The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 174)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 174)

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volunteer information on how many times a certain person had visited
the government house, or the police.”
The leaders also depended on some of the Arabs in the Palestine
Police who supported the revolt, and gave them very useful information
about the movements of the police and army.
"there was an Arab police officer, his name was al-Qadumi
from Qalailiya. He used to give us information about the
army or the police. He used to spend, sometimes, days in
search for us to give us the information personally, or send
a piece of paper with a messenger. For example that the
army was going to such and such an area at a certain time™”
Also the Arab policeman gave the leaders information about
collaborators who come to inform about the revolt to the police station
or the army headquarters.
"Zuhair al--Abdullah was a policeman, who used to give us
information about collaborators and informers. He was
very good. But they [collaborators] killed him".
"There was a Christian policeman working at Morton’s
office in Jenin Police Headquarters. He used to take the
letters sent to Morton by Arabs to Abu Durra. After Abu-
Durra read them, this policeman would put them back in
Mortons drawer™
The Rebel Courts
In his Second Communique as a General Commander of the rebel forces,
al Qawuqji announced on the 4th September 1936, the formation of a
rebel court:
“Its first priority was to secure justice and to maintain
security and order in the country, and to put an end to
treachery, collaboration and corruption. The General
Command have empowered this court with the authority to
do its duties, and to judge and punish. All its rulin will be
absolute, after they have been verified by the General
ane
91 Ibid.
92 Kayd Bal’um. personal interview. 22/4/1985 al-Taybah.
Triangle.
93 us if ‘Awad. personal interview. April 1984. Maythaloun,
enin. ;
94 Salim ‘Abd al-Haq. personal interview. 20/5/1984 Silat al-
Harithiya.
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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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