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CHAPTER II.

March, 1933.

The Arab Executive Committee issued a manifesto declaring that "the general tendency of Jews to take possession of the lands of this holy country and their streaming into it by hundreds and thousands through legal and illegal means has terrified the country". This was followed by a public meeting at Jaffa, attended by the Mufti of Jerusalem, at which resolutions were passed ordering the boycott of receptions and exchange of courtesies with Government and of British and Zionist goods.

June, 1933.

Dr. Arlosoroff , a prominent member of the .Jewish Agency, was murdered. lt was widely suspected that this was an act of Jewish political terrorism, since party feeling between the Revisionists and the Histadruth was running high at the time.

14th July, 1933.

The Secretary of State made a statement in the House of Commons regarding the resettlement of Arab tenants displaced from the land and land development to be financed by loan.

August, 1033.

A campaign against Jewish immigration was begun in the Arab press and developed in intensity during the following months.

September, 1033.

The President of the Arab Executive (Musa Kasem Pasha el Husseini) at the Moslem festival of Nebi Rubin made a violent speech against Jewish immigration. This was followed by Arab agitation, fostered by means of press articles and public meetings.

October, 1933.

The Arab Executive called for a general strike and organized a demonstration outside the Government Offices in Jerusalem; the mob was dispersed after repeated baton charges by the police. This was followed during the next six weeks by Arab rioting in the main towns, during which 24 civilians were killed and 204 wounded. The police used firearms to restore order but the use of troops was not required.

December, 1933.

A special commission of inquiry under Sir William Murison investigated the cause of these riots and, in February, 1934, submitted a report.

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