The Rome radio announced today that the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem had taken refuge in Italy. Describing the Mufti as “undoubtedly the greatest personality in the Arab world,” the broadcast reported that he had “arrived safe and sound at an air port in southern Italy.”
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