to take control of Palestine. Since 1929, the Haganah had sent representatives to Belgium, France and Italy to purchase weapons, which were often smuggled into Palestine in crates and luggage. The perception that the Zionist movement was on the road to attaining the military capacity to establish its state led to a sharp sense of danger.

Reaction

General alarm in the Arab press over the arms discovery and the failure of the British

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