Historical Organization
Birzeit University
Birzeit University
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Birzeit University closure during student mobilisation
📅 20 March 1979Israeli authorities closed Birzeit University from 20 March to 4 April 1979. This record documents restrictions affecting Palestinian students and university organising; it does not claim that the...
Birzeit’s closure targets an important civic institution
📅 14 November 1980Organizations/movement: Birzeit University; Israeli military authorities. Action: Israeli authorities closed the university. Result: A major Palestinian educational institution faced interruption...
Birzeit University closed for two months
📅 16 February 1982Israeli authorities closed Birzeit University from 16 February to 16 April 1982. Repeated closures impeded Palestinian higher education and political organisation.
Birzeit University reopens after extended closure
📅 13 August 1987Birzeit University reopened on 13 August 1987 after a four-month Israeli military-ordered closure. Palestinian educational and student organising continued amid repeated disruptions.
Birzeit University shut during First Intifada
📅 8 January 1988Birzeit University describes a closure beginning 8 January 1988 during a broader wave of school and university closures; its chronology also lists a subsequent extended closure beginning 1 October...
Israeli forces interrupt off-campus Birzeit classes
📅 31 July 1991Birzeit University records Israeli forces entering Alhambra Palace in Ramallah, where classes were being held during the university closure, and confiscating student identity cards. This illustrates...
Birzeit University reopens after prolonged closure
📅 29 April 1992Birzeit University reopened after a lengthy closure that the institution dates from October 1988; during restrictions, teachers and students used off-campus study groups.
Living Hands: Heritage and Design in Dialogue
📅 13 November 2026The exhibition opened 10 November 2026 at the Bethlehem Peace Center and runs through 25 November 2026. It presents 27 projects developed through a two-year collaboration between Palestinian...