Intensifying their propaganda to the Arab world, Axis radio stations supported by articles in the Italian press today broadcast the “revelation” that Roosevelt and Churchill intend to declare Syria part of a post-war Jewish State in order to compensate the Jews for their support of the Allies.
Broadcast in Arabic form the Axis-controlled station in Athens, the allegation aims at securing more support for the Axis from the Arabs in Palestine and Syria on the eve of the expected German drive to the Suez Canal. To support the authenticity of the “revelation,” the Giornale d’Italia, one of the leading Italian newspapers, publishes an article today emphasizing the fact that the United States has not yet recognized the independence of Syria.
The Giornale d’Italia also alleges that Gen. Spear who has been appointed British Minister to Syria “is a Jew whose real name is Speyer.” Incorrectly terming Spear the “Allied High Commissioner for Syria and Lebanon,” the Italian newspaper writes that “the choice of badly disguised Jews as head of the administration in Syria only confirms the fact that Roosevelt and Churchill intend to assure for their Jewish friends not only domination in Palestine but also far-reaching influence in the entire Orient.”
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