National leadership is banned and forced into exile

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 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: 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...

Organizations/movement: Amin al-Husseini’s exile leadership; Nazi German government. Action: Al-Husseini met Hitler, seeking Axis backing for Arab independence and opposition to a Jewish national home...