AI English Translation, Pages 26-50
Al-Jarida - News
Number - 2766
Date - February 10, 1950
American Correspondent Denies
Allegations of Persecution of Jews in Iraq!
New York ⟦M A W M⟧ - Mr.
Albin Ross - correspondent for the newspaper
"New York Times" American in the Middle
East, sent a letter to the mentioned newspaper
from - Khorramshahr - in Iran recently
stating that the sensational stories that have circulated
recently about the persecution of Jews in
Iraq are not based on any basis of
truth at all, and that the departure of a large number
of Jews crossing the Iraqi border into
Iran at the present time can be explained
as a result of the abolition of martial law in
Iraq. Mr. Ross adds
to that, that the condition of the Jews arriving from
Iraq is completely different from the condition of
the displaced Jews who emigrated from
Germany and Central Europe in the period
immediately following the Second World War. For
there is nothing to support that they have been tortured
or persecuted as happened to others under
Nazi rule. The fact of the matter is that
these Jews have simply decided to leave
Iraq to reside in Israel.
As for what relates to the arrest of a number
of Jews by the Iraqi authorities
this past summer, what is not hidden in this
regard is that - Iraq - is still in a state
of official war with Israel, and therefore
the responsible Iraqi authorities consider any
activity aimed at helping Iraq's Jews
to emigrate to Israel a crime punishable
by law.
It is understood from foreign sources that have
continuous contact with the immigrant Jews that
a large number of these are still in great
doubt regarding their future. For after
one of them has made the decision to
depart, he sees a few days later that he
has changed his mind, preferring to stay
where he was.
* Six Jews tried to escape to
Iran through an Iraqi intermediary .. and we do not doubt
that their destination after reaching Iran was
Israel ... so will the penalties for
passport violators be applied to them even though their act falls
under the penalty that applies to collaborators
with the enemy, and what is the penalty for their intermediary, who is
an Iraqi collaborating with the enemy?
* The disgust with this life reaches
its peak for me when I hear that so-and-so works
in smuggling Jews or that so-and-so facilitates
this sin for them ... return to your consciences
O people, if you still have consciences?
Newspaper -: Al-Yaqaza
Number -: 747
Date -: February 10, 1950
<del>Newspaper</del>: Al-Hawadeth
<del>Number</del>: 2120
<del>Date</del>: February 10, 1950
A New Zionist Campaign Against Iraq
The Tone of Persecution of Jews in Iraq is Renewed
Lake Success - The special correspondent of the Arab News Agency in Lake Success writes
saying that Jews in America have begun a new movement intended to stir up feeling against
the Arabs in America, and they are trying to do so by claiming that the status of Jews in Iraq is worsening
and they are asking the Economic and Social Council, which has begun its meetings, to include
"the plight of Jews in Islamic lands" on the agenda. It is worth mentioning that the Jews
recently complained about the ill-treatment of Jews in Iraq, but it then became clear after the
truth was revealed that Jews in Iraq enjoy their full freedom. These claims, which
have been proven false, have now been raised again in a letter sent by the World Jewish Congress in
New York to Mr. Trygve Lie, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in which it stated that the situation
of Jews has improved in Lebanon but has worsened in Iraq. There is no reason for these new allegations
except for the desire to win "sympathy" in the United States toward the Jews and to stir up
feeling against the Arabs at the same time
Newspaper: Al-Yaqaza
Number: 734
Date: 14 February 1950
Telephones without owners!
We have been told that the new telephone directory
contains many names of telephone owners
in the directory who are Jews, while many of them have
left Iraq for Palestine and joined
the Jewish gangs while the
telephones remained registered in their names. They are used by
their relatives or friends, so should these
telephones not be removed from the homes of their fugitive owners
W. Q. ?
* Ali Khalid was among the protectors of the Jews,
therefore (gloom) took hold of them yesterday when
they learned of the failure of his movement, and his arrest,
while the people in general rejoiced at the fate he met
(And do not think that God is unaware of what
the wrongdoers do)
The Lesson from the Case of Mr. Ali Khalid!
Since Mr. Ali Khalid was the Director
of Baghdad Police, people were in awe of his name
and feared his oppression, while some flattered him
and others sought to benefit from his position,
The fearful and the benevolent bestowed their money upon him
and with the money of the fearful and the benevolent, he was generous!
He had, alongside supporters and cronies,
friends who praised his competence and emphasized
his sincerity! They went as far as promoting
the claim that the safety of the Kingdom was linked to his presence
at the head of this armed force! Which he only
exploited his stability in and expected his repeated return
to it, this hideous exploitation that rumors
recently confirmed he only undertook
while in a state of "drunkenness." Those who know
Mr. Ali and his past in the police service,
his deep knowledge of methods to evade
responsibility, his broad wit, and his ability to
fabricate suitable situations, say that
those who know all that perfectly well
know for certain that the man only thought,
plotted, and prepared the reasons for excuse before acting!
When he failed in his conspiracy, he asked - according
to what is rumored - on the morning of his failed coup: Where
am I? And what brought me here! If
Mr. Ali were in his official position in the police
and a detainee surprised him with such a "theatrical
story," he would have laughed at him!
Our concern today is the lesson from this grave
incident, and paying attention to the stance of some of us
towards it. Had Mr. Ali not found the field
wide open before him to dominate the people for a long time,
he would not have dared for a single moment to rebel
against the system. Had he not felt that he would find
those influenced by his companionship to the point of accepting every rumor
that downplays his responsibility, he would have been more hesitant
and less hasty.
We must, therefore, judge public interests with
our minds and consciences, so we do not lean towards supporting any person,
whoever they may be, in any government position as long as we feel
this person is exploiting this position which
was created to serve the people with a service pure from
the impurities of tampering with the law, to which
everyone must be subject equally without
any distinction between the influential and the non-influential
among the sons of this miserable homeland.
Mr. Ali filled the houses of the influential
with servants from the police! He was the fastest official
to perform any service he was tasked with to please any
influential person, so he would direct the poor
and the fearful to accomplish it! His influence reached
its peak when he convinced successive governments
to increase the police allocation in the general budget
until it reached the amount allocated to the Ministry of Education
entirely! Despite all that, the
criminal incidents were innumerable, and often
the police officers themselves complained about the distribution
of the force to serve the influential to a degree where there was not
a sufficient number for guarding in the districts!
During Mr. Ali's era, it became understood by
the people that it was better to settle through private
means what they feared to settle in the criminal
courts, and thus lawyers were exempted from work,
pleadings, and legal scrutiny! The
Director General's orders sometimes dictated ignoring
the orders of investigating judges and forgetting the laws!
Thus the situation deteriorated until people imagined
that it was impossible for any system to stand in Iraq
as long as this type of police
methods was common! Despite all that,
we used to hear that Mr. Ali was the most daring, sincere,
and competent police director who ever served! If one scrutinized the reasons
for appointing some police officers in one place over
another, and the methods of assessing their qualifications for promotion
and advancement over others, and the reasons for turning
a blind eye to secret houses and gambling dens
hidden in some places—if all that were investigated
and addressed, Iraq would have moved in
an important aspect of its life from one state
to another!
It was part of Mr. Ali's ingenuity that he deluded
some officials with his ability to combat
communism, while in reality, the presence of a man like him
in the position of Director General of Police was the greatest encouragement
and strongest motive for the spread of resentment and complaints
and the creation of the natural environment for communism. How many
a young man entered detention accused of it, and as soon as he collided
with the police's treatment of him in detention, his soul was
soaked in indignation and he became inclined towards communism. Indeed,
some nationalists were accused of communism, whose
sincerity of inclination we know, and they fell victim
during the existence of martial law, and it only
pained their souls to be imprisoned on a charge unrelated
to their beliefs or their activities.
Mr. Ali Khalid did not hesitate to invite
Mr. Al-Safwani, a member of the executive body
of the Independence Party and owner of Al-Yaqdha, to
his office and threaten him if he continued his campaign
against Jewish activity, and that was
in the presence of the Haham Bashi himself! As if it
were his duty to please the Haham more than
conveying an official order! Indeed, he caused the detention
of two young men because they were tracking Zionist activity
during the Palestine war itself and informing
the relevant military authorities of what
they discovered!
And here are the Zionist Jews today, overcome
by gloom after Mr. Ali's failure in
his attempt. They previously mocked the
press campaigns against Zionism and
did not hide their confidence in Mr. Ali's sympathy! How much
money did they smuggle and how many of them fled during
his happy era!
The popular feeling resulting from getting rid of
Mr. Ali's nightmare and referring him to the fair judiciary
cannot be described today. He exhausted
the people with his power, his dominance lasted long,
and the scope of his exploitation of his influence expanded, so he was no longer
an official serving the state, but became a controller
by his person and position over the people, until
many of them finally began to repeat that it was God's revenge
alone that drove him to expose the extent
of his recklessness with security and his audacity against the system!
For he always found friends and supporters
who always promoted him, hid his reality, and downplayed his danger!
We have no doubt that the fair judiciary will give every
arrogant, exploitative official a lesson by sentencing
Mr. Ali Khalid to what he deserves.
Newspaper: Al-Husun
Number: 194
Date: February 15, 1950
Jews flee from Basra to Palestine by the dozens
The methods they rely on leave the mouth open in astonishment and wonder!
Women's clothing, under straw, sailors, police, nomadic Bedouins, in boats, in barrels
(Muslims) have a hand in the smuggling; Basra police arrest them
⟦line⟧ Movement of Smuggling ⟦line⟧
Recently, the movement of
smuggling Jews!! or the escape of Jews
has become in full swing in Basra Province . . .
People have come to speak of nothing but
smuggling incidents, and everyone who passes through
Basra or resides there for a few days finds no
talk that inspires astonishment
and wonder other than the incidents of the Jews,
and the smuggling incidents
⟦line⟧ Despite the Strictness ⟦line⟧
The recent smuggling incidents in
their nature have surpassed the adventures of "Arsene
Lupin" in form and style, despite
the strictness of the authorities in tracking
and searching, and despite the exertion of mighty
efforts in guarding the coasts
and increasing them with guards, night watchmen, agents,
and informants.
⟦line⟧ Strange Methods ⟦line⟧
You find them at times hiding themselves in a ship
filled with hay or straw, and at other times
sitting in large barrels in the middle of
one of the sailing ships that transport
oil from Basra to another place,
and you find some have worn Arabian
clothing (the Agal and Keffiyeh) and dressed
the women with them in the clothing of the people of
the South, and stranger than this or that
is what happened recently when
some Jews escaped while wearing
police uniforms after they placed in
the hands of some Jewish men iron
shackles (handcuffs) and with them women
and children, claiming they arrested this
group while it was trying to escape and that
they were leading them to the borders to deliver them with
their belongings and the rest of their companions
⟦line⟧ Sailors! . . ⟦line⟧
It was recently rumored that some have
invented a method that does not attract suspicion at all,
which is that they agreed with the sailors of
merchant ships to transport them to the border
point while wearing sailors' clothes
like the captain of that ship
⟦line⟧ Bedouins!! ⟦line⟧
And some of them bought donkeys and sheep
and cows and luggage similar to the luggage of nomadic
Arabs after they dressed their women in the clothes of
Arab women, as well as the children,
claiming they are from Arab caravans
⟦line⟧ Doctor . . . Woman ⟦line⟧
Approximately 26 days ago,
some members of the Basra police saw in the
Al-Siba sub-district (Abu Al-Khaseeb District) a woman
wearing a (Boushi/face veil) but she was stumbling in
her walk, which made suspicion
seep into the hearts of the individuals, so they arrested
her and did not touch her at all until
they arrived at the center, and there it appeared through
a woman on behalf of the police that it was
Dr. Ja'roor wearing these
clothes to escape from Iraq, and he had in
his possession (15) thousand Iraqi Dinars
and some gold jewelry and gems,
and he was a doctor in Basra who sold
his furniture in preparation for escape, so he was presented to court
and its result is not known until now
⟦line⟧ Heretic Muslims ⟦line⟧
About 30 days ago, while the
Shatt al-Arab patrol was conducting river
guards at two o'clock after midnight,
it saw from a distance a motorboat
full of passengers, but when it sensed
the presence of the police motorboat, it fled,
but the police pursued it, and after
a chase that lasted two hours or more,
it was seized and it appeared that it carried (11)
Jewish passengers trying to escape to
Iran via the Shatt al-Arab, and that
this boat belongs to three partners,
all of whom are (Muslims). Everyone confessed
to the attempt to escape by means of these
(Heretics), and when this case was presented
to His Excellency the Governor of Basra,
he summoned these Muslims and tears were almost
jumping from his eyes because of his ⟦happiness/unhappiness⟧
except that he ordered an investigation to be conducted before him,
and their papers are now before His Excellency for a decision
on them . . .
⟦line⟧ Supervision Between and Between ⟦line⟧
With such methods and innovations,
Iraqi Jews are able to cross
the Iraqi borders without concern because
a rumor among them says that the police only arrest
5 percent of the escapees, so the Jew says
to himself, either I will be of this five
percent or I will be among the escapees.
⟦line⟧ Numerous Ways . . ⟦line⟧
There are several ways through which they escape,
some unknown to tongues until
now, and the other part is through:
Shatt al-Arab district, Umm al-Rassas,
Umm Huwayjran, the entire Al-Siba district, Kut
al-Zayn, Al-Amiya road, Al-Fawqani
road, and others whose names we do not
know, but they know them as if they
were geographers!!
⟦line⟧ Continuing the Journey ⟦line⟧
As for how they continue their journey to Palestine,
that is very easy, as the Iranian
authorities, it is said, consider
every Jew who enters its borders a "refugee,"
so they grant them refugee status and allow them residence
and passage, where the escapee finds there
planes to transport them to the "homeland of Israel."
⟦line⟧ Why any longer?? ⟦line⟧
After all this, shall we remain ⟦fooling⟧ ourselves and claim
that we are fighting smuggling and ending this
movement, which results in weakening the
Kingdom's economic entity? Because the Jew
who invents such precise methods
in smuggling himself and his family
can invent a more precise and more
astonishing method to smuggle his wealth from Iraq.
And lest we forget, we shall not forget the public auctions
abounding with precious home furniture that
is sold every morning and evening in
all Iraqi cities, which if they indicate anything,
they only indicate a wide-scale movement
in emigration and the leakage of financial cash from
Iraq . . . and the incidents of fraudulent
bankruptcy among Jewish money changers in
recent days warn Iraqi trade
of danger, a matter that cannot be
rectified if more days pass over it.
⟦line⟧ We Declare . . and We Demand ⟦line⟧
Therefore, we declare to the officials
the necessity of rectifying this grave danger,
and we demand the exertion of mighty efforts to stop
this smuggling movement at its limit, or else
peace be upon our fate.
Al-Jarida - Al-Yaqaza
Number - 751
Date - February 15, 1950
Owner and Editor-in-Chief
Salman Al-Safwani
Responsible Manager
Zaki Jamil Hafez
Issue 515
Fourth Year
Wednesday 27 Rabi' al-Thani 1369
February 15, 1950
P.O. Box No. ⟦...⟧
Let Them Leave
But After Freezing Their Assets and Stripping Their Citizenship
By Salman Al-Safwani
The Jews' escape from Iraq to Tel Aviv across the southern and
eastern Iraqi borders is the talk of the elite and the public, and (Al-Yaqaza) and other newspapers have published
detailed news about this escape, some incidents of which were linked to official employees, unfortunately
in Basra. We are not among those keen on having the Jews remain in our midst as a
dangerous fifth column for Tel Aviv, tampering with our country's economy, spreading rumors among us,
and creating chaos in our affairs and cracks in our ranks. Yes, we are not keen on
the Jews staying in Iraq. On the contrary, we wish from the bottom of our hearts that they depart from it
en masse and as soon as possible, due to our belief that their staying here is a danger to us, and
the Jews in turn have realized that their staying in Iraq will no longer bring them the benefit they were used to
back when trust and goodwill prevailed among all citizens in Mesopotamia. But after
the Palestine catastrophe, in which the Jews of Iraq contributed the largest share on the widest
scale, it is impossible for relations to return to their previous state; rather, the
situation worsens day after day. No blame lies upon us, for we have treated the Jews well throughout
the past generations and ages at a time when they described themselves as displaced persons
around the world. But what was the result? We were rewarded by them
with the 'reward of Sinimmar,' so they turned against us, and rallied the world against us, and invaded us in our own
home, and usurped a precious part of our homeland, and displaced a million of us, and ripped open
the bellies of our pregnant women, and tortured our elders, and orphaned our children, and widowed our women,
and violated our sanctities, and plundered our wealth, and spied on us. Does anyone among us
expect, after all these tragic disasters, that we live or they live with us in security
and peace? It is folly and madness for anyone to imagine the possibility of that; therefore,
the Jews must leave Iraq to the Arab lands to wherever they may settle.
There is no need for them to be smuggled out; rather, they must be expelled after being stripped of
the Iraqi citizenship they held, and after determining the amounts they are allowed to take out
with them, because they owe us for the usurped Arab funds in Palestine. How can they be allowed
to take with them whatever is light in weight and high in value, and then leave with their Iraqi citizenship?
However, since the Iraqi government has not taken a decisive resolution in this matter,
and has continued to follow an ambiguous and fluid policy toward the Jews—which encouraged them to leave
Iraq by known methods, violating the sanctity of regulations and laws,
disregarding the prestige of the state, and using officials and others to carry out their purposes—
the trial of the fugitives under the (Passport) Law, besides being non-deterrent,
does not address what was stipulated in the appendix of the Baghdad Penal Code, namely (Zionism).
If escaping to Palestine is not evidence of explicit Zionism, then what is the evidence
then? If you do not apply the provisions of the laws to them with precision and severity, then let them leave
Iraq individually or in groups, but on two conditions: first, that Iraqi citizenship be stripped
from them permanently; second, that their movable and immovable assets be frozen or confiscated
until the resolution of the Palestine issue is finalized in a manner that preserves its Arab identity
and guarantees the rights of its people, and they should only be allowed a specific amount.
The Jews have resolved to leave this country gradually according to a drawn plan,
but they also resolved to withdraw the country's wealth with them through various methods, and this
is clearly visible from their methods currently followed in trade,
markets, auctions, feigning bankruptcy, smuggling activities, and so forth
among what is known. Therefore, the government must take a clear and explicit stance toward this that puts
matters in their proper place and saves the country from the tremors it faces in its present
economic and political situation.
My Economic Corner
Friday also..!!
We disagreed on (Friday)... also!!
And we went in interpreting (when the call for prayer is made...) in various ways and opened the door to interpretation
and explanation wide. We began to justify, analyze, and measure until the
(result) was lost, the paths became complicated, and the intent disappeared!! So those who left Friday left it on
(the responsibility of the jurists) and those who took it took it on their own responsibility, while the rest laughed
at the nation that agreed not to agree!!! And on this (basis) you can
study (all) our actions and then judge them and us!!
We demanded Friday as a consensus on the boycott, so the request turned into a (Legal
Drafting Council)!! regarding the legitimacy of Friday and the obligation to observe it or not!!
The Jews demanded to take (Zion) as a constitution, the Wailing Wall as a motive,
and the staff of Moses as an incentive, so they had what they wanted and gathered thousands, and stirred
determination, and their eyelids did not close until they turned imagination into reality and entered
Palestine as conquerors!! As for us, our main concern is still (Friday), which is a day
we want the nation to gather in, and from this gathering comes the consensus
on the boycott, which is an (individual) obligation, not a collective one!!
On this occasion, we would like to place in the reader's hands examples of the Jews' consensus
on boycotting us, and their gathering to eliminate us so that no two people disagree on taking
Friday as a national covenant, a spiritual symbol, and an economic incentive.
It was stated in the third article of the Jewish Agency's constitution the following:
A - The land is owned by the Jews, and registered in the name of ⟦National Fund Capital⟧
(Keren Kayemeth) and remains registered forever so that these properties remain the property of the Jewish nation
non-transferable!
B - The Jewish Agency activates agricultural colonization by the Jewish worker
only and strictly prohibits work for others.
C - Anyone who seeks help from non-Jews in investing in the land is considered in breach of the contract,
and in carrying out all projects!!
* * *
After all, is there anyone who disagrees on (Friday) and objects to taking it as a (day)
in which we return to ourselves to hold them accountable for what our hands have done in neglecting the rights of the homeland
to the point of (recklessness) and (folly)!!
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* The joint committee met yesterday
(Interior and Economic) in the House of
Representatives to consider the draft law preventing the transfer
of funds and the travel of persons to Palestine.
It should not be forgotten that
Jews do not transfer their money nor travel
to Palestine directly, as there are no common borders
between us and Palestine, but rather they smuggle
their persons and their money from Iraq by
known methods that lead to Palestine!
My Economic Corner
A Phenomenon and its Analysis!!
⟦line⟧ In recent days, the flight of (Jews) from the (field) in which they lived
for long years in security and ease has increased!!
In the recent period, the market became confused, buying and selling stopped, and
money changers ceased supporting merchants. The markets were filled with furniture and antiques, all
sold at the lowest price and offered at the minimum value. Voices rose advertising this
(cheapness) and these bounties!! The (wise) stood bewildered by the issue,
the government remained in its place, not lifting a finger, nor expressing an opinion, and the
(Jews) seized this opportunity, wreaking havoc, acting tyrannically, and extending their hands to
every facility in the country, destroying it before (departure) in a disastrous, terrifying, and hideous destruction.
This is the (phenomenon), so what is its analysis?? The analysis is that (Israel) wants
(numerical abundance) in the (Promised) Land, and this abundance can only be achieved through
migration. The migration of Jews from distant places requires (time) and (money)
many times more than what their migration from nearby adjacent places requires. Accordingly,
(Israel's) cries have risen to its (subjects) to migrate to (Jerusalem)
to fill the land and inhabit the place!! and stand in the face of the (neighbors)!!! And
it has stipulated conditions from which the (migrant) shall not deviate by a hair's breadth, and these conditions are:
1- Age (from eighteen to fifty)
2- Money (the migrant must carry no less than 500 Dinars)
3- Skilled craftsmen
These are the (apparent) migration conditions, but the (hidden) conditions set by
(their rulers) for long years are:
1- Creating confusion
2- Withdrawing the largest amount of currency
3- Buying consciences with money to cover their movements
4- Inflicting damage on workers and earners to create an atmosphere of discontent
From the (fourth) paragraph, we can explain the Jews' resort to selling their (furniture)
at such a (price) by withdrawing currency, spreading a spirit of defeatism, and inflicting damage
on workers and earners by meeting (needs) with old furniture, which
leads people to refrain from buying (new) things. From this
refusal, (unemployment) rears its head at the (worker) and the (earner)!! So the
(employer) is forced to dismiss his (workers) due to the lack of sale for their work output!! So what is the
government's position on this?? And is it still insistent on prosecuting the (escapees) under the
(Passport) system!! and allowing these people to dump huge quantities of
furniture in the market to withdraw (currency), spread chaos, and inflict damage on the poor??
We want a full and satisfying answer!!
"A"
Newspaper :: Al-Hawadeth
Number :: 2125
Date :: February 16, 1950
Jews of Islamic Countries
Taking necessary measures for their deportation to Israel
New York - The New York Times published a telegram from its correspondent in Paris,
stating that Moses Beckelman, Vice Chairman of the American Joint Distribution Committee, has set
a large-scale program for the benefit of thousands of Jews in Islamic countries from Morocco
and Pakistan, where the number of Jews is about 850 thousand people, 80 percent of whom
live lives unworthy of human beings
Beckelman said that pilot projects will be implemented in countries that allow them, such as
Morocco, Tunisia, Tripoli, and Iran
The committee will cover this year the necessary expenses for the migration of eight thousand Jews from
Islamic countries to Israel. Beckelman says that the Joint Committee helped in
deporting all members of the Jewish community in Cyrenaica, numbering 6 thousand people, to Tripoli
where they await their transfer to Israel
The Newspaper - Al-Yaqaza
Number - 754
Date - February 19, 1951
* The government also admitted in
its program that the railway and port
institutions are packed with non-national
and foreign elements. And Al-Yaqaza was in the forefront
of newspapers that pointed this out repeatedly
and singled out the Jews because they colonize
these two institutions. We will see what the
Ministry of Communications and Works will do
in this regard!
Forgery of Medicines
A group of patients and their relatives approached us
complaining about the chaos in the prices of medicines in
Jewish pharmacies specifically, as they exploit
people's ignorance of prices and their dire need for them,
controlling the patients and demanding from them
whatever prices they desire. We bring this to the attention
of the Ministry of Social Affairs,
hoping it will take measures to stop
every greed at its limit. We also urge the citizens
to rely on purchasing their medicines from
national pharmacies that are sincere to them in
preparing medicines according to their doctors' prescriptions
and treat them fairly in prices. As for those who frequent
Jewish pharmacies, we have nothing for them
but deep regret for their ignorance of the national
interest even now!
Economic Corner
Banking and Bankers!!
... The banking system was issued in recent days, but... after (the ruin of
Basra)!! And after most bankers fled this field, and after most
money was transferred across the borders. Thus, all our actions come late, and the
desired benefit from them is nullified as a result of this delay!! It was a primary
duty that such a system be issued many years ago, and if we wanted (a starting point), we would have taken (the Palestine War)
as a limit at least!! But we slept like (the rabbit) and did not rise until
(the turtle) reached its goal!! Thus, (the thief) won the prize and left us
(the system) alone, to be proud of, and to chant its name as one of the firm
and bold steps that require praise and commendation. This might have been the case if
measures were taken while (the thief) was secure, but now with only the law, no!! Oh God, except
for (the lesson) from the proverb saying (do not delay today's work until tomorrow)!! Shall we take heed??
(Bankers) played a role in the history of this
country before the Palestine War, transferring (capital) to neighboring countries fleeing from (taxes),
destroying people with the (Pound), and defying the (Foreign Exchange) Committee with transfers
sent by mail for international commissions!! After the Palestine War, they played with transferring
capital (permanently) to Palestine and imposing high levies on merchants
under the pretext of lack of (security)!! And proceeding to buy gold, which led to raising
its price, and refusing to support merchants, which destroyed trade, and demanding
debtors to pay debts before their due dates!! This forced merchants to (sell) to protect
their commercial names from destruction and the calamity of bankruptcy!! Finally, before the issuance of the system
stipulating the organization and limitation of their work, they called upon partners and shareholders and asked them
to withdraw what they owned through transfers to the banker (himself) fleeing from the system.
And so... it was!! Who blames us if we say that we are the Kingdom of ⟦Juha⟧!! It was stated
in report number 20 of the Zionist organizations' reports, quoted from Rabbi ⟦Rishmorth⟧:
("We have cast the outsiders into crises just by withdrawing the money from the hands that were
circulating it") and it was stated in report number 1 ("We can gather the world's gold in a few
minutes") and it was stated in the Talmud ("The property of non-Jews is an inheritance for Jews and it is permitted
for them to steal it and deceive its owners")!! And so they stole our money and left us the system
alone!!! Shall we take heed??
(A)
Newspaper: Al-Husun
Issue: 199
Date: 20-5-1950
Investigation into the causes of the massive fire
In Baghdad
⟦line⟧ Outbreak of Fire ⟦line⟧
The fire broke out four nights ago in
the Khan located in the Bab al-Agha area - near
the administration and printing press of the colleague Al-Sha'ab newspaper -
and the mentioned Khan belongs to the two Jews
Daoud Masfi and Ishaq Masfi, and in it
are about (60) tons of sugar bagged
in (Kwani) sacks.
⟦line⟧ Causes of the Fire ⟦line⟧
We have stated in previous issues of our newspaper
that the Jews are trying to destroy the economic,
commercial, and financial life in
Iraq specifically and in Arab countries in general.
Lately, they have begun to offer
what they own, whether movable or
immovable property, at public auctions,
and their intention in doing so is to collect the currency
circulating in the hands of citizens in
the markets to make the country flounder in a financial crisis
- in addition to the economic one -
so terrible that only God knows its outcome.
⟦line⟧ Insured Property ⟦line⟧
Since the goods present in the
mentioned Khan were insured with one of the
insurance companies for an amount of (35)
thousand dinars - as it appeared to us -
⟦line⟧ Value of the Goods Present ⟦line⟧
Upon our investigation into the goods present
and their value, it was confirmed to us that everything
in the Khan does not exceed a value of twenty
thousand dinars. Therefore, the profits of
the Khan owners, who are the two Jews of course, if
they obtain the insurance value of (35,000)
dinars.
⟦line⟧ Investigation into the Case ⟦line⟧
Since the outbreak of the fire until the hour
in which we are writing these lines, His Excellency
Mr. Muhammad Zainal, North Rusafa Investigation Judge,
has not reached [a conclusion], because the
mentioned Khan is filled with sacks
and hemp, and the process of debris removal
is still ongoing at full speed.
⟦line⟧ The Insurance Company ⟦line⟧
Supervises the Investigation
Furthermore, since Al-Rafidain Insurance
Company is related to the matter because it is
the insurer for the mentioned Khan, it has
decided to participate and assist the committee
specializing in the investigation.
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The suspects in this case are eight
persons: Daoud Masfi, Ishaq
Masfi, Naim Ibrahim Masfi, Abed Ali
(Khan guard), Ali Murad (Khan
guard), Shlemo Moshi, Shimon
Kurji, and Murad Hayy,
And the investigation judge ordered the arrest
of all of them and they were detained at the
Al-Saray station detention center.
⟦line⟧ The Committee Supervising the Investigation ⟦line⟧
The investigative committee supervising
this case continues its work,
and it consists of Their Excellencies:
Professor Muhammad Zainal, Ibrahim Mahdi
Director of the Fire Department, Ali Mahdi his assistant,
Mr. Hashem, assistant of Al-Saray, and Mr.
Younis Abdul Hamid, officer of the
Imam Taha police station.
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We shall stop writing now from delving deeper
into writing about this heinous crime
fearing influence on the integrity of the investigation,
and we shall return if the public interest permits us
to write on this subject, and perhaps
it will be tomorrow or the day after.
An anti-Jewish book reaches Lebanon
Insured with companies for 35 thousand pounds!
Paris - The Lebanese Legation in | dollars and burned them in the British capital
London informed the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs that | a copy of the aforementioned book reached
The British Christian Printing Society in | the Lebanese Legation and was sent to Beirut
London recently issued six million copies | by airmail, and the Lebanese Minister
of an anti-Jewish book for distribution in | Plenipotentiary insured it with insurance companies for 35
the United States, so the Jewish Agency bought | thousand pounds.
all copies from the contractor for six million
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On the sidelines of the ministerial curriculum
Polluted, incapable, and foreign elements
In the government apparatus, the port, and the railways
By Salman al-Safwani
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In the past, people used to hold ministries accountable based on their curricula, and they attached
great importance to what was mentioned and what was not mentioned in these curricula... As for now, ministerial curricula
are no longer (a subject) at all, whether they are lengthy or brief, clear
or ambiguous. After they read (on paper) 41 ministerial curricula, equal to the number of ministries
that succeeded one another in power in Iraq over 28 years, and if every ministry had implemented a part
of its full and long curricula, Iraq would have become, as His Excellency Al-Shabibi said, in a situation
better than it is today. But ministries come and go, and the situation in Iraq
remains as it is, if not to say it was moving from bad to worse. The excuse of the ministries in
this is that they are short-lived, and that they spend a portion of their lives studying issues
and identifying problems, so that when the time for action and implementation arrives, they are forced to resign
before doing anything, and so on. There is no doubt that the rapid change of ministries has
led to instability in state policy, which is one of the important reasons for what we see
of confusion in managing the country's affairs, and neglect of its major interests. For the rapid
change of ministries and instability also have their causes, and they are interconnected issues
where one cannot be separated from the other when researching cause and effect.
Whatever the case, it is not important whether the ministerial curriculum comes in a way that satisfies
public opinion or not, and whether it encompassed the people's demands and needs or not, because
the lesson, as we said, is in the application, and we are delighted with any service provided by any ministry to this
poor homeland. As for what prompted us to comment on the current ministry's curriculum, it is what
was mentioned in it as an admission for the first time, as far as we remember, of two important matters: the first is the admission
of the existence of "polluted and incapable elements" in the "government apparatus" and the necessity of purging
this apparatus of those elements.
Although the government did not discover something new, as newspapers, deputies,
and writers have repeatedly called out the paralysis of the government apparatus and the corruption of many
state employees, and the prevalence of bribery, embezzlement, and misconduct, among other things,
the government's admission now of all these evils in the governing apparatus imposes upon it
the responsibilities of "purging" and removing polluted and incapable elements from state departments
and prosecuting the corrupt and those who have wronged the interests of the people and the government together. It is
a monumental process that requires a lot of courage and sincerity, so that the process of
purging is focused on the "polluted and incapable" regardless of their status, and that
various influences be cast aside, so that Zaid does not escape "punishment" because he is
connected or related to a high-ranking person or a specific entity, and "Amr" is not condemned as a sacrifice
for Zaid because he is not connected or related to someone who protects him.
We would be repeating ourselves if we said that some of the attempts previously made by some
governments in this regard were limited - unfortunately - to junior
employees, excluding the senior ones responsible for corruption in their departments. It is known that corruption
in the governing apparatus has reached an indescribable level of deterioration, decay, and dissolution, and it is
the source of public complaint. Every reform considered by officials must address,
above all, the purging of the state apparatus of polluted and incapable elements, and they are many
- and praise be to God, who is not praised for any misfortune but Him!
As for the second issue in the ministry's curriculum, it is "adopting a policy of replacing foreign elements
with national elements in the railway and port institutions!" The earth and sky have cried out
from these two institutions, which are Iraqi in name only. As for in practice,
they are foreign, not only in terms of favoring foreigners over nationals in their jobs and what relates
to that, but also in policy and direction. It is no longer a secret that (Jews) are
What do I wish for?
A health inspector ..
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I wish today that I were a health inspector, so I would go at night to the slaughterhouse and isolate
all the sheep that the Jews sell to the Muslim butchers, and after isolating them, I would bring all
the stray dogs in Baghdad, which the General Directorate of Veterinary Medicine has neglected, and establish for them
a club where they eat this meat. And after I gather the butchers and tell them that the Jews
sell only the sick of the slaughtered animals because it is a piece of disease, so the person who
eats "disease," what is his fate? . His fate is disease, infecting others, and the doctors' inability
due to the large number of patients, and finally a race between people in death so that the land of the cemeteries does not fill up
with the dead .. All this happens as a result of the profit of some butchers, even if it means the death of their brothers.
After this saying, I would tie them up tightly and brand their foreheads with heated letters (Cheater)
(and parade them) after withdrawing their licenses in the streets of Baghdad as a lesson and a mockery!!
This is what I wish for today, and I have other wishes.
« Fair-minded »
Newspaper: Al-Yaqza
Number: 754
Date: 20 February 1950
* The Italian police arrested 30
Jewish leaders who tried to enter
Italy with (forged) documents, and these are
among those returning from Palestine. Forgery is
the special character of Jews everywhere; if only
the Arab governments believed that, they would take
their precautions against them!
gentlemen in the railways and the port, and that it is impossible for any non-(Mason) employee to
find a stable footing with the sons of the (Lodges). And if fate errs and throws one of the patriots between
the two millstones, they gang up on him and heap accusations upon him until he is forced to flee from
among them, riddled with wounds. If we wanted to cite all the incidents we know in this
regard, the article would be long.
Replacing foreigners and those considered foreigners, such as Jews and others, with patriots in the railway and port institutions
is a very necessary and very difficult matter, and in it lies a test
for the current ministry, and its ability to implement its program, or its seriousness in doing so. These
are "samples" or models of what the government itself admitted in its program, so let it fulfill its promise!
Ishaq Karandi Company
and his brothers for smuggling Jews
We received the following from the signatory for publication:
A company was formed in Khanaqin some time ago for smuggling Jews, consisting of Ishaq Karandi, currently residing in
Khanaqin, Yaqub Karandi, residing in the village of (Khosravi) on the
Iraqi-Iranian border, and Abdullah Karandi, residing in Tehran, to smuggle Jews
and their money out of Iraq, without a doubt. The honorable reader has already learned much about
Ishaq Karandi, as the esteemed Al-Yaqaza newspaper has previously written about the details of his criminal acts
in Khanaqin; therefore, the authorities arrested him in (Nuqrat al-Salman), and then he was sent to Baghdad
through the mediation of influential people. Now that he has been allowed to return to Khanaqin to resume his criminal
activities once again, he has used cars belonging to a well-known company as a means to smuggle Jews in them,
knowing that he has many shares in it. There is no doubt that these criminal acts, which involve smuggling
state funds, will undoubtedly affect the financial situation in Iraq. We therefore appeal to His Excellency
the Minister of Interior to kindly conduct an investigation and impose the maximum penalties on the members of this company
and its workers, who are still working diligently to undermine the entity of this state and support the State of Israel
by all means.
Khanaqin: (An observer)
Need ... and fear!
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It has come to our knowledge that His Excellency the Prime Minister has summoned to his official office the head
of the Jewish community, and inquired of him about the reason for the Jews selling their belongings and furniture,
to which he replied that "need" was the reason for that! His Excellency also asked him about the reasons why Jewish
money changers had stopped exchange and currency transactions and their deliberate freezing of the commercial market, so the
head of the community replied that "fear" was the reason!. "Need" and "fear" are the two words
with which the head of the Jewish community responded to His Excellency the President's question.
We do not know what kind of (need) this is? And what (fear) is this? What reality confirms
is that "need" has characterized non-Jews among the sons of the Iraqi homeland who have begun to starve
and whose souls are filled with misery and fatal despair, while the Jews are the most affluent class or group in society.
As for the "fear" referred to by the head of the community, we do not know its source or cause, after
Jewish elements became active in serving Zionist goals, especially after the consolidation of the state of Israel
in the heart of the Arab nation!! Is this fear! Or "readiness"! Or what?
The Newspaper - Independence Brigade
Number - 908
Date - February 21, 1951
I would have attached importance to it had the aforementioned person not
been a member of a political party, which is the Constitutional Union Party
and what he uttered must represent the
viewpoint of this party because it is among the matters
in which members are not left room for personal interpretation
rather, they are among the main issues that touch the core
of the party's principles. He spoke defending the Jews,
claiming the Directorate of Imported Funds refrained
from granting them import licenses and said
that they are citizens and that the Basic Law
does not differentiate in citizenship. Gentlemen, citizenship
is a right and a duty. Just as any group wants to
seek shelter under the shade of the law and to take refuge behind
the state, this group has a duty of loyalty
to the state. Has this group shown its loyalty in
recent or distant history?
I request, even dare to request from the high
Presidency to order the deletion of what was mentioned in the speech
of the deputy regarding this subject because the stigma
does not only attach to its speaker, but it will also involve
the Council for its allowance of such statements to
be said within it while we are in the prime of our catastrophe in Palestine
in our honor, our money, and the refugees.
Gentlemen:
I do not want to end this speech of mine before
pointing to a dangerous gesture that came from
the deputy Mr. Salman Al-Sheikh Daoud, and I would not have
Gentlemen:
I do not want to conclude my words before
discussing the Samarra district, and I hope that
His Excellency the Prime Minister will excuse me from
Newspaper: Al-Umma
Number: 286
Date: 8 February 950
[ Ali Kamal ]
Then he was followed by the deputy, Mr. Ali Kamal, who spoke
about the financial crisis as well, and about the issue of
Palestine and the Jews of Iraq, and he said that the
government must allow those who wish among the
Jews to leave Iraq, and he mentioned that some of them
are forced to flee, as he also pointed to their property
offered in public auctions, and the
subject of tobacco was the last thing addressed by the deputy,
as he demanded care for tobacco farmers and allowing
the opportunity for them to benefit from the bounty of
their arid land.
Al-Jarida - Al-Hawadith
Number - 2129
Date - February 21, 1950
Draft Law for the Prohibition of Transferring
Funds and Money and the Travel of Persons to Palestine
Among the important draft laws expected to be
discussed by the Chamber of Deputies soon is this legal
draft. We referred in yesterday's issue to
the question of Deputy Abdul Razzaq Al-Hammoud in
the Chamber of Deputies to His Excellency the Prime Minister
regarding the travel of Jews from Iraq and the sale of
their belongings and the measures that should be taken
by the government to stop this movement:
Article One - It is prohibited to transfer funds
and money to Palestine or bring them from it directly
or through other countries except with a special
permit from the Minister of Finance.
Article Two - It is prohibited for persons to travel
or to mediate for their travel to Palestine directly
or through other countries except with a special
permit from the Ministry of Interior.
Article Three - It is prohibited for Iraqis
to purchase immovable property in Palestine
or to mediate for its purchase except by a decision of
the Council of Ministers.
Article Four - It is prohibited for Zionists
to purchase immovable property in Iraq
or to mediate for others to purchase it on their account.
Article Five - Violators of the
provisions of this law shall be punished by imprisonment or
hard labor for a period not exceeding fifteen
years.
Article Six - This law shall be implemented
from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.
Article Seven - The Ministers of Interior,
Finance, and Justice shall implement this law.
Explanatory Memorandum
to the Draft Law for the Prohibition of Funds and Money
and the Travel of Persons to Palestine
In view of the situation existing today in Palestine,
it has been noted that the legislation in force at
present is not sufficient to prevent incidents of smuggling
controlled funds to it - especially after
Zionism was considered a punishable crime - and it does not
deter smugglers or lead to a reduction in smuggling
incidents despite the care and efforts exerted in that regard.
Furthermore, since the absence of legislation
imposing strict penalties on those who engage in smuggling,
whether it be smuggling funds, money, or the travel
of persons to Palestine, may encourage
Zionist advocates or their agents
to expand the scope of their work. Therefore, it was found
that necessity requires enacting legislation that sets
a limit to their activities. Thus, the attached draft
was prepared, which considered the leakage of Iraqi
funds and any act leading to the ownership of
real estate in Palestine by Iraqis or its sale
in Iraq to Zionists, whether directly or
through brokerage, or the travel of persons to
Palestine, as crimes punishable by law
unless it is with the approval of the competent
authorities in the Iraqi government as
stated in the draft.
Town: Al-Husoun
Number: 199
Date: February 21, 1950
From ⟦line⟧
They are the ones who spread chaos and confusion
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Sinful attempts, and suspicious movements,
woven and plotted in secret to destroy the morale
of the proud Iraqi people by destroying their economic
powers and spreading a spirit of chaos in
their commercial and financial markets. It is no secret
to anyone that Iraq only stumbled into its acute
financial crisis after the
honorable Iraqi government declared war on
the Zionist gangs in Palestine to discipline them
and turn them back from the transgression they rushed into
Saudi Arabia, because it knew how to invest
its gold (oil) flowing from its lands
and turned it into American dollars..
For Iraq is in no better state than
its sister Arab countries, if not
worse, despite the many implications of this phrase
and it is still stumbling in its financial crisis since
it declared the disciplinary war as we mentioned before.
The Jews in Iraq alone bear
the responsibility for it, and they alone bear what
⟦illegible⟧ suffers from misery, hardship, and distress
their properties and money and converting them into cash
currency to make it easier for them to smuggle it out of
the country to impoverish it.
And if you discuss with them the reason that
forced them to flee from Iraq, they answer you
that they do not feel safe for their lives in it,
knowing that they are among the most cared for and well-
treated people, because the religion practiced by
the majority of the Iraqi people mandates them not to
harm minorities or control their fate,
according to the teachings of the Master of Messengers and the Seal
acute financial crisis only after the
honorable Iraqi government declared war on
the Zionist gangs in Palestine to discipline them
and turn them back from the transgression they rushed into
under its current and the currents of the Anglo-
American world and the Red Bolshevik currents,
so the spirit of the Jews in the Arab world was with
the Zionist gangs, and only their bodies
were with the people of the Arab countries, and how some
citizens - unfortunately - tried
to place distinctions between Judaism
and Zionism, so they consider the Jews in the Arab
countries different from the Jews in the regions of Europe
and America and the Eastern Bloc, and we wished
that this claim were true,
so they would be different from those, but the thing
that we wished for was not real
alas, because the Jews in the Arab
countries - as we said - their spirits are with
the Zionists and only their bodies are with
the Arab peoples.
And the greatest evidence for what we say is this
crisis looming over the kingdoms and regions
entirely, and we will not exclude from it except the country
and it is still stumbling in its financial crisis since
to declare a disciplinary war as we mentioned before.
The Jews in Iraq alone bear
its consequences, and they alone bear what the
Iraqi people suffer from misery, hardship, distress,
suppression, and exhaustion because they are the ones who worked
and are still working to destroy the economy of
the country and the deterioration of its finances by spreading a spirit
of chaos and confusion in our financial markets.
And if you discuss this matter with one of them,
he answers you that the Iraqi Jews are not
secure about their property and what they own, so they began
working in various ways to get rid of
knowing that they are from ⟦...⟧
treatment, because the religion practiced by
the majority of the Iraqi people dictates that they must not
harm minorities or control their fate,
according to the teachings of the Master of Messengers and the Seal
of the Prophets, Muhammad, prayers of God be upon him and his family
and his companions and peace, as he says:
"Whoever harms a Dhimmi has harmed me."
Therefore, harming a non-Muslim is one of the prohibitions
for Muslims, and this claim of theirs is false
and rejected from its foundation, except that they
- and according to what we said in previous issues -
do that according to the orders issued
to them from Tel Aviv.
In view of the above, we want the officials
to speed up solving the problem of the Jews in
Iraq with a successful practical solution so that things return
to their natural course, and economic life
in the country returns to stability
to ease the financial crisis and for prosperity to prevail for all
citizens?