ABSTRACT
In the early months of 1936, even before the outbreak of the strike and the occurrence of the first riots, Iraq stepped up its activities in Palestine. The Iraqi efforts included exchanges of letters with prominent pan-Arab nationalists in Palestine and visits to Palestine by Iraqi personages and delegations. The peak of Iraqi activity in Palestine, on the eve of the strike and riots, was the visit of an Iraqi parliamentary delegation in March 1936. During late 1935 and early 1936, pan-Arab activism in Iraq mounted steadily. The Iraqi press gave more room to events in Palestine, and published more anti-Jewish articles. From the beginning, pro-Palestinian activity in Iraq during the 1936 revolt displayed an anti-British tenor. The flare-up of anti-British feelings in Iraq ran counter to alHashimi's pragmatic trend militating for good relations with Britain. The British Embassy in Baghdad showed great sensitivity to the Iraqi press views on Palestine and to the activities of pan-Arab circles.
