Though Hebrew is recognized as one of the three official languages of the mandated territory of Palestine, the acceptance of telegrams in Hebrew script is not obligatory upon the Palestine postal authorities, according to the ruling of the Palestine High Court.
The High Court dismissed the case of a Tel Aviv resident against the postmaster for refusing to accept a Hebrew message written in Hebrew characters. He demanded that the message be rewritten in Latin characters. The court declared that Hebrew in Latin characters is also Hebrew, as English in the Morse code remains English. The counsel for the Tel Aviv resident argued that if Arab telegrams are accepted in Arabic characters, while Hebrew telegrams are not accepted in Hebrew characters, discrimination exists.
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