Palestine Arab Congress
Palestinian Arab political assemblies opposing British Mandate and Zionism.
The Palestine Arab Congress was a series of assemblies held between 1919 and 1928 by Palestinian Arab leaders, organized through a network of local Muslim-Christian Associations. These congresses coordinated opposition to British policies and Zionist immigration during the early years of the British Mandate. Despite broad public support, the British authorities never officially recognized the congress's executive committees, claiming they were unrepresentative. Seven congresses were held in Jerusalem, Jaffa, Haifa, and Nablus. The first congress met from 27 January to 10 February 1919 in Jerusalem, with 27 delegates from Muslim-Christian societies across Palestine, presided over by Aref al-Dajani.
Quick Facts
- First congress
- 27 January to 10 February 1919, Jerusalem
- Third congress
- 4 December 1920, Haifa
- Fourth congress
- 25 June 1921, Jerusalem
- Fifth congress
- 22 August 1922, Nablus
- Key figure
- Musa al-Husayni (president from Third Congress until 1934)
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Did You Know?
- The first congress sent a cable to the Paris Peace Conference demanding Palestine be included as 'an integral part of...the independent Arab Government of Syria'.
- The second congress was prevented from convening on 15 May 1920 after the San Remo conference, leading to a secret meeting in Damascus.
- Musa al-Husayni, recently deposed as mayor of Jerusalem, was elected president of the third congress and held the post until his death in 1934.
- The fourth congress sent a six-man delegation to London that met Pope Benedict XV in Vatican City on the way.
- The fifth congress resolved to boycott Pinhas Rutenberg's planned electricity supply.
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