The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 90)
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- The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 90)
- المحتوى
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In its report into the events of 1936 the Royal Commission of Inquiry
concluded:
“We have no doubt as to what were the underlying causes
of the disturbances of the last year; they were: 1) The
desire of the Arabs for national independence; and 2)
Their hatred and fear of the establishment of the Jewish
national home”
In addition to the ’underlying causes’ suggested by the Royal
Commission, there were many other causes which contributed to the
development of the situation into an armed revolt: the increased
economic pressures on the Arab population with the building of the
Jewish national home and their associated grievances; Palestinian Arab
suspicion of the policy and intentions of the British towards Palestine;
Arab mistrust of the methods and policies adopted by the traditional
leadership of the national movement; the success of the national
movements in Egypt and Syria in negotiating treaties with the Mandate
powers in their countries, following national uprisings; and the rise in the
level of political awareness among the Arab masses, with the spread of
newspapers and political literature. However, perhaps the most
significant factor determining the timing of the revolt was the movement
of al-Qassam, his clash with the British police, and finally his death,
which made the people realise the possibility of adopting armed struggle
as an alternative means of achieving their national goals.
As detailed in chapter one, the Arab sector of the Palestine economy
suffered many setbacks as a result of the process of creating the Jewish
national home. Jewish immigration brought about a rapid and
unbalanced growth of the population which was beyond the economic
absorptive capacity of the country, and brought competition over
7 Report of the Royal Commission. p.80 - تاريخ
- 1990-10
- المنشئ
- Sonia Nimr
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