The question of Palestine is the main subject of discussion here at the second annual session of the Arab League, which opened last night. It is not expected that the Leadgue council will do more than reiterates its opposition to continued Jewish immigration and other Zionist demands.
The delegates discussed means of preventing Arab-held land in Palestine from passing to Jews, and revealed that $4,000,000 has been raised to purchase Arab land. However, Abdul Rahman Azzam Bey, secretary general of the League, told the meeting that such plans were only temporary and would have no serious bearing on the ultimate settlement of the problem. While in London, he said, he “found men with principles who understand the Arab case.”
Several thousand students at the Fuad el Awal University here, the largest in Egypt, went on strike today to protest creation of a Jewish national home in Palestine. The strike was a prelude to the two-hour stoppage called for tomorrow in Palestine and neighboring countries to express Arab protests on the 28th anniversary of the issuance of the Balfour Declaration. Since Friday is the Moslem sabbath, and the university will not be in session, the students decided to demonstrate today.
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