apr 1, 1936 - Arab general strike

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strikes and protests which escalate to violence
Haj Amin al-Hussieni strategy -Applying pressure on the British so they in turn would limit the Zionists
Fall 1938 - Arabs take control of Jaffa, Nablus and Arab neigborhoods in Haifa and Jerusalem
A genuine popular uprising/”peasant revolt”
Strong in rural areas; urban and Christian Arabs unrepresented
Most of the violence in areas in proximity to Jewish areas

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