Summary
Mayor of Gaza whose permission to maintain a private law practice while serving as mayor was the subject of a 1930 complaint to the high commissioner by Gazan notables, most of them municipal council members (Governing Gaza, PDF p.67 / printed p.50).
Details
- The notables complained that “The Mayor of Gaza is kept occupied with his own private business to an extent as to neglect the interests of the town which is more needy of organisation and attention probably than any other town in this country” (PDF p.67 / printed p.50).
- The complaint said conditions had deteriorated rather than progressed under his leadership, citing roads, falling house walls, mud and lighting, and called him “our most undesirable and unpopular Mayor” (PDF p.67 / printed p.50).