1985, Peter Gubser, Politics and Change in Al-Karak, Jordan: A Study of a Small Arab Town and Its District, Westview Press, →ISBN (10), →ISBN (13), page 67:
(3) Hebronis and Damascenes. Politically, the Hebronis and Damascenes fall into the same class as regards internal structure and external influence and activity. Each group is a series of independent extended families, but has no organization as a formal coherent unit. The groups do, however, maintain considerable common contact in business and social affairs and each has an informally recognized leader. One seat on the Municipal Council is always reserved for a Hebroni, representing the interests of both groups, particularly on the commercial side. As a general rule, Hebronis tend to marry local members of their group, or members of their hamulas in Hebron and the same applies to the Damascenes. Occasionally, a man may marry a woman from one of the Karaki tribes and when this occurs the children of the marriage often feel a certain loyalty to and identity with their mother’s tribe. The Hebronis and Damascenes are not members of the tribal alliances and consider themselves to be neutral in this respect. Nor did they participate in the external politics of the area: wars, raids, and temporary alliances. Although some members have attained great wealth by Karaki standards, they have never gained much political power. These people are considered to be […]
