The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 266)
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- The Arab Revolt of 1936-1939 in Palestine: A Study Based on Oral Sources (ص 266)
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He later went to Iraq and joined the revolt which was led by Rashid
A’li al-Kilani. He never returned to Palestine.*
Yusuf Said Abu Durra:
Just as those who remember the revolt agree that "Abd al-Rahim Haj
Mohammad was an honest leader - clean and firm; so too is there
agreement that Abu Durra was the opposite.
Abu Durra was born in al-Silah al-Harithiya, near Jenin, to one of
the biggest families in the area of Jaradat. He, however, was from the
poorer and less prestigious part of the family. He was illiterate and was
employed as a worker with the railway in Hifa. There, he met Sheikh al-
Qassam and joined his mujahidin as a messenger. Thus, he called himself
Sheikh.
Abu Durra became a leader in 1937, following the death of Sheikh
*Atiyah in the al-Yamoun battle near Jenin. Sheikh ’Atiyah was also a
Qassamit. The order to appoint Abu Durra came from the Central
Committee in Damascus.
He had control over the area from Jenin to Haifa, and many of the
Druze in that area joined with him. His Fassil commander and regional
commander had fought the most successful battles in the Jenin and Haifa
areas. These included the battle of Um al-Fahm, which was led by Yusuf
al-Hamdan, one of the most respected regional commanders of Abu
Durra’s forces; and the battle of Um al-Zinat, led by Abu Durra himself.
*Sources
- Faisal ‘Abd al-Raziq, personal interview, 2/2/1985, and
20/4/1985, al-Taybah, Triangle.
- Kayed Balu’m, personal interview, 22/4/1985, al-Taybah,
Triangle. He was one of ‘Arif’s guards.
258 - تاريخ
- 1990-10
- المنشئ
- Sonia Nimr
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