The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 116)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 116)

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al-Llayyat, on 8th December 1937, witnessed one of the largest
gatherings of the rebels auxiliary forces.”
The battle of al-Yamoun near Jenin, in November 1937, was led by
Sheikh ’Atiya a Qassamite, he was killed during the battle. The
leadership was taken over by Yusif Said Abu-Durra, another Qassamite
from the village of Silat al-Harithiya near Jenin. In this battle the British
forces were forced to bring in reinforcements to be able to regain control
of the battle-field. ”
The British forces had only two successes in 1937: the killing of Sheikh
*Atiya; and the arrest of Sheikh Farhan al-Sa’di, another Qassamite who
was operating in the Jenin-Haifa area, and was thought to be responsible
for the assassination of collaborators. Mr. Hugh Foot the District
Commissioner responsible for his arrest felt great relief that the
commander of a large rebel battalion, who was most sought after by the
authorities, had been arrested.
"There was the case of someone who was a known leader
and a greatly respected leader I am sure. The purpose was
to capture and eliminate the leaders of the revolt. He was
one of the leaders |= whom we caught one day in one of
the little villages of Jenin. I happened to be present when
we actually arrested him. Very often we couldn’t find the
person we were searching for, but on this particular
occasion we did and Sheikh Farhan was captured”.
Sheikh Farhan al-Sa’di was sentenced to death and was hanged on the
27th November 1937."
In the first few months of 1938, the rebels continued their guerrilla
welfare, the revolt reaching its peak in the summer of that year with the
rebels extending their control over most of the roads and many of the
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86 Ibid and Subhi Yassin, al-Thawra al-’Arabiya. p.103
87 Subhi Yassin, al-Thawra al-Arabiya. p.140 and Kamil Ghanim,
a personal interview, 13/1/84, Kufr Quod, Jenin and
Mohammad al Shuriedi, personal interview 21/1/85. Un al-
Fahm. Both fought in that battle.
88 Sir Hugh Foot (now Lord Caradon) served as an Assistant
District Commissioner in the Northern district. Personal
Interview May 1983, London.
89 Akram Zueiter, al-Haraka al-Wataniya. p.340.
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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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