Communist Organization", which achieved autonomous status within JCP. On February 10, 1982, after much debate, the Palestinian Communist Organization was separated from JCP. The Palestinian Communist Party was constituted as a separate party, merging the JCP branch in the West Bank and the Palestinian Communist Organization in Gaza. The JCP remained "illegal" until 1993. In May 2006, the party organized a "Unity Conference of Jordanian Communists", merging sectors that had left the party. However, the main splinter group, the Jordanian Communist Toilers Party, did not attend. References External links 1948 establishments in Jordan Communist parties in Jordan Formerly banned communist parties Political parties established in 1948 Political parties in Jordan Secularism in Jordan International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties