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| | '''Akram Zuaiter''' [أكرم أبو زعيتر] (1909 Nablus - 1996). | | '''Akram Zuaiter''' [أكرم أبو زعيتر] (1909 Nablus - 1996). |
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| | 1932: active in journalism with Al Shanti and Istiqlal party. | | 1932: active in journalism with Al Shanti and Istiqlal party. |
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| | 1936 September: at Bloudan pan-Arab conference. | | 1936 September: at Bloudan pan-Arab conference. |
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| − | 1937-8 fled to [[Iraq]], with the [[Grand Mufti of Jerusalem |Mufti] and with Darwish al-Mikdadi agitating hate in [[Iraq]]. Culminating in the infamous ''Farhoud''.<ref>Ben-Jacob, Abraham. A history of the Jews in Iraq : From the end of the Gaonic period [1038 C.e.] to the present time [Yehudei Bavel: mi-sof tkufat ha-ge'onim 'ad yamenu : 1038-1960]. Israel: Kiryat Sefer, 1979. [https://books.google.com/books?id=jwBXAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22%D7%9C%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9A+%D7%98%D7%91%D7%97%22 pp.249-52]. | + | 1937-8 fled to [[Iraq]], with the [[Grand Mufti of Jerusalem |Mufti]] and with Darwish al-Mikdadi agitating hate in [[Iraq]]. Culminating in the infamous ''Farhoud''.<ref>Ben-Jacob, Abraham. A history of the Jews in Iraq : From the end of the Gaonic period [1038 C.e.] to the present time [Yehudei Bavel: mi-sof tkufat ha-ge'onim 'ad yamenu : 1038-1960]. Israel: Kiryat Sefer, 1979. [https://books.google.com/books?id=jwBXAAAAMAAJ&focus=searchwithinvolume&q=%22%D7%9C%D7%A2%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%9A+%D7%98%D7%91%D7%97%22 pp.249-52]. |
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| | In the year 5696 (c. 1936), the riots broke out in the Land of Israel. Every minor agitation and every exaggerated news that reached Iraq by the Arab newspapers from the Land of Israel made wings to the detriment of the Jews there. From the day the riots began in Israel, Iraqi Jews avoided walking in the streets in the evening, even in the Jewish neighborhoods. Every Jewish institution and Jewish club was seen by the Arabs as "Zionist" and therefore it was permissible to burn and destroy it. The war against Zionism was officially waged. | | In the year 5696 (c. 1936), the riots broke out in the Land of Israel. Every minor agitation and every exaggerated news that reached Iraq by the Arab newspapers from the Land of Israel made wings to the detriment of the Jews there. From the day the riots began in Israel, Iraqi Jews avoided walking in the streets in the evening, even in the Jewish neighborhoods. Every Jewish institution and Jewish club was seen by the Arabs as "Zionist" and therefore it was permissible to burn and destroy it. The war against Zionism was officially waged. |
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| | The Jews believed in these promises and breathed a sigh of relief. The masses who were preparing to plunder and rob the Jews were disappointed by this news, regretted the fall of Rashid Ali and were angry with the Jews who were looking forward with joy to the pro-British rule of the curate Abd al-Ila. | | The Jews believed in these promises and breathed a sigh of relief. The masses who were preparing to plunder and rob the Jews were disappointed by this news, regretted the fall of Rashid Ali and were angry with the Jews who were looking forward with joy to the pro-British rule of the curate Abd al-Ila. |
| | Many Iraqi soldiers and officers, who fled the battlefield, walked the streets disgruntled and hungry with weapons in hand. The curfew entered the palace of Sad al-Karrah, which is located a few kilometers from Baghdad, at noon on May 30. On that day, Younis A-Sabawi declared himself the military governor of the country. A special security committee headed by Mayor Arshad Al-Omari and the Chief of Police signed a cease-fire agreement on May 31. | | Many Iraqi soldiers and officers, who fled the battlefield, walked the streets disgruntled and hungry with weapons in hand. The curfew entered the palace of Sad al-Karrah, which is located a few kilometers from Baghdad, at noon on May 30. On that day, Younis A-Sabawi declared himself the military governor of the country. A special security committee headed by Mayor Arshad Al-Omari and the Chief of Police signed a cease-fire agreement on May 31. |
| − | Yunis A. Sabawi invited the head of the Jewish community in Baghdad to him and demanded that he tell the Jews not to leave their homes for the three days: Saturday, Sunday and Monday, which are the two days of Shavuot. That morning, Yunis sent a call to the masses through the broadcasting service, to carry out a massacre of the Jews; However, this call was delayed by the head of the security committee, who was able to ban Yunis A. Sabaoui and transport him across the border. | + | [[Younis al-Sabawi|Yunis A. Sabawi]] invited the head of the Jewish community in Baghdad to him and demanded that he tell the Jews not to leave their homes for the three days: Saturday, Sunday and Monday, which are the two days of Shavuot. That morning, Yunis sent a call to the masses through the broadcasting service, to carry out a massacre of the Jews; However, this call was delayed by the head of the security committee, who was able to ban Yunis A. Sabaowi and transport him across the border. |
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| | On Sunday 6 Sivan, the curfew arrived at the Baghdad airport (about two kilometers from the city). | | On Sunday 6 Sivan, the curfew arrived at the Baghdad airport (about two kilometers from the city). |
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| | Akram Zuaiter from Nablus, who cooperated with the "Axis" before the war and during the war, said in his enthusiastic testimony that he was one of those who emigrated from the country thanks to the Zionist policy, the exiles, led by the Mufti, are scattered throughout the countries. He talked about the "disasters that befell the Arabs" because of the Balfour Declaration and the double promises given to the Jews and the Arabs. It is most responsible for the "Arab tragedy" by supporting the Aliyah demands, whenever it sees that England is leaning towards them as a solution to the Land of Israel [Palestine] question. He then emphasized the "soft attitude" towards Jewish .. as opposed to the "strong hand" towards the Arab terrorists in the 1936/9 riots and announced that the Arab youth will not be quiet or rest until they disperse the Zionist dreams, because it is not a question of absorption capacity or the possibility of economic development, but the question of a nation's independence and freedom[sic]..</font></blockquote></ref> with pro-[[Nazi]] Rashid Ali coup. | | Akram Zuaiter from Nablus, who cooperated with the "Axis" before the war and during the war, said in his enthusiastic testimony that he was one of those who emigrated from the country thanks to the Zionist policy, the exiles, led by the Mufti, are scattered throughout the countries. He talked about the "disasters that befell the Arabs" because of the Balfour Declaration and the double promises given to the Jews and the Arabs. It is most responsible for the "Arab tragedy" by supporting the Aliyah demands, whenever it sees that England is leaning towards them as a solution to the Land of Israel [Palestine] question. He then emphasized the "soft attitude" towards Jewish .. as opposed to the "strong hand" towards the Arab terrorists in the 1936/9 riots and announced that the Arab youth will not be quiet or rest until they disperse the Zionist dreams, because it is not a question of absorption capacity or the possibility of economic development, but the question of a nation's independence and freedom[sic]..</font></blockquote></ref> with pro-[[Nazi]] Rashid Ali coup. |
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| − | 1946 March: (Bludan), forcing Syrian Jews what to say to the Palestine Committee. | + | 1946 March: (Bludan), forcing Syrian Jews what to say to the Palestine Committee.<ref>[https://www.nli.org.il/en/newspapers/hmf/1946/03/14/01/article/9 HaMashkif - המשקיף, 14 March 1946].<blockquote> |
| | + | This is how they prepare the testimony of the Jews of the Arab countries ... |
| | + | An Arab from Palestine, a Nazi agent - teaches Syrian Jews what to say to the committee |
| | + | They are commanded to declare that they are happy under Arab rule and that only Zionism is interfering with their happiness |
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| | + | By order of the Syrian government, Akram Zu'aitar, an Arab from Palestine, of Nazi agents, who had recently returned from exile in Turkey, invited the leaders of the Jewish community in Damascus. Zua'itar ordered them to visit the members of the Anglo-American Commission of Inquiry when they come to Damascus next week and declare to them that they were happy under Arab rule, but that Zionism was interfering with their happiness and could lead to a disaster. He was also strictly forbidding them to reveal that he had approached them with this demand.</blockquote> |
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| | + | כך מכינים את עדותם של יהודי הארצות הערביות... |
| | + | ערבי מארץ־ישראל סוכן נאצי - מלמד יהודי סוריה מה לומר לועדה - מצווה עליהם להודיע כי הם מאושרים תחת שלטון ערבי וכי רק הציונות מפריע לאשרם |
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| | + | דמשק 13 (פאלקור) |
| | + | לפי הוראת הממשלה הסורית הזמין אליו אכרם זועיתר, ערבי ארצישראלי מסוכני הנאצים שחזר לא מכבר מגלות תורכיה, את ראשי העדה היהודית בדמשק. זועיתר ציוה עליהם לבקר אצל חברי ועדת החקירה האנגלו־אמריקאית לכשיבואו לדמשק בשבוע הבא ולהצהיר בפניהם שהם מאושרים תחת השלטון הערבי ואך הציונות מפריעה לאשרם ועלולה להמיט עליהם שואה. כן אסר איסור חמור לגלות כי פנה אליהם בדרישה זו. |
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| − | Later in, had position in [[Jordan]]. | + | Later on, had a position in [[Jordan]]. |
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| | ==1937 Bloudan Conference== | | ==1937 Bloudan Conference== |