The Daily Register · 2 December 1947

CP-1947-017

Jerusalem is Scene of Arab Violence

United Press, Jerusalem

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“JERUSALEM, Dec. 2—(UP)—Arabs today began a three-day general strike with a burst of stabbings, shootings, arson and mob violence that forced the Jewish underground to line up with the British for the first time to try to maintain order. Arab mobs stormed through Jerusalem’s streets, smashing stores, stealing an estimated $1,000,000 worth of Jewish property, and attacking Jews wherever they were found. A Jewish mob formed and, shouting ‘Revenge! Revenge!’ started for the Arabs. The Jews, however, were turned back by British police assisted by members of the Hagana Jewish underground army… Burning Jewish shops sent smoke billowing over the Holy City shortly after the start of the Arab strike, which was billed as a peaceful demonstration against the United Nations decision to partition Palestine into Jewish and Arab states.”

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"Jerusalem is Scene of Arab Violence," The Daily Register, 2 December 1947. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1947-017. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1947-017

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