The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 192)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 192)

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The town which stands out as the most heavily represented in the
leadership of the revolt, compared with the other towns and areas is
Gaza with 8 leaders. Possibly this is due to the fact that Gaza, being far
from the central area and from the Central Committee in Damascus, was
less affected by the hierarchical divisions of the rebel forces found
mainly in the Central area, and to a lesser extent in Galilee. Thus, Gaza
did not produce a General Commander, Regional or Sub-Regional
Commanders, but had many fasils, each of which had a leader. Out of the
total of 8 leaders representing Gaza, three were members of the National
Committees.
Jaffa was under-represented in the leadership, with only 2 leaders.
This was in spite of the high percentage of land sales in that area - a
factor which led to intensive participation in the revolt in other areas.
Although almost all the General Commanders had fasa’il operating in
Jaffa on their behalf, Jaffa itself produced only two who operated as
advisers. This under-representation can be explained by the heavy
presence of the Nashashibi (anti-revolt) faction.
The bedouin representation in the leadership (9 leaders) came mainly
from two areas in Galilee: Shafa ’Amr (5 leaders), and Tiberias (3).
These relatively high numbers were due to the heavy Jewish settlement
in the two areas, as well as to disputes over grazing rights which became
more intense with the Jewish land purchases. The remaining bedouin was
from the Hebron area.
Although the Druze especially these of Upper Galilee, participated in
the revolt, they have produced only one fasil leader. Porath states that
the Druze did not join the revolt and had a reserved attitude towards it,
which, according to him, was gradually transformed into hostility and the
conviction that the Druze communal interests would be better served by
close co-operation with the Jews.
A png erneee
13 - Porath, The Palestinian Arab National Movement. pp. 271-
184

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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)