Palestinian Volunteers Against the Axis

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year: 
1941
BTD page #: 
245
BTD photo #: 
292
caption: 
In spite of their bitterness at the brutality of the British suppression of their rebellion, about nine thousand Palestinians volunteered during World War II for service in the British forces against the Axis powers. Some of these volunteers are seen here on parade in Nablus in May 1941.
era: 
From the London Conference to the UN Partition Recommendation, 1939-1947
location: 
Nablus
collection: 
M: Matson Photo Service, Library of Congress
subject: 
activism and rebellion
British colonial rule
politics and war
type: 
photos and captions