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Syracuse Herald Journal · 12 December 1956

CP-1956-012

Arabs Slain, Jews Face Punishment

—ATROCITY—

Associated Press, Jerusalem, Israeli Sector

Arabs Slain, Jews Face Punishment — Syracuse Herald Journal, 12 December 1956
Syracuse Herald Journal · 12 December 1956

Transcribed from the clipping

“JERUSALEM, Israeli Sector (AP)—Israeli authorities disclosed today the killing of a number of Arabs by Israeli frontier police in a curfew incident 45 days ago at Kfar Kassem, a village near the Jordan border. Men, women and children were slain. The exact number was not disclosed. Premier David Ben-Gurion said it was a ‘terrible occurrence,’ and the police responsible will be tried. The government has decided to pay $560 to every Arab family affected. All deputies in the Israeli Parliament stood in silence in memory of the victims. Joseph Sprinzak, the speaker, read a statement expressing shock and bewilderment at the shooting. Ben-Gurion appointed an inquiry committee to establish the circumstances and the degree of responsibility of the patrol. The committee reported Nov. 6 and, in accordance with its conclusions, the commander and several of his men who ‘carried out an illegal order’ will be placed on trial.”

Context added by this archive

The day the killings at Kafr Qasim were disclosed, in a Syracuse paper, under a standing label that reads ATROCITY. The first paragraph says forty-five days ago and the fourth says the exact number was not disclosed. The compensation figure is given before the number of the dead is.

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"Arabs Slain, Jews Face Punishment," Syracuse Herald Journal, 12 December 1956. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1956-012. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1956-012

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