Call For Holy War Against Jews

Chronicle (Levin), 17 May 1948, Page 5

Call For Holy War Against Jews

-Reuter,

Palestine Fightinf* Inereases In Violence /V) —

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Received Sunrtay, 7 p.m. LOXpOX, Mav 15. Atab armies moved froili Trailsjorcbtn at one mimite aftor miduight to libotate Palestine from Zionism, state reports received in Beirut from Amman. King Abdullali led liis troo])s into Palestine over the Allenby bridge and fired the traditional first shot iii the invasion. An ageiiev report from Tel Aviv states that an Arab eonvoy witli 150 armoured cars, earrying Syrian and Lebanese troops, crossed the northern Palestine frontier last night. Jewisli forees engaged the Arabs. The Egyptian Defenee Ministrv announced that two groups o f Egyptian light forees, ineluding iiifantry and artillery, entered Palestine this morning. The Times1 Cairo eorrespondent savs tlie Arab Governnients have approved that King Abdnllah should be ftupreme Coimnander of the Arab forees. The King will be advised by a War Councii on wliicli the staffs of all the Arab armies will be represented. The Arab Governments have also agreed that the Svrian and Lebanese arniies should 0})erate under a unified eommand on the northern front, the Iraqi and dTansjoi'dan armies on the easteril front, and the Egyptian, Saudi-Arabian and Yemenite armies on the soulhern front. The Air Command has also been unified, but the Conunander-in-Chiof "s name has not been revealed. A ea 11 l'or a Jehad (Iloly War) against Palestine Jews, was broadeast last night by Slieikh Manunui al Shinawi, reetor dl Alazhar Univei'sity and spiritual leader oi" Moslenis throughout tlie world. reports the Assoeialed Pitss eori'esopndent at Cairn. "The deeisive hour lias eonie," he told the Arabs. "Today is vour day. The whole world is watohing you. t idess you rise and lifi'ht yonr enemy and are ready 1o die I'or (lod, huiniliation will be your lot . " l!e conelnded witli a prayer l'or an Arab vielory and added, quoting 1'roin Ihe Koran : "Twenty witli patienee ean over.eoine 200 and 100 ean overeomc 1000 witli patienee." An lra(| Covernnient eonmmnique stated that the Traq army had entered Palestine to save Palestine i'or "its own people" and beeause the aetions of Zionist gangs tln-eatened all Arab countries.