The awarding of the honor of “commander of the British Empire” to Harry Snell, the Labor member of the Palestine Inquiry Commission for “political and public services” is interpreted in government quarters here as approval of Mr. Snell’s reservations to the report which he signed. This opinion is based on the fact that the other members of the Commission were passed over in year’s honors on the occasion of the King’s birthday.
While no Jews figure prominently in the year’s honors the list is plentifully sprinkled with honors awarded in connection with the Palestine disturbances. The only high Palestine official to receive honors is Steuart Davis, treasurer of Palestine, who is knighted.
No members of the civil population, either Jews or Arabs receive honors which are mostly confined to Britishers in the military or civil services. Two Jews, Baruch Binah, administrative officer in Haifa and Solomon Schiff, acting divisional inspector at Tel Aviv are made honorary members of the Order of the British Empire. Acting Mayor Haj Abdul Raheem el Nabplisi of Nablus, Saleen Suleiman, medical officer in Jerusalem, and Ral Abdul, medical officer at Hebron, and the Rajeb El Zarbatly, police constable at Jerusalem are the Arabs who received similar honors.
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