1977 in Palestine

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Events in the year 1977 in Palestine .

Incumbents

• Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization – Yasser Arafat

Events

March

• 30 March: Land Day is marked by demonstrations and general strikes across the occupied territories. ^[1]

April

• 5 April: Thousands of Gush Emunim supporters march through Samaria in support of Israeli settlement in the West Bank. ^{[2] [3]}

May

• 3 May: Two Palestinians die and six Israelis are injured in an oubtreak of unrest on the West Bank sparked by a Gush Emunim announcement that it intended to establish more settlements. ^{[4] [5]}

June

• 5 June: General strikes are held in Nablus and Ramallah to mark the tenth anniversary of the Six-Day War and the start of the Israeli occupation. ^[6]

July

• 6 July: The PLO perpetrates the 1977 Petah Tikva bombing in Israel, killing an Israeli civilian.

November

• The Israeli settlement of Beit El is established. ^[7]

December

• 1 December: The Israeli settlement of Beit Horon is established, and the 19th century settlement of Giv'on HaHadasha is reestablished. ^[8]

See also

• 1977 in Israel
• 1977 in Jordan

References

1. "Minor Skirmishes Mark 'land Day'". Jewish Telegraphic Agency . 31 March 1977. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
2. "Gush Emunim, Sheli Launch Offensives on the Future of the West Bank". Jewish Telegraphic Agency . 6 April 1977. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
3. "West Bank Arabs Demonstrate". The New York Times . 7 April 1977. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
4. Farrell, William E. (5 May 1977). "West Bank Town Remains Tense After Clash With Israeli Troops". Jewish Telegraphic Agency . Retrieved 31 October 2025.
5. "Disturbances on West Bank Lead to Scores of Arrests and Curfew". The New York Times . 5 May 1977. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
6. "West Bank Relatively Quiet". Jewish Telegraphic Agency . 6 June 1977. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
7. "65 Families Settle on West Bank". Jewish Telegraphic Agency . 2 November 1977. Retrieved 31 October 2025.
8. "Gush Settlers Move into West Bank". Jewish Telegraphic Agency . 2 December 1977. Retrieved 31 October 2025.