The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 65)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 65)

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Salameh and ’Ajaj Nuwaihid. “ Some of the founders were members of
the al-Istiqlal Party which was founded in Damascus in 1919-20. One
man who contributed greatly to the foundation of the party was Nabih al-
*Azmeh, a Syrian nationalist who was living in exile in Jerusalem. *' The
party’s aims could be summarised in three points: the complete
independence of the Arab countries; the Arab countries are one unity
which does not admit of division; Palestine is an Arab country and is a
natural part of Syria.@ It saw in Pan-Arabism the remedy of all illnesses
in Arab society. “? The party’s structure was not based on factional or
familial lines and the social composition of the membership reflected a
high concentration of intellectuals and members of the emerging
bourgeois class. “* Politically and structurally this militant party was an
alternative to the traditional leadership of the national movement.
Haj Amin al-Husseini by this time was not only the Mufti of
Jerusalem and the head of the Islamic Supreme Council, but he also
became the most important leader in the national movement. So, when
the al-Istiqlal Party was formed and announced its political programme,
which included a strong criticism of the traditional leadership, Haj Amin
was unhappy, considering the criticisms to reflect upon him personally.
More importantly, he felt that this party with its militant members and
radical programme was an ideological challenge to his power and he
started a campaign against it.
However, the al-Istiqlal Party did not last long, dissolving in 1933
because of financial problems, and the Mufti’s campaign against it. More
40 Mohammad Izzat Darwazah, al-Qadiya al-Filastiniya. pp1l03-
4] Samih Shabib, Hizb al-Istiqla] Fi Filastin. Beirut, 1981
p.44-
42 Ibid pp. 48-49 and Bayan al-Hout, al-Qiyadat Wa al-
Mu’assasat. pp.44-5
43 Ghassan Kanafani, "Thawrat 1936-39 Fi Filastin: Khalfiyyat
wa Tafasil", Shu’un Filastiniya. Vol. 6-7, No. 6, (January
1972)p.63
44 Salim Tamari, "Factionalism and Class Formation in Recent
Palestine". p.196
45 Naji Allush, al-Moqawama al-Arabiya. p.96
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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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