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Israel Court Halts Banishment of Arab Notables from Abu Gosh

September 30, 1953
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The Israel Supreme Court interrupted its recess yesterday to issue an order on the Inspector General of Police demanding that he show cause why the court should not vacate an order banishing from Abu Gosh village, near here, four Arab leaders of the village to other parts of Israel.

The four are part of a group of eight Arab notables charged with refusing to cooperate with the Israeli authorities in tracking down infiltrees from Jordan territory who bombed a Jewish school near the village. The raiders were traced to the village where they apparently found sanctuary for a time.

The case has attracted wide interest in Israel because the villagers were quite active during the Mandatory regime in aiding the Jewish underground. A citizens committee consisting of veterans of the Stern Group, Irgun Zvai Leumi and Palmach has been formed to aid the Arab notables.

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