Palestine Protected By 361 Jewish Cops

Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jerusalem

Transcribed from the clipping

“Jerusalem, (J.T.A.) — There are a total of 361 Jews on the Palestine police force, according to a recent statistical survey. Against that figure, there are 1,239 Arabs and 306 native Christians. The survey reveals a decided decrease in the crime which these officers have to cope with. The number of non-indictable offenses fell by more than 10,000 cases, while there were 66 fewer serious crimes compared with the preceding year.”

Context added by this archive

The force is 1,906 men. The headline counts the 361. Note also the three categories the survey uses: Jews, Arabs, and native Christians — so “Arabs” here is carrying the Muslim population alone, and the Christians of Palestine are a separate column. Ran the same day and in the same paper as CP-1933-002.

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"Palestine Protected By 361 Jewish Cops," Sioux City News, 7 July 1933. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1933-003. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1933-003

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