General Union of Palestinian Students

The General Union of Palestine Students (GUPS; Arabic: الإتحاد العام لطلبة فلسطين, romanized: Alatahad Alaam Latalbah Falastin) is a Palestinian student organization. Created in the 1920's,^{[clarification needed]} it is generally considered one of the first Palestinian institutions. It was officially launched in Cairo in 1959 with chapters formed in universities all over the Arab world.^[1] Considered "the first Palestinian sectoral organization to re-emerge after the 1948 dispersal," the General Union of Palestine Students "came to play a leading role in Palestinian organizational life" and helped form a cohort of leaders that would play prominent roles later on in the Palestine Liberation Organization.^[2]

Following the Oslo Accords, the majority of GUPS chapters collapsed. Prior to the signing of the Accords, there were 60 GUPS chapters on US campuses. Today, only the San Francisco State University chapter remains operational in the United States.^[3] Several GUPS chapters remain operational in Europe and South America, including in Chile and the United Kingdom. The organization is a member of the World Federation of Democratic Youth.