The Denver Jewish news., 1924-10-09
Our Palestine Letter
Political Situation In Palestine; Break.
down Of the Arab Opposition
my the jewish T~,cxrsphic Agency
Palestine Corre.poaA~nD
DN. MOLIsANG v, WElSL

KING " NtlHis Hbftu nutllrlNt ant
representative OF the 'Nossischc Zeiutng.
DR.. weisl has travelled extensively In the
Oricnt and speaks OF conditions In the Neal
East with authoritative knowledge OF con,
ditions,
The most important success
achieved by the British in the course
of the last year in Palestine was not
mentioned in the report of Mr..
Ormbsy Gore, representative of Great
Britain to the Mandate Commission
of the League of Nations, which de-
liberated recently in London. 1t is
the split which occurred in the last
nine months in the Arab opposition.
This opposition grew weaker and
weaker; it split and new, larger and
smaller Arab parties were formed.
Were this atomization limited to
Palestine alone, it would be so import
ant for the Pan-Arabic Movement.
Actually, the decay of the Arab Ma
tional Movement has spread all over
the Arabian peninsula. The rise of
national energy which seemed to bring
nearer the creation of large Arab
State, vas followed, owing to the
selfish interests of the Arab Party
Leader and Princes, by period of
split, which had not as yet, arrived at
its zenith.
The proclamation of King Hussein
as Caliph, an event, from which the
highest nation concentration If the
Arabs was to be expected, turned out
to be the beginning of the end. The
united front between the various Arab
States, parties, and so-called "lead-
ers," which was maintained with great
effort, broke down at the very mo-
ment when each of them was anxious
TO further other interests nearer to
his heart than "salus communis rel
lpublicae Arabicae."
1t is no accident but a symptom of
the complete collapse of the Arab pol
icy, inside and outside of Palestine,
that the "7th Arab Congress" which
was called by the "Moslem- Christian
Association" for July 22nd at Neblus,
once postponed, had to be postponed
again for an indefinite period. 1t is
great victory for the British policy
of patience in Palestine.
Only a year ago, the "Palestiniar
Arab Congress-" as the annual meet
ing of the Moslem- Christian Asso-
citation called itself so proudly, was
more powerful than the Palestinian
Government which negotiated with
that Congress Executive, as if it was
the legitimate representative of the
Palestinian Arabs. 1t was to this
body that the proposal to create ar
Arab Agency, equivalent to the Jew
ish Agency, was made. Today one
might say with justification, that an
organized Arab opposition, which
England would have to take into con-
sideration is no longer in existence.
The inability of the Arabs to con-
vene is only one of the indications of
this fact.
As reason for the renewed post
ponement of the Congress, the laconic
statement of the Arab Executive gave
the following excuse: Continuation
of the election campaign to the Con-
gress." Smei-officially, it was stated
that it was necessary before the Con-
gress is convened, to know what posi-
tion will be taken by King Hussein
with regard to the proposed Anglo
Hedjas Treaty which was submitted
to him recently and to learn what
provisions this treaty contained con-
cerning Palestine and the Balfour
declaration. The real reason, how
ever, was neither "the continuation of
the election campaign" (Which lasted
for three months previously nor the
anxiety concerning the conclusion of
the Anglo-Hedjas Treaty, but some
thing completely different.
The Moslem Christion Association
and its ally, the Moslem League of
Haifa, have no longer the power to
call a representative Congress. Dur
ing the last year, not less than five
smaller parties have seeded from
these two Arab bodies. AS soon as
the Arab Executive announces its in
tention to convene its Congress in
the name of the Palestinian Arabs, tn,
seeded parties threaten with the
calling of Congress of their own.
As everywhere else in the Orient
personal animosities and jealousies
are behind this party making. This
state of affairs makes it almost i'm.
possible to negotiate in any way witt
the Arabs. What is agreeable to ONT
party leader is rejected by the other
If an agreement is reached with on'
leader, the animosity of the other i!
incurred, although the latter was of 1
similar opinion previously.
Whom I yicitnd Kipp Huccoip fbra,