According to reports reaching here from Damascus, a number of Jewish youths have been arrested on the charge of founding an organization which “tends to cause dissension between Jews and Arabs,” The Jamia Al Arabia, Damascus newspaper, states that the organization aims to spread the Zionist ideals and to promote the sale of Jewish products.
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