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Faced with chronic unrest in Palestine, the British decided to leave the Grand Mufti in peace. Arrest would only enhance his reputation and they had nothing to gain from his martyrdom. An American agent stationed in Cairo reported that 'it was unlikely that any strong action will now be taken... against former Axis collaborators.'
 
Faced with chronic unrest in Palestine, the British decided to leave the Grand Mufti in peace. Arrest would only enhance his reputation and they had nothing to gain from his martyrdom. An American agent stationed in Cairo reported that 'it was unlikely that any strong action will now be taken... against former Axis collaborators.'
 
...  In November 1945 the reinvigorated Akhwan el Muslemin, the Muslim Brotherhood, incited attacks on Jewish homes and property in Alexandria. In the post-war period, Arab fantasies about the 'Jewish enemy' would be reinforced as the West German government reappointed many of the Mufti's Foreign Office supporters and stationed them at embassies in Baghdad and Cairo.</blockquote>
 
...  In November 1945 the reinvigorated Akhwan el Muslemin, the Muslim Brotherhood, incited attacks on Jewish homes and property in Alexandria. In the post-war period, Arab fantasies about the 'Jewish enemy' would be reinforced as the West German government reappointed many of the Mufti's Foreign Office supporters and stationed them at embassies in Baghdad and Cairo.</blockquote>
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<small>(Muhammad Said Massoud, first Arab political organization in Canada (Arab lobbyist), in 1946 disseminated pro Mufti propaganda there. Alson threatening in 1946: "The Jews have forgotten that history may repeat itself and that Arabs, once angered, may again throw all foreign elements into the sea."<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=ATohAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA2 The Canadian Jewish Chronicle, May 17, 1946].<blockquote><small>"The Canadian Arab."
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We have already had unrejoicing occasion to draw to the attention of our readers the illiterate wisdom which from time to time on a mimeographed sheet called "The Canadian Arab." ... seems to have as its sole purpose the noble pleading of the unhappy cause of the banished Mufti and his Effendis.
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Its editorial masthead announces the publisher as "The Canadian Arab News Service. A non profit organization sponsored by M. S. Masoud in the interests of better relations between Canada and the Arab world."
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No one will gainsay but that this is a worthy objective.
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There is a great necessity for better relations between Canada and the Arab world, which
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in Iraq attempted treachery against pur cause, in Palestine stood indifferent to our struggle, and in Egypt remained neutral as Rommel marched on Cairo. We do think, however, that. it will require more that Massoud's mimeograph machine to reach that objective. But the objective, as we said, remains a good one.
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It is regrettable only that the generous non-profit making sponsor has seen no other way to attempt to reach the objective, but through systematic and unscrupulous slandering of Jews.
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...The "editorial" published last issue... rivals anything which was produced by the Nazi hate-mongers...
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Says S. M. "better relations" Massoud: "The Jews have forgotten that history may repeat itself and that Arabs, once angered, may again throw all foreign elements into the sea."</small></blockquote></ref>)</small>
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