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1935 in Mandatory Palestine

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1935 in the British Mandate of Palestine

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Other events of 1935

Events in the year 1935 in the British Mandate of Palestine.

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Events

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  • According to official statistics there were 61,854 Jewish immigrants during 1935.[1]
  • A split occurred between traditional Zionists and Revisionists, who endorsed the use of violence to establish a Zionist state.[2]
  • Arab leadership accepted a British proposal for a legislative assembly by the British High Commissioner, but it was rejected by the British House of Commons in 1936.[3]
  • 4 January – The British open the Mosul–Haifa oil pipeline, a major oil pipeline between the Mosul oil fields in Iraq and the Mediterranean port of Haifa in Palestine.
  • 10 February – Nahariya is founded.
  • April – Palestine Arab Party established.
  • 2–10 April – 2nd Maccabiah Games are held in Tel Aviv, despite British opposition.
  • 5–6 May – Renowned Egyptian singer Umm Kulthum performs in the Mugrabi Theater in Tel Aviv, continuing after to Jerusalem and Haifa.
  • 23 June – Reform Party (Mandatory Palestine) established.
  • 16 October – Discovery of a Zionist arms shipment at the port of Jaffa leads to unrest throughout Palestine.
  • November – The Arab political parties demanded an end to Jewish immigration and land transfer, as well as the establishment of democratic institutions.[2]
  • 20 November – Sheikh Muhammad Izz ad-Din al-Qassam, the Sunni Islamic preacher and leader of the armed organization Black Hand which used violence against Jewish civilians and the British, is killed in a gunbattle with British police forces near Jenin.

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References

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  1. ^ O'Brien, Conor Cruise (1986) The Siege. The Story of Israel and Zionism. 1988 Paladin Edition. ISBN 0-586-08645-5. p.202
  2. ^ a b "Palestine - British Mandate, Zionism, Conflict | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Palestinian territories - Timeline". BBC News. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  4. ^ O'Brien, Conor Cruise (1986) The Siege. The Story of Israel and Zionism. 1988 Paladin Edition. ISBN 0-586-08645-5. p.209