31 AUGUST 1929, Page 2

* * Palestine The disturbances in Palestine have been much

graver than mere riots provoked by a religious encounter between the Arabs and Jews in the Capital. We have explained in a leading article how religious feeling has grown by brooding upon old disputes. The outbreak at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem was no doubt the first act in a fresh open feud, but there are signs that there had been deliberate preparation in various parts of the country, particularly among the Arabs. The Colonial Office on Tuesday reported that the casualties so far were 143 killed and 426 wounded. The Jews were the chief sufferers. In some places the attacks by the Arabs were noticeably organized and, unless the reports are very misleading, some of the attacks must be described as massacres.

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