Following the killing of the Syrian Arab guerrilla leader Izz ad-Din al-Qassam by British forces in Ya ' bad , Arab-Jewish tensions in Palestine reached a climax . Anti-Zionist sentiments reached a boiling point on 15 April 1936 , when an armed group of Arabs killed a Jewish civilian after intercepting his car near the village of Bal ' a . After Jews retaliated by killing two Arab farmers near Jaffa , this sparked an Arab revolt in Palestine . The AIP along with Palestinian notables selected popular leader and Grand Mufti of Jerusalem , Amin al-Husseini to lead the uprising . The Arab Higher Committee ( AHC ) , a national committee bringing together Arab factions in Palestine , was established to coordinate the uprising . To protest increased Jewish immigration , a general strike was declared and a political , economic , and social boycott of Jews soon ensued
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Arab general strike (Mandatory Palestine)
Arab nationalism