HIST 4339 Palestine in the 1920s and 1930s

Midterm Exam Fri, Nov 2 Cumulative, covering weeks 1-10 Format: –2 IDs from a choice of 4 –Choice of essay question –Focus on synthesis and quality rather than quantity

Outline Two key figures: --Zionist Chaim Weizmann --Palestinian Mufti of Jerusalem, Haj Amin al-Husseini Events of 1920s/1930s Connections with India

Chaim Weizmann ( ) Russian-born biochemist 1905: to England WWI contributions to war effort

Chaim Weizmann ( ) 1920: president of World Zionist Org Head of Jewish Agency : president of WZO again

Hajj Amin al-Husseini, the Mufti ( ) 1920: 10-year sentence for inciting riots 1921: amnesty and return from exile –Grand Mufti of Jerusalem –President Supreme Muslim Council

Events of 1920s 1922: Churchill White Paper: limited Jewish immigration to “economic capacity of the country” Political tranquility for much of 1920s

Events of 1920s 1923: Palestinian Arab rejection of Arab Agency 1929: renewed Arab-Jewish riots

1930s: Pan-Islamic Connections 1931 pan-Islamic Congress in Jerusalem Mufti as polarizing force Akram Zu‘aytir’s efforts to adopt Gandhian methods

The Mufti’s Trip to India 1933: Mufti to India for fundraising Government of India concerns –Focus on internal divisions –Fear of caliphate resurgence

The Mufti’s Trip to India Trip a financial disappointment, “moral” success? –British report: “Indian Moslems have shown increased sympathy... And this is what is required to bring pressure on the British Government.”