The Palestinian Communist Party () was a communist party in

Mandate Palestine The Mandate for Palestine was a League of Nations mandate for British administration of the territories of Palestine and Transjordanwhich had been part of the Ottoman Empire for four centuriesfollowing the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in Wo ...

that came about from a split in 1922 of the Jewish Communist Party. The other factions from the split formed the

Communist Party of Palestine The Communist Party of Palestine () was a communist party in Palestine 1922-1923. It was formed through a split in the Poale Zion which led to the formation of the Jewish Communist Party and another faction forming the Palestinian Communist Pa ...

. A major difference between the two parties was their attitude towards

Zionism Zionism is an Ethnic nationalism, ethnocultural nationalist movement that emerged in History of Europe#From revolution to imperialism (1789–1914), Europe in the late 19th century that aimed to establish and maintain a national home for the ...

. The Communist Party of Palestine was more staunch in its condemnation of Zionism, whereas the Palestinian Communist Party was open towards some degree of cooperation with Zionists. Both parties were predominantly Jewish. In 1923, the two parties merged to form the unified

Palestine Communist Party The Palestine Communist Party (, ''Palestinische Komunistische Partei'', abbreviated PKP; ) was a political party in the Mandatory Palestine, British Mandate of Palestine formed in 1923 through the merger of the Palestinian Communist Party (192 ...

Sources

*Fred Halliday, "Early Communism in Palestine", ''Journal of Palestine Studies'', Vol. 7, No. 2 (Winter, 1978), pp. 162–169

References

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