The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 112)
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- عنوان
- The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 112)
- المحتوى
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Britain and Egypt and between France and Syria, thus creating a
sovereign state in Palestine. Furthermore, they demanded the immediate
cessation of Jewish immigration. ”
The Palestinian people were strongly opposed to the partition scheme,
especially those in Galilee which had been included in the proposed
Jewish state. There was a general feeling of readiness to continue the
armed revolt, particularly after the British authorities attempted to arrest
Haj Amin, the Grand Mufti on the 17th July 1937. However, he took
refuge in the al-Aqsa Mosque and later managed to escape to Damascus
and from there to Lebanon * The members of the Higher Arab
Committee were arrested and some of them were exiled to the
Seychelles Islands.
The Revolt, the Second Stage 1937-38
During the investigations of the Royal Commission the revolt did not
cease completely. There were several attacks and sabotage operations,
but the rebels concentrated mainly on pursuing collaborators. 7 In
addition the rebels made efforts to recruit more men, organise their
units, collect money and procure more arms. After the publication of the
Royal Commission report and the subsequent disappointment of the
people, in addition to the arrest of most of the Higher Arab Committee
members and the attempt to arrest the Mufti, the revolt resumed full-
scale operations.
NSA a amen aeeee ne ee
75 Higher Arab Committee, Memorandum, 23/7/37, the Commercial
Press, Jerusalem, 1937.
76 Zuhair Mardini, Filastin Wa _al-Haj Amin. Beirut, 1986,
pp.99-100.
77 On 15/4/37 the rebels killed Halim Bastah, deputy head of
the northern district police. He was renowned for his
brutality and was the main interrogator of the followers
of al-Qassam upon their arrest after the clash and death
of al-Qassam.
104 - تاريخ
- 1990-10
- المنشئ
- Sonia Nimr
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