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Show tespii iiiKiai 1 MmmMmmmmsm wimmm. m BiiiMia null -If &jsafe&jSiibi4 - m. V ? . JUST ANOTHER BATTLEGROUND. .. This is the city of Jerusalem in Palestine, a holy place to Christians, Moslems and Jews alike. Yet Jerusalem today is serving as Just another battleground battle-ground in the struggle between Jews and Arabs for possession of Palestine. Both factions are determined to capture the city for their own. The United Nations, alarmed at the possibility that the storied town might be damaged or destroyed, requested both Arabs and Jews to preserve Jerusalem. Bitterest fighting for control of Palestine was expected to begin when British troops leave the country on May 15. Arab League states, particularly Trans-Jordan's King Abdullah, were massing their military forces for an invasion of the Holy Land. |