(Ynet News) Itamar Eichner - Over 5,000 documents declassified by the State Archives shed light on the last decade of British rule in Mandatory Palestine, exposing untold stories of British soldiers wounding and killing Jews. On Nov. 12, 1947, British troops attacked a house in Ra'anana where the Lehi pre-state militia was conducting a firearm course for youths. According to testimonies, four children aged 15-18, including three girls, and a 19-year-old instructor were mowed down while running away from the house and several others were wounded. "There is no doubt the children that ran away from the building were not a threat, as shown by the fact that no British soldier was wounded in the incident," said Peleg Levi, who created the documentary, "The Children of Ra'anana," which deals with the shooting. In another incident, on Sep. 17, 1947, Meir Plaskowski and his son Reuven were riding their motorcycle when both were intentionally run over and killed by a British armored car. According to the recently uncovered testimony of Shneur Zalman Gonik of Tel Aviv, who was driving that day in his car, the armored car swerved intentionally and hit the motorcycle. The archives also reveal the story of Asher Tratner, who was shot and killed in Haifa in 1944 by British soldiers while hanging posters for Lehi.
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