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...During the day it is His Britannic Majesty's Government, while from nightfall to daybreak it is the rebels' government," cracked Arab villagers. The Oozlebarts, operating under an "unknown generalissimo" with headquarters at Damascus, have set up their own civil and military courts. Arab villagers prefer to take their squabbles to Oozlebart civil courts, which apply Islamic law and charge nothing (Palestine court fees are notoriously high). Oozlebart military courts dispense quick justice, sometimes death, to Arabs caught selling land to Jews...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: PALESTINE: Oozlebarts and Cantor | 8/15/1938 | See Source »

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