The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 156)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 156)

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The bedouins were the best known for their expertise as smugglers.
This was quite natural, as the bedouins were constantly on the move
from one area to the other, and in and out of the country across the
borders. Before the British occupation, they travelled across the borders
without impediment, and they continued to do so after the British
occupation in spite of the restrictions. In many cases, part of a bedouin
clan would be residing at one side of a border and the other part on the
other side. Another reason the bedouins were such good smugglers, was
because they travelled constantly, they knew the area very well. Thus
they were able to find routes not known to the British authorities and to
avoid any encounter with the British or French forces on either side of
the borders. This applied to bedouins residing near the Syrian or
Lebanese borders as well as to those bedouins on both sides of the Trans-
Jordanian borders.
"Ahmad al Zinati, the Prince of al-Ghazawiyah tribe [a
bedouin tribe residing in the Jordan valley, between
Palestine and Trans-Jordan] was the one who helped in
smuggling arms to us. He received the arms which were
coming from Trans-Jordan, crossed the river [Jordan] and
gave them to us on the other side of the border". *5
All of the arms were carried on animals; horses, donkeys, mules and
camels, or were carried by hand.
"I used to hide the arms in fig sacks. I had an old man with
me. I put two or three fig sacks on his shoulder, as if I was
Selling figs. In this way, we would move from one place to
the other easily" ”
"Once Sheikh ’Atiyah came to Qabatiya, and told me to go
and collect some weapons from a certain village I asked
him if he had agreed with them on a pass word or a sign to
recognise me. He said to say Hasan three times. We went
at night and saw them coming towards us. We said the pass
words and they gave us the weapons and ammunition
which were on mules backs. We took them and distributed
them among the villages of Miseliyah, Raba, Qabatiya and
al-Mughaiyer"."*
15 Hussein Badawi, personal interview, 8/4/1985. Aqqaba,
enin.
16 Mohamad al-Kaylani, personal interview, 12/1/1985. Ya’bad,
enin.
17 Ali ikshiya, personal interview, 20/3/1985 Gaza.
18 Ahmad Nazal, personal interview. 1/4/1984 Qabatiya, Jenin.

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources

تاريخ

1990-10

المنشئ

Sonia Nimr

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رسائل ماجستير ودكتوراه (صفحات)

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