Evening star., 1947-12-01
Holy Land Arabs
Call Three-Day
General Strike
Eight Jews Are Killed
In Wave of Violence
After u. N. Decision
BY the Associated Press

JERUSALEM, Dec. /. - The
Arab Higher Executive todav
called for three-day general
strike of Arabs throughout the
Holy Land beginning tomorrow
to protest the United Nations
decision to partition Palestine,
which touched off weekend
wave of violence that claimed
the lives of at least eight Jews.
Gen. Sir Alan Cunningham, Brit
ish high commissioner, and Hussein
Khalidi, secretary of the Arab High
er Committee, conferred on the ex-
plosive situation.
communique said Mr.. Khalidi
was advised that the British pro-
posed to quit Palestine before" Au-
gust l, 1948, but that the British
army and civil officials proposed to
maintain law and order until the
withdrawal is completed. Gen. Cum
nlngham warned the Arab commit
tee against any action contrary to
this policy
More Trouble Seen.
Arab sources said the demonstra-
ton at the start of the three-day
strike would be held tomorrow inside
the old city of Jerusalem and there
may be trouble"
The latest death reported was that
of an Oriental Jew. said to have
been shot to death near the Damas-
Gus gate Of Jerusalem by a group of
Arabs Two Polish Christians were
wounded near the same spot soon
after and police said Arabs appar-
emily were the assailants.
Several groups of grim-faced
Arabs, numbering 20 to 100 each,
were observed lettering in the Arab
quarters and many we're armed.
Police denied reports that three
Arabs had been killed in the Jewish
sectors of Jerusalem.
Also Sees Ben-Gurion.
David Ben-Gurion, chairman of
the Jewish Agency Executive, called
on Gen. Cunningham after the Arab
executive left. An announcement
said Mr.. Ben-Gurion and Gen. Cum
ningham were to discuss certain
details concerning local administra-
ton"
The Arab strike was in protest to
the U. N. partition decision.
The Executive Committee urged
| Arabs to intensity their boycott OF
Jewish goods and labeled any as
Sociation with Jews high treason
and a crime against country and
religion" The committee termed
November 29-Wllen the U. N. voted
for partition-''a day of mourning
and tyranny
Police patrols, meanWhile,' were
strengthened throughout Jerusalem
in an effort to prevent further COM
munal bloodshed
Pedestrians Manfmndled.
Despite police precautions, mob
gathered in midmorning at the
JafIa gate leading to the old city OF
Jerusalem stoned Jewish bus and
manhandled a number of Jewish
pedestrians, authorities reported.
First signs of Arab violence de-
veloped yesterday when six Jews
were killed and Is others wounded
as buses were riddled by gunfire and
streets were raked by shots in Jaffa.
Five Jews lost their lives and IA
were wounded-eight seriously-ln
two machine-gun grenade attacks
on buses travelling the Petah Tiqva
road southeast of Tel AViv.
Another Jew was shot to death
in the Arab city of Jaffa near the
Tel Aviv municipal boundary.
Still another was mortally wound
ed in an attack on bus near
Ramle.
Other Buses Also Attacked.
The driver of the first bus, In
which four passengers lost their
lives, said three Arabs opened fire
from an orange grove after two
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halt the vehicle. Eight Jews were
wounded.
Another bus, passing the same
spot a half hour later, was attacked
by gunfire and grenades, and one
Jewish woman was killed. Six other
passengers were injured.
Attacks on eight other buses were
reported last night-seven of them
in Haifa and one in Jerusalem.
There was one casualty, an Arab
policeman, who was wounded in
Haifa when he investigated an at
tack on one of the buses.
Unconfrmed reports circulated
that Degania, a Jewish settlement
OH the north shore of Galilee, was
attacked during the afternoon.
Meanwhile, at Acre prison In
Northern Palestine is Arabs were
wounded slightly when guards
opened fire on Arab prisoners at