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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." 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
h or English, but that they are descendants of the prophet Mohammed. Passages from the Koran were quoted, prophesying the coming of the Kaiser as the Savior of Islam. CHAPTER IV ROAD-MAKING AND DISCHARGE The news of the actual declaration of war by Turkey caused a tremendous stir in our regiment. The prevailing feeling was one of great restlessness and discontent. The Arabs made many bitter remarks against Germany. "Why didn't she help us against the Italians during the war for Tripoli?" they said. "Now that she is in trouble she is drawing us into the fight." Their opinions, however, soon underwent a change. In the first place, they came to realize that Turkey had taken up arms against Russia; and Russia is considered first and foremost the arch-enemy. German reports of German successes also had a powerful effect on them. They began to grow boastful, arrogant; and the sight of the plundering of Europeans, Jews, and Christians convinced them that a very desirable régime was setting in.  CHAPTER FOUR OF WITH THE TURKS IN PALESTINE BY ALEXANDER ARANZON THIS LIBERY BOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDING BY SETO ROAD MAKING AND DISCHARGE THE NEWS OF THE ACTUAL DECLARATION OF WAR BY TURKEY CAUSED A TREMENDOUS STIR IN OUR REGIMENT THE PREVAILING FEELING WAS ONE OF GREAT RESTLESSNESS AND DISCONTENT THE ARABS MADE MANY BITTER REMARKS AGAINST GERMANY WHY DIDN'T SHE HELP US AGAINST THE ITALIANS DURING THE WAR FOR TRIPOLI THEY SAID NOW THAT SHE IS IN TROUBLE SHE IS DRAWING US INTO THE FIGHT THEIR OPINIONS HOWEVER SOON UNDERWENT A CHANGE IN THE FIRST PLACE THEY CAME TO REALIZE THAT TURKEY HAD TAKEN UP ARMS AGAINST RUSSIA AND RUSSIA IS CONSIDERED FIRST AND FOREMOST THE ARCH ENEMY GERMAN REPORTS OF GERMAN SUCCESSES ALSO HAD A POWERFUL EFFECT ON THEM THEY BEGAN TO GROW BOASTFUL ARROGANT AND THE SIGHT OF PLUNDERING OF EUROPEANS JEWS AND CHRISTIANS CONVINCED THEM THAT A VERY DESIRABLE REGIME WAS SETTLING IN
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