Rumors, published in the Arab press are current here that the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem will shortly resign his office and will be succeeded by his brother.
The Arab press of Bagdad states that the Mufti’s resignation is imminent since his position has been shaken by the discovery of his connections with Moscow.
A defense of the Grand Mufti is made by the Arab paper, “Al Carmel,” which writes: “Everybody is entitled to choose any political or social program be desires provided it is not pre###dicial to other men. If we admit the Mufti has connections with Moscow, his cannot be regarded as a sin by he British Labor Government which was resumed relations with the Soviet Government.“If such relations are harmful, first could be punished the Zionist Executive which brought the Bolsheviki to Palestine.
“We are sure that the same factors which forged the Mufti’s letter men-Somed by the Inquiry Commission also evented the news of his impending resignation.
“If he resigns, all the better, as he will then be free from the chains of office and will be able to head the Arab national movement, since he is a hold and powerful man,” the paper concludes.
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