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Contents

الفهرس

A room of the archive

The Record

السِّجل

Everything, on one page

The index

الفهرس

837 entries across 21 collections, every one of them sourced and linked. This is the whole archive laid flat — nothing is hidden behind a menu.

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Dispatches4

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Original, dated and bylined analysis from the FALASTEEN.AI media desk.

Timeline68

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A century in order, from the Ottoman land registers to the ICJ.

Villages189

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The villages depopulated in 1948 — what stood there, and who left.

Roads3

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Routes read as journeys, stop by stop, with the geography and its limits stated.

Places42

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The cities, camps and coasts the archive measures distance from.

Testimonies27

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First-hand accounts, each one linked back to the archive that holds it.

The named46

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Documented lives from Gaza — the killed, and the living who survived.

  • Abdel Jalil Al-Fayoumi · Survivor of the 'flour massacre' on al-Rashid Street
  • Adnan al-Bursh · Head of orthopedic surgery at al-Shifa Hospital
  • Anas al-Sharif · Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza City
  • Awni Eldous · Twelve-year-old who dreamed of YouTube fame
  • Aysenur Ezgi Eygi · Turkish-American activist shot dead at a West Bank protest
  • Bilal el-Essi · 28-year-old killed seeking flour for his family
  • Bisan Owda · Filmmaker and AJ+ journalist who documented the war from inside Gaza
  • Eleen Muammar · Three-year-old killed in the al-Mawasi tent massacre
  • Eyad al-Hallaq · Autistic Palestinian Jerusalemite shot on his way to his special-needs school
  • Fadi al-Wahidi · Al Jazeera cameraman
  • Ghassan Abu Sitta · British-Palestinian plastic and reconstructive surgeon
  • Hala Khreis · Retired teacher shot dead while fleeing with her white-flag-carrying grandson
  • Hamza al-Dahdouh · Al Jazeera camera operator; eldest son of Gaza bureau chief Wael al-Dahdouh
  • Hind Rajab · Six-year-old from Gaza City
  • Hossam Shabat · Al Jazeera Mubasher correspondent in northern Gaza
  • Hussam Abu Safiya · Pediatrician and director of Kamal Adwan Hospital
  • Ibrahim Abu Shaaban · Six-year-old killed with ten members of his family when their truck was attacked a week into the ceasefire
  • Ibrahim Zaher · Al Jazeera camera operator in Gaza City
  • Iman al-Zamili · Journalist killed by drone fire in the tent encampment where she was displaced
  • Ismail al-Ghoul · Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent in northern Gaza
  • Khaled Nabhan · Grandfather whose farewell to his slain granddaughter became a symbol of Gaza's grief
  • Majdi al-Tatar · Amputee champion swimmer and coach killed in the al-Taba'een school strike
  • Mariam Abu Daqqa · Freelance visual journalist for The Associated Press
  • Marwan al-Sultan · Cardiologist and director of the Indonesian Hospital in northern Gaza
  • Mohammed Qreiqeh · Al Jazeera correspondent in Gaza City
  • Motaz Azaiza · Photojournalist who became Gaza's 'eyes and ears'
  • Mustafa Thuraya · Freelance videographer who filmed for Agence France-Presse and other outlets
  • Omar Yasser al-Jabri · Thirteen-year-old who died of his burns three days after the al-Taba'een school strike
  • Plestia Alaqad · Journalist whose video diaries from Gaza reached millions
  • Raed Mushtaha · Father of three killed waiting for flour in the 'flour massacre'
  • Rakan al-Najjar · Ten-year-old killed with eight of his siblings in the strike on the al-Najjar family home
  • Razan al-Najjar · Volunteer paramedic during Gaza's Great March of Return
  • Reem Ali Khalil Badwan · Three-year-old whose grandfather's farewell moved the world
  • Refaat Alareer · Poet, professor of English literature at the Islamic University of Gaza, editor of 'Gaza Writes Back'
  • Saifeddin Abutaha · Palestinian driver and translator for World Central Kitchen
  • Shireen Abu Akleh · Veteran Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent; Palestinian-American
  • Sidra al-Najjar · The baby of the al-Najjar family, killed with eight of her siblings in the strike on their home
  • Sidra Hassouna · Five-year-old killed with her family in Rafah
  • Suleiman al-Obeid · Former Palestine national football team forward nicknamed the 'Palestinian Pelé'
  • Suwar al-Jamasi · Four-year-old killed with eight relatives in the strike on the al-Jamasi family home
  • Suzan Hassouna · Five-year-old twin killed with her sister Sidra and their family in Rafah
  • Tawfic Abdel Jabbar · Palestinian-American high-school senior from Louisiana
  • Tayem Khreis · Boy filmed waving a white flag beside his grandmother Hala Khreis when she was shot
  • Yahya al-Najjar · Twelve-year-old killed with eight of his siblings in the strike on the al-Najjar family home
  • Yasser Mamdouh El-Fady · Journalist shot dead by a sniper while covering the siege of Nasser Hospital
  • Zomi Frankcom · Australian aid worker killed with six World Central Kitchen colleagues

Figures78

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Historians, doctors, painters, organisers — who they were and what they made.

  • Abd al-Qadir al-Husayni · Commander of the Army of the Holy War, killed at al-Qastal in April 1948 · 1908–1948
  • Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi · Pediatrician and co-founder of Hamas, killed three weeks after succeeding Ahmed Yassin · 1947–2004
  • Abu Ali Mustafa · Secretary-general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine · 1938–2001
  • Adel Manna · Historian of Ottoman Palestine and of the Palestinians who remained · 1947–
  • Annemarie Jacir · Filmmaker and founder of Philistine Films · 1974–
  • Aref al-Aref · Historian of the Nakba · 1892–1973
  • Atta al-Zir · Rebel of the Buraq uprising, hanged at Acre · 1895–1930
  • Avi Shlaim · Historian and emeritus professor of international relations · 1945–
  • Bisan Owda · Journalist and filmmaker reporting from Gaza
  • Diana Buttu · Lawyer and political analyst
  • Dimitri Baramki · Archaeologist · 1909–1984
  • Edward W. Said · Literary critic and public intellectual · 1935–2003
  • Elia Suleiman · Filmmaker · 1960–
  • Elias Sanbar · Historian, translator, and diplomat · 1947–
  • Emily Jacir · Artist · 1970–
  • Eyad al-Sarraj · Psychiatrist and founder of the Gaza Community Mental Health Programme · 1944–2013
  • Faisal al-Husseini · PLO Executive Committee member and head of Jerusalem affairs; founder of the Arab Studies Society at Orient House · 1940–2001
  • Farhan al-Saadi · Qassamite commander, hanged at Acre · c. 1858–1937
  • Fathi Shaqaqi · Physician and founder of the Islamic Jihad Movement, assassinated in Malta in 1995 · 1951–1995
  • Fatima Ghazzal · Fighter of the 1936 revolt · d. 1936
  • Fayez Sayegh · Intellectual, diplomat, and UN delegate · 1922–1980
  • Fuad Hijazi · Rebel of the Buraq uprising, hanged at Acre · 1904–1930
  • George Habash · Physician, founder of the Arab Nationalist Movement and the PFLP · 1925–2008
  • Ghassan Kanafani · Novelist, editor of al-Hadaf, and spokesman of the PFLP · 1936–1972
  • Haidar Abdel Shafi · Physician and head of the Palestinian delegation to the Madrid Conference · 1919–2007
  • Hanan Ashrawi · Legislator, scholar, and peace negotiator · 1946–
  • Hind al-Husseini · Educator and founder of Dar al-Tifl al-Arabi · 1916–1994
  • Ibrahim Abu-Lughod · Political scientist · 1929–2001
  • Ilan Pappé · Historian and professor · 1954–
  • Intissar al-Wazir (Umm Jihad) · First woman member of Fatah and the Palestinian Authority's first minister of social affairs · 1941–
  • Ismail Shammout · Painter · 1930–2006
  • Issam Abdul Hadi · First president of the General Union of Palestinian Women · 1928–2013
  • Izz al-Din al-Qassam · Preacher of Haifa's Istiqlal Mosque who organized the first armed revolt against British rule · 1882–1935
  • Juliano Mer-Khamis · Actor and founder of the Freedom Theatre in Jenin · 1958–2011
  • Kamal Boullata · Painter and art historian · 1942–2019
  • Kamal Nasser · Poet, PLO Executive Committee member and official spokesman · 1925–1973
  • Karimeh Abbud · Photographer · 1893–1940
  • Khalida Jarrar · PFLP parliamentarian and prisoners' rights advocate, imprisoned five times by Israel · 1963–
  • Khalil al-Sakakini · Educator and diarist · 1878–1953
  • Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad) · Co-founder of Fatah and deputy commander-in-chief of the Palestinian revolution's forces · 1935–1988
  • Khalil Beidas · Novelist, translator and editor of al-Nafa'is · 1875–1949
  • Le Trio Joubran · Oud trio · 2004–
  • Leila Khaled · PFLP political bureau member and hijacker of 1969 and 1970 · 1944–
  • Mahmoud Hamshari · First PLO representative in Paris, killed by an Israeli bomb planted in his home · 1938–1973
  • Marwan Barghouti · General secretary of Fatah in the West Bank, imprisoned in Israel since 2002 · 1959–
  • Mona Hatoum · Installation and video artist · 1952–
  • Muhammad Jamjoum · Rebel of the Buraq uprising, hanged at Acre · 1902–1930
  • Mustafa Barghouti · Physician, founder of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society and general secretary of the Palestinian National Initiative · 1954–
  • Najati Sidqi · Communist writer and translator · 1905–1979
  • Naji al-Ali · Political cartoonist, creator of Handala · c. 1938–1987
  • Nayef Hawatmeh · Founder and secretary-general of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine · 1935–
  • Noura Erakat · Human rights attorney and legal scholar · 1980–
  • Nuh Ibrahim · Zajal poet of the 1936 revolt · 1913–1938
  • Nur Masalha · Historian and professor · 1957–
  • Omar Barghouti · Co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement
  • Raja Shehadeh · Writer and human rights lawyer · 1951–
  • Rashid Khalidi · Historian and professor · 1948–
  • Razan al-Najjar · Volunteer paramedic · 1996–2018
  • Reem Kelani · Singer, music researcher, and broadcaster · 1963–
  • Rim Banna · Singer and composer · 1966–2018
  • Rosemary Sayigh · Anthropologist and oral historian · 1927–
  • Sadhij Nassar · Journalist and organiser of the Arab Women's Union · 1900–1970
  • Salah Khalaf (Abu Iyad) · Co-founder of Fatah and head of PLO intelligence and security · 1933–1991
  • Salman Abu Sitta · Engineer and cartographer of the Nakba · 1937–
  • Samiha Khalil · Founder of In'ash al-Usra and the only candidate ever to run against Yasser Arafat · 1923–1999
  • Sheikh Ahmed Yassin · Founder and spiritual leader of Hamas, assassinated in Gaza in 2004 · 1936–2004
  • Shireen Abu Akleh · Journalist, Al Jazeera correspondent · 1971–2022
  • Sliman Mansour · Painter · 1947–
  • Suad Amiry · Architect and writer · 1951–
  • Tawfiq Canaan · Physician and ethnographer · 1882–1964
  • Vera Tamari · Ceramicist, installation artist, and art historian · 1945–
  • Wadie Haddad · Physician and head of the PFLP's external operations branch · 1927–1978
  • Wael al-Dahdouh · Journalist, Al Jazeera's Gaza bureau chief · 1970–
  • Wael Zuaiter · Writer, translator and PLO representative in Rome, first man killed in the Wrath of God assassinations · 1934–1972
  • Walid Khalidi · Historian and founder of the Institute for Palestine Studies · 1925–2026
  • Widad Kawar · Collector and historian of Palestinian dress · 1931–
  • Yasser Arafat · Founder of Fatah, chairman of the PLO, president of the State of Palestine · 1929–2004
  • Yusuf Abu Durra · Commander of the 1936–39 revolt · 1900–1939

Poets20

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The poets, with their birthplaces and the work that carried them.

Poems33

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The poems themselves, in English and in Arabic.

Library50

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The reading list: memoir, history, fiction, law.

Voices21

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Essays, interviews and statements, sourced to where they were published.

Movements15

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The organisations, described from their own founding documents.

Families15

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The households and their historic seats, city by city.

Culture44

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Tatreez, dabke, soap, film, food — the practices and their makers.

Makers15

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Working Palestinian makers and shops. Listed without charge or commission.

  • Canaan Palestine · Fair-trade food from ancient trees · Jenin, West Bank
  • Darzah · Tatreez fashion from the West Bank · Zababdeh & the West Bank
  • El-Funoun · The troupe that kept dabke alive · Al-Bireh, West Bank
  • Handmade Palestine · Fair-trade marketplace · Ships from USA
  • Hirbawi · The last keffiyeh factory in Palestine · Hebron, West Bank
  • Inaash Association · Embroidery by the women of the camps · Beirut, Lebanon
  • Lajee Center · Culture from Aida Camp · Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem
  • Nöl Collective · Hyper-local fashion from Ramallah · Ramallah, West Bank
  • Palestinian Elegance · Modest fashion, crafted with heritage · Texas, USA · Palestinian-owned
  • Palestinian Soap Cooperative · Nablus olive-oil soap, cooperatively · Nablus, West Bank
  • Sunbula · Fair trade from 25 artisan groups · Jerusalem
  • Tatreez & Tea · The Tatreez Institute · Diaspora · est. 2016
  • The Nablus Soap Company · The classic Nabulsi bar · Nablus, West Bank
  • Turquoise Mountain — Palestine · Reviving heritage crafts · Palestine programme
  • Women in Hebron · A women's embroidery cooperative · Hebron, West Bank

These entries have no page of their own — they all live onMakers.

Glossary46

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The words the record uses, defined and sourced.

Arguments23

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Contested claims, answered with citations you can check.

Research65

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Human-rights, legal and data organisations that publish their method.

Archives25

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Where the primary material actually lives, and how to get into it.

Exhibitions8

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Curated walks through the archive, in a fixed order.

20 of the 21 collections give every entry a page of its own. The rest are single listings, and their rows above are set as text rather than as links that would not resolve.