The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 219)

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The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 219)

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faction, and in particular the Mufti. In 1939 there were a number of
peace bands in different areas of Palestine, and the one common link
between them was that their creators were all supporters of the
Nashashibi faction.
Raghib al-Nashashibi started to prepare the peace bands in early
December 1937, when the revolt was gaining strength and support from
the people and when a campaign of assassinations against the Nashashibi
faction had also started. He sent a message to the Jewish Agency asking
for financial aid to help him fighting what he called the "terrorists". The
Jewish Agency did not respond. According to Y. Porath, Raghib repeated
his request three months later, and the Jewish Agency’s reply is not
known. * However, he continued to organise the formation of the peace
bands with Fakhri al-Nashashibi, and was supported by anti-Husseini
personalities, such as Ahmad al-Shak’ah, Sulaiman Touqan (both fled the
country earlier for fear of their lives), and Tahir al-Masri of Nablus.
Fakhri al-Nashashibi contacted Fakhri "Abd al-Hadi of Jenin in
Damascus. The latter had left Palestine with al-Qawuqji late 1936 and
lived in Syria. At the time when al-Nashashibi met him he was loyal to
Prince Abdullah of Trans-Jordan. "Abd al-Hadi agreed to join with al-
Nashashibi faction for money paid by the British Consul in Damascus.”
Fakhri ’Abd al-Hadi entered Palestine in September 1938, to start
forming his peace bands in Jenin area, and began to attack villages in an
anti-Husseini campaign. The rebel leaders tried to capture him to bring
him to trial for treason and his village was besieged by the joint forces of
’Arif ’Abd al-Raziq, and ’Abd al-Rahim Haj Mohammad. But he
managed to hide in the secret rooms under his house, and they failed to
capture him.
51 Y. Porath, Palestinian Arab National Movement. p.251
52 Ibid. p.253
53 Shakir Milhim, personal interview, 6/4/1985, Dhinnabah,
Tu lkarm.
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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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