Events in the year 1936 in the British Mandate of Palestine. Incumbents High Commissioner – Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope Emir of Transjordan – Abdullah I bin al-Hussein Prime Minister of Transjordan – Ibrahim Hashem Events 19 April – Twenty Jews are killed in riots following the funeral of two Jews murdered on 15 April in Jaffa. 19 April – The call for a general strike in Nablus marks the beginning of the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine against the British colonial rule and mass Jewish immigration. 23 April – With the commencement of the Arab revolt, the British authorities evacuate the Jewish community of Hebron as a precautionary measure to secure its members' safety, thus ending the Jewish presence of Hebron. 25 April – The Arab Higher Committee is established, on the initiative of the Mufti of Jerusalem Hajj Amin al-Husayni, to oppose British rule and Jewish claims in Palestine. 10 December – The founding of the moshav Tel Amal which was the first of the tower and stockade settlement. Unknown dates The founding of the moshav Kfar Hittim The founding of the moshav Rishpon Births 1 January – Ofira Navon, Israeli psychologist and wife of President Yitzhak Navon (died 1993) 8 March – Ram Oren, Israeli author 19 March – Uri Aviram, Israeli professor of social work 23 March – Israel Eliraz, Israeli poet (died 2016) 9 April – Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian Arab writer, playwright and a leading member of the militant group PFLP (died 1972) 17 April – Daniel Friedmann, Israeli law professor and politician 18 April – Moshe Levi, Israeli general, 12th IDF Chief of General Staff (died 2008) 15 May – Ruth Almog, Israeli novelist 31 May – Zevulun Hammer, Israeli politician, minister and Deputy Prime Minister (died 1998) 14 June – Avraham Shochat, Israeli politician 20 June – Amiram Barkai, Israeli biochemist (died 2014) 19 July – Nahum Stelmach, Israeli footballer and manager (died 1999) 19 July – Ran Ronen-Pekker, Israeli Air Force general and ace (died 2016) 31 July – Uzi Yairi, Israeli special forces officer, commander of the Sayeret Matkal commando unit (died 1975) 22 August – Nechama Hendel, Israeli singer, actress, guitarist and entertainer (died 1998) 4 September – Judea Pearl, Israeli-American computer scientist and philosopher 11 September – Moshe Gershuni, Israeli painter and sculptor (died 2017) 7 October – Moshe Abeles, Israeli neuroscientist 16 October – David Glass, Israeli civil servant