The British Issue the Press Ordinance

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

In the wake of the John Hope Simpson report and the Passfield White Paper (1930), and to contain the growing number of landless tenants, the Mandate administration authorities issue Protection of...

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.

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

Hussein Fakhri al-Khalidi, together with Ishaq Budeiri, Mahmoud Abu Khadra, Hosni Khalifa, Issa Bandak, and Saad al-Din al-Khalili, establish the Islah Party (Reform Party ) Party.

Announced in Germany, the Nuremberg Laws trigger massive Jewish immigration.

The formation of the National Bloc Party is announced in Nablus at the initiative of Abd al-Latif Salah (who is elected president of the party), Abd al-Fattah Touqan, Hamdi al-Husseini, Said...

Leaders of Palestinian political parties submit a joint memorandum to the British High Commissioner requesting the following: (1) establishment of democratic government in accordance with the League...