Colonial Capitalism and Rural Class Formation (ص 131)
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- Colonial Capitalism and Rural Class Formation (ص 131)
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implications in terms of providing Jewish settlers with priority over
land settlement and development, forced the Sursuks to think seriously
about their property in Palestine. The Sursuks were doubtful whether
under British rule over Palestine they would be able to keep their
property. Their fears were in fact realized in 1920 when France and
Britain separated Lebanon from Palestine. The 1920 "Land Transfer
Ordinance" prohibited land transfer by and to non- Palestinian
nationals. (18)
Finally, for the Sursuks, who in 1918 were informed by the military
Government that their claims for property in the Huleh were cancelled
and that the British would not recognize the contract they signed with
the Ottomans (the concession comprised of about 191,000d.), found
themselves basically facing two alternatives. They either had to sell
their remaining property, that 1s the land in the Marj, and make some
money, or simply forget about their property in Palestine altogether.
(19)
The state's involvement in the Marj case was also evident by the
following facts. The sale contract was written and concluded between
1918-1920. During that period, British military rule prohibited all
forms of land transactions, since they were in a chaotic situation in
terms of land registration books, most of which, according to them,
were lost during the war (Stein,1984:23).
Consequently, and froma strictly legal point of view, one would
have expected that the civil administration in 1920 would have
cancelled the deal. Moreover, the 1920 “Land Transfer Ordinance"
which prohibited non-Palestinian nationals from transferring land
would have been again from a legal point of view, another obstacle.
But the deal was not cancelled.
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- Nahla Abdo-Zubi
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