The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 263)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 263)

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APPENDIX G
kpround Infor ion:
*Abd al-Rahim Haj Mohammad was born in 1892 in Dhinnabah village
near Tulkarm. Until the revolt, he was a grain merchant and farmer. His
first education was in the village Kuttab (the village mosque where the
sheikh taught the children reading and writing and the Quran). This was
followed by schooling in Tulkarm. Later he joined the Turkish army.
When the First World War ended in 1918 he went back to his village
where he worked in trading in Tulkarm.
During the six month strike in 1936, ’Abd al-Rahim organised a
group of men and began operating against the British, as a result he
soon became a wanted man. When al-Qawuqji came to Palestine in the
summer of 1936, Abd al-Rahim joined forces and worked closely with
him.
The number of his forces rose constantly during 1937. He was
appointed general commander of the revolt during Deir Ghassaneh
conference in the summer of 1938.
*Abd al-Rahim was the most respected of the revolt leaders, known
to have been honest, and did not believe in killing or assassinating his
rivals, or even collaborators. His relationship with the mufti and the
Central Committee were good. He visited Damascuss often for arms and
supplies, and to discuss the progress of the revolt. Except at one time 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)