There was a shift in that social order in 1844 when women first participated alongside men in protesting against the first Jewish settlements near the town of Afulah . Between 1900 and 1910 , when Palestine was under Ottoman rule , Palestinian women initiated the creation of numerous associations and societies . These organizations were formed mostly in the larger Palestinian cities , and especially in cities with large Christian populations such as Jaffa , Jerusalem , Haifa , and Acre . In 1917 , they took part in large demonstrations at the time of the Balfour Declaration , and later formed a 14-member delegation that demanded that the Balfour Declaration be revoked and that Jewish immigration to Palestine be halted . In 1921 , Palestinian women organized by setting up their own society known as the Arab Women 's Association , ( fr ) based in Jerusalem . The society organized demonstrations against the Palestinian Jewish settlements . Due to the lack of funding and the social and political pressure which was put on the women of the Arab Women 's Association , the group ceased to exist after two years . Women formed a ' rescue committee ' to collect donations in order to revive it . In the 1929 Palestine riots , women took part in multiple protests and demonstrations which resulted in women being killed by the British Mandate forces . They organized a Women 's Conference , where they sent out a protest letter to King George V and to the League of Nations . Following the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 , the participation of Palestinian women in opposition was almost non-existent due to a strict social order in society at the time . The displacement and loss of land for the Palestinians created an economic issue . This created a demand for women in the workforce despite the social restrictions
1929 Palestine riots
1929 Palestine riots
Women in Palestine