The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 70)
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- The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 70)
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was named al-Kaff al-Aswad (The Black Hand), was formed of around
twenty men, who, on the orders of ’Arif, would gather, launch an attack
and disperse. One such attack was described by Faisal ’Abd al-Raziq,
*Arif’s son
"My father formed al-Kaff al-Aswad. He used to go to our
lands, which were very close to the Jewish settlements,
with a few armed men and attack. On 5th May 1921 he
gathered some twenty men from our village and the
neighbouring villages and attacked Petah Tekva
(Mulabbis). The only thing which saved the settlers that
day was a British dispatch passing by the settlement on its
way to Haifa from Jenin”
al-Kaff al-Aswad did not last long. However, most of its men joined ’Arif
*Abd al-Raziq when he set up armed units during the revolt 1936-39.
In October 1929, another armed group was formed in the northern
region of Palestine. It used to operate in the areas of Safad, Samakh and
Acre, and take refuge in the hills near the Syrian borders. This group,
which called itself Isabat al-Kaff al-Akhdar (The Green Hand gang), was
made up of twenty-seven men and led by Ahmad Tafish. During October
it launched an attack on the Jewish quarter of Safad with the co-
operation of supporters in the town. It was reinforced by a number of
Druze rebels who had fought against the French in the Syrian rebellion
(1925), some of whom moved to Trans-Jordan after the rebellion,
leading to an increase in the attacks on the Jews in that area.‘ As a result
of this, the British authorities sent army reinforcements to the northern
area, which were aided by the French on the other side of the border.
This combined effort between the British and the French authorities
2.During the revolt of 1936-39 another group named al-Kaff al-
Aswad Operating in towns, especially Haifa, assassinating
British personnel and Arab collaborators. It is not known
who formed this group, but there are speculations that it
was either from among al-Qassam’s followers, or from
members of the Abu Durra Fasil (unit on which see below).
3.Faisal ‘Abd al-Raziq, personal interview, 2/2/85, al-Taybah,
Triangle. This attack was mentioned in Palestine: A study
of Jewish, Arab and British Policies. ESCO Foundation for
Palestine Inc., New Haven, Vol.1
4.A.W. Kayyali, Palestine, A Modern History. p156. - تاريخ
- 1990-10
- المنشئ
- Sonia Nimr
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