The National Liberation League urges Palestinians to remain

Organizations/movement: Jaysh al-Jihad al-Muqaddas (Army of the Holy War); Arab Higher Committee. Action: Al-Husseini returned and reorganized forces around Jerusalem after the partition vote. Result:...

Organizations/movement: Arab Higher Committee; Palestinian demonstrators. Action: Palestinians participated in a strike protesting the UN partition recommendation. Result: Public rejection became...

Organizations/movement: Palestine Medical Society; Palestinian medical networks. Action: Abd al-Shafi provided medical assistance to Palestinians injured in fighting with Zionist forces. Result: Local...

Organizations/movement: Arab Liberation Army (ALA); Arab League Military Committee. Action: An Arab League-sponsored volunteer army organized forces for the Palestine war. Result: An additional...

Organizations/movement: Jaysh al-Jihad al-Muqaddas. Action: Al-Husseini counterattacked at al-Qastal after unsuccessfully seeking supplies in Damascus. Result: He died in battle. Impact /...

Organizations/movement: Arab Liberation Army; Ajnadin Battalion. Action: Captain Issa sent a report to ALA commander al-Qawuqji, documenting his battalion’s experience during the fighting. Result: A...

Organizations/movement: All-Palestine Government; Arab Higher Committee; Arab League. Action: Leaders established a government claiming Palestinian national representation with Arab League backing....

Organizations/movement: Palestinian National Council of 1948; All-Palestine Government. Action: Delegates convened in Gaza, endorsed the government and asserted Palestinian independence. Result: The...

Organizations/movement: Arab Development Society (ADS). Action: Alami brought refugee families to cultivate land near Jericho. Result: Water development supported agricultural production. Impact /...

Organizations/movement: Emerging Arab Nationalist Movement (ANM). Action: Habash and colleagues developed networks and organizing during 1951–1952, building on student activism and the shock of the...