Afro-Palestinians

[5] There are also Bedouin populations who have descent lines linking them to people of African origin[6] such as in the West Bank city of Jericho.

[2] There are some Palestinian communities that trace their origins to pilgrims from Sudan and Central Africa (mainly Chad) who are said to have reached Palestine as early as the 12th century.

[15][5] In colloquial Palestinian Arabic, standard usage prefers the word sumr (dark colour) over sawd, which has an uncouth connotation.

[30] In a 1997 interview, community members described their origins as "Sudan" as a reference to the Arabic phrase for "place of the Black people."

[5][29] Fatima Barnawi, of mixed Nigerian-Palestinian descent, was the first Palestinian woman to be arrested on terrorism charges for attempting to bomb a movie theater in downtown Jerusalem in 1967.

[29] Jiddah placed four grenades on Strauss Street in a 1968 attack in downtown Jerusalem, wounding nine Israeli civilians.

[5] According to Jiddah, any racism by Palestinian Arabs could be blamed on ignorance,[15] claiming that he had experienced similar prejudice from Israelis.

The community celebrated his return to the African Quarter, which was cited as cause for his subsequent re-arrest and week-long expulsion from Jerusalem.

Qous (also spelled Qaws) is not an Israeli citizen, cannot apply for a Chadian passport without surrendering Jerusalem residency, and is also ineligible for French or Jordanian papers.

As a result, the community experiences greater harassment from security and has also experienced significant economic loss without tourist traffic.

[3] The African Community Society (ACS) was established in 1983 as an off-shoot of the former Sudanese Welfare Club, which disbanded following Israeli annexation of East Jerusalem.

ACS organizes social activities, sports, mutual aid, and other means to empower Afro-Palestinians in Jerusalem.