The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 47)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 47)

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result of the changes of the Ottoman reforms, especially after the
government established councils in the districts to strengthen the central
government, and these a’yan became local advisers to the government.
However, the urban elites also gained power by obtaining administrative
offices in municipalities and religious bodies. For example, the most
prominent families of Jerusalem were the al-Husseini family, who had
held the position of Mufti of Jerusalem since the middle of the
nineteenth century, and al-Khalidi family, who had traditionally held the
post of head of the Sharia’h courts in Jerusalem. Later on, the Nashashibi
family advanced its status at the end of the nineteenth century when one
of its members was elected to the Parliament, and other members served
in the district and administrative councils. * In Nablus, the most
prominent families were ’Abd al-Hadi, a big land owning family in the
Jenin area, the Touqan family and al-Nimr family, members of both
families held government posts in the Ottoman administration. Both
families were also rich.
There was competition between families for administrative posts, such
as mayor of the municipality of Jerusalem, held by members of the al-
Husseini, and al-Khalidi families. There was also competition between
the Husseinis and Nashashibis over administrative posts. This
competition continued in the political life of Palestine during the first
few decades of the twentieth century. It is also important to note that
these were some of the richest families in Palestine. Beside being big
land owners they were also involved in other commercial activities and
their members had the opportunity to obtain education in other Arab
countries and Europe. This qualified them to obtain administrative posts
and to claim to be the natural political leaders of the country.
During the First World War these elite families began to see
themselves as the future leaders of Palestine as a part of the independent
3 Y. Porath, The Palestinian Arab National Movement. pp. 13-14

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

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1990-10

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