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Knesset Communist Calls on Israeli Arabs “to Be Prepared”

February 17, 1958
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A call to the Arabs in Israel “to be prepared” for a reunion with Palestinian Arabs “from whom they have been separated by imperialistic forces” was issued today by the Arab Communist leader in Israel, Emile Habibi, who is a member of the Israel Parliament.

The call, published in the Arab-language Communist newspaper Al Itichad, tells the Arabs in Israel that “the train is approaching” and urges them to pay attention to “the whistle of the train.” The same paper carries an article by another Arab Communist leader, Fuad Houri, member of the Nazareth Municipal Council, urging the Arabs in Israel “to regain their rights by force.” At the same time, he calls upon the Israeli Arabs to boycott the 10th anniversary celebrations of Israel’s independence.

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