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3,000 Arabs Strike on Palestine Road Job

August 29, 1937
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THREE THOUSAND ARAB WORKERS ENGAGED IN BUILDING AN IMPORTANT STRATEGIC ROAD ALONG THE NORTHERN BOUNDARY OF PALESTINE DECLARED A STRIKE TODAY.

THE SON OF THE SHEIKHOF BIRZA, A VILLAGE NEAR ACRE, WAS SHOT AND INSTANTLY KILLED BY POLICE FOR THREATENING WITH A REVOLVER A POLICE PATROL WHICH WAS CARRYING ON A SEARCH IN THE VILLAGE.

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