Ishaq Darwish Explained

Birth Name:Mohammad Ishaq Darwish
Birth Date:1896

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Taysir Nashif. Palestinian Arab and Jewish Leadership in the Mandate Period. Journal of Palestine Studies. 6. 4. Summer 1977. 2535781. 10.2307/2535781. 116.
  2. Book: Michael R. Fischbach. 115. https://books.google.com/books?id=GkbzYoZtaJMC&pg=PA115. Darwish, Ishaq. Philip Mattar. New York. Revised. 978-0816057641. Philip Mattar. Encyclopedia of The Palestinians. 2005. Facts On File, Inc..
  3. Muhammad Muslih. Arab Politics and the Rise of Palestinian Nationalism. Journal of Palestine Studies. 16. 4. Summer 1987. 2536721. 10.2307/2536721. 90–91.
  4. Web site: Darwish, Ishaq (1896-1974). Passia. 12 February 2024.
  5. Ela Greenberg. Majallat Rawdat al-ma'arif: Constructing Identities within a Boys' School Journal in Mandatory Palestine. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 35. 1. 2008. 10.1080/13530190801890261. 94. 143153577 .
  6. Nir Arielli. 191. Italian Involvement in the Arab Revolt in Palestine, 1936-1939. British Journal of Middle Eastern Studies. 35. 2. 2008. 20455584.
  7. Jessi A. J. Gilchrist. Sharing empire: Great Britain, Fascist Italy, and (anti-) colonial intelligence networks in the Palestine Mandate, 1933-1940. Intelligence and National Security. 38. 3. 2023. 10.1080/02684527.2022.2104507. 365.
  8. Web site: Mohammad Ishaq Darwish, Istanbul, 1943. The Palestinian Museum Digital Archive. 12 February 2024.

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