Description
This study examines the internal struggle among the leading Palestinian families for the attainment of power, and leadership of the Arab national movement in Palestine. From the first years of the British Mandate in Palestine, the traditional leadership of the Arabs was split between the Husseinis and the Nashashibis. The divisive nature of Arab leadership had its effect on the whole of the Arab national movement. The book discusses the rise of Zionism and Palestinian nationalism, the development and roles of the rivalry majlesiyoun’s leadership and the mu’arada, as well as their internal political struggle during 1929-32 and their roles in the major political crises of 1933-1939.
