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The Committee Confronting the Iron Fist was a group comprising Palestinians and Israelis who demonstrated together to end the occupation of Palestine, [1] [2] active preceding and during the First Intifada. [3]
Activities of the group included demonstrations, providing information, [2] human rights activities, [4] and representation at international forums on Palestine. [5]
The Committee Confronting the Iron Fist was created by the Arab Studies Society, which Faisal Al-Husseini founded in Jerusalem in 1979 as an association committed to preserving and making Palestinian history accessible via the accumulation of archival materials, personal photographs, and newspaper clippings. [3] Al-Husseini has been described as a spokesperson [6] or leader [2] for the Committee Confronting the Iron Fist.
Activities of the Committee Confronting the Iron Fist included a joint protest march in East Jerusalem on 14 June 1987, attended by some 300-400 Palestinians and some 40 Israelis. [1]
The Committee Confronting the Iron Fist was also included in the 1987-1989 membership of the International Co-ordinating Committee for NGOs on the question of Palestine. [5]
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The Committee Confronting the Iron Fist was a group comprising Palestinians and Israelis who demonstrated together to end the occupation of Palestine, [1] [2] active preceding and during the First Intifada. [3]
Activities of the group included demonstrations, providing information, [2] human rights activities, [4] and representation at international forums on Palestine. [5]
The Committee Confronting the Iron Fist was created by the Arab Studies Society, which Faisal Al-Husseini founded in Jerusalem in 1979 as an association committed to preserving and making Palestinian history accessible via the accumulation of archival materials, personal photographs, and newspaper clippings. [3] Al-Husseini has been described as a spokesperson [6] or leader [2] for the Committee Confronting the Iron Fist.
Activities of the Committee Confronting the Iron Fist included a joint protest march in East Jerusalem on 14 June 1987, attended by some 300-400 Palestinians and some 40 Israelis. [1]
The Committee Confronting the Iron Fist was also included in the 1987-1989 membership of the International Co-ordinating Committee for NGOs on the question of Palestine. [5]