Palestinian National Congress

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Organization Timeline

First Palestinian National Congress meets in Jerusalem

📅 27 January 1919

Organizations/movement: Palestinian National Congress; Muslim-Christian associations. Action: Delegates met from 27 January to 10 February and articulated opposition to Zionist political aims and...

Third Congress creates a continuing Arab Executive

📅 13 December 1920

Organizations/movement: Palestinian National Congress; Arab Executive Committee. Action: Delegates met in Haifa from 13–19 December, adopted demands for representative national government and...

Fourth Congress authorizes a delegation to London

📅 29 May 1921

Organizations/movement: Palestinian National Congress; Arab Executive Committee. Action: The Jerusalem congress, continuing to 4 June, decided to take the Palestinian case directly to the British...

Fifth Congress chooses non-cooperation with the constitutional scheme

📅 20 August 1922

Organizations/movement: Palestinian National Congress; Arab Executive Committee. Action: Delegates met in Nablus through 1 September and opposed participation in the proposed constitutional...

Sixth Congress sustains national coordination in Jaffa

📅 16 June 1923

Organizations/movement: Palestinian National Congress. Action: Delegates assembled in Jaffa after the election boycott, continuing the national congress network’s political work. Result: National...

Seventh Congress renews national representation

📅 20 June 1928

Organizations/movement: Palestinian National Congress; Arab Executive Committee. Action: Delegates met in Jerusalem through 27 June, continuing coordination and renewing the Executive’s representative...