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Government of Panama Excludes Palestinians Whose Native Tongue Not Spanish

March 24, 1933
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An announcement by the Palestine Government discloses that the Government of Panama has prohibited the entry of all Palestinian citizens whose original language is not Spanish.

Figures published in the "Palestine Gazette" show that 1,581 of the 1,730 immigrants who entered Palestine during February were Jews.

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