Continuing its pro-Arab policy, the London Times today carries an article from its Cairo correspondent warning the British Government “not to allow a situation to develop in Palestine which could effectively ruin Arab-British relations.” The correspondent, obviously under Arab influence, emphasizes that Arab opinion is alarmed at the revival of Zionist activity in America, “particularly as it seems that powerful American Jewry has official support.”
The article claims that should matters reach a crisis in Palestine, the Arab countries would be “solidly – and if necessary actively – behind the Arabs.” The correspondent asserts that “Arab countries are looking to Britain for support.”
Reporting on an interview with Egyptian Premier Nahas Pasha, who told him that the projected pan-Arab Congress will not be held until Palestine Arabs are able to send a delegation, the correspondent quotes the Egyptian Prime Minister as stating that he could not accept responsibility of facing the Congress with the possibility of failure, which certainly would occur unless Palestine Arabs were represented.
Nahas Pasha also stated that the release of Jamal Husseini and Amin Tamini, Arab extremist leaders exiled by Britain in 1937 for provoking anti-British and anti-Jewish riots, was indispensable if “a truly representative delegation from Palestine was to be secured,” the article adds. He suggested that the exiled Arabs be permitted to proceed to Egypt if Britain did not wish to allow them to re-enter Palestine.
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