Bludan Congress mobilizes regional opposition to partition

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: Following appeals by Arab rulers and accumulating pressure, the AHC called off the general strike and agreed to appear before the Peel...

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 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...

Organizations/movement: Palestinian Arab delegation; Arab state delegations. Action: Delegates attended the London conference, continuing through March, and argued over political rights and earlier...

Organizations/movement: Arab Higher Committee. Action: The committee issued a detailed response to the May policy, objecting that it did not secure fundamental Palestinian rights. Result: Britain...