26 NOVEMBER 1921, Page 3

The report of the Commission appointed to inquire into the

fatal riots at Jaffa last May Day has shown that both Jews and Arabs were to blame. Bolshevik Jews, whom the High Commissioner had unfortunately admitted into the country, started the riots by attacking other Jews, and the Arabs promptly joined in. The Arab police proved to be worse than inefficient, and helped in the murder of a number of Jews. The Commission was not content to report on these deplorable incidents, but tried to trace the underlying causes of the bitter racial antagonism, which is a new thing in Palestine. The main cause, it concluded, was fear of Zionist domination.