VI. The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 1914–1945 > F. The Middle East and North Africa, 1914–1945 > 2. The Middle East > g. Palestine > 1921
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1921
 
Al-Hajj Muhammad Amin al-Husayni became mufti (chief religious official) of Jerusalem. He played a leading role in the politics of Palestinian Arabs, but encountered increasing difficulty in unifying the resistance movement under his direction. Throughout the mandate, relations within the Palestinian leadership remained fractious and turbulent. Husayni tended to represent the policies of more extreme groups, whereas his chief rivals, the Nashashibi family, adopted a more accommodating position toward the Jews and the British.  1
 
May 1–6
 
Anti-Zionist riots in the region of Jaffa. Government troops were called in and forcibly restored order.  2
 
 
 
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