Ishaq_Darwish

Ishaq Darwish

Ishaq Darwish

Palestinian politician (1896–1974)

Ishaq Darwish (1896–1974) was a 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.[1]

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Early life and education

Darwish was born in Jerusalem, Ottoman Palestine, in 1896.[2][3] He was educated in Beirut.[2]

Career and activities

Following his graduation Darwish joined the Ottoman army during World War I.[3][4] After the end of the war he returned to Jerusalem and became a member of the Arab Club chaired by Amin al-Husseini in 1918.[4] Darwish's tenure at the organization ended in 1920.[2] He also served the first secretary of the Muslim-Christian Association.[4]

Darwish functioned as an aide to Amin al-Husseini and worked as a teacher during the British rule in Palestine.[4][5] Darwish was among the founders of the Independence Party which was established in 1932.[2] He was assigned by Musa Alami as a representative of the Palestinians in the meetings with the Italian officials from 1936.[6][7] In the early 1940s he was served as a negotiator between Amin al-Husseini and the Arab exiles in Istanbul.[8] He became a member of the Fourth Arab Higher Committee in 1947.[4]

Later years and death

Following the 1948 Palestine war Darwish left Palestine and settled in Beirut and then in London.[2] He died in 1974.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Taysir Nashif (Summer 1977). "Palestinian Arab and Jewish Leadership in the Mandate Period". Journal of Palestine Studies. 6 (4): 116. doi:10.2307/2535781. JSTOR 2535781.
  2. [2]
    Michael R. Fischbach (2005). "Darwish, Ishaq". In Philip Mattar (ed.). Encyclopedia of The Palestinians (Revised ed.). New York: Facts On File, Inc. p. 115. ISBN 978-0816057641.
  3. [3]
    Muhammad Muslih (Summer 1987). "Arab Politics and the Rise of Palestinian Nationalism". Journal of Palestine Studies. 16 (4): 90–91. doi:10.2307/2536721. JSTOR 2536721.
  4. [4]
    "Darwish, Ishaq (1896-1974)". Passia. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. [5]
    Ela Greenberg (2008). "Majallat Rawdat al-ma'arif: Constructing Identities within a Boys' School Journal in Mandatory Palestine". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 35 (1): 94. doi:10.1080/13530190801890261. S2CID 143153577.
  6. [6]
    Nir Arielli (2008). "Italian Involvement in the Arab Revolt in Palestine, 1936-1939". British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 35 (2): 191. JSTOR 20455584.
  7. [7]
    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.
  8. [8]
    "Mohammad Ishaq Darwish, Istanbul, 1943". The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
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