The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 157)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 157)

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It would not have been possible for arms smugglers or the rebels to
move easily across the borders if they had not been helped by the Arabs
on the other side. For example, the easy traffic between Palestine and
Syria was largely due to the help of the Syrian nationalist "Adel al-
*Azmeh, who was at that period the General Director of the Ministry of
Interior which ran the Gendarmeries guarding the borders, and this
gendarmerie ignored the traffic which was flowing across the borders.
During the negotiations between the French authorities and Syrian
nationalists in 1936 on the French-Syrian Treaty, the French authorities
appointed some of the Syrian nationalists in some government posts. The
smuggling of arms to Palestine was on its highest level during that period.
The rebels and arms moved from one country to another with ease until
1939 when the British and the French severely restricted movement.
"The four countries of Bilad al-Sham became one, as far as
the revolt and the rebels were concerned, with no
customes, no police, no army patrols, and no passports
between them"
A further source of arms and ammunition was the British Police and
army themselves, and the Jewish settlements.
"The rifles were very expensive, what could we do? We
would go to a settlement and kill the guard and take his
weapon. So we got some rifles from Rohovot, wad Hanin
and from Beit Hanan settlements™
The arms from the British forces were either collected after a clash with
the army or police. The rebels could take the arms from the dead soldiers
before reinforcements reached the scene. Alternatively, they actually
stole arms from the British camps and posts. They either attacked a
police post and took the weapons, or went into the camp at night and
stole arms.
"The British had a post to guard the railway. One of the
guards was working with the revolt. I asked him to let me
19 Y. Porath, The Palestinian Arab National Movement. p.243
20 Izzat Darwazah, al-Qadiya al-Filastiniya. p. 209
21 ‘Arafat al-Khatib, personal interview, 13/3/1985 al-Shati’
Refugee Camp, Gaza.
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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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