The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1920-05-19
PALESTINE DISTURBANCES ~.
MENTED BY SYRIAN AGITATORS
DIR. Max Nordau Charges That Recent
Anti-Jewish Tresbles Due 10 Psid
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Dir Max Noftlhu chsiHes that the
recent nhtf-Jewish distnfban t1s In issi.
estinc were fomented hy Syrian asita-
tors. hirelings receiving pay froiH Ger,
tain European quarters interested ia
annoying England and putting OBJ
stacles in the way III iier pSiities IN
the Near East.
This ACCUSATION by the veteran Zion
list leader and suvant is part of an
article by him which will appear in
the May number III the Mhtcnbenh. the
Zionist monthly magazine. DIR. NBt--
dau writes:
"a handful d syrian Christians
who have been siever enough to win
the cooperation of n lew f:hrobenXiketi
pan-Arabic. nationalists and fanatical
Mahometians are doing all IN their
power to stir up III feeling asAihst
Iionism and Jewish Immigration in
Palestine and to create agitation Which
is to impress the British Goverfineht
and to brighten away the Zionists ftBfh
Palestine. A venomOusly anti-Semfttc
vernacular press. mendacious inten-
tions. distortion of facts and utter
ances are the means which they EN-
ploy to attain their ends. THEIR mo.
ttves are transparent. The Syrian
agitators are hirelings. They work FOR
q consideration. They receive their IT,
SEPARATION, accompanied with checks
from certain European Quarters. where
there are people Interested III ahnat
ing England and putting obstacles In
the way of her politics In Near Asia.
The Nationalist are PARTLY Egsp-
tians who have picked Dip the watch
words of European chauvinists and i'm.
reiialists and Hope seif-seekiiislt I'd
harvest personal advantages And sat:
isfaction OF vanity from Intoxicating
POOR ignorant fellaheen with dreams Of
n great Arab Empire cin6f6cinE All
Arabic speaking countries of Asia aha
North Africa. containing Syria. i'ai-
cstihe Mesopotnmia. the Arabian Pen
insula. Egypt and undoubtedly also
Tripods. Tunesia. Algiers md Moroc-
co, not to forget sfaith; ma partly sin
cere, but ihgenu8tis tisidnarirs Who
are enthusiastic about tile great past
of their race and hope confidently for
a future which shall renew the giori.
ous days of Harun al Rashid. the splen-
doris of the Bagtlad of the Chiiphs. and
the refined civilization of the Spanish |
Moors.
= We nave not to concern ourselves /
with these tendencies. l do not con-
illusions implied in the pan-Arabic
program. Neither have we Jews. We
Iionists, any reason to stand in the
way of the realization of these schemes
in so far us they seek their objects
outside of Palestine. Tie European
powers. England. France. Italy. in a
certain measure even Spain. will have
to examine how their several interests
are compa tible, or may clash. with the
pan-Arabic aspirations and take the
necessary measures to safeguard them
against possible attacks now and later
on. As to us Jews. we are sincere
friends and well-wishcrs of the Arabs.
and nobody will feel greater salts
faction than we if they succeed in con-
stituting unified nation and strong
state within reasonable territorial lin
its. taking n fair share in the worlds
work of peace, order md progress.
But. of course. we expect of them re-
ciprocity.
E.ORE ANU TfON Of HtJNt;AR.