Protection of Cultivators Ordinance, No. 37

In view of the inaction of the [Palestine] Arab Executive Committee, Palestinian figures, mainly from Nablus, convene a one-day conference to protest the arming of the Jews in Palestine and the...

Palestinian figures, led by Raghib al-Nashashibi, mayor of Jerusalem, hold a conference in Jerusalem called the Conference of the Palestinian Islamic Nation.

An Arab National Conference is convened at the home of Awni Abd al-Hadi on the sidelines of the Pan-Islamic Congress.

Attended by 200 representatives, the Arab Youth Congress meets to discuss ways to mobilize Arab youth in the service of the Arab national movement in Palestine.

Hizb al-istiqlal (the Independence Party) is the first major Palestinian political party.

The special commission of inquiry under Sir William Murison reports on the November 1933 disturbances.

Musa Kazim al-Husseini, president of the Arab Executive Committee, had not fully recovered after been hit by a mounted British policeman during the Jaffa demonstrations on 27 October 1933.

In a meeting held in Jaffa with the participation of around 600 people, Raghib al-Nashashibi announces the establishment of the National Defense Party.

The Press Ordinance allows the High Commissioner to censor the reporting of newspapers within Palestine and to ban the import of newspapers published outside of Palestine.

After some hesitation and many consultations, Muhammad Amin al-Husseini, the mufti of Jerusalem, decides to establish a political party.