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From our Digital Projects | Thematic Chronology | This thematic chronology on Zionist military operations and ethnic cleansing describes the developments that shaped the Nakba, which consisted of the destruction of over 400 Palestinian villages and the expulsion by Zionist forces of about 750,000 Palestinians into neighboring countries, leading to the establishment of the
From our Digital Projects | Highlight | Palestinian refugee camps have become a major target of the second war waged by the Israeli occupation forces in the West Bank. al-Jalazonerefugee camp, established in 1949 north of Ramallah and home to more than 13,000 people, is one of these camps. Read more about Al-Jalazone Refugee Camp, West Bank in The Interactive Encyclopedia of
From our Digital Projects | Biography | Youssef Sami al-Youssef, a native of the village of Lubya in the Tiberias district, was one of the most prominent educators and intellectuals in Yarmouk camp for Palestinian refugees near Damascus. His life was marked by hardship and bitter struggle, but also by fierce self-reliance. Since the mid-1970s, he has occupied a prominent
From our Digital Projects | Event | On this day in 2003, the US administration under President George W. Bush presented the "Road Map" to Palestinians and Israelis. It consisted of three phases ending in 2005 with the establishment of a Palestinian state. The Palestinian Authority approved it, while Ariel Sharon's government responded with numerous reservations and
From our Digital Projects | Highlight | Olive trees are historically one of the most important natural resources in Palestine, spreading over terraces from Acre and Safad to the central region which includes the villages of the Nablus Mountains, Jerusalem, and Hebron. Read more about the overview of the olive economy as part of Palestine's industrial heritage in the nineteenth