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Boycott Propaganda Continues

October 2, 1929
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Four Arabs were arrested in the Jerusalem bazaar for intimidating would be Arab purchasers in Jewish shops. The charge against them will apparently be intimidation since there is no law obtaining in Palestine against boycott propaganda.

Jewish employees in an Arab cigarette factory were warned by Arab pickets to leave their work before they are forced to leave.

Jerusalem Jews were forced to go without meat at their meals today owing to a false report circulated among Jewish butchers yesterday that Arabs intended to attack them if they came to the slaughter house.

“Because you walk through the streets with uncovered arms, you brought down the anger of God. You are responsible for the riots and bloodshed in the Holy City!” This charge was hurled this morning by an old man in the Meah Shearim quarter when two American girls passed, wearing summer dresses. The old man brandished his cane, but cause no violence.

A declaration urging a boycott against Jews was not adopted by the Arab Executive at its last meeting, it is reported, owing to sharp differences which arose between Moslem and Christian members. The Moslems asserted that the boycott benefits Christian shopkeepers in the towns, since the Arabs, boycotting the Jews, are obliged to trade with them, but the Moslems are losing, owing to the Jews’ refusal, in retaliation, to buy from the fellaheen of the countryside.

The first meeting of the Zionist Executive with the reorganized executive of the Vaad Leumi was held this morning, after which Pinchus Ruttenberg, newly appointed member, called on the High Commissioner in behalf of the Vaad Leumi.

REFUGEES RETURNING HOME

Police arrangements were completed this morning enabling most of the Jewish refugees in Jerusalem to return to their homes by Tuesday evening. It is expected that all except those from Hebron, Motza and Givat Shaul will re-occupy their homes before Rosh Hashonah.

The Vaad Hair, Jerusalem Jewish council, has been requested to inform all refugees that the authorities consider that they may safely return home.

Except in Meah Shearim, where a small number of Jews are employed as street cleaners under a Jewish foreman, none of the Jews, numbering 60 laborers and 9 foremen, employed by the municipality immediately after the disturbances when Arabs were reluctant to work in the streets of Jewish quarters, are being retained in the employ.

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