Fawzi Husseini

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][4]

Biography

Fawzi was a member of the prominent al-Husayni family.[5] He was the cousin of Mufti Jamal al-Husseini[6] and 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.[7][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][7] Beforehand, he had given a public address in Haifa calling for a "bi-national independent Palestine" under the auspices of the United Nations.[7]

Al-Husseini was assassinated in November 1946 for alleged treachery to the Palestinian Arab national cause, after signing the aforementioned agreement.[2][7] He was killed by men sent by the Mufti Jamal, who later said "My cousin stumbled and received his proper punishment."[6] He was 48 years old when he was killed.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Karmi, Ghada. One State: The Only Democratic Future for Palestine-Israel. 1st ed. London: Pluto Press, 2023, 106.
  2. ^ a b c Lockman, Zachary. Comrades and Enemies: Arab and Jewish Workers in Palestine, 1906-1948. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Pappe, Ilan (2010). The Rise and Fall of a Palestinian Dynasty: The Husaynis, 1700 1948. Univ of California Press. p. 328. ISBN 978-0-520-26839-5.
  5. ^ a b "Question of Palestine - UNSCOP hearings - Verbatim record (Communist Party, League for Jewish-Arab Rapprochement)". Question of Palestine. Retrieved 2025-11-27.
  6. ^ a b Küntzel, Matthias (2014). "The Aftershock of the Nazi War against the Jews, 1947-1948: Could War in the Middle East Have Been Prevented?". Jewish Political Studies Review. 26 (3/4): 38–53. ISSN 0792-335X.
  7. ^ 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.
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