The Palestine police today made many arrests and raids throughout the country in connection with the repeated terroristic acts which culminated in explosions of time-bombs during the week-end in government tax offices in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa.
The buildings where the bombs exploded on Saturday and Sunday remained cordoned off today in view of the possibility of further explosions. In the meantime the entire Jewish and Arab press today published articles condemning the terrorists and urging the population to remain calm. Resolutions expressing strong condemnation of the terrorist activities were also adopted by all major Jewish organizations in the country, including local settlement councils and labor councils.
The Irgun Zvai Leund, the secret military organization which has publicly announced its responsibility for the current outbreaks of terror, today issued a proclamation which read, “There is no longer any armistice between Jewish youth and the British administration which is not taking into consideration our sacrifices and loyalty therefore, we are fearlessly forced to draw our conclusions.”
The Devar, Hebrew labor paper which has the largest circulation in the country, says in an editorial today that the terror most cease. “It is our good luck that there are no casualties,” the paper writes. “But it is cur bad luck that they weaken our stand, diminish sympathies for us, and damage the prospects of our success.”
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