A prominent West Bank Arab has accused the Arab leadership of leading their people into the present Middle East morass. Sheikh Mohammed Ali el Jaabari, the Hebron Mayor, spoke here at the conclusion of a nation-wide Koran quiz sponsored by the Israel Broadcasting service. He said the Arab leadership brought about a situation with which they are unable to cope.
“The Middle East airlines must be getting tired of flying Arab leaders from one pointless conference to another,” Jaabari said. He was apparently referring to last week’s meeting of 18 Arab foreign and defense ministers in Cairo which announced the reactivation of the Eastern Front against Israel. The Hebron Mayor also urged King Faisal of Saudi Arabia to permit Israeli Arabs to visit Mecca.
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