Ishaq Darwish
Ishaq Darwish (Arabic: إسحاق درويش; 1896–1974) was an pro-Nazi Arab "Palestinian" political figure and served as a member of the Arab Higher Committee in 1947. He is known for being an aide to Amin al-Husseini who was his maternal uncle.
Following his graduation, Darwish joined the Ottoman Army during World War I.[1] After the war, he returned to Jerusalem and became a member of the Arab Club, which was chaired by Amin al-Husseini, in 1918. He also served as the first secretary of the Muslim-Christian Association.[1]
During the period of British rule in Palestine, Darwish worked as both an aide to Amin al-Husseini and a teacher.[1] In 1932, he became one of the founders of the Independence Party. Beginning in 1936, Musa Alami appointed him as a representative of the Palestinians in meetings with Italian officials.[2][3] As a school inspector under the Supreme Muslim Council was reported to be 'an ardent pro-German'.[4] In WW2, he served as an intermediary between Hitler's ally Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Amin al-Husseini and Arab exiles in Istanbul. In 1947, he became a member of the Fourth Arab Higher Committee.[1]
See also
- Yusuf Abu Durra
- Fattah al-Imam
- Muhammad 'Izzat Darwazeh
- Akram Zuaiter
- Munif al-Husseini
- Fuad Isa Shatara
- Amin Ruwayha
- Joseph Francis (journalist)
- Fuad Saba
- Emil Ghuri
- Yaqub al-Ghusayn
- Fuad Isa Shatara
- Fawzi al-Qawuqji
- Abu Ibrahim al-Kabir
- Fawzi el Kutub
- Mamdouh Al-Maidani
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Darwish, Ishaq (1896-1974)". Passia. Retrieved 12 February 2024
- ↑ Nir Arielli (2008). "Italian Involvement in the Arab Revolt in Palestine, 1936-1939". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 35 (2): 191. JSTOR 20455584.
- ↑ Jessi A. J. Gilchrist (2023). "Sharing empire: Great Britain, Fascist Italy, and (anti-) colonial intelligence networks in the Palestine Mandate, 1933-1940". Intelligence and National Security. 38 (3): 365. doi:10.1080/02684527.2022.2104507.
- ↑ Furas, Y. (2020). Educating Palestine: Teaching and Learning History Under the Mandate. United Kingdom: OUP Oxford.
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“ Chapter 3. Insurgents, Nazis, Communists, and Teachers.
Previous affiliation to a 'gang' or familial relations with 'gang' members were of particular interest to the Haganah...
Teachers' involvement in the Arab revolt can be found in the personal files of the Shai, which consist of various biographies. A teacher in Majdal, for example, 'excelled during the bloody days as an agitator and speaker', and was in contact with the Higher Arab Executive.
Another teacher was dismissed from his post as a government teacher for his activity during the revolt and was later incarcerated; he engaged in smuggling, was involved in the drawing of swastikas on the walls of Tulkarm, and finally, reported working as the principal of a Muslim school in Haifa...
Filastin published news on 3 September 1944 of the appointment of Muhammad Taher as Deputy DIE for Samaria. On 18 January, it was noted that al-Taher was from the Palestinian village of Silat al-Harithiya, and that he was an active member of the 'gang' of his uncle, Yusuf Abu Durra, one of the main leaders during the Arab revolt....
During the Second World War, the Arab Shai focused on 'fifth column' activity; that is, Arab support for the Nazis, especially when Palestine was under the threat of Nazi occupation. The files from the war period are filled with detailed reports on public opinion and anti-British or pro-Nazi activity. Naturally, the deeds and whereabouts of Haj Amin in Germany and the Husaynis' supporters in general were widely covered, whereas educators appeared sporadically. The head of al-Sirat al-Mustaqim was reported as mobilizing young people and teachers in Jaffa, in preparation for the coming disintegration of the British Empire, acting on the advice of his Nazi friends.
Darwish al-Miqdadi, the admired history teacher from the Arab College, was also reported as supporting the Nazis, and spreading Nazi propaganda from Berlin.
Both the Shai and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) tracked Miqdadi, his family and their dissemination of Nazi propaganda. A group of teachers returning from Iraq after the Rashid Ali coup (in which Miqdadi participated as well) were said to be freely distributing Nazi propaganda.
Ishaq Darwish, a school inspector under the Supreme Muslim Council was reported to be 'an ardent pro-German'.
A teacher from Tulkarm was said to speak fluent German and was depicted as a Nazi supporter...
In addition to Nazi sympathizers, the Shai and the CID targeted Communists.
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