The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 175)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 175)

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Command...We inform the public to obey all rulings and
orders issued by this Court, and ask them to come forward
with their disputes”.
This Court was based in the triangle area formed by the three towns of
Jenin, Nablus and Tulkarm, in Central Palestine, where Qawugqji was
based. Its members included, Mohammad al Ashmar a Syrian volunteer,
Fakhri ’Abd al-Hadi, ’Abd al-Rahim Haj Mohammad,® and Munir al-
Rayis another Syrian volunteer.
This was not, however, the only public court to be established in the
country in the earlier days of the revolt. In fact, since civil disobedience
was declared at the Conference of the National Committees which was
held in Jerusalem on 7th of May 1936, vast majority of the Arab
population of Palestine stopped using the Mandate Courts. The National
Committees which were formed in most of the towns and villages at the
beginning of the General Strike replaced the Mandate Civil Courts in
solving public problems and disputes.*”
"In each village they used to choose a Committee of four
or five elderly men who were known for their wisdom and
good reputation. In those days no one went to the State
courts or to the police, and all disputes were investigated
by the Committee of the village, and the people accepted
its judgment"®
National Committees in the town also took on the task of solving
disputes and problems for their townspeople. The Committees dealt with
small cases, such as fights, disputes over land or property, and family
disputes. More complicated cases requiring heavier penalties, involving
crimes such as rape, murder and collaboration with the enemy, would be
passed to the regional commander or the leader of the area, if the
offence required the death penalty.”
aR een ne
95 Communique No 2 of the General Command of the Arab Revolt
in Palestine in A.W. Kayyali (ed.), Watha’ iq al-Muqawama,
Beirut, 1968, p.436.
96 Yusif Rajab al-Radi’i, Thawrat 1936. p.49
97 ‘Ali ‘Ukshyia, personal interview, 20/3/1985, Gaza.
98 ‘Ali Zayadneh, personal interview, 16/4/1985, Tamra,
Galilee.
399.Bashire Ibrahim, personal interview, 15/7/84 Zeita,
Tulkarm. He was appointed as a rebel judge by the regional
commander of his area during the revolt.
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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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Sonia Nimr

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