THE ARABS WILL “LOOK ELSEWHERE” IF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT CHOOSES THE WRONG TURN AT THE CROSSROADS BETWEEN PRO-ZIONISM AND CONTINUED PROFITABLE AMITY WITH THE ARAB WORLD, NAGI SWEEDY, EX-PREMIER OF IRAQ, DECLARED LAST NIGHT AT THE OPENING SESSION OF THE PAN-ARAB CONGRESS AT NEARBY BLUDAN, ACCORDING TO THE HAVAS NEWS AGENCY.
THE ARABS CANNOT PERMIT “THE CANCER OF ZIONISM” ALTHOUGH THEY WILL BE PERFECTLY TOLERANT OF A JEWISH MINORITY ENJOYING FULL RIGHTS, SWEEDY TOLD 400 DELEGATES FROM PALESTINE, IRAQ, SYRIA, LIBYA, EGYPT AND TRANSJORDAN AFTER HIS ELECTION AS PRESIDENT OF THE CONGRESS.
NABIN AZME, PRESIDENT OF THE SYRIAN COMMISSION FOR THE DEFENSE OF PALESTINE, OPENED THE SESSION WITH AN ASSERTION OF THE WILL TO FIGHT ANY BLOW AT ARAB SOVEREIGNTY.
THE MUFTI OF JERUSALEM WAS ELECTED HONORARY PRESIDENT OF THE CONGRESS, WHICH DEVOTED TODAY’S SESSIONS TO COMMITTEE WORK AND WILL RESUME PLENARY MEETINGS TOMORROW MORNING.
NEBIL ILASMA BEY IS THE ORGANIZER OF THE CONGRESS. VISITORS INCLUDE RAUFEL BAHRAN, FORMER IRAQI MINISTER, AND THE FOLLOWING ARAB LEADERS FROM PALESTINE: JAMAL EL HUSSEINI, PRESIDENT OF THE PALESTINE ARAB PARTY AND NEPHEW OF THE GRAND MUFTI, IZZAT DARWAT, FAKHRI BEY NASHASHIBI, AUNI BEY ABDUL HADI AND ISSAI LISSA. THE IRAQ GOVERNMENT HAS ISSUED A STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE CONGRESS. THE ARAB MILITARY GROUP, THE IRONSHIRTS, ARE ACTING AS USHERS AT THE SESSIONS.
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