Black September
1970–1971 conflict in Jordan
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| March 2025 | Abbas announces the upcoming legislative election and creates a new vice presidential post, signaling potential political transition. |
| February 2025 | PFLP-GC announced the election of Anwar Raja and Ramez Mustafa as new assistant secretary-generals, which sparked protests in Yarmouk Camp due to Raja's controversial past. |
| 2024 | Abbas reached an all-time low approval rating of 29%, with 59% of Palestinians disapproving of him. |
| 2024 | After the fall of the Assad regime, the Syrian transitional government demanded that Palestinian armed groups, including the PLA, disarm and dissolve their military formations. The PLA met at the PLO headquarters in Damascus, expressing support for Syrian unity and condemning the Israeli invasion of Syria. |
| December 21 2024 | Lebanese Armed Forces peacefully occupied most of the PFLP-GC's bases in Lebanon, at the villages of Sultan Yacoub and Hechmech. |
| November 28 2024 | At age 89, Mahmoud Abbas nominates Rawhi Fattouh as his temporary successor in response to growing calls for him to quit, with the intention of holding elections in the future. |
| February 2024 | Abbas calls the Al-Rashid humanitarian aid incident an 'ugly massacre' perpetrated by the 'Israeli occupation army'. |
| 2023 | Abbas' approval rating further declined to 32%, with nearly 90% of Palestinians wanting him to resign as support for Hamas grew. |
| 2023 | Made a state visit to China, holding talks with President Xi Jinping and meeting with Premier Li Keqiang. |
| 2023 | During the Israel-Hamas war, Abbas rejects civilian killings, calls for release of prisoners, and declares three days of mourning after the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital explosion. |
| August 2023 | Delivered a speech to the Fatah Revolutionary Council making antisemitic claims about Hitler and Jews, resulting in international condemnation and the rescinding of his Medal of the City of Paris by Mayor Anne Hidalgo. |
| July 2023 | Abbas met with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in an effort by Turkey to reconcile Fatah with Hamas. |
| 2022 | Abbas' approval rating fell to 40%. |
| August 2022 | During a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, made controversial remarks about Israel and the Holocaust, leading to widespread condemnation. |
| 2021 | Nearly 80% of Palestinians expressed desire for Abbas to resign. |
| 2021 | Local elections in Palestine are held amidst a rift between Abbas and Hamas, after he indefinitely postponed presidential and parliamentary elections. |
| July 2021 | Talal Naji succeeded Ahmed Jibril as the secretary-general of the PFLP-General Command (PFLP-GC), marking a leadership transition in the organization. |
| June 2021 | Faced protests in Ramallah by hundreds of Palestinians against his administration's corruption and brutality, following the death of anti-corruption activist Nizar Banat in government custody. |
| August 5 2020 | PLA commander Maj. Gen. Muhammad Tariq al-Khadra died in Damascus due to COVID-19. |
| January 2019 | Accepted the chairmanship of the United Nations' Group of 77, a coalition of 134 mainly developing nations and China, on behalf of Palestine. Was handed the gavel by Egypt's foreign minister Sameh Shoukry. |
| 2018 | Published an article documenting the biographies of six Palestinian public figures, including Walid El Khalidi and others, with special reference to the Nakba. |
| 2018 | Abbas' approval ratings slightly recovered to 50%. |
| 2018 | Involved in multiple military campaigns in Syria, including Rif Dimashq offensive, Southern Damascus offensive, and Daraa Governorate campaign. |
| October 29 2018 | The PLO Central Council suspended Palestinian recognition of Israel, marking a significant shift in diplomatic relations. |
| September 10 2018 | National Security Advisor John Bolton announced the closure of the PLO Mission due to Palestine's efforts to have the International Criminal Court investigate Israel for possible war crimes. |
| May 2018 |
Asad Abdul Rahman
Ended his tenure at the PLO's executive committee.
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| May 4 2018 | Conclusion of the Palestinian National Council session, finalizing the transfer of powers to the Palestinian Central Council |
| April 30 2018 | First full PNC meeting in 22 years held in Ramallah with 700 members. The meeting discussed recent developments and filled PLO Executive Committee vacancies with loyalists to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Notable absences included Hamas, Islamic Jihad, and Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. |
| 2017 |
Mahmoud Darwish
Darwish's poem 'Think of Others' was set to music by an 11-year-old Palestinian youth activist, Janna Jihad Ayyad.
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| 2017 |
Mahmoud Darwish
British musician Roger Waters set an English translation of Darwish's 'Lesson From the Kama Sutra (Wait for Her)' to music on his album 'Is This the Life We Really Want?'.
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| 2017 | Abbas' approval ratings dropped to 45%. |
| 2017 | Secretary of State Rex Tillerson determined that the PLO Mission broke a US law regarding prosecution attempts at the International Criminal Court. |
| 2017 | Participated in the Qaboun offensive in Syria. |
| September 2017 | By September, approximately 228 PLA fighters had been killed in action during the Syrian Civil War, including a high-ranking brigadier general Anwar al-Saqa. |
| 2016 |
Mahmoud Darwish
Darwish's poem 'We Were Without a Present' was used as the basis for the central song 'Ya Reit' by Palestinian rapper Tamer Nafar in the film 'Junction 48'.
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| 2016 | Revealed in the Panama Papers data leak that his son Tareq Abbas held millions in shares of an offshore company associated with the Palestinian Authority. |
| 2016 | Continued military operations in Syria, including multiple Rif Dimashq offensives from June to October. |
| 2015 |
Mahmoud Darwish
Norwegian singer-songwriter Moddi composed a melody to Darwish's poem 'I am Yusuf, oh my father', titled 'Oh my father, I am Joseph', released on his album Unsongs.
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| 2015 | Received the Jerusalem Award for Culture and Creativity in the Arab World. |
| 2015 | The PLA was reduced to being active only in Syria, focusing on recruiting male Palestinian refugees. |
| 2015 | Engaged in multiple military operations during the Syrian Civil War, including the Battle of Yarmouk Camp, Battle of Zabadani, and multiple Rif Dimashq offensives. |
| 2015 | A number of PLA fighters led by Major Khaldoun Al Nader were allegedly executed for refusing to fight against rebels in Daraa. |
| August 2015 | Abbas announces his resignation as chairman of the PLO executive committee and calls for an emergency PNC meeting, which is subsequently postponed. |
| 2014 |
Mahmoud Darwish
Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho set Darwish's poem 'The Last Train Has Left' within her orchestral work 'True Fire'.
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| 2014 | Abbas again reached a peak approval rating of 64%. |
| December 2014 | Abbas signs an application for Palestine to join the International Criminal Court, a diplomatic 'last resort' after a UN Security Council resolution failure. |
| April 2014 | Hamas withdraws its objection to Abbas's presidency to form a Unity Government with Fatah. |
| September 2013 | A libel lawsuit filed by his son Yasser Abbas against Foreign Policy Group LLC was dismissed by U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan using D.C.'s anti-SLAPP measure. |
| 2012 |
Mahmoud Darwish
Mohammed Fairouz incorporated Darwish's lyrics in his third symphony 'Poems and Prayers', alongside poems by Fadwa Touqan and Yehuda Amichai.
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