Fawzi Darwish al-Husseini (died 1946) was a Palestinian Arab political figure notable for leadership of the New Palestine Society (Filastin al-Jadida) and his interest in the political program of binationalism in Palestine during the Mandate period.[1][2][3]
Biography
editHe was a distant relative of Amin al-Husseini.[2] According to the scholar Noam Chomsky, he participated in the 1929 riots and was imprisoned during the 1936–1939 revolt.[3]
In his later years, al-Husseini became an active supporter of binationalism alongside such figures as Hayim Margolis-Kalwariski.[4][1] Along with five other Palestinian leaders, he signed a formal agreement with Zionist organizations under the auspices of the League for Jewish-Arab Rapprochement and Co-Operation on November 11, 1946.[1][4] Beforehand, he had given a public address in Haifa calling for a "bi-national independent Palestine" under the auspices of the United Nations.[4]
Al-Husseini was assassinated in November 1946 for alleged treachery to the Palestinian Arab national cause, after signing the aforementioned agreement.[2][4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Karmi, Ghada. One State: The Only Democratic Future for Palestine-Israel. 1st ed. London: Pluto Press, 2023, 106.
- ^ a b c Lockman, Zachary. Comrades and Enemies: Arab and Jewish Workers in Palestine, 1906-1948. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996.
- ^ a b Chomsky, Noam. Middle East Illusions: Including Peace in the Middle East? : Reflections on Justice and Nationhood. 1st pbk. ed. Lanham, Md: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2004, 68.
- ^ a b c d Rubenberg, Cheryl. “Peace: ‘The Other Zionism: Reconciliation Attempts between Arabs and Jews in Palestine Prior to 1948.’” In Encyclopedia of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, 1147–51. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2009.
