The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 198)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 198)

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indefinitely.2 This order was obviously to the benefit of the urban lower
classes, and against the interest of the wealthier classes.
The other order was issued by ’Abd al-Rahim Haj Mohammad, in
which he banned creditors from collecting their debts from the villages.”
Another order, in which the rebels also had clearly identified
themselves with urban lower classes as well as urban workers, was the
order canceling rents on flats.“
B- Clan Alliances
Clan relations and their networks of alliances in the Palestinian social
structure had been weakened by the abolition of the Musha’a System, the
integration of the Palestinian economy within the capitalist world
market, and the emergence of new urban classes which dominated the
economic, social and political life in Palestine during the last few decades
of the nineteenth century. However in spite of these dramatic
transformations within the Palestinian society, clan kinship relations and
networks of alliances remained significant.
This was due to several factors which, combined together, led the clan
system to remain as one of the most powerful forms of social
mobilisation during the British Mandate period in Palestine. The first
factor, was that the urban notable class, along with the commercial
bourgeoisie which started to emerge in the last few decades of the
nineteenth century, sought to dominate the countryside for their own
interests. To do so, they had to reinforce pre-capitalist ideologies, using
among other tools, clan kinship relations. This process was strengthened
22 A translated copy from Arabic, signed by The Mujahid for
the Sake of God and the Holy Fatherland, Saad al-Din al-
Bashir. CO 733/372/75156
23 A translated copy from Arabic, signed The Public Leader of
the Arab Rebels in Palestine, ‘Abd al-Rahim Haj Mohammad.
CO. 733/372/156396
24 Y. Porath, The Palestinian fab National Movement. p.268

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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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