The conversation between human and AI assistant.
Who are some lesser known important historical figures of Palestine and what should people know about them?
That's interesting. What about political figures?
One political figure to know is Khalil al-Sakakini, a philosopher and writer who advocated for Palestinian national identity and independence from both Turkish and British rule. His diaries, which he kept from 1912 until his death in 1953, provide a detailed historical account of life in Palestine during the first half of the 20th century.  Another is Abdulrahman al-Bazzaz, who served as the mayor of Jerusalem from 1948 to 1951, and was known for his efforts to protect the city's Arab population during a time of great upheaval and displacement.