The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 190)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 190)

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leaders, or at least it should produce more than Hebron which did not
suffer from land sales and produced 5 leaders.
The only explanation we are left with, is that each individual town had
its particular reasons which were connected to it, to explain its level of
participation in the Revolt. In addition to the general political and
National reasons which were behind the revolt and shared by all areas in
Palestine.
The Number Of leaders From The Towns
Safad 4 Hebron 5
Haifa 4 Gaza 8
Jenin 2 Beersheba 1
Nablus 9 Jaffa 2
Tulkarm - Bethlehem ]
Jerusalem 6 Khan Yunis 1
Total 43
Nablus was highly represented,with 9 leaders. This was due to three
equally important factors. First, Nablus was a stronghold of Palestinian
Arab Nationalism. Second, it was also a stronghold of the Istiqlalists,
who were still politically active as individuals after the Istiqlal Party was
dissolved. Third, a number of teachers at al-Najah School were involved
in the revolt, mainly as advisers. Seven leading participants from Nablus
assumed positions as advisers to the leadership of the revolt, one of them
being a military adviser, as he was an ex-Ottoman officer, and another a
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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)