Evening star., 1947-12-01
Arab-Jewish Cooperation

To the Editor Of The Star:
On January s. 1919, Prince Feisal, son OF
King Hussein of the Hedjaz, later proclaimed
King OF Syria by Syrian national congress
March, 1920 and in 1921 made King of 1raq
by the British, was co-signer with DR.. Chain
Weizmann, head of the Zionist organization,
of an agreement made in London, according to
which 'the Arab state and Palestine in all
their relations and undertakings shall be con-
trolled by the most cordial good will and
understanding, and to this end Arab and Jew
ish duly accredited agents shall be established
and maintained in the respective territories.
Moreover, "all necessary measures" were to pc
taken ito encourage and stimulate 1mmigra-
ton of Jews into Palestine on a large scale
and as quickly as possible to settle Jewish i'm
migrants on the land"
In letter written in March, 1919 to
noted American Zionist, Prince FelSal re-
affirmed his approval Of Jewish aspirations In
Palestine thus: eve feel that the Arabs and
Jews are cousins in race, have suffered similar
oppression at the hands of powers stronger
than themselves, and by happy coincidence
have been able to take the first step towards
the attainment of their national ideals to-
gether.
1--WE Arabs, especially the educated among
Zionist movement Our deputation here in
Paris is fully acquainted with the proposals
submitted yesterday by the Zionist organiza-
ton to the Peace Conference and we regard
them as moderate and proper. We will do our
best, in so far as we are concerned, to help
them through; We will wish the Jews most
hearty welcome home.
- The Jewish movement is national
and not imperialist. Our movement Is national
and not mperialist, and there Is room In Syria
for us both Indeed, think that neither can
be a real success without the other"
People less informed and less responsible
than our leaders and yours" Prince Feisal had
cautioned in his letter, have been trying to
exploit the local difficulties that must neces-
sarily arise in Palestine in the early stages of
our movements " with the result that in
terested parties have been able to make cap
ital out Of what they call our differences"
How much capital has been made by selfish
interests during the past quarter of century
in Palestine neither the Jews, who now sud-
denly find the Communist line changed in
favor of Jewish state Id Palestine, nor those
! Arabs who have been looking to Soviet Russia
to protect" them from zionism, have as yet
/ been able to realize fully.
| In Birobidjan some years ago, the Soviet
regime offered the Jews SoVleC Republic oA
their own as protection against anti-Semit-
ISM Then, after Jewish settlers had developed
and built up Birobidjan, their leaders were
"Iiouidated" by the Communists for believing
In Zionism, while the Communists in their
ofacial propaganda reports boasted OF the
/ liuuidations Today, while the Soviet delegates
and their satellites wax eloquent at Lake
Success in their espousal Of the Zionist cause
thousands of those Jews who dared to dream
| of Zionism are still imprisoned In Siberian
| concentration camps. As declared recently by
Louis Budenz In Washington in an address
under sponsorship Of Dunbarton College OF
Holy Cross on "The Shadow Of Slavery" Zion
ist Jews are the slave laborers who are used
to dig the gold out of Soviet gold mines
Nothing would suit the Communist purposes
better than a war, real or threatened. between
the Arabs and the Jews In Palestine. 1t Is onll