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British Soldiers Who Participated in Riot in Palestinian Town Punished

May 20, 1946
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Several soldiers of the Sixth Airborne Division who participated in a riot at the Jewish settlement of Beer Tuva on April 28 have been punished and one was sentenced to one month in jail, it was disclosed here today. The disturbance occurred when the soldiers broke into the town shouting “Hitler must come to Palestine,” and assaulted residents.

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