The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-01
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by Arabs who attacked Jewish
prisoners in the exercise yard
Later all uninjured Jews were
removed from the prison anc
transferred elsewhere.
All reports of violence indi.
Gated the Arabs took the initia.
tive in the first "a hours after
partition, but observers expect
ed the heavily-arm Jewish un.
derground to strike back swiftly
in, retaliation that may plunge
the country into open warfare
Army On Alert
The underground army Haga
nah placed its estimated 10000
members on an alert and de-
ployed guard units from the ma
jor Jewish cities to the North
and South to protect isolated
settlements near the Syrian from
tier and in the southern desert
wastes.
Both Haganah and the two
major Arab underground armies
were expected to begin general
mobilization of new recruits
within the next few days.
Haganah will issue orders to-
morrow for all Jewish men and
women between II and Is to reg
lister with the manpower control
committee for national service
The slayings in various parts
of Palestine were considered to
be spontaneous outbursts per-
petrated by independent Arab
bands and not a concerted Arab
action.
1t was believed that Hal Amin
Ell Hussieni, grand mufti who
has been granted leadership
over all Palestine Arabs, has
not yet issued orders for organi-
zed action. Whether such a call
will be issued is expected to be
decided upon when the Ark
League meets in Lebanon later
this week.
Many Influential Arab leaders
are pressing for postponement Of
widespread action until after
next May, when the citrus crop
is harvested and shipped.
Leader Returns
However, there was an uncon-
firmed report curren t in the
Arab city of Jaffa that Fawzi
Kaukgi, Arab commander in the
1936-1939 uprising, had returned
to Palestine three days ago to
lead in battle again.
The British Army, pledged to
maintain peace in the Holy Lane
until it withdrav-,, 5, Immediately
began furnishing armed conveys
for Jewish buses passing through
Arab areas as a result of today's
ambush.
The bus was moved down by
an Arab in the middle of the
road. Then his three companions
riddled the vehicle from the pro-
lection of an orange grove. -Four
passengers were killed instantly
and a fifth--a woman-died later
in the day. Four others were cri-
tically wounded.
Celebrating Jews, some clad
in pajamas, raced into the streets
and jammed community halls
when news of the partition vote
reached Palestine in the early
morning hours. Others set bon
fires roaring on hilltops and
flashed messages from settlement
to settlement by Morse spotlight
signal.
Crowds Celebrate
The celebration. continued into
the day. Hundreds of buses fill
ed with Jews cruised the streets
crowds lining the sidewalks
shouted and sang and others
prayed at the Wailing Wall.
Bands formed in the streets,
long lines Of snake dancers stop
ped traffic, one Palestine brew
cry threw open its doors and
many cafes in Tel Aviv served
free champagne until stocks were
exhausted.
Arabs remained quiet and sui
len amid the Jewish joy. Sheiks
addressed small gatherings near
mosques in the Arab city of Jaf-
ia, calling upon Arabs to "go in
to the battlefield"