Historical Person

Sami Taha Hamran

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Resistance against Zionist occupation đź“Ť Palestine

Sami Taha Hamran

Gender: Male

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Palestine Arab Workers’ Society resumes wartime organizing

đź“… 1942

Organizations/movement: Palestine Arab Workers’ Society (PAWS). Action: The society resumed activity in early 1942, organizing Arab workers in British camps. Result: Its branches expanded in 1943....

The Arab Workers’ Congress is formed in Jaffa

đź“… 19 August 1945

Organizations/movement: Arab Workers’ Congress (AWC); FATULS; PAWS. Action: Dissident branches and communist-aligned organizers formed a separate labour organization in Jaffa. Result: Labour...

PAWS reorganizes as the Trade Unions’ Council

đź“… 20 August 1946

Organizations/movement: Palestine Arab Workers’ Society; Trade Unions’ Council. Action: A Haifa conference amended the society’s rules and elected Hamran secretary general. Result: A labour-centred...

The Trade Unions’ Council appeals directly to the UN

đź“… 18 August 1947

Organizations/movement: Trade Unions’ Council. Action: A Haifa conference sent the UN a cable rejecting partition and demanding independence. Result: Labour challenged the AHC’s representative...