Interview with Maḥmūd al-Hazzā‘ al-Maḥmūd مقابلة مع محمود الهزّاع المحمود

American University of Beirut Palestinian Oral History Archives
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00:00:00 - Characteristics of the Bedouin community

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures: al-‘Ajāj, Muḥammad (Village leader); al-‘Alī, Ḥmaydī Aḥmad (Mayor).

Families: al-‘Alī; al-ʻĪd.

Landmarks - Lakes, River: Bi’ir Yūsuf (Water well); Jabal Kan‘ān (Mountain).

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Keywords: Agricultural calendars; Agricultural products; Arbitration; Blood money; Building practices; Children's games; Dwellings; Education; Family structure; Farm animals; Farmers; Farming practices; Graveyards; Hospitality; Intervillage relations; Jibb Yūsuf (Palestine); Maqām; Safad (Palestine); Social norms; Sūq; Trade; Vendors; Village leaders; Water resources; Water wells; al-Mawāsī (Arab tribe); ʻArab al-Suyyād (Palestine)

00:19:55 - Social life during the British rule and the Zionist occupation

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Partial Transcript: Families: Murād.

Significant Figures: al-Ḥmūd, ‘Aṭiyyah (Martyr); al-Ḥmūd, Mi‘jil (Martyr).

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Keywords: Arab Revolt, 1936-1939; Arab countries; Arrest; British colonization; Caves; Crimes against humanity; Expulsion from Palestine; Haganah; House burning; Jewish immigration; Jewish settlements; Land sale; Martyrs; Mass graves; Mass murder; Massacres; Palestinian-Jewish relations; Psychological warfare; Safad (Palestine); Terrorism; Tiberias (Palestine); Weapon acquisition; Wedding customs; al-Nuwayrīyah (Palestine)

00:36:13 - The Palestinian's expulsion

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Partial Transcript: Significant Figures:al-Maḥmud, Muḥammad (Poet).

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Keywords: Arab Salvation Army; Displacement; Expulsion from Palestine; Homeland; Hope; Lebanon; Return; Ṣalḥah Massacre, 1948