Timeline For the Month of December 1947


December 1:
Arab League organizes Arab Liberation Army (ALA), a voluntary force of Arab irregulars under guerrilla leader Fawzi al-Qawuqji to help Palestinians resist partition.
December 2: Palestinians start three-day strike protesting UN partition resolution.  Intercommunal clashes result in death of eight Jews and six Palestinians.
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US State Department announces US embargo on arms shipments to Palestine and Arab states.

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Britain recommends to UN that Palestine Mandate be terminated on 15 May 1948 and independent Jewish and Palestinian states be established two weeks later.

December 9: Arab League declares partition of Palestine illegal; it resolves to provide 10,000 rifles, 3,000 volunteers (including 500 Palestinians) and additional 1,000,000 pounds.
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December 15:
British turns policing of Tel Aviv and Petah Tikva over to Jews and that of Jaffa to Palestinians.

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Jewish Agency Executive reports that American Jews will be asked for $250 million to help Jewish community in Palestine.

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December 19:
Haganah attacks village of Khisas (Safed district) killing ten Palestinians.

December 20:Haganah attacks village of Qazaza (Ramleh district).
December 21: Arab Higher Committee organizes 275 local committees for defense of Palestinian towns and villages.



Source:
Reference: http://www.alnakba.org/chronology/sixth.htm