Arab Riots In Palestine (1947)

Unissued / Unused material. Three day Arab strike and riots start in Jerusalem. L/S lorries full of troops going through the streets with smoke in background. M/S crowd gathering in the street. M/S troops in an armoured car in a littered street while smoke pours from a house in background. C/U smoke and flames pouring from a building. M/S group of British and Palestine police on the scene. L/S men on the roof of a building, enveloped in smoke. M/S British soldier in amongst a group of Jews. L/S street showing scenes of disorder and people crowding amid wreckage. M/S armoured car driving slowly along. M/S confused mass of people amid smoke, British police are there. M/S flames pouring from the Rex Cinema. M/S hoses being played onto the fires. M/S lengths of hosing in the streets. Various panoramic shots of Jerusalem showing Jewish quarters burning. M/S mass of people in streets. Cataloguer’s note: cuts for story ’Jews and Arabs Clash in Palestine’ in 47/99 on *PM1199*. FILM ID: A