The negotiations which have been going on recently regarding the sale of lands to Jews at Aglil adn Al Haram have been suspended owing to the intervention of the Supreme Moslem Council, states the “Falastin,” the official organ of the Palestine Arab Executive. The suspension is due to the decision of the Supreme Moslem Council not to proceed with the settlement of the questions relating to the Wakf lands in the nighborhood, and until this matter is settled no sale is possible.
The “Falastin” declares that the Al Amari family has already received from the Jews £3,000 in advance, on condition that if the land is not transferred to the intending purchasers by the date fixed, the Al Amari family is to pay £15,000 in default. “As the sale has not been completed in time,” the “Falastin” continues, “the Al Amari family will now have to pay the £15,000 forfeit money, which it is unable to do. This will mean the land coming up for auction, and as there are no purchasers in the market but the Jews, the land will fall to the Jews in any case.”
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