Editing Sha'ab, Israel (section)

===British Mandate era===
In the  [[1922 census of Palestine]] conducted by the [[Mandatory Palestine|British Mandate authorities]], Sha'ab had a population of 1,206; 1,166 Muslims and 40 Christians,<ref name="Census1922">Barron, 1923, Table XI, Sub-district of Acre, p. [https://archive.org/stream/PalestineCensus1922/Palestine%20Census%20%281922%29#page/n39/mode/1up   37]</ref> where the Christians were 15 Orthodox and 25 [[Melkite]]s.<ref>Barron, 1923, Table XVI, p.[https://archive.org/stream/PalestineCensus1922/Palestine%20Census%20%281922%29#page/n52/mode/1up 50]</ref> The population increased slightly in the  [[1931 census of Palestine|1931 census]] to 1,297;  1,277 Muslims, 19 Christians and 1 Jew, in a total of 284  houses.<ref name="Census1931">Mills, 1932, p. [https://archive.org/details/CensusOfPalestine1931.PopulationOfVillagesTownsAndAdministrativeAreas 102]</ref>

[[File:Sha'ab being demolished, 1936.jpg|thumb|right|The demolition of houses in Sha'ab by [[Mandatory Palestine|British]] forces during the [[1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine|1936–1939 revolt]], 1936]]

During the [[1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine|1936 revolt]] in Palestine, the British Army attacked Sha'ab, demolishing 190 houses in the village. According to an eyewitness account, the British collectively punished the village for harboring a rebel who allegedly set off a roadside explosive that killed four British soldiers and injured three. A day prior to the demolition of the homes, the army rounded up around 200 of its adult male residents and led them to a valley outside the village. As they were being lined up, a rebel fighter positioned on a nearby hill began yelling and firing into the air, confusing the soldiers and causing Sha'ab's detained men to disperse chaotically. One resident named Hassan Hajj Khatib was killed.<ref>Ghandour, 2009, p. 12.</ref>

In the  [[Village Statistics, 1945|1945 statistics]], Sha'ab had 1,740 inhabitants; 30 Christians and 1,710 Muslims.<ref name=DoS1945>Department of Statistics, 1945, p. [http://users.cecs.anu.edu.au/~bdm/yabber/census/VSpages/VS1945_p04.jpg 4]</ref>  They owned a total of 17,870 [[dunam]]s of land, while 121 dunams were public.<ref name=Hadawi41>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. Village Statistics, April, 1945. Quoted in  Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20I/Acre/Page-041.jpg  41]</ref> 3,248 dunams were used for plantations and irrigable land, 6,602 dunams for cereals,<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in  Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20II/Acre/Page-081.jpg 81]</ref> while 231 dunams were built-up (urban) land.<ref>Government of Palestine, Department of Statistics. ''Village Statistics, April, 1945.'' Quoted in Hadawi, 1970, p. [http://www.palestineremembered.com/download/VillageStatistics/Table%20III/Acre/Page-131.jpg 131]</ref>