Interview with ʻAbdullāh Abū Ṣahyūn مقابلة مع عبدالله ابو صهيون

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:00 - Childhood memories and education in Akka

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Keywords: Agriculture; Akka (Palestine); Bedouins; Childhood; Children's games; Fathers; Friendship; Markets; Neighbors; Plants; Return; Schools

00:08:27 - Battles and Zionist invasion

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Partial Transcript: Landmarks - Lakes, River: Tall al-Fakhkhār (Hill).

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Keywords: Ammunition; Antiques; Arab Revolt, 1936-1939; Arab Salvation Army; Conspiracy; Disputes; Escape; Haganah; Hawshah and al-Kasāyir Battle, 1948; Jewish immigration; Jewish settlements; Leaving; Military withdrawal; Rifles; Settler colonialism; Skirmishes; Stern; Storytelling; Weapon acquisition; Zionist occupation; al-Birwah Battle, 1948; al-Manshīyah (Palestine)

00:20:21 - Zionist invasion, imprisonment, and expulsion

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Keywords: Aerial bombing; Akka (Palestine); Arrest; Attempt at return; Bombardment; Displacement; Druzes; Expulsion; Histadrut; Home demolition; Kisrā (Palestine); Nostalgia; Peasant workers; Police; Political prisoners; Routes; Suḥmātā (Palestine); Terrorism; Work; Zionist Invasion of Palestine, 1948; Zionist occupation