THE ZIONIST MOVEMENT HAS UNITED THE PALESTINE ARABS, BUT THIS HARMONY IS “AS UNCOMFORTABLE AS IT IS UNNATURAL AND A SLIGHT TURN OF THE POLITICAL WHEEL WOULD SOON CRACK THE SOLID FRONT AND REVEAL OLD DIVISIONS,” DECLARES ARCHER CUST, FORMERLY OF THE PALESTINE ADMINISTRATION, IN AN ARTICLE ON “THE MUFTI AND HIS FRIENDS” IN THE SUNDAY OBSERVER. CUST REGARDS JAMAL EL HUSSEINI, FUGITIVE PRESIDENT OF THE PALESTINE ARAB PARTY, AS THE REAL BRAINS BEHIND THE ARAB MOVEMENT.
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