Palestinians
Ethnonational group of the Levant
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| 2025 |
The Book of Disappearance
The novel's English translation was longlisted for the 2025 International Booker Prize, recognizing its significant literary merit and bringing global attention to the work.
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| 2025 | Samah Sabawi's work 'Cactus Pear For My Beloved' (2024) was longlisted for the Stella Prize |
| March 2025 | Abbas announces the upcoming legislative election and creates a new vice presidential post, signaling potential political transition. |
| 2024 |
I Shall Not Hate
Tal Barda adapted the book into a documentary film titled 'I Shall Not Hate'.
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| 2024 |
Palestinian Australians
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans to criminalize doxing following the 'Z600 breach', which leaked names of 600 individuals in the creative industries who were involved in coordinated attacks against Palestine supporters.
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| 2024 | Penguin published 'A Cactus Pear For My Beloved', a book about her family's life in Palestine and her parents' migration to Australia. |
| 2024 | Abbas reached an all-time low approval rating of 29%, with 59% of Palestinians disapproving of him. |
| 2024 | Her artwork is included in the Venice Biennale, a prestigious international art exhibition. |
| 2024 | Samia Halaby was originally scheduled to have her first retrospective exhibition in the United States at Indiana University Bloomington's Eskenazi Museum of Art, which was ultimately cancelled. |
| 2024 |
Palestinian Americans
Exit polls revealed that between 50-63 percent of US Muslim voters supported Harris, with many voters expressing dissatisfaction with Democrats' stance on the Gaza conflict.
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| 2024 |
Palestinian Americans
In the 2024 election, Trump won 42% of votes in Dearborn, a significant shift from the 2020 election where Biden had overwhelming support, highlighting a major political realignment among Arab and Muslim voters.
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| 2024 |
Palestinian Americans
Palestinian and Arab American groups in Michigan pressured Vice President Kamala Harris to break from President Biden's pro-Israel policy and seek an end to the fighting in Gaza during the presidential election campaign.
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| 2024 |
Palestinian Americans
Ta-Nehisi Coates publishes 'The Message', featuring the Palestinian community in southwest suburban Chicago, including an interview with a Deir Yasin Massacre survivor in Orland Park.
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| December 5 2024 | Concluded his management period with Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya. |
| 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. |
| October 2024 |
Palestinian Americans
Rashid Khalidi retired from his position as Edward Said Professor Emeritus of Modern Arab Studies at Columbia University.
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| October 2024 | Becomes acting leader of Hamas again in October following additional assassinations by Israel. |
| September 2024 |
Palestinian Australians
Renegade Activists group organized protests drawing attention to the challenges faced by Palestinian Australians, criticizing Australia's perceived complicity in the Gaza conflict and advocating for more compassionate refugee policies.
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| September 17 2024 | Volunteered at the American University of Beirut Medical Center to provide medical assistance after a coordinated Israeli attack in Lebanon and Syria. |
| September 3 2024 | The U.S. Department of Justice publicly announced criminal charges against Mashal, alleging he orchestrated the 7 October attack on Israel, with charges including conspiracy to provide material support to a terrorist organization and conspiracy to murder U.S. nationals. |
| August 2024 | Mashal publicly called for the resumption of suicide bombings against Israel. |
| August 12 2024 |
Palestinian Australians
By this date, Australia had granted 2,922 visas to individuals from Palestinian territories, with only about 1,300 successfully arriving in the country.
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| July 2024 | Serves as acting leader of Hamas from July after previous leaders were assassinated by Israel. |
| June 1 2024 | Began managing Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, expanding his management to an Iraqi football team. |
| May 24 2024 | Ended his tenure with Al Sadd. |
| May 14 2024 | The Potsdam Administrative Court ruled that the travel restrictions against him were unlawful. |
| May 4 2024 | Denied entry to France due to a Schengen-Area-wide entry ban, but joined a symposium via video link. |
| April 2024 | Begins serving as Rector of the University of Glasgow. |
| April 2024 | Denied entry to Germany while en route to speak at the Palestine Congress conference in Berlin. |
| March 26 2024 | Elected Rector of the University of Glasgow, winning 80% of the vote. |
| February 2024 | Abbas calls the Al-Rashid humanitarian aid incident an 'ugly massacre' perpetrated by the 'Israeli occupation army'. |
| February 2024 | U.S. Department of Justice filed criminal charges against Mashal under seal, relating to alleged involvement in terrorist activities. |
| February 6 2024 |
Palestinian Australians
Australian government had issued 2,273 temporary (subclass 600) visas to Palestinians with ties to Australia since the start of the conflict.
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| January 2024 | Travels to The Hague to meet with International Criminal Court (ICC) investigators. |
| January 2024 | Rejected the two-state solution, calling for the eradication of Israel and claiming renewed hope from international protest slogans. |
| 2023 |
Watermelon as a Palestinian symbol
The Israeli Ministry of National Security banned the Palestinian flag in public places, prompting a symbolic response using watermelon imagery.
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| 2023 |
Watermelon as a Palestinian symbol
During the Israel–Hamas war, the watermelon symbol experienced a significant resurgence as a form of solidarity and protest, with people using watermelon emojis on social media to show support for Palestine.
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| 2023 |
Transnational Palestine
The book won the Palestine Book Award, recognizing its significant contribution to Palestinian scholarship
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| 2023 | Granted the TRT World Citizen of the Year award and the TAKREEM Lifetime Achievement award. |
| 2023 | Published the book 'The War Injured Child: From Point of Injury Treatment Through Management and Continuum of Care'. |
| 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. |
| 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 | Exhibited at Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taipei, Taiwan. |
| 2023 |
Palestinian Americans
American Community Survey reports approximately 160,000 Palestinian American refugees, representing about 0.05% of the U.S. population.
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| 2023 | A whole genome study of global ethnic groups found Palestinian samples clustering in the 'Middle Eastern genomic group', which included populations such as Samaritans, Bedouins, Jordanians, Iraqi Jews, and Yemenite Jews. |
| 2023 | Mashal praised the Hamas attack on Israel, describing it as a clever act of legitimate resistance and acknowledging potential Palestinian casualties as a necessary sacrifice in their struggle for freedom. |
| December 2023 | Samia Halaby's first US retrospective at Indiana University Bloomington's Eskenazi Museum of Art was cancelled by the university, citing 'safety concerns'. Halaby believed the cancellation was an attempt to suppress Palestinian voices during the Israel-Hamas war. |
| November 25 2023 | Started managing Al Sadd, another significant Qatari football club. |
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