Under the leadership of Ragheb Bey Nashashibi, deposed mayor of Jerusalem, the opposition Moslem faction has organized itself under the name, “The National Defense Party.” Two thousand pounds has been collected and pledged for the party and will be expended on running a daily newspaper and for other propaganda.
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