A riotous crowd estimated at 60,000 to 100,000 de##strated here today to protest the partition of Palestine. The government’s ban ## demonstrations was lifted to allow the protest rally.Following midday prayers at the El Azhar Mosque, the demonstrators marched to the Continental Hotel, where they were addressed by Arab notables, including Emir ##isal of Saudi Arabia and the premiers of Syria and Lebanon, all of whom are here ##stending the Arab League meeting. Banners attacking the Zionists, the British and the United States were carried by the marchers.
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