A warning that the Palestine police force has been strengthened and “is ready for all eventualities,” now and after the war, is voiced in the London Times today in a cable from its Jerusalem correspondent.
The warning, obviously inspired by Palestine authorities in connection with the bombings and shootings which occurred there last week, says that the period when the police were too weak to deal with terrorists, as during the Arab riots in 1936, has long passed. It admits that Jewish life and property were not adequately protected in 1936, but explains that “the British police force in Palestine in 1936 membered less than ten percent of what it does now” and the number of British soldiers in Palestine was insignificant.
Meanwhile, the Board of Deputies of British Jews went on record today opposing the terroristic acts which took place last week in Palestine. Through Prof. Selig Brodetsky, its president, the Board made known that it condemns the recent bombings and assassinations. It expressed the hope that these incidents would not affect the future of the country.
Chief Rabbi Hertz, addressing a pro-Palestine meeting today criticized “some Zionists in the United States” who are attacking Britain. “I regret the note of wholesale condemnation recently indulged in by some Zionists in the United States toward the Mandatory power,” he said.
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