The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 207)
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- The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 207)
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CHAPTER EIGHT
The End of the Revol
Political Atmosphere
As the crisis in Europe was deepening and events moved towards the
Second War, the British Governments both in Palestine and in London
became more anxious to end the revolt. The British needed to come to
an understanding with the Palestinian Arabs which would enable Britain
to transfer the large tactical forces being deployed from Palestine to
areas directly threatened by Germany, Italy and Japan. It also needed to
calm down Muslim opinion alongside the strategic route of oil, men, and
supplies which ran from Suez to the Far East. }
In addition to the use of the military force, the British sought other
policies to crush the revolt namely the use of political and diplomatic
maneuvers. In November 1938, the Palestine Partition Commission (the
1 Robert John & Sami Hadawi, Palestine Diary. p.292 - تاريخ
- 1990-10
- المنشئ
- Sonia Nimr
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