The Egyptian police have received a large number of requests from Jews for police protection on November 2, the anniversary of the ##esuance of the Balfour Declaration and a date on which anti-Jewish outbreaks have ccurred in previous years.Anxiety within the Jewish community has increased lately as a result of an ntense press campaign accusing local Jews of aiding Zionisn. Leaflets calling on the Arabs to rise up against the Jews were distributed here last night.
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