The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 222)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 222)

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or more of ’Abd al-Rahim followers did the assassinations without his
knowledge, as he was known for being against assassinations. (see
Chapter 7). The reasons for the killing could have been political or
personal. Four interviewees from Jenin area agree that the Irshid
brothers were killed for political reasons, as they (Irshids) had good
relations with the opposition. All agree also that Ahmad was killed by
mistake and that Farid his brother was the one who was to be killed. @
Farid Irshid, was the head of the Irshid peace bands, and he was the
intended target of the assassination. Many of the accounts in Jenin area
believe that he not only had led the British to Sanur village which led to
the clash with ’Abd al-Rahim and his killing, but they also believe that
Farid himself had actually shot "Abd al-Rahim dead, as he was only
wounded by the British.® Irshid peace bands were as brutal towards the
villages populations as Fakhri in Arrabeh village, and as Rabah in
Galilee. One who suffered from their brutality recalls:
"Towards the end of the revolt Farid Irshid sent for me to
surrender my weapons. We did not have any choice; either
we flee the country or we give up our weapons and be safe.
I went to his village. He said that he wanted me to get into
an army jeep and cover my face and point out the rebels
for him. When I refused he imprisoned me in a well for two
months, then I was taken to his village again, he gave me
with other rebel prisoners, the choice of staying in the
prison [the well] or working on his land for free without
any payment. This is how bad things could get" *
As the rebels had killed during the revolt some Arabs who were
collaborators and informers, and some of those who sold the lands to the
Jews or acted as land brokers, some of these persons families also sought
revenge by joining the peace bands.
RE re ew pnt ener
62 Hussein Badawi, and Ibrahim Shehadeh, personal interviews
8/4/1985 Aqqaba; Yusif ‘Awad, personal interview, April
1984 Maythalun and Ahmad Nazal, personal interview,
1/4/1985, Qabatya
63 Mohammad al-’Amawi personal interview 2/6/1984, Sanur,
Jenin and Adham Jarrar, personal interview 2/6/1984,
Sanur, Jenin. Both were eye witnesses to the killing.
64 Ibrahim Shehadeh, personal interview, 8/4/1985 Aqqaba,
nin. .
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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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