National Defense Party formalizes an opposition...

Resistance against Zionist occupation 📅 2 December 1934 📍 Palestine

Organizations/movement: National Defense Party. Action: Nashashibi and allies created a party opposing the Balfour framework and advancing a national parliamentary government. Result: A rival organized current developed, later joining the Arab Higher Committee before withdrawing in 1937. Impact / interpretation: Resistance included competing strategies and leadership networks. The party’s opposition to settlement coexisted with a more conciliatory relationship toward Britain and Transjordan than some rivals favored.

National Defense Party formalizes an opposition current

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Raghib al-Nashashibi

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