Leadership ends the strike and agrees to commission hearings

A National Committee formed in Nablus and called for an indefinite general Arab strike across Palestine, with similar committees to be formed elsewhere. The strike became a major episode of resistance...

Organizations/movement: Arab Higher Committee (AHC); local National Committees. Action: Party leaders created a coalition after local mobilization and strike calls spread in April. Result: The AHC...

Organizations/movement: Arab Higher Committee; local National Committees; striking workers and traders. Action: Local strikes beginning in April developed into a nationwide campaign in May, with...

Organizations/movement: Arab senior government officials. Action: Officials inside the administration presented a memorandum to the High Commissioner explaining Arab grievances and calling for a...

Organizations/movement: Arab volunteer forces supporting the Palestinian revolt. Action: Al-Qawuqji entered Palestine with volunteers to support the rebellion at the level of armed mobilization....

Organizations/movement: Arab Higher Committee. Action: Palestinian leaders opposed partition after the July report, rejecting a division that would sever territory and undermine their claim to a...

Organizations/movement: Arab National Congress, Bludan. Action: Participants from across the Arab region convened on 8–9 September to support Palestine and oppose the partition proposal. Result: The...

Organizations/movement: Arab Higher Committee; Palestinian political parties. Action: After the assassination of a British commissioner, the authorities banned the AHC and imposed arrests and exile on...

Organizations/movement: Palestinian rural rebel groups. Action: During the revolt’s second phase, rebels exercised control in parts of the interior and developed institutions including courts and a...

Organizations/movement: Eastern Women’s Congress; Egyptian Feminist Union; Palestinian women’s organizations. Action: Delegations met in Cairo through 18 October, endorsed Palestinian national demands...