The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 228)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 228)

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Commander or regional commander up to the leader, was operating in
his own area, in an environment and territories known to him, and using
his own clans alliances which were necessary for the successes of their
operations. In fact they had succeeded in bringing most of Palestine
under their control in 1938 using these methods and without a centralised
strategy. But if they had a centralised body and a clear strategy they
could have kept most of the country under their control for a longer
period, which would have subsequently put them and the political
leadership into a better bargaining position during the London
Conference.in 1939
The relationship between the rebel leaders in Palestine and the
political leadership in exile embodied in the Central Committee for the
Jihad in Damascus was also not clearly defined. On the one hand, it
appears that the political leadership exercised some control over the
rebel leaders, in sending arms and finances, in some cases to the extent of
sending orders to rebel leaders to assassinate some of their rivals. (see
below). But on the other hand the rebel leaders were independent in
their areas and in planning and executing their operations. However, this
independence indicates that there was no definite strategy made by the
politicians in Damascus, for the rebel leaders to execute. This lack of
political direction led in some areas to excesses on the part of some of
the rebels, who used the revolt to achieve personal goals. Perhaps the
most obvious example of these excesses was the collection of money in
the name of the revolt without the knowledge or the authorisation of its
leaders. * One of the reasons behind the conflict between ’Abd al-Rahim
Haj Mohammad and ’Arif ’Abd al-Raziq, was that the latter’s men were
extracting money from the people in the name of the revolt.5 Abu-burra
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74 Ibrahim Hanna, personal interview, 23/1/1985, al-Be‘neh,
Galilee. . ,
75 Shakir Milhim, personal interview, i
Tuikarm. p 6/4/1985 Dhinnabah,
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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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