The Archive · 1939

Both Sides Resume Action

Jerusalem, Mar. 27.

Both Jews and Arabs in the Holy Land today resumed their activities to obtain satisfaction of their widely-divergent claims following the failure of the London "Round Table" Conference, An Arab communique declared that all Arabs would "energetically oppose British proposals," and extremists seem to have decided to continue their terrorist operations.

Jews quarters are now chiefly preoccupied with the positions of Jews in Central Europe. Although disappointed by the British proposals made at London, they voiced hopes that the plan to be shortly published in a White Paper would be more favourable to Jewish interests.

At present, Jews are attempting to unite their various parties while their leaders are studying means to protect their economic interests in Palestine. Several incidents reported during the past few days have done nothing to ease the atmosphere which remains tense—Havas,

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