The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 189)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 189)

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the revolt this area was known as the "Triangle of terror" by the British
Police, troops and Journalists.° because of the big battles and clashes
which occurred there, and because it was completely controlled by the
rebels. The concentration of rebel forces around these towns can be
attributed to three main factors. The first was the presence of followers
al-Qassam , who were able to mobilise and lead a large number of rebels.
Most of these leaders 5 were from Jenin area, and one from Silat al-
Zahir. Four of the most prominent leaders of the revolt also came from
this region: "Abd al-Rahim Haj Mohammad and ’Arif ’Abd al-Raziq,
both from Tulkarm area; Yusif Said Abu-Durra, from Jenin area and
Mohammad al-Salih, from Silat al-Dhahir between Jenin and Nablus.
The last two leaders were also Qassamites. The presence of these leaders
in the Triangle areas affected the role played by these areas in the revolt.
The third reason which led to these areas being intensely involved in the
revolt was land sales. Thousands of peasants had been evicted from lands
in these areas (especially around Jenin and Tulkarm) which were
subsequently sold to the Jews. (see details in Chapter One).
There is no single explanation for the representation of the towns
in the list. In some cases, the social and political situation in a particular
town could partly explain the level of its participation in the revolt in
terms of the number of leaders it produced. For example, the heavy
presence of rich families in Jaffa which supported the Nashashibi faction
could explain why this town did not produce a higher number of leaders,
but this does not explain why Tulkarm, which did not have a large
number of Nashashibi supporters, did not produce any leaders at all. On
the other hand, the volume of land purchase in the area around a certain
town did not necessarily explain a town’s participation. For example, if
we use the volume of land sales as a rule to judge the participation of a
town in the revolt, Tulkarm should produce the biggest number of
10 Edward Horne, A Job Well Done. p.238. .
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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources

تاريخ

1990-10

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Sonia Nimr

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