The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 161)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 161)

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c- Training
Most of the rebels did not have proper military training, except for those
who were in the area of Jenin, Nablus and Tulkarm, during the training
sessions which were held by al-Qawuqji during his short stay in Palestine
(as previously mentioned in Chapter Five)
"I was trained on arms for three months by al-Qawuqji
himself. Then, I began to train others. Many were like me,
trained by al-Qawuqji so as to train others. We used to
train on the hills of Qabatiya, "Illar, Wad al-Mai, to the
west of ’Ara and ’Ar’ra, and near Bal’a™5
The training of the rebels in other areas, especially those areas furthest
from the centre, was rudimentary and very basic, mainly giving
instructions in how to hit a target and reload the rifle. In these areas such
as the Galilee or the south, the fasil leaders took it upon themselves to
train their men despite the fact that they themselves, usually lacked any
previous training or experience.
"The revolt was not organised militarily. There were
revolutionary men who were doing the best they could. We
used to sit on the mountain and they [fasil leaders] would
put a target to aim at, so as to teach us how to hit a target.
That was all the training we had. We did not have any
training camps to learn how to face the enemy or how to
withdraw and so forth."
Some of the rebels who served in the Turkish army or in the
Palestine Police were also training some of the rebels in their areas to
use arms and other basic training.
"Some of those who were in the Turkish army or the
Palestine Police, took it upon themselves to train the
rebels. We used to send the new recruits to them for three
or four days to be trained. 1 myself was trained in Ya’bad
area by a retired police officer. I did not know where he
was from, but he trained me with tens of others". 7”
Ibrahim Qasim was a police school graduate who was with the leader
Abu Durra for one year. His training as a policemen
35 Ahmad Nazal, personal interview, 1/4/1984, Qabatiya, Jenin.
36 Hussien Baytam, personal interview, 21/2/1985, Abu-Snan,
Galilee.
37 Mohammad al-Shuriedi, personal interview, 21/1/1985, Um al-
ahm.
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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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