Palestine National Council Unity Session
Arafat presides over a Palestine National Council session that restores cooperation among several Palestinian factions after years of division.
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1987 in Palestine
Explore 28 historical events and records for Palestine in 1987.
Historical records for Palestine in 1987
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April
October
Intifada
Start of the first intifada, under Rantissis leadership the organisation becomes known as Hamas, formed later in the year, "Intifada" is the Arabic word for "uprising". 4 children of the Jabalya refugee camp in the Gaza Strip are run over by an Israeli truck, Rantissi, Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, Abdel Fattah Dukhan, Mohammed Shama, ,Ibrahim al-Yazour, Issa al-Najjar, & Salah Shehadeh begin the intifada
December
Intifada, 1st
The First Intifada begins after a traffic collision in Gaza kills Palestinian workers and protests spread through the occupied territories
Intifada, 1st
Rantissi joins Islamist activists in Gaza as protests spread after the Jabalia collision at the start of the First Intifada.
Intifada, 1st
His killing during early protests becomes a symbol at the start of the First Intifada.
Hamas Founding Council
Yassin participates in the formation of Hamas as an Islamist organization during the opening phase of the Palestinian uprising.
Intifada, 1st
Moves to keep the PLO politically central as the uprising spreads in occupied territories.
Intifada, 1st
Arafat supports the uprising from exile and seeks to keep the PLO central to Palestinian politics during the First Intifada.
Other events (month unknown)
Hamas
Asserts that Palestine is an Islamic land "consecrated for future Muslim generations until Judgment Day" and that no Arab leader had the right to give up any part of this territory.
Hamas
During the First Intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its spiritual leader.
Hamas
Yassin opposes the peace process between the Palestinians and the Israelis & supports armed resistance against Israel.
Hamas
During the First Intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its spiritual leader. Asserts that Palestine is an Islamic land "consecrated for future Muslim generations until Judgment Day" and that no Arab leader had the right to give up any part of this territory
Hamas
During the first intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its the spiritual leader
Hamas
Yassin helps establish Hamas in Gaza as an Islamist movement during the First Intifada.
Hamas
During the first intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its the spiritual leader
Hamas
Yassin helps establish Hamas in Gaza as an Islamist movement during the First Intifada.
Intifada
The First Intifada begins and Abbas supports PLO efforts to maintain leadership over Palestinian politics
Intifada
During the First Intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its spiritual leader
Intifada
During the First Intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its spiritual leader
Intifada
During the first intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its the spiritual leader
Intifada
During the first intifada, Yassin co-founds Hamas with Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi, originally calling it the Palestinian Wing of the Muslim Brotherhood, and becoming its the spiritual leader
Intifada, 1st
The First Intifada begins and Abbas supports PLO efforts to maintain leadership over Palestinian politics
Intifada, 1st
Popular committees organise strikes demonstrations and local resistance during the First Intifada
Intifada, 1st
Yassin helps found Hamas in Gaza during the early phase of the First Intifada.
Intifada, 1st
Yassin helps found Hamas in Gaza during the early phase of the First Intifada.
Intifada, 1st
Yassin helps found Hamas in Gaza during the early phase of the First Intifada.
Maktab al-Khidamat
Azzam and bin Laden start creating camps inside Afghanistan
Rule of Gaza
Conflicts erupt between Palestinians and the Israeli authorities, the most serious is the First Intifada in 1987 and Gaza becomes a centre of confrontation
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