Five thousand French leftists, including a number of Jews and Arab students jammed the huge Salle De Mutualite here yesterday for a rally in support of the Palestinian “Freedom Fighters.” The gathering was addressed by two young Jews who said they had just returned from Jordan where they visited encampments of El Fatah and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. One young Jewish girl declining to give her name, described the “suffering of the Palestinian people” and called on “democratic and leftist organizations of all religions and creeds” to support the Palestinians in their fight against King Hussein of Jordan and the State of Israel.
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