The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 127)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 127)

المحتوى

In the Spring and Summer of 1936, leaders such as ’Abd al-Rahim Haj
Mohammad, ’Arif ’Abd al-Raziq (both from Tulkarm area), Mohammad
al-Salih (from Silat al-Zahir between Jenin and Nablus), and Fakhri ’Abd
al-Hadi (in Jenin area), began to sestemtically recruit men for the revolt
and to form rebel groups. However, it is important to mention here, that
some of the Qassamites such as Farhan al-Sa’di had been operating since
the death of al-Qassam in November 1935.
These leaders began to recruit men and to form rebel groups. They
visited the villages in their areas, urging the people to arm themselves, as
well as seeking volunteers to join the revolt. The Mukhtars (village
heads) or the heads of families were asked to provide the revolt with
men and arms.
"Some men of the rebels came to our village. They wanted
men, and asked the people to arm themselves. The
Muslims in our village said that they did not have money,
but they would provide the men. The Christians who were
richer than the Muslims, said that they would provide the
money to arm the men"
Usually the leaders’ requests were made for a specified number of men,
and if the villages were unable to provide men, for a certain number of
rifles instead.‘
“Abd al Rahim gave me some letters and told me to
distribute them in certain villages near Jenin, asking the
villagers to meet him in Silat al-Harithiya village. He told
them that he wanted an armed man from each village. He
gathered about forty or fifty men from there..."5
However, these leaders and others in other areas did not encounter
any difficulty recruiting men to join the revolt. Quite the opposite; the
people of Palestine were ripe for armed revolt (see Chapter Four),
3 Ibrahim Hanna, Personal interview 23/1/85. al-Be’neh
Galilee. He became a Commander of the village Fasil during
the revolt.
4 Ali Zaiyadneh, Personal interview, 16/4/1985, Tamra,
Galilee.
3 Shakir Milhim, Personal Interview, 6/4/1985 Dhinnabah,
Tulkarm. He was a personal assistant of Abd al Rahim Haj
Mohammad.
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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources

تاريخ

1990-10

المنشئ

Sonia Nimr

مجموعات العناصر

رسائل ماجستير ودكتوراه (صفحات)

كتب ٢ (صفحات)