Relations between Egypt and the Palestinians started after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952.
Many Palestinians saw Nasser as the only real person who could defeat the Israelis and many of them had sympathized with him and supported him.
During the January 1964 Arab League summit, Nasser decided to establish an organization to represent the Palestinians.
In May 1964, the Palestine Liberation Organization or PLO was established.
It included various Palestinian factions and its first leader was Ahmad Shukeiri, who was supported by Nasser.
But after Egypt was defeated in the Six-Day War in June 1967, Nasser began to call for peace with Israel.
But his traditional allies (Syria, Iraq, Algeria, and the PLO) opposed his recent moves and formed a "Rejectionist Front."

In January 1968, Nasser commenced the War of Attrition against Israel, ordering his forces to begin attacking Israeli positions east of the now-blockaded Suez Canal.
In the same month, he allowed the Soviets to construct naval facilities in Port Said, Mersa Matruh, and Alexandria.
Then in March, Fatah under the leadership of Yasser Arafat, faced off with Israel in Jordan in what became known as the Battle of Karameh.
The Jordanian Army eventually backed Fatah fighters forcing Israel to withdraw its troops without achieving its strategic goal—destruction of the Palestinian fedayeen base.
The battle was thus seen as an Arab victory over Israel and Nasser immediately dispatched Mohammed Hassanein Heikal to invite Arafat to Cairo.
There, Nasser offered the Fatah movement arms and financial support, but advised Arafat to think of peace with Israel and establishing a Palestinian state comprising the West Bank and the Gaza Strip; Nasser was effectively ceding his leadership of the "Palestine issue" to Arafat.
Eventually Yasser Arafat was later elected President of the PLO.

But after the death of Nasser his successor Anwar Sadat signed the Camp David Accords.
This angered the Arab World and it led to the expulsion of Egypt from the Arab League until 1989.
After Sadat's assassination, Hosni Mubarak continued the peace process and has maintained relations with Israel.
Nevertheless, Egypt was one of the first countries to support the Palestinian Declaration of Independence and officially recognized Palestine on 15 November 1988.
Relations between Egypt and the Palestinians started after the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. Many Palestinians saw Nasser as the only real person who could defeat the Israelis and many of them had sympathized with him and supported him. During the January 1964 Arab League summit, Nasser decided to establish an organization to represent the Palestinians. In May 1964, the Palestine Liberation Organization or PLO was established. It included various Palestinian factions and its first leader was Ahmad Shukeiri, who was supported by Nasser. But after Egypt was defeated in the Six-Day War in June 1967, Nasser began to call for peace with Israel. But his traditional allies (Syria, Iraq, Algeria, and the PLO) opposed his recent moves and formed a "Rejectionist Front."
In January 1968, Nasser commenced the War of Attrition against Israel, ordering his forces to begin attacking Israeli positions east of the now-blockaded Suez Canal. In the same month, he allowed the Soviets to construct naval facilities in Port Said, Mersa Matruh, and Alexandria. Then in March, Fatah under the leadership of Yasser Arafat, faced off with Israel in Jordan in what became known as the Battle of Karameh. The Jordanian Army eventually backed Fatah fighters forcing Israel to withdraw its troops without achieving its strategic goal—destruction of the Palestinian fedayeen base. The battle was thus seen as an Arab victory over Israel and Nasser immediately dispatched Mohammed Hassanein Heikal to invite Arafat to Cairo. There, Nasser offered the Fatah movement arms and financial support, but advised Arafat to think of peace with Israel and establishing a Palestinian state comprising the West Bank and the Gaza Strip; Nasser was effectively ceding his leadership of the "Palestine issue" to Arafat. Eventually Yasser Arafat was later elected President of the PLO.
But after the death of Nasser his successor Anwar Sadat signed the Camp David Accords. This angered the Arab World and it led to the expulsion of Egypt from the Arab League until 1989. After Sadat's assassination, Hosni Mubarak continued the peace process and has maintained relations with Israel. Nevertheless, Egypt was one of the first countries to support the Palestinian Declaration of Independence and officially recognized Palestine on 15 November 1988.
Egypt–Palestine relations