In an effort to counteract the propaganda of Arab extremists, the Palestine government yesterday cabled to Tunis and Aden, the true version of the incident in which a Jewish police officer Goldman, fired his revolver in his pursuit of an Arab of Hebron, who had wounded two fellow Arabs.
The Arab, responsible for the wounding of his two comrades, has been committed for trial. Goldman will be tried by a disciplinary court on charges of shooting in the street while pursuing the Arab.
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