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Alarmed by the absence of the physician, we young men rode out in search of him. We finally discovered what had happened; and then and there, in the serene moonlight of that Eastern night, with tragedy close at hand, I made my comrades take oath on the honor of their sisters to organize themselves into a strong society for the defense of the life and honor of our villagers and of our people at large. ALARMED BY THE ABSENCE OF THE PHYSICIAN WE YOUNG MEN RODE OUT IN SEARCH OF HIM WE FINALLY DISCOVERED WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND THEN AND THERE IN THE SERENE MOONLIGHT OF THAT EASTERN NIGHT WITH TRAGEDY CLOSE AT HAND I MADE MY COMRADES TAKE OATH ON THE HONOUR OF THEIR SISTERS TO ORGANIZE THEMSELVES INTO A STRONG SOCIETY FOR THE DEFENCE OF THE LIFE AND HONOR OF OUR VILLAGERS AND OF OUR PEOPLE AT LARGE
 lecturing tour for spreading the Zionist propaganda in the United States. During the years of my residence in America, I was able to appreciate and judge in their right value the beauty and inspiration of the life which my people led in the Holy Land. From a distance, too, I saw better the need for organization among our communities, and I determined to build up a fraternal union of the young Jewish men all over the country. Two months after my return from America, an event occurred which gave impetus to these projects. The physician of our village, an old man who had devoted his entire life to serving and healing the people of Palestine, without distinction of race or religion, was driving home one evening in his carriage from a neighboring settlement. With him was a young girl of sixteen. In a deserted place they were set upon by four armed Arabs, who beat the old man to unconsciousness as he tried, in vain, to defend the girl from the terrible fate which awaited her. Night came on.  I INTENDED TO USE IN A LECTURING TOUR FOR SPREADING ZIONIST PROPAGANDA IN THE UNITED STATES DURING THE YEARS OF MY RESIDENCE IN AMERICA I WAS ABLE TO APPRECIATE AND JUDGE IN THEIR RIGHT VALUE THE BEAUTY AND THE INSPIRATION OF THE LIFE WHICH MY PEOPLE LED IN THE HOLY LAND FROM A DISTANCE TOO I SAW BETTER THE NEED FOR ORGANIZATION AMONG OUR COMMUNITIES AND I DETERMINED TO BUILD UP A FRATERNAL UNION OF YOUNG JEWISH MEN ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TWO MONTHS AFTER MY RETURN FROM AMERICA AN EVENT OCCURRED WHICH GAVE IMPETUS TO THESE PROJECTS THE PHYSICIAN OF OUR VILLAGE AN OLD MAN WHO HAD DEVOTED HIS ENTIRE LIFE TO SERVING AND HEALING THE PEOPLE OF PALESTINE WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE OR RELIGION WAS DRIVING HOME ONE EVENING IN HIS CARRIAGE FROM A NEIGHBORING SETTLEMENT WITH HIM WAS A YOUNG GIRL OF SIXTEEN IN A DESERTED PLACE THEY WERE SET UPON BY FOUR ARMED ARABS WHO BEAT THE OLD MAN TO UNCONSCIOUSNESS AS HE TRIED IN VAIN TO DEFEND THE GIRL FROM THE TERRIBLE FATE WHICH AWAITED HER NIGHT CAME ON
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