The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 97)
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- The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 97)
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The Revolt:
The First Phase-The Strike 1936
On the 19th April 1936, following the clashes between Arabs and Jews,
especially in Jaffa, and the seeming deterioration of the situation, a
number of nationalists, many of whom were members of the dissolved
Istiqlal Party, and were politically active as individuals, met in Nablus to
discuss the situation in Palestine.2° Their aim was to decide how to take
stronger and more organised political action, since it was evident from
the clashes and the demonstrations that the people were ready to take a
more radical action than had been taken before. At This meeting, it was
agreed to form a committee to organise national action. This was called
al-Lajna al-Qawmiya (the National Committee). It was also agreed that
Nablus would start a general strike until the demands of the Arabs were
conceded, and that other towns and villages should follow suit by
declaring a general strike and forming national committees to supervise
the strike and lead the people. 2! In the following days, national
committees were formed in most towns and villages throughout
Palestine, and a general strike was declared throughout the country. 2
On the 25th April, delegations from various parts of the country met
in Jerusalem to discuss what had to be done next, and it was decided to
form a committee to assume control over the events. Thus al-Lajna al-
20 This meeting took place at Ahmad al-Shak’ah’s soap factory,
attended by: Akram Zueiter, Sulaiman Tuoqan, Mustafa
Bushnaq, Ahmad al-Shak’ah, Tahir al-Masri, Wasif Kamal,
Mamdouh al-Sukhn and Hikmat al-Masri. Akram Zueiter, al-
Haraka al-Wataniya. p.60
21 Ibid. pp62-64,
22 Akram Zueiter, Watha’iq al-Haraka. Documents No. 231 and
233, pp.412-414 30 - تاريخ
- 1990-10
- المنشئ
- Sonia Nimr
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