All-Palestine National Council

The All-Palestine National Council, officially Palestinian National Council (PNC),[1] was the legislative body of the All-Palestine Protectorate convened in Gaza on 1 October 1948,[1] under the chairmanship of Amin al-Husayni. 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, with Jerusalem as its capital.[2] The formation of the All-Palestine Protectorate had been declared by Egypt on 22 September.

  1. ^ a b Elpeleg, Zvi (Spring 1989). "Why Was 'Independent Palestine' Never Created in 1948?". The Jerusalem Quarterly (50). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel). Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. ^ Palestine Yearbook of International Law 1987-1988, Vol. 4, by Anis F. Kassim, Kluwer Law International (1 June 1988), ISBN 90-411-0341-4, p. 294