Sheikh Mohammad Ali Jaabari, the Mayor of Hebron, warned the Jordanian government today not to interfere with plans by West Bank Arab leaders to establish an Arab university on the West Bank, Jaabari spoke in reply to a charge made by the Jordanian Education Minister in Amman Saturday that “all those who take part in planning the university are traitors and collaborators with the Israelis.” The Hebron Mayor who is one of the most influential West Bank leaders said, “We do not want to give the Jordanians any trouble but if they ask for it we can do it easily.” A congress of leading West Bank educators met last month and decided to establish a commission to examine the feasibility of founding an Arab university for West Bank high school graduates. Israeli authorities favor the idea.
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