The Zionist militia groups Stern Gang and Irgun join forces in a revolt against the British. Between February and March, 10 British police officers are shot dead by them in Haifa, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
October: Heads of five Arab countries (Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria and Transjordan) meet in Alexandria to discuss the issue of Palestine. They express sympathies at the plight of the Jews fleeing from the horrors suffered in Europe, but also reject Zionist aspirations.
November: The Stern Gang assassinate the British Minister of State in Cairo, Lord Walter Moyne, deeming him responsible for the stringent Jewish Immigration policy.
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