Evening star., 1947-12-07
15o Slain in Week
OfClushes Since
Partition Decision
BY the Associoted Press

JERUSALEM, Dec. Arab
Jewish warfare in Palestine
claimed more lives tonight and
boosted to 159 the Middle East's
number of slain since the United
Nations discussion to partition
the Holy Land, which Arab ma
tional leaders were reported
ready to oppose with force.
Palestine's death toll grew to 80
81 Jews, 81 Arabs and two Armen-
ians-in the weeks fighting between
Arabs protesting partition and Jews
defending themselves-and striking
back. In Alden far to the south,
rs have been killed-50 Jews and
Is Arabs. In Syria, four have died.
Leaders Of the seven governments
in the Arab League headed for
Cairo for a council meeting Mon
day to decide an Arab high COM
mand and take other measures.
Palestine Arab chieftians said
the council would map plan of
armed opposition to partition and
"in all likelihood" would decide the
hour to strike. League countries
are Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Saudi
Arabia, Trans-Jordan, Iraq and
Yemen.
Houses Set Afire.
Holy Land trouble spots tonight
were Jerusalem. Haifa and neigh
boring Jewish Tel Aviv and Arab
Jaffa. Arabs and Jews fought with
guns, bombs, sticks and stones, and
houses we're set on fire.
In the old city of Jerusalem to-
night, Arabs were reported to have
attacked Jewish quarters and Jews
to have counterattacked with bombs
and gunflre levelling a row of Arab
houses and burying some inhabi-
tants beneath the debris.
officials said two Arabs were
killed, two injured severely and one
hurt slightly. Police said one Jew
also was killed by Arab sniper fire
that started the clash.
In Jaffa, one Arab was reported
killed and 19 injured, at least three
of them women, in the bombing of
a shop.
In the Negeb (southern deserD i
official sources said Arab tribesmen
dragged two young Jews from a
truck and killed them near the
coastal village of Ell Majdal.
Losses Near $7,000,000.
In Haifa, sporadic gunfire was re-
ported to have begun at sunset and
to have continued for at least two
hours.
Destruction of property during the
week, mounting on the Moslem
sabbath yesterday and the Jewish
sabbath today, raised the total to
an estimate of close to $1,000, 900
in all Palestine.
To the north, the Arabs of Syria
and Lebanon volunteered by thou
sands and were training openly IN
parade grounds of the preparatory
school at Aleppo and on the city's
Village green"
When trained, they will join
Fawzi Bey Kawkazi's Army of
Yarmouk," named for the little river
that flows out of Trans-Jordan into
the Jordan just below Galilee. The
river gave it's name to the battle
of Yarmouk," one of the most glori-
Gus episodes in Arabic history when
the warrior Abu Bekr led Moham-
med's forces against the crusaders.
Deputy Sami Es Solh, former pre-
mier of Lebanon, declared in Beirut
that I'VE are facing a 100-year-war"
and demanded compulsory conscrip-
ton. The Parliament voted 1,000,-
600 Syrian pounds ($450,000) as the
first installment to the Liberation
of Palestine Committee" and de-
clared the U. N decision on partition
void
Army Reported Ready.
The Syrian Chamber Of Deputies
also debated details of bill for
compulsory military service, having
already accepted the principle of
conscription.
Premier Jamil Mardam Bey of !
Syria declared there the Syrian
Army was now on the Palestine
(See PALESTINE. Page ABB