BY TOPIC: The Great Revolt (1936-1939)

“The Great Revolt,” as Palestinians refer to it, also known as “The Arab Revolt”, was a major rebellion against British rule and Zionist colonization. Initially, it consisted mainly of nonviolent actions such as labor strikes, boycotts, withholding payment of taxes, and protests.

When this failed to cause the British to leave or halt the immigration of Zionist colonists, a widespread armed uprising broke out in 1937.

With the help of Zionist militias and the use of brutal force, the British finally managed to suppress the Revolt in 1939, allowing and encouraging the Zionist movement to arm itself and “carve out an independent enclave for itself in Palestine as the infrastructure for a future state,” in the words of Israeli historian Ilan Pappe. (Source: IMEU)

Non-violently resisting Israeli military occupation, with a scalpel [Book Review]

by Sam Bahour | December 3, 2022 | Books, Writings

Through recounting his own spectacular life, Dr. Shawki Harb’s memoir, “A Surgeon Under Israeli Occupation,” depicts Palestinian reality from the British Mandate to today. Born a Christian and breastfed by a Muslim, Dr. Harb embodies the best of both traditions. If you are from my generation or older in Palestine, you know and respect the person even if you have never crossed paths with him.

“Al-Nakba”, an Al-Jazeera documentary series on the ‘Catastrophe’ of 1948 that led to dispossession and enduring conflict

by Sam Bahour | September 5, 2010 | Documentaries, Recommended!

For Palestinians, 1948 marks the ‘Nakba’ or the ‘Catastrophe’, when hundreds of thousands were forced out of their homes. But for Israelis, the same year marks the creation of their own state. This series attempts to present an understanding of the events of the past that are still shaping the present.