The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 235)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 235)

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"If you want the truth, all the rich were traitors. They
betrayed us, and they surrendered the country [to the
Jews]
“all those rich ones were not straight, and we never
respected them. Because they were collaborators with the
English. They did not want the revolt”.5
However, the middle class radicals who also fought in the revolt were
more able to give an analysis, rather than blaming the rich or poor
classes.
"The revolt was unable to achieve independence, first,
because there was no balance between the fighting forces;
the British were larger numbers. Secondly, there was no
balance in the armament, between the arms we used, and
the arms of the British Empire forces. Third, the British
were helped by the Arab rulers: against the revolt. Trans-
Jordan, the Pasha the Commander of the Jordanian Army,
used to put his forces near Irbid, to fight against
Palestinian rebels if they moved to Syria. He used to arrest
the relatives of any Jordanian who joined the revolt.
Fourth, The British used to open new roads and pay the
workers handsome money to prevent them from joining
the revolt. The Palestinian delegates used to go to Saudi
Arabia to bring arms, and they came back with only few
puns. Fifth, the British policy was formed and clear, and it
ad a plan, that it would not give up easily to the
Palestinian revolt. I don’t agree with those who says that
the revolt failed. Some believed that the revolt would
achieve independence, but those are the ones who felt that
the revolt had failed. The others, of which also our
organisation belongs, believed that the revolt was a violent
protest against Colonialism and Zionism. And to make the
other Arab Countries aware of the dangers of the Zionist
policy”. *
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94 Mohammad Naji al-Kaylani, a peasant fighter. Personal
95 anterview, 12/1/1985, va bad, Jenin.
mad Nazal, Fasil leader. personal intervi
Qabatiya, Jenin. P rview 1/4/1984,
96 BahJat Abu-Gharbiya, personal interview, 5/5/1985, Amman
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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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