The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 163)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 163)

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Committee, which in turn, distributed part of it among the rebel leaders
in Palestine, and the remainder was used to buy arms and other supplies
for the revolt.
"We used to get money from the Higher Arab Committee.
They used to send us money once every month or two It
was not a fixed amount. It used to vary each time."®
The other source of money was donations collected from rich
Palestinians in the country and from merchants and landlords, mainly in
the towns.
"many rich people from Nablus and Tulkarm who were
supporters of the revolt, were giving money to the revolt" “
"The rebels in the towns used to collect money for the
revolt from big merchants and the inhabitants of the towns.
We sometimes used to ask them to pay the amount which
they could afford, and sometimes we agreed with them to
pay it in installments” “
However, not all of these donations were paid voluntarily. In fact, many
of the merchants were forced to pay a kind of tax to the revolt.
There were various committees collecting money for the revolt. Some
of these were formed during the general strike in 1936 to give aid and
support some of the strikers who were in need. Some of these
committees continued to work during the revolt to collect donations and
other supplies for the revolt. These included the Women’s Committees
and the Women’s Charitable Societies, which were formed in the towns
were active in this field. Chambers of Commerce in some of the towns
were also supporting the revolt financially. For example the Chamber
Commerce of Ramalla was supporting ’Abd al-Rahim Haj Mohammad,‘
while the Chamber of Commerce in Gaza was supporting the rebel
fasa’il in the Gaza area. “”
43 Shakir Milhim, personal interview, 6/4/1985. Dhinnabah,
Tulkarm
44 Kamal ‘Abd al-Rahim Haj Mohammad, personal interview,
9/4/1985, Tulkarm
45 ‘Ali Zayadneh, personal interview, 16/4/1985. Tamra,
Galilee.
46 Shakir Milhim, personal interview, 6/4/1985. Dhinnabah,
Tulkarm.
47 ‘Ali ‘Ukshiya, personal interview, 20/3/1985, Gaza
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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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