September 26, 1937 British district commissioner for Galilee Lewis Yelland

 

September 26, 1937 The Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Haj Amin al Hasanji (Husseini), Yasser Arafat, Mahmud Abbas

The  British district commissioner for Galilee Lewis Yelland,  after attending Sunday services at the Anglican Christ Church in Nazareth, was gunned down by four Arabs.  His assassination caused Britain to respond by outlawing the Arab Higher Committee and the arresting of its members.

Source: Wiki; Arab Terrorist Murder Australian Outside Church, The Canberra Times, September 28,1937

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