ABSTRACT
At the Third Palestinian Congress in December 1920, the Muslim-Christian associations became the main organizational framework of the Palestinian-Arab national movement, although in a few places there existed other associations which took part in the various national congresses. Representatives of this region took no part in the first three Congresses and contributed little to covering the expenses of the AE, so that one could actually say they took no part in the national movement in its early years. It should be noted that at the end of the 'twenties and the beginning of the 'thirties, when the impetus of the Palestinian national movement was renewed, this organization was not re-established there. Its notables participated in the various local and country-wide activities, and it seems that the lack of an organizational framework was not always a hindrance. Nevertheless, it can be stated that there was a decline in the degree of active participation by the Catholic element in the national movement.
