1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine
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The 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine, later came to be known as "The Great Revolt", was a nationalist uprising by Palestinian Arabs in Mandatory Palestine against the British administration of the Palestine Mandate, demanding Arab independence and the end of the policy of open-ended Jewish immigration and land purchases with the stated goal of establishing a "Jewish National Home". The dissent was directly influenced by the Qassamite rebellion, following the killing of Sheikh Izz ad-Din al-Qassam in 1935, as well as the declaration by Hajj Amin al-Husseini of 16 May 1930 as 'Palestine Day' and calling for a General Strike. The revolt was branded by many in the Jewish Yishuv as "immoral and terroristic", often comparing it to fascism and nazism.
See also
- 1938 Tiberias massacre
- 1929 Palestine riots
- 1941 Iraqi coup d'état
- Palestinian nationalism
- Army of Shadows, Palestinian Collaboration with Zionism, 1917–1948
- Charles Tegart
- Mandate for Palestine
- Woodhead Commission
- Jewish insurgency in Mandatory Palestine
- List of modern conflicts in the Middle East
- List of conflicts in the Middle East