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Arab strike and revolt, 1936–1939

General strike and armed revolt that began in April 1936 and led Britain to send the Peel Commission.

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1936–1939
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  1. Span 1936–1939
  2. interventions Palestine Royal Commission (Peel Commission) 1936–1937

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  • Palestine (region) Primary record 1

    Peel on Arab losses in the 1936 disturbances; the official list gives 80 Jews killed.

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  1. 1936–1939 Arab strike and revolt, 1936–1939
  2. 1936 Arab Higher Committee intervened in Arab strike and revolt, 1936–1939
  3. 1936–1937 Palestine Royal Commission (Peel Commission) intervened in Arab strike and revolt, 1936–1939
  4. Apr 1936 Arab Higher Committee intervened in Arab strike and revolt, 1936–1939
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  1. Palestine Royal Commission Report (Cmd. 5479), His Majesty's Stationery Office, via UN Question of Palestine archive, 1937. Primary record
    their quarrel is with the existence of the Mandate itself. They do not accept the interpretation of the McMahon letter set out in the Government’s statement of British policy in Palestine in June, Igzz. They deny the validity of the
    To ascertain the underlying causes of the disturbances which broke out in Palestine in the middle of April
    called a general strike of all Arabs engaged in labour, transport, and shopkeeping
    consisted of Haj Amin Eff. El Husseini, Mufti of Jerusalem (President)
    (i) The desire of the Arabs for national independence.
    (ii). Their hatred and fear of the establishment of the Jewish National Home.
    It has been credibly estimated at 1,000 killed
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