He said that a man whom they all knew well had brought news to the effect that Emir Feisul was ready to make war on the French in order to drive them out of Syria.

That in a case like that, of Moslems against kafirs,* there could be no question on which side their hearts or their interests lay.

That several dependable men had brought word of great unrest in Palestine.

That in all likelihood the British would send their army to help the French, in which case the Arabs of Palestine were likely to rise in rebellion in the British army's rear.

That was the situation.