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From an Arab author on Arab-Palestine 1929-1930s: 1929 (brutality) made the Mufti the chief leader

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Submitted by Gil (United States), Sep 28, 2022 at 16:19

THE BOOK:

Kabahā, Muṣṭafá., ‫כבהא‬‎, ‫מוסטפא‬‎. ‫עיתונות בעין הסערה: העיתונות הפלסטינית כמכשיר לעיצוב דעת קהל 1929-1939‬‎. Israel: ‫יד יצחק בן צבי‬‎, 2004.

Kabahā, Muṣṭafá., Journalism in the eye of the storm: the Palestinian press as an instrument for shaping public opinion 1929-1939. Israel: Yad Yitzhak Ben Zvi, 2004.

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אל-חסיני.... המנהיג הצעיר התוסס וחסר המעצורים הוכר כמנהיגם הבלעדי של ערביי הארץ אחרי התפקיד שמילא במאורעות אוגוסט 1929.

Al-Husseini... The lively and unrestrained young leader was recognized as the sole leader of the Arabs of the country after the role he played in the events of August 1929.

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היחסים עם הבריטים והשתקפותם בעיתונות

כשפרצו מאורעות אוגוסט 1929 היה הנציב העליון הבריטי צ'נסלור בחופשה. עם שובו פרסם הצהרה על המאורעות ותקף בה בחריפות רבה את הערבים וכינה אותם "ברברים , אכזריים ורוצחים".
ההצהרה יצאה ב-1 בספטמבר והיא הופצה בכל רחבי הארץ. בכפרים הנידחים הוצנח הכרוז ממטוסים.

העיתונות לא יכלה להשיב על מה שנכתב בכרוז כי הייתה מושבתת על פי צו של הנציב העליון 12 יום, מ־24 באוגוסט 1929 ועד 5 בספטמבר 1929. ביום הראשון להופעת העיתונים אחרי המאורעות הם תקפו את דברי הנציב העליון , על אף האזהרות של קית' רוסן, המושל הצבאי של ירושלים , ואיומו המפורש שכל עיתון שיהיה בו חומר העלול לפגוע בסדר הציבורי הופעתו תופסק לאלתר..

When the events of August 1929 broke out, the British High Commissioner Chancellor was on leave. Upon his return, he published a statement about the events in which he very harshly attacked the Arabs and called them "barbarians, cruel and murderers".
The statement came out on September 1 and was distributed all over the country. In the remote villages the announcer was dropped from airplanes.

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העיתונים רצו שהמנהיגים שלהם יהיו דומים למנהיגיה של גרמניה, כפי ששאל אל-כרמל: "האם יקום היטלר ערבי בקרבנו שיעורר את הערבים, יקבץ את פזוריהם וינהיג אותם ללחום ולהגן על זכויותיהם ועל מולדתם?"

הם רצו גם לחנך ולטפח את הנוער הפלסטיני כחינוכו של הנוער הגרמני והאיטלקי, כפי שכתב אמיל אל-ע'ורי בגיליונו הראשון של עיתונו אל־שבאב : "הוי הנוער הערבי ! התעורר מתרדמתך וראה מה עשו לך האויבים התוקפניים".

The newspapers wanted their leaders to be similar to Germany's leaders, as al-Karmel [Al-Karmil - الكرمل] asked: "Will an Arab Hitler rise up among us to stir up the Arabs, gather their scattered people and lead them to fight and defend their rights and their homeland?"

They also wanted to educate and nurture the Palestinian youth like the education of the German and Italian youth, as Emil al-Houri [Ghuri إميل الغوري] wrote in the first issue of his al-Shabaab [الشباب] newspaper: "O Arab youth! Wake up from your slumber and see what the aggressive enemies have done to you."

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על כך מלמד הסיפור שמביא אכרם זעיתר בזיכרונותיו:
ב־21 באפריל 1936 הודיעו לי טלפונית מטול כרם שהעיר שבתה וועד לאומי יוקם היום. הפגנה גדולה הייתה ברחובות העיר. בעת ההפגנה עברה מכונית ונהגה חבש כובע מערבי . כשהתחילו המפגינים לתקוף את המכונית צעק הנהג "הייל היטלר", תלה על מכוניתו את הדגל הנאצי ונופף לשלום בתנועה הנאצית. אז בירך אותו ההמון, לקח את כובעו והחליפו בתרבוש. סיפור זה יכול ללמד על ההשפעה הנאצית בקרב ההמונים ברחוב הפלסטיני.

This can be learned by the story that Akram Zaitar brings in his memoirs:

On April 21, 1936, I was informed by telephone from Tulkarm that the city was closed and a national committee would be established today. There was a big demonstration in the streets of the city. During the demonstration, a car drove by and the driver was wearing a western hat. When the protesters started attacking the car, the driver shouted "Heil Hitler", hung the Nazi flag on his car and waved goodbye to the Nazi movement. So the crowd greeted him, took his hat and replaced it with a turban. This story can teach about the Nazi influence among the crowds in the Palestinian street.

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