Secret Diplomacy and Rebellion in Palestine, 1936–1939

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Secret Diplomacy and Rebellion in Palestine, 1936–1939

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Bibliography: Cohen, M.J., 1977. Secret Diplomacy and Rebellion in Palestine, 1936–1939. Int. J. Middle East Stud. 8, 379–404. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020743800025873

Authors:: Michael J. Cohen

Collections:: Arab-Israeli Conflict

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Abstract

The Arab Rebellion in Palestine began with sporadic outbursts of terrorism on April 19, 1936. The ensuing disorders and the Arab general strike that followed were in retaliation against the British refusal to grant three demands first put by the Arab leadership of Palestine to the Mandatory in November, 1935. The three demands were: ( a ) total cessation of Jewish immigration into Palestine; ( b ) prohibition of all sales of Arab land to Jews; and ( c ) the granting of independence to Palestine and the ending of the Mandate.

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1. The ensuing disorders and the Arab general strike that followed were in retaliation against the British refusal to grant three demands first put by the Arab leadership of Palestine to the Mandatory in November, I935. The three demands were: (a) total cessation of Jewish immigration into Palestine; (b) prohibition of all sales of Arab land to Jews; and (c) the granting of independence to Palestine and the ending of the Mandate
He himself under- stood their point of view, but the Arabs had no choice but to fight against the flooding of the country by the Jews, which would put the very existence of the Arab nation in question
Palestine, but the Jews as a global entity and the Arabs as a global unit, "for we are only interested in this country, whereas the Arabs are not-from the Arab point of view, Palestine is only a small part of Arab territory." Ben-Gurion
Although Arab and Jew met at the height of the Arab riots, although various proposals for the future of Palestine were actively considered, it must be concluded that neither the Zionist nor the Palestinian Arab leaders were at that time pre- pared, or able to make the sacrifices which alone might have led to peaceful co- existence between the two peoples