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We were set to building the road between Saffêd and Tiberias, on the Sea of Galilee  a link in the military highway from Damascus to the coast, which would be used for the movement of troops in case the railroad should be cut off. It had no immediate strategic bearing on the attack against Suez, however. WE WERE SET TO BUILDING THE ROAD BETWEEN SAFITH AND TIBERIUS ON THE SEA OF GALILEE A LINK IN THE MILITARY HIGHWAY FROM DAMASCUS TO THE COAST WHICH WOULD BE USED FOR THE MOVEMENT OF TROOPS IN CASE THE RAILROAD SHOULD BE CUT OFF IT HAD NO IMMEDIATE STRATEGIC BEARING ON THE ATTACK AGAINST SUEZ HOWEVER
Jews, and Christians convinced them that a very desirable régime was setting in. Saffêd has a large Jewish colony, and it was torment for me to have to witness the outrages that my people suffered in the name of "requisitioning." The final blow came one morning when all the Jewish and Christian soldiers of our regiment were called out and told that henceforth they were to serve in the _taboor amlieh_, or working corps. The object of this action, plainly enough, was to conciliate and flatter the Mohammedan population, and at the same time to put the Jews and Christians, who for the most part favored the cause of the Allies, in a position where they would be least dangerous. We were disarmed; our uniforms were taken away, and we became hard-driven "gangsters." I shall never forget the humiliation of that day when we, who, after all, were the best-disciplined troops of the lot, were first herded to our work of pushing wheelbarrows and handling spades, by grinning Arabs, rifle on shoulder. HT OF PLUNDERING OF EUROPEANS JEWS AND CHRISTIANS CONVINCED THEM THAT A VERY DESIRABLE REGIME WAS SETTLING IN SAFAITH A LARGE JEWISH COLONY AND IT WAS A TORMENT FOR ME TO HAVE TO WITNESS THE OUTRAGES THAT MY PEOPLE SUFFERED IN THE NAME OF REQUISITIONING THE FINAL BLOW CAME ONE MORNING WHEN ALL THE JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS OF OUR REGIMENT WERE CALLED OUT AND TOLD THAT HENCEFORTH THEY WERE TO SERVE IN THE TABOOR AMLIEH OR WORKING CORPS THE OBJECT OF THIS ACTION PLAINLY ENOUGH WAS TO CONCILIATE AND FLATTER THE MOHAMMEDAN POPULATION AND AT THE SAME TIME TO PUT THE JEWS AND CHRISTIANS WHO FOR THE MOST PART FAVOR THE CAUSE OF THE ALLIES IN A POSITION WHERE THEY WOULD BE LEAST DANGEROUS WE WERE DISARMED OUR UNIFORMS WERE TAKEN AWAY AND WE BECAME HARD DRIVEN GANGSTERS I SHALL NEVER FORGET THE HUMILIATION OF THAT DAY WHEN WE WHO AFTER ALL WERE THE BEST DISCIPLINED TROOPS OF THE LOT WERE FIRST HERDED TO OUR WORK OF PUSHING WHEELBARROWS AND HANDLING SPADES BY GRINNING ARABS RIFLE ON SHOULDER
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