Seventh Congress renews national representation

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

Organizations/movement: Arab Executive Committee. Action: The Executive answered the High Commissioner’s offer of an Arab body patterned on the Jewish Agency. Result: Palestinian leaders rejected a...

Organizations/movement: Palestine Arab Workers’ Society (PAWS). Action: Workers, especially in the railway sector, organized an independent Arab labour body in Haifa after seeking official approval....

Organizations/movement: Palestinian nationalist protesters. Action: Protests and shutdowns during 25 March–1 April challenged the visit of the politician associated with the 1917 declaration....

Organizations/movement: Al-Karmel women’s section. Action: Nassar used a regular newspaper section to discuss education, social equality and women’s public responsibilities. Result: Women’s issues...

Organizations/movement: Palestine Arab Women’s Congress; Arab Women’s Executive. Action: Women convened in Jerusalem, submitted resolutions to the High Commissioner and carried their demands to...

Palestinian women met in Jerusalem, adopted national demands opposing British Mandate policy and the Balfour Declaration, and created an executive committee. Attendance estimates vary by source.

Organizations/movement: Arab Women’s Union, Haifa. Action: Organizers created a women’s union and developed a base for collective public activity. Result: The union later participated prominently in...

Organizations/movement: Palestine Arab Workers’ Society; General Conference of Arab Workers. Action: Delegates from several towns assembled in Haifa and advanced demands over working conditions,...

Organizations/movement: Pan-Islamic Congress. Action: Participants met in Jerusalem through 17 December, linking defense of Muslim holy places with wider concern over Palestine. Result: An...