Following the arrest of Sabbath observers at Tel Aviv the Polish Aguda telegraphed High Commissioner Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope, urging him to put a stop to the desecration of religious feelings which compel believers to show resentment against public violation of the Sabbath.
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