A land-defence committee is established in Nazareth

Organizations/movement: Palestine National Council; PLO. Action: The PNC proposed establishing national authority on any liberated part of Palestinian territory. Result: The interim programme...

Organizations/movement: PLO; Arab League summit. Action: Arab leaders recognized the PLO as the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. Result: The movement gained regional backing...

Organizations/movement: PLO; UN General Assembly. Action: Arafat presented the Palestinian national case in a General Assembly address. Result: The PLO gained a major international platform. Impact...

Organizations/movement: UN General Assembly; PLO. Action: Resolution 3236 reaffirmed self-determination, national independence, sovereignty and return. Result: Palestinian rights were expressly framed...

Organizations/movement: PLO; UN General Assembly. Action: Resolution 3237 invited the PLO to participate as an observer. Result: The organization acquired an ongoing place in UN deliberations....

Organizations/movement: UN General Assembly; CEIRPP. Action: Resolution 3376 created a committee to recommend implementation of Palestinian inalienable rights. Result: A continuing UN institutional...

Organizations/movement: Land-defence committees; Palestinian civic organizations. Action: A general strike and demonstrations opposed land confiscation, with solidarity actions beyond Israel....

Palestinian citizens of Israel organised a general strike and demonstrations against state land expropriations. Six Palestinians were killed in confrontations with Israeli security forces. Land Day...

Palestinians in Israel organised strikes and protests against land expropriation; six Palestinian citizens were killed by Israeli security forces. Land Day became an annual focus of collective...

Organizations/movement: Palestine National Front; municipal electoral lists. Action: Nationalist lists campaigned in municipal council elections. Result: PLO-supporting lists won, giving local leaders...