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In 1918, he joined the Administrative Committee of the [[Muslim-Christian Associations|Muslim-Christian Association]] (MCA) and went on to become Jerusalem and then regional president of the organization. The [[Palestine Arab Congress|All-Arab Palestine Conference]] met in Jerusalem in January-February 1919 under the leadership of Aref al-Dajani and [[Izzat Darwazah]]. The resolution reached at this forum was cabled to the Paris Peace Conference on behalf of the Arabs of Palestine, demanding a renunciation of the Balfour Declaration and the inclusion of Palestine as "an integral part of...the independent Arab Government of Syria within an Arab Union, free of any foreign influence or protection."<ref>[http://admusallam.bethlehem.edu/bethlehem/From_Wars_to_Nakbeh.htm From Wars to Nakbeh: Developments in Bethlehem, Palestine, 1917-1949, Adnan A. Musallam]</ref> |
In 1918, he joined the Administrative Committee of the [[Muslim-Christian Associations|Muslim-Christian Association]] (MCA) and went on to become Jerusalem and then regional president of the organization. The [[Palestine Arab Congress|All-Arab Palestine Conference]] met in Jerusalem in January-February 1919 under the leadership of Aref al-Dajani and [[Izzat Darwazah]]. The resolution reached at this forum was cabled to the Paris Peace Conference on behalf of the Arabs of Palestine, demanding a renunciation of the Balfour Declaration and the inclusion of Palestine as "an integral part of...the independent Arab Government of Syria within an Arab Union, free of any foreign influence or protection."<ref>[http://admusallam.bethlehem.edu/bethlehem/From_Wars_to_Nakbeh.htm From Wars to Nakbeh: Developments in Bethlehem, Palestine, 1917-1949, Adnan A. Musallam]</ref> |
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In September 1920, al-Dajani became deputy president of a committee of notables established by the Pan-Islamic Movement. In his opening speech, he read letters received from Turkey and India, and called for Pan-Islamic ideals to be embraced by Palestinian Muslims. <ref>[http://books.google.co.il/books?id=yJ9dFmK7qBwC&pg=PA359&dq=aref+al+dajani&hl=en&sa=X&ei=u2PET9rfJ5Ca8gPlxsjHCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=aref%20al%20dajani&f=true British Pan-Arab Policy, 1915-1922: A Critical Appraisal, Isaiah Friedman]</ref> |
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Al-Dajani was branded a conspirator by E. Quigley, assistant director of Public Security during the [[British Mandate]]. <ref>[http://books.google.co.il/books?id=yJ9dFmK7qBwC&pg=PA359&dq=aref+al+dajani&hl=en&sa=X&ei=u2PET9rfJ5Ca8gPlxsjHCg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=aref%20al%20dajani&f=true British Pan-Arab Policy, 1915-1922: A Critical Appraisal, Isaiah Friedman]</ref> |
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Revision as of 06:00, 29 May 2012
Aref Basha al-Dajani (Arabic: عارف الدجاني) (1856 - April 14, 1930) was an Arab Palestinian politician who served as mayor of Jerusalem during World War I.
Aref al-Dajani was born in Jerusalem in 1856. During World War I, he served as mayor of Jerusalem. [1] In 1918, he joined the Administrative Committee of the Muslim-Christian Association (MCA) and went on to become Jerusalem and then regional president of the organization. The All-Arab Palestine Conference met in Jerusalem in January-February 1919 under the leadership of Aref al-Dajani and Izzat Darwazah. The resolution reached at this forum was cabled to the Paris Peace Conference on behalf of the Arabs of Palestine, demanding a renunciation of the Balfour Declaration and the inclusion of Palestine as "an integral part of...the independent Arab Government of Syria within an Arab Union, free of any foreign influence or protection."[2]
In September 1920, al-Dajani became deputy president of a committee of notables established by the Pan-Islamic Movement. In his opening speech, he read letters received from Turkey and India, and called for Pan-Islamic ideals to be embraced by Palestinian Muslims. [3]
Al-Dajani was branded a conspirator by E. Quigley, assistant director of Public Security during the British Mandate. [4]
He was a member of the Arab Executive until 1922. Together with Raghib al-Nashashibi, in the early 1920s he led the opposition before splitting in 1926.