The All-Palestine National Council, officially Palestinian National Council (PNC).
[Elpeleg, Z. ''Why Was 'Independent Palestine' Never Created in 1948?''. MFA. 01 April 1989.] was the legislative body of the
All-Palestine Protectorate convened in
Gaza on 1 October 1948,
[ under the chairmanship of ]Amin al-Husayni
Mohammed Amin al-Husseini ( ar, محمد أمين الحسيني 1897
– 4 July 1974) was a Palestinian Arab nationalist and Muslim leader in Mandatory Palestine.
Al-Husseini was the scion of the al-Husayni family of Jerusalemite Arab notab ...
. The Council passed a series of resolutions culminating on 3 October with a declaration of independence and claimed jurisdiction over the whole of the former Mandatory Palestine
Mandatory Palestine ( ar, فلسطين الانتدابية '; he, פָּלֶשְׂתִּינָה (א״י) ', where "E.Y." indicates ''’Eretz Yiśrā’ēl'', the Land of Israel) was a geopolitical entity established between 1920 and 1948 ...
, with Jerusalem
Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
as its capital.[''Palestine Yearbook of International Law 1987-1988'', Vol. 4, by Anis F. Kassim, Kluwer Law International (1 June 1988), , p. 294] The formation of the All-Palestine Protectorate had been declared by Egypt on 22 September.
History
The All-Palestine National Council convened on 1 October 1948, at the al-Fallah al-Islamiyah School, a building that belonged to the Muslim Waqf.[ The PNC participants were 75-80 municipal and village leaders out of 150 invitees.][ The others could not attend because of the Jordanian and Iraqi armies refused to permit delegates who resided in areas under their control.][
Hajj Amin was elected President of the PNC. He was also elected President of the Higher Council - a sort of presidential institution to stand above both the ]All-Palestine Government
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, caption = Flag of the All-Palestine Government
, date = 22 September 1948
, state = All-Palestine Protectorate
, address = Gaza City, All-Palestine Protectorate (Sep.–Dec. 19 ...
and PNC - the executive arm and the legislative arm, respectively.[ The PNC continued in session through 2-3 October, and came to an end after passing a number of resolutions, including the adoption of the Sharifian flag of 1916, declaration of Jerusalem as the capital, general mobilization. In addition, a bill establishing the government and the declaration of independence were adopted and signed by all the delegates.
]
Aftermath
In 1962, during the Egyptian military occupation of the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Legislative Council was established, which replaced the PNC, disbanded several years earlier. The Palestinian Legislative Council was disbanded by the Israeli authorities in 1967.
See also
* Palestinian National Council
* Palestinian Legislative Council
References
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History of the Gaza Strip
Palestinian politics
1948 establishments in Asia
Establishments in All-Palestine (Gaza)
Disestablishments in All-Palestine (Gaza)
National Council
1953 disestablishments in Asia