Arab Higher Committee

Palestinian political organization

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The Arab Higher Committee was a Palestinian political organization formed in 1936. It served as the executive organ for Palestinian Arab groups during the British mandate period. Chaired by Amin al-Husseini, the committee's primary demands were to halt Jewish immigration to Palestine and prohibit land transfers from Arabs to Jews. These demands fueled the 1936-1939 Arab Revolt against British rule. Following the revolt, the committee was declared illegal in Palestine, and Husseini fled into exile, continuing to direct the committee from abroad.12

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Palestine
The Arab Revolt
…endorse the strike, forming an Arab Higher Committee. The loose-knit committee was presided over by the mufti of Jerusalem Amin al-Husseini but included his foremost rivals such as Awni Abd al-Hadi (as secretary) as well as Raghib al-Nashashibi and Hussein al-Khalidi. Seeking to represent the strike, the committee of Arab…
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…endorse the strike, forming an Arab Higher Committee. The loose-knit committee was presided over by the mufti of Jerusalem Amin al-Husseini but included his foremost rivals such as Awni Abd al-Hadi (as secretary) as well as Raghib al-Nashashibi and Hussein al-Khalidi. Seeking to represent the strike, the committee of Arab…
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Amin al-Husseini
Chair of the Arab Higher Committee
…executive organ known as the Arab Higher Committee, under Husseini’s chairmanship. The committee demanded a cessation of Jewish immigration and a prohibition of land transfers from Arabs to Jews. A general strike developed into a rebellion against British authority. The British removed Husseini from the council presidency and declared the…
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…executive organ known as the Arab Higher Committee, under Husseini’s chairmanship. The committee demanded a cessation of Jewish immigration and a prohibition of land transfers from Arabs to Jews. A general strike developed into a rebellion against British authority. The British removed Husseini from the council presidency and declared the…
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