“With such an attitude on the part of Zionist leaders in Jerusalem it might be expected that violence would ensue.
Easter is a time of great excitement and unrest in Jerusalem for Christians, Jews and Moslems alike, for with Easter coincide the Jewish Passover and the Moslem pilgrim feast of Nebi Musa, when Moslems gather from all over Palestine to hear sermons in the Haram Esh-Sherif, and then march to the so-called tomb of Moses near the Dead Sea.
The religious excitement of that season which vents itself in curses of each against the others, is always likely to produce physical outbursts if the cursers come into contact with one another.
Los turcos segregaban sabiamente por entonces a cada religión en su propio barrio. Esto, a pesar de las advertencias y peticiones de los líderes religiosos musulmanes, los ingleses no lo hicieron, ya fuera por exceso de confianza en la pax anglicana, o debido a las objeciones de los representantes judíos contra dicha segregación aplicada a ellos. Durante días antes,