The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 110)
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- The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 110)
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were established through two pro- Nashashibi families in the Jenin and
Nablus areas, and that he had appointed his deputy Fakhri ’Abd al-Hadi
from another pro-Nashashibi family. ® However, all al-Qawuqji’s
connections and arrangements to come to Palestine were through
nationalist Istiqlalists, such as "Adel al-’-Azmeh who was a Syrian
nationalist living in Amman, and his brother Nabih al-’Azmeh who was in
prison in Palestine, and Akram Zueiter, and it is very unlikely that al-
Qawuqji changed his affiliations as soon as he arrived in Palestine. It is
possible that the appointment of Fakhri as his deputy was made not
because Fakhri was a pro-Nashashibi, but rather because he had one of
the largest rebel groups in the Nablus region and was therefore
influential in that area.
The Royal Commission of Inquiry
On the 11th of November 1936, the Royal Commission of Inquiry
headed by Lord Peel arrived in Palestine, and on the 16th November it
began its investigations into the causes of violence in the country.
In reaction to the announcement by the Colonial Secretary in the
House of Commons of the government’s decision not to suspend Jewish
immigration during the course of the Royal Commission’s investigations,
The Higher Arab Committee decided to boycott the commission,”
though the Nashashibi faction did not support the boycott. However,
once again the Arab Kings intervened in order to persuade the Higher
Arab Committee to abandon the proposed boycott and present their case
to the Royal Commission. As a result, on the 6th January 1937, the
_ Higher Arab Committee decided to abandon the boycott and to give
evidence at the inquiry.
70 Y. Porath, The Palestinian Arab National Movement. p.191
71 Robert John and Sami Hadawl, Palestine Diary. pp.266-7 - تاريخ
- 1990-10
- المنشئ
- Sonia Nimr
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