Arab revolt in Palestine

The 1936–1939 Palestinian Arab uprising opposed British rule and Jewish immigration in Mandatory Palestine. It began with a general strike and developed into an armed rebellion.

1936–1939 Arab general strike: A six-month Palestinian Arab strike in 1936 that halted much of economic life in Mandatory Palestine. The revolt began with this coordinated campaign of work stoppages and boycotts.
British Mandate for Palestine: The League of Nations mandate under which Britain governed Palestine from 1920 until 1948. British authority provided the political framework the revolt challenged.
Amin al-Husseini: The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem and a leading Palestinian Arab political figure during the British Mandate. His influence over the Arab Higher Committee made him central to the revolt’s political leadership.
White Paper of 1939: A British policy statement that limited Jewish immigration and land purchases in Palestine and proposed an independent state within ten years. Britain issued it after the revolt, addressing several demands raised by Arab opposition.
Arab Higher Committee: A Palestinian Arab political body formed in 1936 to coordinate opposition to British rule and Jewish immigration. It organized the strike and represented Palestinian Arab demands during the revolt’s early phase.
Balfour Declaration: Britain’s 1917 statement supporting a national home for the Jewish people in Palestine while protecting the rights of existing non-Jewish communities. Its competing commitments shaped Palestinian Arab opposition to British policy.
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam: A Syrian-born Muslim preacher whose armed activism in Palestine inspired later Palestinian resistance. His death in 1935 helped mobilize the revolt’s rural insurgent movement.
Peel Commission partition plan: The 1937 proposal to divide Mandatory Palestine into Arab and Jewish states, with a British-controlled corridor around Jerusalem. The revolt helped prompt the inquiry that produced this major, contested proposal.
Palestinian Arab insurgency: The armed campaign waged by Palestinian Arab rebels against British forces and institutions from 1936 to 1939. After the strike ended, armed resistance became the revolt’s principal form.
Jewish immigration to Mandatory Palestine: The movement of Jewish migrants to Palestine under British rule, especially during the interwar years. Rising immigration was a central grievance behind the strike and revolt.

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