The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 236)
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- عنوان
- The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 236)
- المحتوى
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MAR D LUSI
In the process of building the infra-structure of the Jewish national
home in Palestine during the 1920’s and 1930’s, the Palestinian Arab
economy suffered from many serious setbacks. Jewish immigration
brought about a rapid and unbalanced growth of population and caused
the unemployment rate among Arab workers to rise to an alarming level.
The Jewish purchase of Arab land caused thousands of Arab peasants to
become landless, as well as led to the decrease in cultivable land
available to Arab peasants. Consequently, a big number of these
peasants sought jobs in the towns. It is not surprising therefore, that from
the ranks of those workers and peasants, came the most majority of
recruits for al-Qassam’s movement calling for armed struggle. Also, it is
not surprising that the main centers of the revolt were found near Jewish
settlements where the purchase of lands was most intense.
The inability of the Arab industry to compete with the well-
funded, skilled and mechanised Jewish industry led among other factors
to the former’s decline. Furthermore, some of the Mandate government’s
economic measures furthered the decline of the Arab economic section.
The economic and political effects of the process of building the
Jewish national home were felt by all social classes of Arab society in
Palestine. The urban elites perceived the Jewish urban based industry
and trade as a direct threat to their economic interests. They also saw in
this process a threat to their political interests as their hopes to become
the statesmen of a future independent Arab Palestine were diminishing.
228 - تاريخ
- 1990-10
- المنشئ
- Sonia Nimr
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