Palestine Arab Party

Palestine Arab Party
FounderJamal al-Husayni
FoundedMay 1935; 89 years ago (1935-05)
Dissolved1948; 76 years ago (1948)
NewspaperAl Jamia Al Arabiya
Youth wingAl-Futuwwa
IdeologyPalestinian nationalism
Arab nationalism
Anti-Zionism
Panarabism
Social conservatism
Anti-Nashashibi
Political positionRight-wing

The Palestinian Arab Party (Arabic: الحزب العربي الفلسطيني ‘Al-Hizb al-'Arabi al-Filastini) was a political party in Palestine established in May 1935 by the influential Husayni family. Jamal al-Husayni was the founder and chairman. Emil Ghuri was elected general secretary until the end of the British Mandate in 1948. Other leaders of the party included Saed al-dean Al-Aref, Rafiq al-Tamimi, Tawfiq al-Husayni, Anwar al-Khatib, Kamil al-Dajani, and Yusuf Sahyun.