Bentwich played a major role in the development of Palestinian law . According to Likhovski , he " concentrated his efforts on providing Palestine with a set of modern commercial laws that he believed would facilitate economic development and thus attract more Jewish immigration . " Bentwich 's perceived Zionist bias made him increasingly unpopular with Palestinian Arabs , who conducted demonstrations and other protests against his presence in the administration . Some British officials , including the Colonial Office and the Chief Justice of Palestine Michael McDonnell , saw him as a liability and agitated for his dismissal . In 1929 he was barred from representing the government at the Shaw Commission into the August riots . In late 1930 he went on leave to England , where he unsuccessfully sought to gain support for his continued role in Palestine . He was offered senior judicial positions in Mauritius and Cyprus , but turned them down . In August 1931 his appointment as Attorney-General was terminated by the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies , who cited " the peculiar racial and political conditions of Palestine , and the difficulties with which the Administration has in consequence to bear . " In November 1929 , Bentwich was shot in the thigh by a 17-year-old Arab employee of the Palestine Police . His assailant was sentenced to 15 years hard labour , despite Bentwich personally advocating for him
August riots
1929 Palestine riots
Norman Bentwich