Jamal Husseini, Arab extremist leader, who was exiled from Palestine in 1937 for incitement against the Jews and the British, returned here today. The Palestine Government announced last week that he would be permitted to re-enter the country.
Husseini was greeted with a blast from the “Voice of Israel” radio, operated by the Haganah, which charged that his presence in Palestine “creates a permanent danger for the future.” It said that he was not confining himself to incitement within Palestine, but was attempting to extend his activities outside of the country, by calling for a mobilization of Arab political and military force to combat Zionism.
The broadcast asserted that any real mobilization of Arab military force could not be accomplished without the approval of the British Empire, and warned that if the Arabs implement their threats against the Jews, they will “receive two blows for one.”
The Stern Group today distributed leaflets in Jerusalem containing another “declaration of war” against the British. It threatened to attack British armed forces in Palestine, organize civil disobedience and take whatever steps are necessary to continue Jewish immigration.
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