Palestine was virtually cut off from the rest of the world today, as a general strike of communication workers paralyzed postal, telegraph, telephone and radio facilities.
The Palestine Broadcasting Service went off the air this morning, when technicians and engineers joined in the strike of postal employees which was proclaimed yesterday in Tel Aviv and is rapidly spreading.
Telephonic communications between Jerusalem, Haifa and Tel Aviv are cut and with the exception of a limited number of press cables, there was no cable communication between Palestine and other countries. There is a possibility that railway workers, who also have grievances against the Government regarding wages, will go on strike tomorrow.
This afternoon an impressive demonstration of Jewish and Arab workers paraded through the main streets of Jerusalem, flanked by police radio cars, but there were no disturbances.
It is understood that the strike was called as a result of the rejection by the Palestine Government of a report made in 1945 after an investigation of Palestine post office employees’ grievances.
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