Taylor Daily Press · 26 December 1947
CP-1947-027
37 Die In Palestine Riots On Christmas
United Press, Jerusalem
Transcribed from the clipping
“JERUSALEM, Dec. 26. (UP)—Arabs, Jews and Britons in Palestine are adding up the heavy toll of casualties suffered in the holy land’s undeclared war today and yesterday. Unofficial reports say 25 Arabs, 10 Jews and two Britons lost their lives in violent battles on Christmas Day. And sniping between Jews and Arabs continues today.
Incidents are reported from Safad, north of the Negev Desert area. Also from Galilee, where two Jews were seriously wounded this morning by marauding Arab bands. The latest casualty in Jerusalem is a former olympics athlete—Elo Katz of Finland. Katz—a coach of the First Jewish Olympics team this year — was shot outside a British camp.”
Context added by this archive
Twenty-five Arabs, ten Jews and two Britons, counted in one sentence, the day after Christmas.
Cite this clipping
"37 Die In Palestine Riots On Christmas," Taylor Daily Press, 26 December 1947, p. 1. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1947-027. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1947-027
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