATIC
Third Group of Prisoner Release as Part of Negotiation Resumption Deal
27 DECEMBER 2013
COLONIZATION DIPLOMATIC
For the Third Time, Israel Links the Release of Palestinian Prisoners with Settlement Expansion
6 JANUARY 2014 – 22 JANUARY 2014
POPULAR ACTION COLONIZATION
Palestinians in the West Bank Protest Israeli Settlement Expansion
31 JANUARY 2014 – 7 FEBRUARY 2014
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Tension Mounts Over Haram al-Sharif Following Israeli Provocations
4 FEBRUARY 2014 – 26 FEBRUARY 2014
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Kerry Draws Up a Working Draft Framework for Negotiations
17 FEBRUARY 2014
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Abbas Meeting with Kerry in Paris Ends in Total Failure
19 FEBRUARY 2014 – 21 FEBRUARY 2014
LEGAL INSTITUTIONAL
The Knesset Adopts an Amendment to the Knesset Election Law Raising the Qualifying Election Threshold
11 MARCH 2014
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
The Israeli Knesset Adopts a Basic Law on Referendum
12 MARCH 2014
VIOLENCE
Heavy Fire Exchange Across the Gaza Strip
12 MARCH 2014 – 13 MARCH 2014
COLONIZATION
Settlement Plans Continue and Weigh Heavily on Negotiations
13 MARCH 2014 – 20 MARCH 2014
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Kerry Prepares Another Working Draft Framework for Negotiations
15 MARCH 2014
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Abbas’s Meeting With Obama in Washington Tests US Credibility
16 MARCH 2014
DIPLOMATIC
Stakes Related to Whether Israel Will Release, as Agreed, the 4th Group of Palestinian Prisoners
17 MARCH 2014 – 29 MARCH 2014
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
25th Arab Summit Meets in Kuwait
25 MARCH 2014 – 26 MARCH 2014
COLONIZATION
Settlement Announcement in the Midst of a Crisis Regarding the Negotiations
1 APRIL 2014
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
With the Nonrelease of Prisoners, the Palestinian Leadership Applies for Access to 19 International Conventions
1 APRIL 2014
DIPLOMATIC
Despite the Negotiation Crisis, Palestinian and Israeli Representatives Pursue Talks in Jerusalem
3 APRIL 2014 – 22 APRIL 2014
POLICY/PROGRAM POPULAR ACTION
A Joint Lebanese-Palestinian Civil Document Is Launched
16 APRIL 2014
POLICY/PROGRAM
Abbas Sets Three Conditions for Extension of Negotiations
22 APRIL 2014
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
A PLO-Hamas Agreement (the Shati’ Agreement) to Form a Conciliation Cabinet
23 APRIL 2014
DIPLOMATIC
Israel Announces the Suspension of Negotiations with the Palestinians
24 APRIL 2014
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
26 APRIL 2014 – 27 APRIL 2014
COLONIZATION
Settlement Balance Sheet with Breakdown of the Kerry Negotiation Round
29 APRIL 2014
INSTITUTIONAL
Formation of the Palestinian Unity Government
2 JUNE 2014
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
Israeli and International Reactions to Announcement of Palestinian Unity Government
2 JUNE 2014 – 3 JUNE 2014
COLONIZATION
Israel Uses the Palestinian Cabinet Formation as a Pretext to Launch a New Wave of Settlement Plans
5 JUNE 2014
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Tension Mounts with the Kidnapping of Three Israeli Settlers in the Hebron Region
12 JUNE 2014 – 30 JUNE 2014
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Tension and Hostilities Mount Across Gaza
14 JUNE 2014 – 2 JULY 2014
CULTURAL
Battir Landscape Is Inscribed in the World Heritage List
20 JUNE 2014
VIOLENCE POPULAR ACTION
Muhammad Abu Khdeir, a 16-Year-Old Palestinian, Is Burnt Alive by Settlers in East Jerusalem
2 JULY 2014
VIOLENCE
Dangerous Escalation on the Gaza Front
3 JULY 2014 – 7 JULY 2014
VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War Is Launched
7 JULY 2014 – 21 AUGUST 2014
VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War, Day 1
8 JULY 2014
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Palestinians in West Bank Mobilize in Support of Gaza
8 JULY 2014 – 22 AUGUST 2014
VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War, Day 2
9 JULY 2014
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
The 2014 Gaza War, Day 3
10 JULY 2014
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 4 and 5
11 JULY 2014 – 12 JULY 2014
VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 6−8
13 JULY 2014 – 15 JULY 2014
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Egypt’s Noncoordinated Cease-Fire Initiative Fails
14 JULY 2014 – 16 JULY 2014
VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 9 and 10
16 JULY 2014 – 17 JULY 2014
VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War: Israel Launches Ground Invasion (Phase II)
17 JULY 2014 – 31 JULY 2014
VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 11 and 12
18 JULY 2014 – 19 JULY 2014
VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 13-15: Dramatic Surge in the Fighting; Shuja’iyya Destruction
20 JULY 2014 – 22 JULY 2014
DIPLOMATIC BIOGRAPHICAL
UNHRC Res. A/HRC/RES/S-21/1: Condemning Israel’s Assault on Gaza, Dispatching Commission of Inquiry
23 JULY 2014
VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 16-20
23 JULY 2014 – 27 JULY 2014
VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 21-24
28 JULY 2014 – 31 JULY 2014
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
The 2014 Gaza War: The Intermittent Cease-Fires (Phase III)
31 JULY 2014 – 26 AUGUST 2014
VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War, Day 25: Breakdown of 72-Hour Cease-Fire Due to Activation of the Hannibal Directive
1 AUGUST 2014
VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 26-28: Fighting Continues
2 AUGUST 2014 – 4 AUGUST 2014
DIPLOMATIC
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 29-31: A 72-Hour Cease-Fire
5 AUGUST 2014 – 7 AUGUST 2014
VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War, Days 32-42: Three Days of Fighting Followed by Eight Days of Truce
8 AUGUST 2014 – 18 AUGUST 2014
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
The 2014 Gaza War: Cease-Fire Talks in Cairo
11 AUGUST 2014 – 18 AUGUST 2014
VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War, Day 43: Israel’s Attempt to Assassinate Mohammad Dayf
19 AUGUST 2014
VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War: Days 44-50
20 AUGUST 2014 – 26 AUGUST 2014
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
The 2014 Gaza War: Toward an Open-Ended Cease-Fire
23 AUGUST 2014 – 26 AUGUST 2014
CULTURAL LEGAL POPULAR ACTION
A Lebanese Government Readiness to Facilitate Licensing of Palestinian Associations
26 AUGUST 2014
VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War: A Balance Sheet
26 AUGUST 2014
COLONIZATION
Renewal of Settlement Activity
31 AUGUST 2014 – 24 DECEMBER 2014
INSTITUTIONAL
Failed Attempt at Empowering the Palestinian Unity Government in Gaza
7 SEPTEMBER 2014 – 9 OCTOBER 2014
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
The Case of Hamas-Appointed Civil Servants in Gaza
11 SEPTEMBER 2014 – 18 DECEMBER 2014
SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIPLOMATIC
Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism
16 SEPTEMBER 2014
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
No Effective Resumption of Gaza Postwar Talks in Cairo
23 SEPTEMBER 2014
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
The PLO Strives for a Security Council Resolution Specifying a Timetable for Ending the Occupation
26 SEPTEMBER 2014 – 28 NOVEMBER 2014
VIOLENCE
Heightened Tension at Haram al-Sharif
30 SEPTEMBER 2014 – 22 DECEMBER 2014
SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIPLOMATIC
International Donor Conference for Gaza Reconstruction
12 OCTOBER 2014
DIPLOMATIC
Steps, Mostly Parliamentary, Toward European Recognition of Palestinian State
13 OCTOBER 2014 – 22 DECEMBER 2015
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
French Efforts in Favor of a Draft UNSC Resolution on Palestinian-Israeli Peace
2 DECEMBER 2014 – 17 DECEMBER 2014
INSTITUTIONAL
Early Elections Announced in Israel
3 DECEMBER 2014
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Ziad Abu Ain Dies After Being Struck by Israeli Soldiers During a Peaceful Demonstration
10 DECEMBER 2014 – 11 DECEMBER 2014
POPULAR ACTION POLICY/PROGRAM
Palestinian Leadership Debates End of Security Coordination with Israel
10 DECEMBER 2014 – 14 DECEMBER 2014
DIPLOMATIC LEGAL
Conference on the 4th Geneva Convention Addresses the 2014 Gaza War
17 DECEMBER 2014
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Draft SC Res. S/2014/916 Containing Palestinian Principles for a Negotiated Solution Rejected by SC
30 DECEMBER 2014
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
President Abbas Signs Acceptance of the ICC Jurisdiction and Accession to the ICC Rome Statute
31 DECEMBER 2014 – 7 JANUARY 2015
SANCTIONS SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Israel Freezes Transfer of Tax Revenues to the Palestinian Authority
1 JANUARY 2015 – 21 APRIL 2015
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
The Palestinian Unity Government Still Does not Administer Gaza
11 JANUARY 2015 – 19 APRIL 2015
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Israeli Police Acts Against Palestinians in the Negev
14 JANUARY 2015 – 27 JANUARY 2015
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
France and Arab League Consider Resuscitating Securty Council Initiative
15 JANUARY 2015 – 29 JUNE 2015
POPULAR ACTION INSTITUTIONAL
Arab Parties in Israel Form a Joint List For the Knesset Elections
22 JANUARY 2015
COLONIZATION
Settlement Construction
30 JANUARY 2015
LEGAL
Hamas’s Military Wing Outlawed in Egypt
31 JANUARY 2015 – 28 FEBRUARY 2015
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinian Militants Build and Rebuild “Gate of Jerusalem” Tent Camp in Abu Dis
3 FEBRUARY 2015 – 27 MARCH 2015
POPULAR ACTION SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Palestinians in the West Bank Boycott Israeli Dairy and Processed Food Products
9 FEBRUARY 2015 – 2 MARCH 2015
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC
A “Reconstruction Hudna” in Gaza?
2 MARCH 2015 – 14 APRIL 2015
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
PLO Central Council Meeting Is Held in Ramallah
4 MARCH 2015 – 5 MARCH 2015
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinian Car Ramming: A New Palestinian Weapon?
6 MARCH 2015 – 14 MAY 2015
INSTITUTIONAL LEGAL
Israeli Elections: Likud’s Victory and Strengthening of Arab Representation
17 MARCH 2015 – 19 MARCH 2015
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
26th Arab Summit Meets in Sharm al-Shaykh
28 MARCH 2015 – 29 MARCH 2015
SANCTIONS
Israel Detains Khalida Jarrar, then Releases Her, then Detains Her again
2 APRIL 2015 – 12 JULY 2017
DIPLOMATIC VIOLENCE
The 2014 Gaza War: Report of the UN Headquarters Board of Inquiry into Incidents Affecting UNRWA Schools
27 APRIL 2015
DIPLOMATIC BIOGRAPHICAL
Tony Blair Resigns as Quartet Representative; Quartet Office Redefined
27 MAY 2015 – 11 JUNE 2015
DIPLOMATIC
Reports About Indirect Israel-Hamas Talks on Long-Term Cease-Fire
16 JUNE 2015 – 16 JUNE 2015
DIPLOMATIC
UNHRC Independent Commission of Inquiry on the 2014 Gaza Conflict
22 JUNE 2015
LEGAL
Palestine Submits Files to ICC, and Israel Decides to Interact with It
25 JUNE 2015 – 30 OCTOBER 2015
DIPLOMATIC
Comprehensive Agreement between the Holy See and the State of Palestine
26 JUNE 2015 – 2 JANUARY 2016
COLONIZATION SANCTIONS
Settlement Construction
23 JULY 2015 – 17 NOVEMBER 2015
POPULAR ACTION
Clashes at Haram al-Sharif
26 JULY 2015
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The Knesset Passes Amendment Allowing Force-Feeding of Prisoners on Hunger Strike
29 JULY 2015
VIOLENCE LEGAL
Settlers Set Fire to Two Palestinian Family Homes in Duma, West Bank
31 JULY 2015 – 9 AUGUST 2015
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Tension Escalates at Haram al-Sharif
2 AUGUST 2015 – 28 SEPTEMBER 2015
INSTITUTIONAL DIPLOMATIC
UNGA Res. 69/320: Palestine Allowed to Raise Flag at UN
10 SEPTEMBER 2015
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
With the Haram al-Sharif Tensions, Protests Spread to the Occupied Territories
13 SEPTEMBER 2015 – 30 SEPTEMBER 2015
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Abbas Outlines Six Potential Legal Steps in Speech at the UNGA
30 SEPTEMBER 2015
VIOLENCE
A Day of Escalation in the West Bank
1 OCTOBER 2015
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
A Third Intifada or a Temporary Outburst?
2 OCTOBER 2015 – 31 JANUARY 2016
SANCTIONS VIOLENCE
Israel’s Policy Toward the Palestinian Outburst
4 OCTOBER 2015 – 13 OCTOBER 2015
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinians in Israel Express their Concern and Solidarity with the Palestinian Outburst
5 OCTOBER 2015 – 28 NOVEMBER 2015
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
37th Zionist Congress, Jerusalem
20 OCTOBER 2015 – 22 OCTOBER 2015
DIPLOMATIC
Cameras at Haram al-Sharif?
22 OCTOBER 2015 – 26 OCTOBER 2015
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC
EU Guidelines on Goods from the Occupied Territories
11 NOVEMBER 2015
SANCTIONS POPULAR ACTION
Israel Outlaws the Northern Branch of the Islamic Movement
16 NOVEMBER 2015 – 28 NOVEMBER 2015
POPULAR ACTION SANCTIONS
Muhammad al-Qeeq Stages a 94-day Hunger Strike and Compels His Jailers to Release Him
21 NOVEMBER 2015 – 21 MAY 2016
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Israel Kills Samir Quntar; Hizballah Responds
19 DECEMBER 2015 – 4 JANUARY 2016
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Three-Month Balance Sheet of the Palestinian Outburst
31 DECEMBER 2015
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
Smaller-Scale Palestinian-Israeli Violence and Israeli Repression Continue
1 JANUARY 2016 – 30 JUNE 2016
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC
The EU and the Middle East Peace Process
18 JANUARY 2016
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
France Plans to Resume its Peace Initiative
29 JANUARY 2016 – 16 FEBRUARY 2016
SANCTIONS INSTITUTIONAL
Sanctions Against 3 Palestinian Knesset Members
4 FEBRUARY 2016 – 8 FEBRUARY 2016
POPULAR ACTION SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Palestinian Teachers Go on Strike in the West Bank
7 FEBRUARY 2016 – 12 MARCH 2016
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
Three Rounds of Hamas-Fatah Talks in Doha Come to Naught
7 FEBRUARY 2016 – 18 JUNE 2016
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
The US, Egypt, Jordan and Israel Hold a Secret Summit Meeting in Aqaba
21 FEBRUARY 2016
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
To Satisfy Israel, France Backpedals on an Important Component of its Peace Initiative
9 MARCH 2016 – 23 MAY 2016
COLONIZATION
Israel Pursues its Confiscation of Palestinian Land in the West Bank
10 MARCH 2016 – 21 APRIL 2016
DIPLOMATIC POPULAR ACTION
Palestinians Thwart the Setting Up of Cameras at Haram al-Sharif
18 MARCH 2016 – 18 APRIL 2016
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC COLONIZATION
The UN Human Rights Council Decides to Establish a Database of Firms Contributing to Israeli Settlement Activities
24 MARCH 2016
VIOLENCE
Five-Day Violence Along the Gaza Strip Border
3 MAY 2016 – 7 MAY 2016
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
France Hosts a Ministerial Meeting as First Stage of its Peace Initiative
3 JUNE 2016
VIOLENCE SANCTIONS
In Retaliation to Palestinian Attacks, Yatta and Hebron Towns Are Collectively Targeted
8 JUNE 2016 – 11 AUGUST 2016
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The Knesset Adopts the “Anti-Terror” (Counter-Terrorism) Law
15 JUNE 2016
INSTITUTIONAL
Attempts at Holding Palestinian Municipal Elections
21 JUNE 2016 – 31 JANUARY 2017
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
Provocative Israeli Decision Related to Haram al-Sharif
26 JUNE 2016 – 5 JULY 2016
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
The Quartet Issues a Report on the Impediments to Palestinian-Israeli Settlement
1 JULY 2016
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
The PLO Executive Committee Decides to Boycott the Quartet
3 JULY 2016 – 10 JULY 2016
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The Knesset adopts the NGO “Funding Transparency” Law
11 JULY 2016
INSTITUTIONAL POPULAR ACTION
Continued Violation of the Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif
12 JULY 2016
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Amendment No. 44 of Basic Law: The Knesset Allows Dismissal of Members
19 JULY 2016
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
27th Arab Summit Meets in Nouakchott
25 JULY 2016
COLONIZATION SANCTIONS
Continued Israeli Settlement Activity and Destruction of Palestinian Infrastructure
27 JULY 2016 – 7 DECEMBER 2016
DIPLOMATIC SOCIO-ECONOMIC
A Doubtful Israel-Palestinian Postal Service Memorandum of Understanding
4 SEPTEMBER 2016 – 15 AUGUST 2018
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Abbas Launches at the UN Diplomatic Activity for a Security Council Resolution on Israeli Settlements
22 SEPTEMBER 2016 – 22 DECEMBER 2016
INSTITUTIONAL DIPLOMATIC
The Convening of Fatah’s 7th General Conference Is Announced in Effort to Consolidate Abbas’s Leadership
1 NOVEMBER 2016
CONTEXTUAL
Donald Trump Is Elected the 45th American President
8 NOVEMBER 2016
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
President-Elect Trump for the “Ultimate Deal” Between Israel and the Palestinians
11 NOVEMBER 2016
POPULAR ACTION INSTITUTIONAL
Fatah 7th General Conference Renews Its Governing Bodies
29 NOVEMBER 2016 – 4 DECEMBER 2016
POPULAR ACTION INSTITUTIONAL
Fatah’s 7th General Conference
29 NOVEMBER 2016 – 4 DECEMBER 2016
VIOLENCE
Assassination of Muhammad Zuwari in Sfax
15 DECEMBER 2016
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
SC Res. 2334: Condemning Israel’s Settlement Activities without Enforcement Mechanism
23 DECEMBER 2016
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Kerry’s “Farewell” Speech on Palestinian-Israeli Peace
28 DECEMBER 2016
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Palestinian Reconciliation Meetings Renewed in Doha, Beirut and Moscow, with No Results
5 JANUARY 2017 – 17 JANUARY 2017
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Palestinian Attacks Against Soldiers and Settlers
8 JANUARY 2017 – 26 SEPTEMBER 2017
SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIPLOMATIC
Israeli-Palestinian Joint Water Committee Reactivated
15 JANUARY 2017
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Paris Conference for Peace in the Middle East
15 JANUARY 2017 – 16 JANUARY 2017
CONTEXTUAL
Donald Trump Is Officially Inaugurated as the 45th American President
20 JANUARY 2017
COLONIZATION POLICY/PROGRAM
Israel Races for Settlement Activities with an Eye on Trump
22 JANUARY 2017 – 1 FEBRUARY 2017
POLICY/PROGRAM COLONIZATION
First Trump Administration Statement on Israeli Settlements
2 FEBRUARY 2017
POPULAR ACTION SANCTIONS
Settlers Attempt to Modify the Status Quo at Haram al-Sharif
5 FEBRUARY 2017 – 24 MAY 2017
LEGAL COLONIZATION
The Israeli Knesset Passes a Law Regularizing Settlements Retroactively
6 FEBRUARY 2017
BIOGRAPHICAL
Yahya Sinwar Elected Head of Gaza’s Hamas Political Bureau
13 FEBRUARY 2017
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
Trump’s Ambiguous Statement on Palestinian-Israeli Issues after his First Meeting as President with Netanyahu
15 FEBRUARY 2017
POPULAR ACTION POLICY/PROGRAM
Popular Conference for Palestinians Abroad Meets in Istanbul
25 FEBRUARY 2017 – 26 FEBRUARY 2017
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
Israel’s State Comptroller Publishes Report on Gaza 2014 War
28 FEBRUARY 2017
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Israel’s Knesset Passes Amendment No. 28 to Entry into Israel Law
6 MARCH 2017
VIOLENCE POPULAR ACTION
Palestinians Protest Israel’s Killing of Basel al-Araj and Palestinian-Israeli Security Coordination
6 MARCH 2017 – 28 MARCH 2017
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
First Phone Contact Between Trump and Abbas
10 MARCH 2017 – 12 MARCH 2017
LEGAL SANCTIONS
Amendment No. 46 of Basic Law: The Knesset Gives Additional Reasons for Disqualifying Arab Candidates
14 MARCH 2017
COLONIZATION LEGAL
UNESCWA and the Report on Israeli Apartheid
15 MARCH 2017
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Hamas Forms a Committee to Administer Gaza Strip
16 MARCH 2017
POLICY/PROGRAM SANCTIONS
Israel Names the Palestine National Fund a Terrorist Organization for Assisting Prisoners’ Families
16 MARCH 2017
INSTITUTIONAL SANCTIONS BIOGRAPHICAL
UN SG Antonio Guterres Distances Himself from ESCWA Report; Executive Secretary Rima Khalaf Resigns
16 MARCH 2017 – 17 MARCH 2017
DIPLOMATIC COLONIZATION
US-Israel Preliminary Talks on Settlements
19 MARCH 2017 – 23 MARCH 2017
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
28th Arab Summit Meets at the Dead Sea
29 MARCH 2017
LEGAL SANCTIONS
The Knesset Adopts Amendment No. 116 to the Planning and Building Law (Kaminitz Law)
5 APRIL 2017
POPULAR ACTION SANCTIONS
Palestinians Start Hunger Strike in Israeli Prisons
17 APRIL 2017 – 26 MAY 2017
POLICY/PROGRAM SOCIO-ECONOMIC
Gaza and the Electricity Issue
27 APRIL 2017 – 1 AUGUST 2017
POLICY/PROGRAM
Hamas New Charter
1 MAY 2017
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
PLO President Mahmoud Abbas Meets with US President Donald Trump at the White House
3 MAY 2017
BIOGRAPHICAL
Ismail Haniyeh Elected Head of Hamas Political Bureau
6 MAY 2017
INSTITUTIONAL
Municipal Elections in the West Bank
13 MAY 2017
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
President Trump’s Visit to Israel
22 MAY 2017 – 23 MAY 2017
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM SANCTIONS
President Trump’s Visit to Bethlehem
23 MAY 2017
POPULAR ACTION
Palestinian Prisoners in Israel End Hunger Strike
27 MAY 2017
LEGAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Trump Signs the 6-Month Waiver Delaying the Application of the Jerusalem Embassy Act
1 JUNE 2017
CONTEXTUAL
Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt Sever Economic and Diplomatic Ties with Qatar
5 JUNE 2017
POLICY/PROGRAM SANCTIONS
The PA Forces Early Retirement on Part of Its Employees in Gaza
4 JULY 2017
INSTITUTIONAL DIPLOMATIC
Old Cities of Jerusalem and Hebron Inscribed as World Heritage in Danger
4 JULY 2017 – 7 JULY 2017
COLONIZATION POLICY/PROGRAM
White House Statement on Israeli Settlement Activity
5 JULY 2017
POPULAR ACTION SANCTIONS
Israel Closes Off the Haram al-Sharif Following a Palestinian Operation in the Old City of Jerusalem
14 JULY 2017 – 15 JULY 2017
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Palestinian Official Response to Israel’s Measures over the Haram al-Sharif
14 JULY 2017 – 21 JULY 2017
POPULAR ACTION SANCTIONS
Palestinian Popular Response to Israel’s Measures over the Haram al-Sharif
16 JULY 2017 – 23 JULY 2017
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
A Unified Lebanese Vision on Issues of Palestinian Refugees Living in Lebanon
20 JULY 2017
VIOLENCE DIPLOMATIC
Two Jordanians Killed at Israeli Embassy in Amman
23 JULY 2017 – 24 JULY 2017
SANCTIONS POPULAR ACTION
As Israel Backtracks on Its Measures Concerning the Haram al-Sharif, Palestinian Pressure Continues and Succeeds
24 JULY 2017 – 4 AUGUST 2017
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Trump’s Aides Seem Ready to Embark on Devising a Peace Plan
24 AUGUST 2017
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
The Internal Palestinian Reconciliation Process Is Relaunched with Some Credibility This Time
26 AUGUST 2017
INSTITUTIONAL
The State of Palestine Admitted as Full Member of Interpol
27 SEPTEMBER 2017
INSTITUTIONAL POLICY/PROGRAM
Fatah and Hamas Sign in Cairo an Agreement to End Palestinian Division
12 OCTOBER 2017
POLICY/PROGRAM
Israeli and US Reactions to the Fatah-Hamas Agreement in Cairo
17 OCTOBER 2017 – 19 OCTOBER 2017
POLICY/PROGRAM
100-Year Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration
1 NOVEMBER 2017 – 2 NOVEMBER 2017
POLICY/PROGRAM INSTITUTIONAL
Despite a Good Start, the Egypt-Sponsored Fatah-Hamas Agreement Finally Fails
1 NOVEMBER 2017 – 10 DECEMBER 2017
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
The Fate of the PLO Diplomatic Office in Washington
17 NOVEMBER 2017
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
President Trump Announces the Official US Recognition of Jerusalem as the Capital of Israel
6 DECEMBER 2017
POLICY/PROGRAM DIPLOMATIC
Palestinian Diplomatic Activity after US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
6 DECEMBER 2017 – 20 DECEMBER 2017
POPULAR ACTION VIOLENCE
Popular Protests Against US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
7 DECEMBER 2017 – 31 DECEMBER 2017
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Emergency Meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation on Jerusalem
13 DECEMBER 2017
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
Draft SC S/2017/1060 to Oppose Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem Vetoed by US
18 DECEMBER 2017
DIPLOMATIC INSTITUTIONAL
Abbas Signs 22 Treaties as a Response to Trump’s Move on Jerusalem
18 DECEMBER 2017
DIPLOMATIC POLICY/PROGRAM
UNGA ES-10/19 Opposes Establishment of Diplomatic Missions in Jerusalem
21 DECEMBER 2017
COLONIZATION
With Trump as President, Huge Settlement Growth in 2017
31 DECEMBER 2017
The Timeline is authored by the Institute for Palestine Studies as part of a joint project with the Palestinian Museum