Sykes-Picot Proposal

Sykes-Picot Proposal

In May 1916, British diplomat Mark Sykes and French diplomat François Georges-Picot concluded a secret agreement partitioning much of the Arab lands of the Ottoman Empire into British and French spheres of influence pending an allied victory in World War I. When the...
A Map of Qaqun

A Map of Qaqun

This historic map, detailing the buildings and structures of the once-vibrant village of Qaqun, has been preserved for decades and now resides in Palestine Remembered archive. Located in the West Bank, Qaqun people settled the area as early as the 8th century BCE and...
The Separation Wall

The Separation Wall

Israel began constructing the Separation Wall in 2002 as a security measure to protect Israelis against “terrorism.” However, the International Court of Justice, at the request of the United Nations, declared that the wall is illegal for the following reasons: it is...
B’tselem and Human Rights

B’tselem and Human Rights

B’Tselem – The Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories has been documenting, researching, and publishing statistics, evidence, and reports on Israel’s human rights violations in the Occupied Territories since its founding in 1989. The...
Palestine Open Maps

Palestine Open Maps

Palestine Open Maps is a platform that uses mapping technologies in collaboration with researchers to showcase visual stories of the geographical transformation of historic Palestine over the last 70+ years. The project combines 1940s British Mandate of Palestine...