6 NOVEMBER 1936, Page 23

THE ARABS AND BRITISH TROOPS

[To the Editor of THE SPECTATOR.]

Stn,—Mr. Namier says that " nearly a hundred Jews have been killed by Arabs " lately in Palestine. According to °Meinl figures, some :300 Arabs have been killed in Palestine, some by

Jews, but most of them in act' with the military. Neverthe- less, in the story I repeated, Arabs risked capture, at least, in saving the life of a British officer who had been wounded in action against an Arab force " among whom there may more- over easily have been relatives and friends " of their own, killed and wounded. I think that such a spirit of chivalry towards an opponent offers a better hope for the future peace of Palestine, than one which dwells on past injuries, however