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Lewis Yelland Andrews

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Lewis Yelland Andrews was the British district commissioner for the Galilee whose assassination on September 26, 1937, caused Britain to respond by outlawing the Arab Higher Committee and the arresting of its members. His assassination was considered to represent the apex of the great Arab revolt in Palestine . Before his murder, one of Andrews' last tasks was to organize a program for the royal commission. He allegedly used his influence in favor of partition of the British Mandate . Pirie-Gordon (the assistant district commissioner) and Andrews' bodyguard (a British police constable ) were on their way to attend service at the Anglican church in Nazareth when they were gunned down by four Arabs . Andrews died on the spot and bodyguard later died at the hospital. Britain immediately issued a warrant for al-Husayni's arrest and shortly later outlawed the Arab Higher Committee (which al-Husayni was chairman to). Al-Husayni escaped arrest and eventually made his way to Syria which became the committee's new base of operations. In the absence of the established leadership, more radical politicians assumed control of the resistance movement within Palestine itself. Anti-Zionist and anti-British attacks rapidly increased.1

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british district commissioner for the galilee whose assassination on september 26

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australian soldier and colonial official who served as the acting district commissioner for the region of galil

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