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communities throughout the world were urged to arrange public demonstrations of protest and to despatch messages of protest to the British government and to the Secretariat General of the League of Nations against the infringement of the status quo of the Western Wall of the Temple, commonly known as the Wailing Wall.
An appeal to this effect was issued today by the all-Palestine Jewish Committee elected several days ago at a special conference when Palestine Jewish leaders became alarmed over the permission granted by the Palestine government to Moslem authorities to resume the previously interrupter building operations on top and near the Wailing Wall.
The Jewish communities were urged in the appeal to form special commitees to safeguard the Jewish right of worship at the ancient remnant of the Temple. These committees are to cooperate with the Jerusalem committee.
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