A Palestinian Legislative Council was established by the Egyptian government in the Gaza Strip in 1962, which lasted until it was disbanded by the Israeli authorities in 1967. The Council replaced the All-Palestine National Council, disbanded several years earlier.
History
editIn 1957, the Basic Law of Gaza established a Palestinian Legislative Council that could pass laws which were given to the High Administrator-General for approval.[1]
This was done as part of the policy of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser of showing support for the Palestinian cause. The legislative council had 22 elected members in 1962, when elections were held. Nasser proclaimed that it would hold authority over Gaza, but that power was never granted in practice.[2]
See also
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References
edit- ^ "From Occupation to Interim Accords", Raja Shehadeh, Kluwer Law International, 1997, pages 77–78; and Historical Overview, A. F. & R. Shehadeh Law Firm [1] Archived 2009-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Feldman, Ilana (2008). Governing Gaza: bureaucracy, authority, and the work of rule, 1917 - 1967. Durham, N.C. London: Duke University Press. ISBN 978-0-8223-4240-3.
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