Independence Party (Palestine)
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The Independence Party (Hizb al-Istiqlal) was a radical Arab nationalist party established on 13 August, 1932 in the British Mandate of Palestine. During the 1936-1939 Great Arab Revolt the party called for an Indian Congress Party-style boycott of the British. The leader of the party Awni Abd al-Hadi was General Secretary of the Arab Higher Committee. The other founders of the party were Fahmi al-Abboushi, Muhammad Izzat Darwazah, Mu'in al-Madi, Akram Zu'aytir, Rashid al-Hajj Ibrahim, Subhi al-Khadra and Salim Salamah.
The party was an Arab nationalist party established by Palestinians some of whom had been involved previously in the events that had led to the Arab Revolt of 1916 against Turkey. Of these,Awni Abdul-Hadi, Muhammad Izzat Darwazah and Mu'in al-Madi were civilians and members of the pre-War I party known as The Young Arabia; Subhi al-Khadra was an officer of the Turkish Army who had deserted to join the Arab Revolt but later became a lawyer in Palestine. Although the majority of the founding members were Moslems, the Party was not Islamist. Indeed, Dr. Salim Salameh was a Christian dentist from Ramalla and was married to an Armenian lady called Serpoup.
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