In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities,  Al-Haran had a population of 172, all Muslims increasing the 1931 census to 313, still all Muslims,  in a total of 83 houses.

During the 1920s, the Palestine Land Development Company (PLDC) bought part of the village land on behalf of the American Zion Commonwealth from the Omri family of Beirut, to found the settlement of Herzliya.
 Later purchases of village land by the PLDC, Jewish National Fund, Keren Hayesod and private Jewish buyers was used to establish Kfar Shmaryahu and Rishpon.
At the time, during the Palestinian revolt against the British mandate 2 al-Haram villagers were brought before the rebel leader Aref Abd al-Razeq, and condemned for having sold land there to the Jews, as the documented proved.
  According to some testimonies, the relationship between the villagers of Al-Haram and the Jews of Herzliya and Rishpon was friendly.
The early settlers of Herzliya mention Arab peddlers in the streets of the town.
Some of the villagers were employed in construction.
Former Arab residents of al-Haram testified that before the war, representatives of the Jewish towns assured them they were safe.

In  the 1945 statistics the village had a population of 880, with 360 Jewish inhabitants.
al-Haram had an elementary school for boys founded in 1921, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 68 students.
The village also contained a mosque and a shrine for al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (d. A.D. 1081), who was a descendant of the second Muslim Caliph 'Umar ibn al-Khattab.

According to Morris, the villagers were evacuated on 3 February 1948 out of fear of Jewish attack, after Haganah or Irgun attacks on nearby villages.
In the 1922 census of Palestine conducted by the British Mandate authorities,  Al-Haran had a population of 172, all Muslims increasing the 1931 census to 313, still all Muslims,  in a total of 83 houses.
During the 1920s, the Palestine Land Development Company (PLDC) bought part of the village land on behalf of the American Zion Commonwealth from the Omri family of Beirut, to found the settlement of Herzliya.  Later purchases of village land by the PLDC, Jewish National Fund, Keren Hayesod and private Jewish buyers was used to establish Kfar Shmaryahu and Rishpon. At the time, during the Palestinian revolt against the British mandate 2 al-Haram villagers were brought before the rebel leader Aref Abd al-Razeq, and condemned for having sold land there to the Jews, as the documented proved.   According to some testimonies, the relationship between the villagers of Al-Haram and the Jews of Herzliya and Rishpon was friendly. The early settlers of Herzliya mention Arab peddlers in the streets of the town. Some of the villagers were employed in construction. Former Arab residents of al-Haram testified that before the war, representatives of the Jewish towns assured them they were safe.
In  the 1945 statistics the village had a population of 880, with 360 Jewish inhabitants. al-Haram had an elementary school for boys founded in 1921, and in 1945 it had an enrollment of 68 students. The village also contained a mosque and a shrine for al-Hasan ibn 'Ali (d. A.D. 1081), who was a descendant of the second Muslim Caliph 'Umar ibn al-Khattab.
According to Morris, the villagers were evacuated on 3 February 1948 out of fear of Jewish attack, after Haganah or Irgun attacks on nearby villages.
Al-Haram, Jaffa