The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 176)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 176)

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Throughout the revolt, the fasil leaders used to set up courts and trials
to solve the people’s problems in the villages they visited or camped near
by. The judgment of the fasil leader was usually accepted to end a
dispute, but if one of the parties in the dispute felt that their side was not
investigated thoroughly, they could appeal to the regional commander or
area leader.
Towards the end of 1936, when al-Qawugqji had left Palestine and each
of the rebel leaders became independent in his area, they also had set
trials and courts in the areas under their command. But during the second
phase of the revolt in 1937, when the revolt was spreading fast and more
people were joining in, the leaders found less time to deal with people’s
disputes. Each of them then chose a body headed by a person whose
judgment they could trust to act as a judge to deal with public disputes.
This was the second attempt to set up some kind of organised public
courts.'©
In 1938, at the Deir Ghassaneh meeting of leaders when the Bureau of
the Arab Revolt in Palestine was formed, a Central Court for the revolt
was also set up. It was headed by ’Abd al-Qadir al-Yusif Abd al-Hadi of
Arrabeh near Jenin, and the membership of ’Abd al-Fattah Samara from
Dhinnabah near Tulkarm and Diya’ ’Abduh from Nablus. '* This court
was very successful, and even fasa’il leaders and regional commanders
from various areas were bound by its decisions."* There were so many
cases brought to this court by the public that it was unable to deal them
all. Thus lower courts were established in different regions to deal with
the cases and the original court became a Higher Court for appeal.’
There were already courts which were set up by the regional
100 Ibid.
101 Faisal ‘Arif ‘Abd al-Raziq, personal interviews 2/2/1985
and 20/4/1985, al-Taybah, Triangle.
102 Bashir Ibrahim, personal interview, 15/7/1984, Zeita,
Tulkarm,
103 Shakir Milhim, personal interview, 6/4/1985, Dhinnabah
Tulkarm.
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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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