The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 194)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 194)

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Druze Sheikh from Shafa ’Amr, refused to give an interview for this
research saying that:
“Abu-Durra came and started to kill Druze Sheikhs, so we
started to work with the British. And that is why I refuse to
give an interview"
Christian Arabs were under-represented in the leadership, especially
in the Central and Southern areas of the country. Only three leaders
were Christians: two from Upper Galilee, and one from the Jerusalem
area. This can be attributed to the fact that the Christian population in
general were economically better off than the Muslims. Moreover, the
majority of them lived in towns, and thus were less effected by the
consequences of land sales, and less involved in the revolt operations
which were concentrated in the rural areas.
From the above analysis of the social, economic and geographical
background of the 196 General Commanders, Regional and Sub-
Regional Commanders, and Fasa’il Leaders, the following important
results can be drawn. First, the overwhelming majority of those who
participated in the revolt were peasants. Second, although notable
families participated politically, especially in the parties, they did not join
in the fighting side of the revolt. Third, members of all three religious
groups participated in the revolt, although the Muslims were by far the
biggest majority, as is to be expected since Muslims represented 87% of
the Arab population of Palestine.'* Fourth, the towns which had most
political and nationalist activities, namely Nablus and Jerusalem, had
more members participating in the revolt than towns which were not
centers for such activities. Fifth, the areas which participated intensively
in the revolt, were not only those which were directly threatened
economically and politically by the Jewish national home, as were the
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17 Salih Khunaifis, March 1985, Shefa ‘Amr, Lower Galilee.
18 Palestine Department of Statistics; Statistical Abstrac
1944-1945 ,Jerusalem, 1945. p.17 Stract
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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)

كتب ٢ (صفحات)