Rewarding Terrorism 2 Flashcards
In 1919, al-husseini orchestrated _ all over Palestine
Series of attacks on jews
Despite Balfour Declarations, the British largely opposed _
Jewish settlement in Palestine
British authorities encouraged Arab Muslims to
Riot and attack Jews
Britain’s Financial advisor to the military administration in Palestine
Colonel Bertie Harry Waters Taylor
Colonel Bertie Harry Waters Taylor told Al-Husseini shortly before Easter 1920, he had
Great opportunity
The great opportunity
Show the world that Zionism was unpopular
Show the world that Zionism was unpopular, not only with the
Palestine administration
Zionism was also unpopular with…
Whitehall
told that if disturbances of sufficient violence occurred in Jerusalem on Easter
Would advocate for abandonment of Jewish home
Who would advocate for abandonment of Jewish home (2)
General Bols
General Allenby
To allow for violence to take place, British withdrew _ from Jerusalem (2)
Their troops
Jewish police
Al-husseini instigated riots in Jerusalem during
Passover 1920
Al-husseini’s men told crowds in Jerusalem (Passover riots)
The government is with us
Amid mass looting and rapes _ Jews were murdered (Passover riots)
6
Over _ Jews injured in Passover riots
200
Majority of casualties (Passover riots 1920) (3)
Old men
Women
Children
British authorities arrested the man that
They encouraged to riot (Al Hussein)
Al-husseini escaped
Escaped arrest
British tried Al-husseini in
Absentia
British sentenced Al-husseini to _ years in prison
10
10 year prison sentence was just
For show
Al-husseini awarded
Grand mufti of Jerusalem
Year and date Al-Husseini awarded grand mufti of Jerusalem
April 11th 1921
Who rewarded Al-Husseini title of grand mufti
British high commissioner Herbert Samuel
Herbert Samuel hoped that reward would
Pacify him to tranquility
