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إعلان الاستقلال الفلسطيني
Exact day15 November 1988
Palestine
On 15 November 1988, at the end of the Palestine National Council’s nineteenth session in Algiers, the PLO declared “the State of Palestine in our land of Palestine, with Jerusalem as its capital”, and accepted UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338 as the basis for an international peace conference.
At the Algiers session as a member of the Palestine National Council; endorsed the declaration
Attributed to Institute for Palestine Studies (Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question, biography)
Drafted the Declaration
Attributed to Institute for Palestine Studies (biography by Maher Charif)
Linked context in the legacy record
At the close of its nineteenth session, in Algiers, the Palestine National Council issued a Declaration of Independence proclaiming “the State of Palestine in our land of Palestine, with Jerusalem as its capital”. The session affirmed General Assembly resolution 181 of 1947, and the PLO announced its acceptance of Security Council resolutions 242 and 338 as the basis for convening an international peace conference.
Link to this chapterPalQuest · Institute for Palestine Studies · section: Highlight text
Editorial paraphrase · enThe PNC’s nineteenth session in Algiers declared the State of Palestine with Jerusalem as its capital, affirming resolution 181 and accepting 242 and 338 as the basis for a peace conference.
Link to this citationPalQuest · Institute for Palestine Studies · section: Highlight text (Arabic)
Original-language quotation · arقيام دولة فلسطين فوق أرضنا الفلسطينية، وعاصمتها القدس الشريفThe Declaration’s words in the Arabic original, which the English chapter quotes in translation.
Link to this citationSources & evidence
Contextual sources are further reading. Precise supporting passages appear alongside the chapters.
article · PalQuest · Institute for Palestine Studies
Overview, Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question (Institute for Palestine Studies).
Reference metadata and an original summary only. No permission to copy or host the source’s text, photographs, audio or video is asserted.
article · PalQuest · Institute for Palestine Studies
The encyclopedia’s Arabic article, from which the Arabic chapter quotes the Declaration’s words.
Reference metadata and an original summary only. No permission to copy or host the source’s text, photographs, audio or video is asserted.
15 November 1988 · day
11-15 · occurrence
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PersonEdward Said participated in EventThe Palestinian Declaration of Independence
Role: At the Algiers session as a member of the Palestine National Council; endorsed the declaration
Attributed to Institute for Palestine Studies (Interactive Encyclopedia of the Palestine Question, biography).
PalQuest · Institute for Palestine Studies · supports · section: “He attended four sessions of the PNC, including the 1988 session in Algiers, which produced the Palestinian Declaration of Independence.”
Evidence version:palquest-edward-said-biography:v1References show the basis of this connection; their count is not a measure of independent corroboration.
PersonMahmoud Darwish participated in EventThe Palestinian Declaration of Independence
Role: Drafted the Declaration
Attributed to Institute for Palestine Studies (biography by Maher Charif).
PalQuest · Institute for Palestine Studies · supports · section: The paragraph on his election to the PLO Executive Committee “after having drafted the Declaration of Independence”
Evidence version:palquest-darwish-biography:v1References show the basis of this connection; their count is not a measure of independent corroboration.