الخطاب السياسي الفلسطيني في ظل الإدارة العسكرية البريطانية (كانون أول 1918 م – تموز 1920 م)‎ مروان فريد جرار.

الملخص EN

This Research focuses on analyzing the Palestinian political discourse under the rule of the British military administration during the years (1918-1920); the very administration who carried out a deceitful policy which often caused disruption - or even absence- of a unified Palestinian political discourse.

It also studies the emergence of a number of different types of political discourse which varied in content for a number of reasons (economic, social, political).

In general, the Palestinians drew up a friendly discourse towards Britain, describing its army as a liberator of oppressed peoples, and even had the confidence that Britain would achieve the dream of Arab unity and independence, and stop the Zionist flow into Palestine.

Even when the British support of the Zionist project was quite evident, the Arabs did not react with a hostile political address towards Britain.

They merely asked for American’s advice on the issue.On the other hand, the Palestinians formulated political address rejecting the Zionist project in all its forms, including immigration and plundering of the land, with the distinction between Jewish immigrants, and those who were originally Palestinian residents (These Jewish residents had all the rights of citizenship just like Muslim and Christian citizens in Palestine).

The Palestinian rejection of the Zionist project was based on multiple grounds, including historical, national and religious rights, in addition to economic and demographic risks.

In order to face the Zionist project, The Arabs tried to unite as unity is the safety valve which would protect them from the Judaization of the land and people.

Independence was always associated with unity without clear understanding of this independence.

Then the unified political address suddenly shifted in the aftermath of the Allies Council Resolution and the imposing of the British Occupation on Palestine.

The Palestinians were faced with the fact of having to adopt a new strategy; something which the Third Palestinian Conference confirmed.

Sometimes they talked about full independence, and at other times internal independence with the unity of the Syrian countries.