Arab Higher Committee | Palestinian political organization | Britannica (original) (raw)

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role in Palestine

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  In Palestine: The Arab Revolt
  …Arab political parties formed an Arab Higher Committee presided over by the mufti of Jerusalem, Amīn al-Ḥusaynī. It called for a general strike, nonpayment of taxes, and the closing of municipal governments (although government employees were allowed to stay at work) and demanded an end to Jewish immigration, a ban…
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role of Ḥusaynī

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  In Amin al-Husseini
  …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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