The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 56)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 56)

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party or government. However, in Palestine the Opposition was against
the leadership of the national movement, which was considered more
radical, and the opposition was supported by the government.
This competition between the Majlisi faction and the Mu’arada
faction continued through the thirties, and managed to maintain a split in
the national movement, particularly during the revolt of 1936-1939.
T li fth ional M men
The main demands of the Palestinian-Arab national movement were the
establishment of an elected representative council, a free democratic
national government, a constitution according to the wishes of the
people, and the repudiation of the Balfour Declaration, the current
constitution, the government legislative and consultative councils. It also
opposed recognition of the Arab Agency suggested by the government as
an equivalent to the Jewish Agency. In addition, the movement wanted
Palestine to be considered part of the Arab world and to remain Arab,
without any foreign or Zionist domination. Finally it wanted Arabic to be
considered as the official language of the country. It also wanted Jewish
immigration and the sale of lands to be stopped. > The demands were
repeated in the Palestinian National Congresses as well as in letters to
the British authorities in Palestine. These were carried by various
Palestinian delegations to London, and repeated in meetings between the
executive committees of the national Movement and government
officials.
In 1920, the civil administration replaced the military regime in
Palestine. The First High Commissioner chosen by the British
23 These demands were repeated in the Congresses of the
National movement. See Kayyali, Palestine, A Modern
History ; Bayan al-Hout, al-Qiyadat Wa al-Mu’assasat and
Izzat Darwazah, al-Qadiya al-Filastiniya.
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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources

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1990-10

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Sonia Nimr

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