1948 Palestinian Declaration of Independence

The 1948 Palestinian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council convened in Gaza City on 1 October 1948, in the midst of the 1947–1948 conflict. The declaration was recognized by Arab countries and was made on the same date the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine had set up for the independence of the two states of the plan. The Arab League encouraged its member states to recognize the Palestinian government in Gaza. This was the first occasion that the Palestinians took the initiative to achieve national independence. Due to the conflicting interests of Arab nations, particularly between the Kingdom of Egypt and the Kingdom of Jordan under Abdullah I of Jordan, who sought to incorporate sections of Palestine, the government quickly deteriorated, resulting in the declaration of independence becoming ineffective. Abdullah I argued that the separation between Palestine and Transjordan is contrived and unproductive.