The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 154)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 154)

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areas, the dealers from Silat al-Zahir village, were the best known arms
dealers in the area.®
"There was one who traded with arms from Ya’bad, but
this trade was for Silat al-Zahir merchants. These were
trading with Turkey, selling chickens and other things; and
bringing back merchandise from Turkey, Syria and Iraq,
including arms".’
In the Jerusalem area, the most well known arms dealers were from Arab
al-Sawahreh, a bedouin tribe who resided near Beit Sahour, South of
Jerusalem. They brought arms mainly from Trans-Jordan.* In the
Southern area of Palestine, Gaza and Beersheba, the bedouins tribe al-
Rumailat, with other merchants from Yabna village, were known to get
arms from Sinai on the Egyptian borders and sell them in the Gaza and
Beersheba areas.°® Although the arms dealers were known to the people
of their areas, the sale of arms had to take place secretly, concealed from
the British authorities.
"When the arms dealers came to a village to sell weapons,
they went to the house furthest in the village and told the
owner they had arms to sell. The owner would then send
for those in the village he knew wanted to buy. The
bargaining took place in his house. The arms dealers
would be his guests for the night; next day they moved to
another village"
However, not all of the arms sales were through traders. Some of the
regional commanders or Fasil leaders took it upon themselves to buy
arms for their men. One of their responsibilities was to make sure their
men were well armed. They collected money from the villages or simply
asked the village to provide the money for arms, and either the
commander or fasil leader would go to Syria, Lebanon or Trans- Jordan
6 Mohammad Jaradat, personal interview 4/2/1985, Silat al-
Harithyia, Jenin.
7 Mohammad al-Kaylani, personal interview 12/1/1985, Ya’bad,
nin
8 Ahmad al-Issawi, personal interview, April 1985 al-
Issawiyah, Jerusalem.
9 Arafat al-Khatib, personal interview, 13/2/1985 al-Shati’
refugee camp, Gaza.
10 Rabah al-’Awad, personal interview 17/2/1985 al-Mazra’h,
Galilee.
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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)