AI English Translation, Pages 51-75
Smuggling Jews ..
and burning two ships ..
The colleague Sawt al-Fayha of Basra mentioned
that two sailing ships were arrested some time ago
carrying Jews hidden under "hay"
for the purpose of smuggling them! After they were arrested
and the Jews and smugglers were led away with the ships' sailors
the two ships were left anchored in Abu Al-Khaseeb
and they were found one day last week
with fire burning them, and the cause of the
incident is not yet known.
Al-Araa - This is another evidence, but not the last
that the operations of smuggling Jews are still
ongoing from many points of the Iraqi
borders by all possible means, and if only
the smuggling was limited to getting rid of these
"fugitives" in person to where their golden
dream has become embodied in the statelet of Israel
but those fleeing ingrates, ungrateful for
God's grace and the homeland, resort to smuggling Iraqi
dinars, bullion, and the like.
And some circles are talking this
week about an attempt to smuggle one hundred thousand
Iraqi dinars by two people from well-known
Jewish families in Baghdad!
The Newspaper - Al-Yaqaza
Number - 755
Date - February 21, 1950
Successor to Dr. Max!
Readers know Dr. Max
Kropach, the Polish Jew who played in
Iraq a dangerous role and worked for a long
time in ⟦Al-Alayyin⟧ hospital, and he was one of
the pillars of Zionism in Iraq.
Readers know him, and he has died, and he has a brother who wanted
to exploit the fame enjoyed by his
deceased brother, so he sought to contract with the Ministry of Social
Affairs and the deal was almost completed if not for the care
of God. For Al-Said's ministry resigned and was succeeded by
Al-Pachachi's ministry. And His Excellency Saad
Omar took over the Ministry of Social Affairs and saw
the attempts to bring over the brother of Dr.
Max, so he refused to sign the contract,
and the case ended temporarily. And we fear that
this matter will be reconsidered at this time.
Dr. Max's brother is not one of
the specialists in a specific area, and he has no special
advantage over other doctors except that he is
Jewish. Does his Jewishness justify bringing him over
and employing him?
* The German Herbert Hibert set
(a reward) for whoever keeps (the Jews) away from his cafe,
because those who frequent the cafe do not wish to
see Jews. As for us, we set rewards
to see them, deal with them, and serve them. And in
the eye of the envious there are a thousand sticks!!!
* It was known about Napoleon in his famous saying:
"Look for the woman" in every incident, since
she must have a finger in it, and it seems
that the (woman) he meant is the (Jewish) woman,
not the female sex! An exception to that is
(Salima Murad) the singer of (the deer) in
Iraq!
The Newspaper - Al-Yaqaza
Number - 756
Date - February 22, 1950
We hope they are not Jews
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs received a letter from
the Iraqi Embassy in London informing it that
the Polish envoy there contacted it and informed it
that two hundred and fifty Polish specialists in
agricultural, economic, social,
health and industrial affairs are ready to serve
in Iraq under the conditions proposed by
the Iraqi government. The Ministry
mentioned has asked all ministries to inform it of
the specialists they need so that it can
bring the required number of these
Poles.
To the Ministry of Finance
Eliminating Economic Awareness
By: Son of Iraq
It is no secret to everyone that the Baghdad Province is
the main center for Iraq's trade, frequented by
merchants from the remaining provinces to obtain what
they need. And the majority of small
merchants in the provinces deal with Jewish
merchants in Baghdad, but recent events
and the emergence of Jewish intentions forced many
small merchants to stop dealing with
Jews and they began registering themselves in
Chambers of Commerce in the provinces and became subject
to tax out of a desire to import from abroad
on their own account..
But the public in recent days
were surprised by a statement from the Ministry of Finance stipulating
not to allow imports to the import applicant
unless the papers submitted to the Directorate
General of Imported Funds are reinforced with customs
statements proving he was a former merchant. This means
that the import trade will remain confined
to Baghdad merchants. It is no secret that the majority of merchants
in Baghdad are Jews, so this will lead
inevitably to trade remaining in their hands.. and
not to mention the damage that will befall other merchants
in the rest of the provinces!! Now we ask, is it
fair for the Directorate of Imported
Funds to resort to this type of solution.
And there are many educated nationalist youth
who wish to fight this lethal group
that wishes to surround the Iraqi people
with an iron ring and constrain this poor
people to suck their blood, and these are the most effective
ways in their view..
So make way, O men of Iraq,
and let the youth stand before this group to rescue
the country's economy from the hands of those whose
intentions have been proven to the public.
Furthermore, is this the correct solution?? Is
it reasonable to prevent a person from importing
because he does not possess customs statements?
If we assume that a person wishes to
work in trade and has the qualifications that
qualify him to work in this profession, is it
right for him to be prevented because he does not possess customs
statements or because he is not a former merchant?!
Similarly, if one of the graduates of the College of
Law or the College of Commerce wishes to
work in trade, is it right to
prevent him from working in this profession for the lack
of customs statements in his possession??
We believe that the solution pursued by the
Directorate General of Imported Funds is an
incorrect solution, and it will inevitably eliminate economic
awareness in Iraq... and it will encourage
rights and includes presenting Iraq's bounties
and blocking the way for educated youth who
wish to practice trade.
Accordingly, we hope the Ministry of Finance will
make way for those who wish to import and have
the required qualifications, such as belonging to the Chambers of
Commerce and being subject to income tax, otherwise
this solution will be in favor of one group over
another, and this is not in the public interest.
« Son of Iraq »
Here and There
The Broadcasting House in Egypt and Iraq
Keen on the feelings of the Zionists!..
Professor Al-Tabai wrote in the magazine "Akher
Sa'a" the following:
The administration of the Royal Opera House responded
to the public's desire and agreed with the radio station
to broadcast a few performances of the Italian Opera
Troupe - and among these performances
the opera Samson and Delilah by the composer Saint-
Saëns.
But it happened last week that
one of the radio station employees spoke - and we suffice
by mentioning the first letters of his name A. A. Y. -
he spoke with the Royal Opera administration and said to them -
verbatim:
(I think there is a desire not to broadcast Samson
and Delilah)!
It is a diplomatic touch usually used
- and out of politeness - to express the desire
of one of the main entities or authorities
in Egypt!
... Until it became clear that this desire was
the desire of the Director of the Radio Station! And I do not think that
the virtuous Director of the Station, no matter how great his status is
in hearts - and in my heart especially -
and no matter how great his share of people's respect is
- and the respect of the radio listeners in
particular - I do not think that His Excellency or His Honor
aspires for his wishes to be referred to in the language or
phrases used to express the
wishes of the main official authorities in
Egypt!
But... never mind that!
The important thing is why did the Director
of the Station express this desire? This is Q...
and A... because broadcasting the opera Samson
and Delilah might hurt the feelings of the Jews!
And I ask here or wonder: Who appointed the
Director of the Station or authorized him or delegated him to defend
the feelings of the Jews?
If one of Egypt's Jews had spoken to him
about this.. then I am ready to cross out all
that I wrote and I am sorry and apologize to the
Director who is jealous for the feelings of his Egyptian brothers
the Jews!
Otherwise.. then it would be from his part
a demonstration like those demonstrations carried out
by the Zionists in the capitals of Europe and America
when a film like Oliver Twist is shown
or a play is performed containing what touches their
ancient and long-standing history!
Furthermore.. the opera Samson and Delilah, as
I remember and know, is derived from one of the stories of
the Torah.
And the Torah is one of the heavenly books that
we Muslims believe in.. So what objection
does Qasim Bey have to a story from a book believed in by
Muslims?
In fact, this opera Samson
and Delilah was translated into Arabic and composed by an Egyptian Jew
the musician Daoud Hosni, and it was produced by the
Company for the Promotion of Arabic Acting on the stage of
the Ezbekiya Garden, and the Jews of Egypt did not object or protest
or demonstrate back then, so why does
Professor Qasim Bey want to be more Jewish
than the Jews?
Or perhaps Qasim Bey got confused
and thought that Samson and Delilah is the play
(Samson) by author Henri Bernstein, against which
the Jews of Alexandria demonstrated when
it was performed before the war at the Alhambra Theater!
In any case, we sincerely hope that
Qasim Bey would be economical in expressing such
desires and to be careful in the future
to observe the feelings and desires of the public
of listeners before volunteering for such
demonstrations that no one will applaud in admiration
except for the Zionists!
Finally, we are pleased that the administration of the Royal Opera House
did not respond to the desire of the Director!
For the Attention of the Officials
This is in Cairo, but as for Baghdad, the matter
is more calamitous and bitter, and this word under the
above title is among hundreds of words in this regard
that we save in the following, and one thing reminds of another:
Many were those cries that arose
from everywhere demanding the removal of (Salima
Murad) from the broadcasting house, especially those
written by the esteemed Al-Yaqaza newspaper, but unfortunately
it cuts the heart to see that those concerned with the matter did not
pay attention to that, so they continued as they were
and made room for this dancer to send
her voice high despite everyone so that the
refugees may hear her and the Israeli gangs may be delighted by her
and if only the matter stopped at this point
and if only her songs were like other songs, free
from words and meanings that are reprehensible in an
Arab Islamic country, but she insists on singing
pieces that stir emotions and excite feelings
and clearly scream with reckless licentiousness
and all of this, we have no doubt that its source is a
special group of the enemies of Arabism and Islam
that wants to corrupt morals with such songs
reprehensible, and perhaps the piece she sang last
Sunday evening (My Neighbors.. My Neighbors)
is clear evidence of what we said because of the
meaning it contained which we see as a debauchery to reach the ears
of every young man and girl, therefore we draw attention to
the impact left by such songs on
morals, hoping for the removal of this singer from
the broadcasting house!
Karbala | Abdul Ali Abu Al-Hubb
More Jewish than the Jews!
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Mr. Faik al-Samarrai, the deputy for Baghdad, requested in yesterday's session to delete from
the record the paragraphs related to the government's position on the Jews. Those paragraphs recorded by
the deputy "Ibn al-Sheikh," in which he demanded justice for Iraqi Jews, not justice against them,
they whose actions and intentions have been revealed toward the homeland that enriched and blessed them!!
But "Ibn al-Sheikh" objected to Mr. al-Samarrai's request, and emphasized the
necessity of keeping the mentioned paragraphs in the official records! In this matter, we support
the objection of "Ibn al-Sheikh" to keeping the mentioned paragraphs so they remain a historical witness
proclaiming that he is more Jewish than the Jews, just as he is more English than the English!
Newspaper: Al-Nabaa
Number: 482
Date: February 22, 1950
At ten forty in the morning
yesterday, the Chamber of Deputies met
under the chairmanship of the First Vice President, Haj Ahmed
Al-Amer; the summary of the previous session's minutes
was read. Deputy Mr. Salman
Al-Sheikh Daoud spoke regarding it and said: I have learned that my colleague
Faiq Bey Al-Samarrai requested yesterday the deletion of
a word mentioned in my speech, and I do not object
to the deletion of any offensive word, but I said that
Jews are equal in rights; is this
an offensive word... Here, the chairman of the session put
the summary to a vote and announced its acceptance, while
Deputy Mr. Salman Al-Sheikh Daoud continued to say that
it was his right to speak about what was mentioned in the minutes
of yesterday's session, and when he was not allowed to do so, he left
the hall.
The Newspaper - Al-Nadhir
Number - 42
Date - 22 February 1950
Sentences of the Second Criminal Court in Basra
against the smugglers of Jews and the escaping Jews
from Iraq to Iran
On 8 - 2 - 950, the Court of
Second Criminal Court in Basra sentenced the smugglers of
Jews named Issa Finjan, Abd al-Nabi
Jassim, and Farhoud Qata' to rigorous imprisonment
for a period of three years, with placing them under
police supervision for a period of three years according to
Article ten of the Passport Law.
It also sentenced on the same day each
of Naima Ezra, Marcel Elias, Nadira
Ezra, Albertine Ibrahim, Jahla Ezra,
Shalom Munshi, Elias Salim, Shulamit
Salim, Claire Salim, and Violet Salim to rigorous imprisonment
for a period of six months according to Article
ten of the Passport Law.
And on the date of 11 - 2 - 950, the Court of
Second Criminal Court in Basra sentenced Daoud
Shamil, Sarah Ezra, Raf'a daughter of Daoud,
Sabiha daughter of Hesqel, Eliyahu Hesqel,
Hesqel Ma'touq, Victor Nahoum,
Hesqel Shamil, Ezra Elia, and Aziza
Ibrahim to rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months
regarding the men, and simple imprisonment regarding
the females according to Article ten of the Passport
Law.
The Second Criminal Court in Basra sentenced
on the same day Spiro Naz Sassoon,
Josephine Sassoon, Tufaha Nahoum,
Eliza Nahoum, Janet Korji, Juliet
Shamil, Munshi Nassim, Sassoon Zakkai,
Habib Eliyahu, and Munshi Korji to rigorous imprisonment
for the men and simple imprisonment for the women
for a period of six months
according to Article ten of the Passport
Law, and regarding Samir Sam- ⟦...⟧ ended
with a fine of 40 Dinars and in case of non-payment
simple imprisonment for a period of two months.
The Second Criminal Court in Basra sentenced
on the date of 15 - 2 - 1950 Israel
Ibrahim, Sami Munir, and Ibrahim Yaqub
to rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months regarding
the men and simple imprisonment for the women according to
Article ten of the Passport Law,
and decided to release Haroun Meir and Meir
Haroun according to Article 155 of the Procedures.
The Second Criminal Court in Basra sentenced
on the date of 15 - 2 - 950 Ibrahim
Salman, Sabiha Nassim, and Saleh Shaul
to rigorous imprisonment for a period of six months regarding
the two men and simple imprisonment for the female
according to Article ten of the Passport
Law.
The Second Criminal Court sentenced on the same
day Salim Korji and Khatoun Muthir
to a fine of forty Dinars each
of them, and in case of non-payment to simple
imprisonment for a period of two months.
The Second Criminal Court in Basra sentenced
on the date of 15 - 2 - 950 Sami Sassoon
to rigorous imprisonment for six months according to Article
ten of the Passport Law, and sentenced
the Second Criminal Court in Basra the smuggler
Abdullah Salman to rigorous imprisonment for six
months and placing him under police supervision for a
year after the end of his sentence.
The court also sentenced on the date of 18 - 2
Hesqel Ibrahim to rigorous imprisonment
for a period of six months. About the news
Al-Husun Newspaper
Number 208
Date 2 - 7 - ⟦1950⟧
We do not want silence
regarding the escape of the Jews
Incidents of escaping and smuggling of
Jews from various regions of the country have increased, and
the means and methods of their escape and
smuggling have multiplied, and what we hear about is much less
than what is actually occurring and happening! . . So how can we
interpret this? And what is the purpose of these
many and varied incidents? And what do
the Jews want with these actions of theirs?!
These are questions we address to the officials,
and we offer them as a gift from us to the Iraqi
Jews, and we want from the officials
an answer to them, for the official, before and after
being an official, is a citizen
by nature, and the Iraqi Jew,
who is supposed to be one of the Iraqi
citizens, enjoys what is enjoyed by any
citizen regardless of his religion or beliefs.
So why then do the men of government overlook
these movements carried out by
the Jewish "citizens"? And why do
the Jews try to escape from the country in which
they were born and in whose land they were raised, and from
whose bounties and good things they enjoyed, and with whose money
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Continuation of: We do not want silence
they controlled, and they are still controlling
its markets and economies?!
We say why? . . And it is our right to
insist on one question after another!!
Have the Jews in Iraq been afflicted with anything like
what our cousins in Palestine were afflicted with?
Did the sons of Iraq attack the Jews of the country
the way the Zionist Jews attacked the sons
of Palestine in Deir Yassin?! Did
the Iraqi government take control of
the money of the Jews and what they own as did
the state of "Israel" with the sons of Palestine
the refugees? . .
Yes! Iraqi Jews have the right to
try to escape with their lives, if
what befell the Arabs in Palestine had befallen them
even in small part. However, the strange
thing is that they are working hard to escape
not out of injustice that befell them, or harm likely
to happen to them, or damage that might strike them.
And this is what makes us wonder
and urge the officials to put an end to the issue
of the Jews in Iraq.
The issue has reached a point where it is impossible
to remain silent about it, for the citizen who does not
want to live in his homeland, we cannot
bind him with chains and shackles to stay,
and if he stays in the homeland, his harm is more than
his benefit, and his schemes for the country are more than
his advice, for he does not change regardless of how the days
pass or the eras multiply. . And let us say
frankly that they long for Palestine and that they
are eager to go to it and serve the state
of the "Promised Land." So we have only to prepare
the ways and pave the roads for their departure by
legitimate means, and let their travel be, not like the travel
of the Palestinian refugees with only their skin, but rather
the Iraqi government should hand over to each
of them only what is sufficient for travel, and
his "alleged" state should prepare for him the means of
living there, and the money currently in the possession
of the Jew must return to
the Iraqi state treasury just as "Israel"
previously confiscated the funds and properties of
the Palestinians. And public opinion, O
officials, has been very patient, and persevered
more, and there is no more room for patience,
and do not try by your silence to drive it
out of its mind, so that what is not praised
will happen, "and fear a trial which will not strike
those who have wronged among you specifically" . . I have
conveyed, O Allah, bear witness.
* The United Nations had formed an advisory
council consisting of Americans, British,
French, Egyptians, and Pakistanis, and three
delegates from Tripoli, Cyrenaica, and Fezzan.
It has been learned that one of these delegates is a Jew.
We fear that the ambassadors of the Great Powers
in the Arab countries will also become Jews,
in which case Tel Aviv would not need
recognition, nor would it need embassies in these
countries!
Newspaper: Al-Yaqza
Number: 757
Date: February 22, 1950
* The Jews show their fear of the increased
armament of the truce governments and say that
this is evidence of preparation for a second war
in Palestine. I claim that governments
among which are those that take Salima
Murad the Jewess as their singer on their radio cannot
be among those seeking revenge!
* The Egyptian Foreign Minister said:
Egypt's position toward Israel will not
change, and we will continue to impose a blockade on
ships passing through the Suez Canal carrying oil
or weapons to the Jewish gangs,
and we also say that our radio's position toward
Salima Murad the "Jewish" dancer will not
change either. And whoever is not satisfied with water and contentment,
let him leave the earth and the sky.
Economic Corners
A Common Mistake!!
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... We were visiting one of our merchant friends, and our conversation was a mixture of
politics, economics, social talk, newspaper news, and what is broadcast by
radio stations and repeated by news agencies. Each of us participated in the conversation according to
his culture and the extent of his knowledge, added to this were the light and pleasant comments of some brothers,
which were comments intended for (humor), not to explain the obscure or interpret the ambiguous. While we
were in this state, a young man in his twenties entered, who had an appointment with our friend
(the merchant). He was handsome, muscular, and tall, lacking nothing except
self-confidence and reliance on God. He poked his head toward (our friend) and whispered
something to him in a trembling voice and broken tones that did not match those twisted muscles and broad
chest. He gestured for him to sit, so he sat shyly and gazed into space.
Suddenly our friend shouted: -
- A disaster, by God!!
- Leave the disasters and difficulties aside, for we did not agree on this, nor did we make an appointment for it.
Rather, these are hours we spend with joy, even if (forced), then each of us goes about his business!!
- True... but (so-and-so) sent his peer to me (pointing to the young man) asking
me to employ him in the (Khan), and he was in the (government), but it let him go for a reason I do not know!!
- Perhaps it does not want young people!! And does not want to give them a chance!! Or perhaps our friend
was performing (athletic exercises) in his office to threaten his boss with such muscles,
so the boss got fed up with him and, feeling constrained, seized the opportunity of the treasury being empty of money to get rid
of him under the pretext of saving?!
- That may be so, and it may not be!!
- Why don't you take him in, so you benefit him and benefit from him, and by this add one to the workers
and subtract one from the unemployed?!
- My business is commercial, and commerce requires (honesty), (loyalty),
(intelligence), keeping secrets, agility, and activity!! All of this is found among (the Jews),
and a Muslim has no capacity to perform it!!
- A wrong idea and a terrible, widespread suggestion!! It serves the Jews and destroys others.
- But it is the reality in which I am not alone, and I have no part in calling for it, but I am,
in the words of the speaker... (We found our fathers...)!!
- And how do you know that your fathers were in error in this?? And that this error is
the work of the Jews themselves??!
- It may be possible!!
- So how did you attribute (honesty) to them when it is stated in their Talmud (that the property of non-Jews
is permissible for Jews)!! And you crowned them with loyalty, yet they betrayed this homeland after living
in it since the Babylonian captivity until now?? And you claimed intelligence for them while they are the dullest upon it,
and you credited them with (keeping secrets) while your secrets and the secrets of others are known to (their sect),
and you praised their agility and activity, and all of this is true but it is directed to serve (Israel),
not to serve you!!?
- What you have mentioned may be among the common mistakes!!
- It is the reality, and the evidence is plenty!!
The young man left driven by hope and pushed by expectation, and we remained tearing down in
(our attempts) the common mistakes that dominated minds for a period of time and made
of (Israel) a state, and of the Jews a distinguished nation, while science belies this and does not grant
the Jews any distinction at all!! O God, except for treachery and betrayal!!
(A)
Newspaper: Al-Yaqaza
Number: 760
Date: February 26, 1950
Economic war waged by the Jews
Against the Arabs in Iraq in particular
Many of us believe that we are now in a state of peace
With the alleged Israel, or rather with the Jews.
But in reality and fact, we are in the midst of
A bloody economic war; it is an existing war
From their side at least, and I say from their side
Only because, as I see it, we have been overcome by drowsiness,
So we slept and slumbered deeply and for long, and if
We had opened our eyes for a moment, we would have seen ourselves in clear
Delusion, for we have become a compliant toy
In the hands of the powerful nations that have consolidated their foundations
And established their pillars on the ruins of weak
Nations, executing what they decide, and following what
They command.
This is the alleged state of Israel (alleged)
As we claim and our countries claim because we deceived
Ourselves with appearances and descriptions,
We deceived it with fantasy; for any alleged state
That arises from nothingness arises dead, arises like a parasite,
Despicable, weak, and frail, exhausted by
Searching for a prey to cling to its body
To suck its blood and feed on its food,
And finally it found its sought-after goal and clung to it
And obtained its desire from it, so it weakened it and is still
Trying to weaken it and will not leave it until it dies
And perishes.
The example of Israel is like the example of this parasite
Since it arose from nothingness, it arose from the gathering of
Scattered remnants from the East of the earth
And its West; they threw themselves into our land
And our country and found their sought-after goal, rather
They found in it their fertile pasture, nay
They found its people asleep, so they spread their poisons from
Here and there and launched their war, and we faltered,
Lagged behind, grew lazy, and held onto our covenants,
And we executed and followed what the assembly of predatory wolves
Decided, so this state arose, which we call
A thorn in our eyes despite us, whether we accepted or
Did not accept; but they were not satisfied with this amount
Of recklessness, for they are still serious in
Achieving their dream suspended in the memory of every
Individual of them, which is the construction of this state,
Nay, the seizure of the largest area of our country,
Rather the seizure of all our lands and our displacement
And expulsion just as they were scattered and expelled; they
Spend everything precious and cheap for the sake of achieving
This dream of theirs. Even in this period,
They are waging their continuous economic war against us
Since this state existed and before it
Existed.
The clearest evidence of this war is what we see
In the local market and what the Jews are doing in
Offering various funds and goods for sale
At tempting prices, and they were not satisfied with this only,
But they offered houses and roofed properties, so many
Of the naive and simple people rushed to buy
What these mean people offer, either driven by enrichment
Or driven by jealousy of one another; it is
An economic phenomenon from a theoretical perspective
Because it is merely a process of buying and selling, no
More and no less, but it entails severe
Danger if we look deeper into its essence because it is a phenomenon
That will lead to reducing or withdrawing large quantities of
Circulating and hoarded money from some people
As well, and the Jews will work on freezing
The prices of these things that I designated and they will refrain
From putting them in the market again; this is from
One side. And from the other side, money will decrease
In the state - and consequently an economic crisis will occur -
A monetary crisis. And what will follow it
Of dire economic and social effects,
And this is the great calamity and this is the
Feared matter, and by that we would have reaped the fruit of
Our lethargy and reluctance, and consequently,
Getting out of it will be difficult and after
Great sacrifices; so when will we wake up and eliminate the
Jewish danger before it worsens.
College of Law - A. H. S.
A policeman smuggles Jews
It is very regrettable that an employee
Charged with security and keenness for the safety of
The state and the interest of the nation should engage in smuggling; for it
Has previously occurred that an officer was arrested in Basra
Caught red-handed in the crime of smuggling, and what smuggling -
Smuggling Jews in official cars, and he was
Sentenced to five years in prison.
And here we are before a similar crime committed
By policeman number 245 named Muhammad
Abd al-Rahman from the Railway ranks.
On February 23, 1950, the North Baghdad Railway Police
Arrested him at approximately 9:30 PM on the aforementioned day
Caught red-handed in the crime of smuggling twenty Jews,
And the smuggler policeman and the smuggled Jews
Were taken to the Rusafa investigation judge, where he ordered their detention
In preparation for their trial.
The phenomenon of employees from any
Corps committing such shameful acts
Out of greed for money - is one of the dangerous phenomena that
The government must take into account,
And work to purge the state apparatus of these
("polluted") criminal elements against the
Nation.
Newspaper: Al-Naba
Number: 486
Date: February 26, 1950
Bomb Explosion
A powerful explosion occurred today in Baghdad and it
became clear from the investigation that a girl named Nazima
Saleh was carrying explosive materials and it is believed
that it was a bomb and her feet slipped and she fell on
the ground and her fall led to the explosion of these
materials but no casualties occurred and it is believed that
the girl was aiming to throw the explosives in
a populated area. She has been arrested and an
investigation has been initiated with her.
To the Ministry of Education
Where is the Futuwwa system?
By Salman al-Sawaf
At a time when nations have turned to training their youth, as well as their girls
complete military training as an exaggeration of vigilance and caution, and in preparation for emergencies
and danger. I say at this time when the world is clustering into camps lying in wait
for one another, and some are preparing to pounce on others. And at a time when
Jewish gangs are preparing to invade the rest of the Arab countries after they swept through
Palestine - and humiliated all the Arabs - at this time we are stingy with our children regarding training
which we used to practice years ago, that is, the day when our country and our nation were not exposed to the danger
of the Jews as they are now. How strange is our condition, and how odd are our ways?
The Futuwwa system was in place in Iraq since the year 1939 - 1941, that is, before
11 years. There were youth battalions and student parades as they traversed
public streets, performing their exercises in special camps, filling the hearts
of the people with pride and glory in the early manhood that cheers for the homeland, and thinks only of
the glory of the homeland.
The "Futuwwa" was a massive, mighty army of brave schoolboys, their shoulders shaking
with national pride, and their souls elevated by national faith, while they knew
that they were carrying weapons and training in the use of weapons in preparation for the day of struggle,
the day the caller of the nation summons them, and they answer the call and find sacrifice for its sake sweet. So what
is it that angered the officials about the Futuwwa system until they abolished and suspended it? And what is it
that also angered the officials about the Futuwwa until they forbade them from practicing horsemanship
which is from the core of Arab character, and is at the peak of the nation's interest?
It is not difficult for us to explain that "anger," but we do not want to dig up
graves and recall memories, for in them is what causes distress and pains the heart. We do not want
to say that harsh circumstances enabled the British advisors in the Ministry
of Education to influence some officials during the war, so they abolished the Futuwwa system
for political purposes known to the people, and the system remained suspended until this day, despite
all the cries that rose from all over the country to revive it. Especially after the Jewish danger
grew toward Palestine and the rest of the Arab countries. His Excellency Mr. Najib
al-Rawi, the former Minister of Education, had promised to restore this system and implement it since the last
academic year. But the promise remained a voice in a speech, and ink on paper!
O officials, the youth of this nation spend their free time in what does not benefit
the homeland: in cafes, amusement parks, streets, markets, and reading exciting stories.
Youth and free time are a source of corruption, so fill their void with the Futuwwa system and straighten their character
by training them in the use of weapons and horsemanship activities - you will guarantee for the country a strong generation
in body, character, and creed.
The Jews in Iraq - if you did not know yet - are training their sons and daughters
on everything before our eyes and ears. Indeed, they actually trained them on types of engines,
land and river; they trained the largest number of them even on flying in the sky of Baghdad; they trained them
on swimming, boxing, and wrestling. They trained them on using all types of weapons,
and military movements. They trained them on everything related to attack, defense, intelligence,
acts of sabotage, espionage, and so on. We have warned of this on every occasion,
yet the Iraqi government does not lift a finger, neither toward the Jewish preparation inside
the country and outside it, nor in preparing the youth for what matches the preparation of the Jews on the
second hand, a matter that cannot be understood or interpreted reasonably, until doubt almost
overwhelms us regarding what is being plotted for us as a result of this strange policy!
But in the Ministry of Education now is a minister from the youth, whose time with the Futuwwa
is not long ago, and he often repeated with his colleagues in school squares the anthems of power, and cheers
of enthusiasm. So we hope that the seat of power will not make him forget the duties of the youth - and he is one of them -
by fulfilling for his fellow youth their ambition, bringing them closer to their goals, and restoring to them
their Futuwwa system. We need not say that the least current circumstances impose upon us
is to work with the Futuwwa system, to prepare the youth in a way that makes them capable of
protecting the homeland and warding off dangers from it when the hour comes.
* What Senator (Ezra Menachem) commented regarding the strengthening of Iraqi
unity, which lacks implementation according to him, is considered very witty.
He should have urged the (holders of Iraqi citizenship) among the members
of his community to respect the Iraqi unity under whose shadows they enjoy
what no other inhabitant of this country enjoys, instead of turning their
faces toward Tel Aviv as volunteers and donors!
* Following the bomb explosion yesterday in
Ghazi Street, people began whispering about
the existence of (secret) Jewish factories for making
explosives in Baghdad, and we do not rule that
out, if not certain of it.
Newspaper: Al-Yaqdha
Number: 761
Date: February 27, 1950
The incident of the bomb that exploded yesterday
Where did the Jewish suspect get it from
and where did she intend to transport it?
Yesterday we published a brief report about the incident of
the bomb that exploded yesterday in Ghazi Street,
and today we publish the latest details that reached us
in this regard. At exactly one-thirty
in the afternoon yesterday - Saturday -
a massive roar and a severe explosion were heard, shaking
the Bab al-Sheikh area. People came out of
their homes to find out the cause of this explosion, and
a group of police officers rushed out, led by
Mr. Najib Muzahim, the officer in charge of the Bab al-Sheikh
police station, to Al-Wasi Square,
opposite the Firdaus Cinema. A girl was seen
sitting on the sidewalk of the street with blood flowing
from her ear and her right thigh, screaming
and shouting at the top of her voice. Clouds of
smoke filled the entire square, so the police
dispersed the citizens, and the station officer began
investigating the wounded woman. It turned out that she
claims to be Nazima Saleh, 25 years old,
and that she was injured as a result of the explosion of
a hand grenade she was carrying herself. She was immediately
transferred by the ambulance that arrived following
the incident, accompanied by the officer of the Bani Said
police station. After being examined and treated,
she was placed under medical observation,
then her statement was recorded by the investigating judge
who ordered her immediate detention, so she was sent
under guard to Al-Karkh Hospital.
Then Mr. Mohsen Al-Qazwini, the investigating judge
of Southern Rusafa, the assistant police chief of Al-Abakhana,
and the assistant police chief of Bani Said arrived
at the scene of the incident to conduct an inspection
and record witness statements. The chemical analyst,
Dr. Kawi, also arrived, and the investigation committee
began its work. It observed the presence of large iron
fragments and a hole in the middle of the street.
Holes were also noticed in the walls
located in front of the street. The bomb exploded
in an arc shape. Witnesses of the incident,
who are shop owners located in front of the
incident, stated that the street was empty of
passersby and cars when the bomb exploded.
The explosion occurred after the suspect fell
to the ground as a result of slipping -
and it is believed she was hiding the bomb under her abaya.
The bomb explosion led to the injury of
a blind beggar who was sitting at a distance
from the incident with some wounds and damages.
The criminal feigned fainting, stupidity,
and lack of understanding during the investigation with her.
Thus, this incident passed peacefully without
anyone being harmed significantly.
Had the street been crowded with people, the
consequence would have been dire.
The investigation is now underway to find out the source
of this bomb, where the suspect got it from,
and where she intended to transport it? ... And is
there a source for distributing bombs to Jews,
and how were the security authorities unaware of
that before this explosion occurred?
Salima Murad and the Radio
We have learned that His Excellency the Minister of Interior has ordered important amendments to
the Iraqi radio programs. According to these amendments, the Jewish dancer
Salima Murad has been removed from the radio programs, which had long challenged general national sentiment
with this Jewish woman. No doubt the Iraqi public will receive this
with great pleasure.
Jews are destroying Iraqi wealth!
By Salman al-Safwani
People have no talk these days except the talk of the Jews, and what they are plotting for this
country of imminent evil. That is because they are in a constant movement of escape and smuggling to
Palestine. We are truly pleased that all Jews leave Iraq, whose economy they have tampered with,
and whose destinies they have controlled through this path. Yes, we are very pleased that
they leave our country to wherever Umm Qash'am [death/ruin] has settled. But the matter did not stop at the limit of
their escape and smuggling, otherwise we would have held celebrations and spent pleasant nights for that! Rather,
this movement of theirs is a "planned conspiracy" in broad daylight to disrupt the economic situation,
and cause confusion in the markets.
The explanation for this: they smuggled whatever money they could out of
Iraq first, until their deposits in banks dwindled from millions to what is not worth
mentioning. In addition to this, they have (frozen) their funds in Iraq to directly affect
the movement of buying and selling. Then they finally resorted to a (clever demonstration) by selling their home
furniture and liquidating goods in some of their stores. The purpose is clear: to collect whatever
money can be collected from the country to take it out or leave with it to Tel Aviv via
Iran or other countries. This is what concerns us in the first degree.
This is while knowing that those Jews who leave are not (incapacitated) but rather they are
those (capable) of carrying arms from both sexes, and that means they are (called upon)
for the duty of defending (Israel), rather they are called upon to invade the Arab countries, then
what is the benefit of some Jews leaving Iraq at a time when their merchants here are allowed
to control the lion's share of import and export policy, and for their wealthy
to own vast areas of land, bargaining over them and controlling their prices
after they seized them at the lowest prices and easiest means! By involving a group of
influential people with them in this scandalous exploitation.
As we say, and we still repeat the saying, that the country's national wealth is under
the control of the Jews, and that this wealth is threatened with depletion due to the excess of what they smuggled
from it by their special methods, and here they are now executing their conspiracy with a tight plan
to eliminate the remaining part of it, and the government shows no movement from this side,
so let us allow the Jews to leave Iraq all at once. But before we allow them that,
and before we turn a blind eye to their escape and smuggling, we must have no doubt that
these are (Zionists) in the language of those who sympathize with them and lean towards them, but as for us,
we do not differentiate between a Jew and a Zionist. And then it becomes imperative for us, having known the (enemy),
to withdraw from him the Iraqi nationality he carries just as he carries others unjustly and aggressively,
then we freeze his movable and immovable property; if we do not compensate the refugees with it for the damages
that befell them, then we at least deprive them of benefiting from it and using it against us. As for
opening the way for them to leave with their money and Iraqi nationalities, or allowing
those remaining among them to invest their money and properties in controlling trade and other
economic facilities, and lowering import restrictions for their benefit, that and our supreme
national interest are at opposite poles. We do not know any meaning for such a policy,
unless we want them to destroy this country economically and morally after we enabled them to seize
Palestine.
Events reveal to us day after day with a clarity that needs no more: that the Jews
in Iraq and the rest of the Arab countries do not only constitute a (fifth column) for Tel Aviv,
but they are preparing here and everywhere to carry out what the fifth column cannot carry out
of acts of sabotage and destruction, and there is no Jewish house that does not contain what it contains of
weapons and explosives. It happened yesterday that two Jewish women came out of
Ghazi Street carrying hand grenades to a Jewish house in Al-Bataween, and fate willed
that a grenade fell from one of them and exploded to expose the matter, and one of them fled.
The wounded woman was taken to the hospital, so for whom were these grenades and other weapons
stored in Jewish homes prepared? And what is the government waiting for to search their warehouses
and homes which were guarded and protected by the criminal Ali Khalid, the former Director General of Police,
who used to throw every piece of news that reached him about them into the (wastebasket) and throw the informants into
detention and fabricate charges against them, and receive for that in kind and in cash!
The Jews are plotting against you from all sides, and by all means, so if you do not strike
their hands with seriousness and sincerity, and if you do not spoil their plans for them, and get rid of
their evils, your country will become a (new) Palestine, God forbid. And I am amazed at those who
ignore the danger while it is before hearing and sight. May God have mercy on him who heard and understood.
* A speaker told me on the phone: that
the Jewish dancer Salima Murad sang
yesterday on Baghdad Radio as usual. So I said
to him: It is her right to sing everywhere after the catastrophe
of Arabism in Palestine. And we must hear
the voice of Israel until the state of the Jewish
gangs passes away!
From
The aftermath of the Jewish bomb
We mentioned in yesterday's issue details
about the incident of the bomb that exploded in Ghazi
Street near Al-Firdous Cinema, and we have learned
that the officer of the Bab al-Sheikh station yesterday
recorded her statement for a second time, and it turned out
that she is married and has three children. It is worth
mentioning that her family, relatives, and even her husband
have not contacted her until now. Some of
her relatives were summoned to record their statements, but they denied
having any contact with the accused, Nazima Saleh, for
eight years. We suffice with this amount
out of concern for the safety of the investigation, and we will provide
the readers with what arises regarding this subject.
School ⟦line⟧: Al-Yaqaza
Number ⟦line⟧: 762
Date ⟦line⟧: 28 February 1950
Newspaper: ⟦Al-Hawadeth⟧
Number: 205
Date: February 28, 1950
Jewish Migration to Israel
And Its Danger to Our National Entity
Some sister publications have recently
pointed to the (auction) movement taking place
in full swing in various parts of the country,
where many of "our Jews" have begun
selling their movable and immovable properties
in preparation for traveling to Israel via
Iran, this dear neighbor
which was and still is most enthusiastic in
appreciating the rights of neighborliness, and its
position towards Israel has not and still does not
differ from the position of the most sacrificial
Arab states for the sake of the Arabism of Palestine.
Therefore, it is truly regrettable that
this position should change slightly, so that
friendly Iran becomes a bridge crossed by the Jews
of Iraq to Israel. There is no doubt
that His Majesty the Shah's recent trip to
the United States had a significant impact on
this change, but our faith in the gallantry
of the brotherly Iranian people and their sympathy
leads us to the firm belief that they
will draw their government's attention to this
dangerous phenomenon, forcing it to close
its borders in the faces of fleeing Jews.
And what we say about Iran, we say about
Iraq as well. Ever since the Zionist movement
began to mature and was about to
enter its practical stage, Arab politicians
realized, foremost among them the politicians
of Iraq, the danger of Jewish migration to
Palestine. They exerted every possible
political or financial effort to stop it,
in addition to the legal obstacles
and restrictions they placed to prevent the travel of Jews to it
directly or indirectly as is happening now.
When colonialism established the illegitimate state of Israel
in Palestine, Jewish groups began
flocking to this dear Arab spot,
and their goal in doing so
does not exceed forming the overwhelming majority
of the population and putting an end to the Arabism of
Palestine finally, then gradual expansion
at the expense of neighboring Arab countries
whenever international circumstances and occasions allow.
Israel was and still is making all attempts to gather
the largest possible number of Jews in
Palestine to achieve its colonial ambitions
in the Arab East. But the seasoned Arab
politicians, foremost among them His
Excellency - Al-Said and Gir - their
resolve did not falter in combating this hateful danger.
After the reasons justifying the continuation of martial law in
Iraq vanished, His Excellency the Brigadier limited
these rulings during his last ministry
to combating the two dangers - the Communist
and the Zionist - and His Excellency also drafted the
law preventing the transfer of funds and the travel
of persons to Palestine to make it a reference
for the government in combating the aforementioned migration
after martial law completely ceased.
However, the (late) Ayyubid ministry
initiated - before any national service -
the abolition of the martial administration, which was
limited to combating the two major dangers
(Zionism and Communism) alone.
The result was as we see it now.
Mass migration to Iran, and from there
to Israel, of course. Because the civil
courts with their light punishments no longer
frighten the migrating Jews, because they
find nothing to punish them with other than violating the
passport system. So it is either a small fine
or reaching Israel! We do
not know if this result was intended
by the abolition of martial law and the suspension of
the Parliament so that the approval of the law
we alluded to would be delayed, just as we do not know
if the abolition - and this phenomenon is one of
its results - was inspired by foreign entities
interested in gathering Jews in Palestine and strengthening
their sinful state and expanding it. But
what we know well is that the current ministry
whose internal affairs are handled by His Excellency
Professor Saleh Jabr, known for his intense enthusiasm
and sincerity for the Arabism of Palestine,
will not hesitate to approve the law preventing
the transfer of funds and the travel of persons to
Palestine, as we do not doubt that His Excellency -
being a seasoned politician - knows very well that
the migration of two hundred thousand Jews from Iraq
to Palestine means nothing other than strengthening the Zionist
front with this large number of supporters who will
soon become double this number after a short period,
and help erase the Arab character -
- Rest on page 3 -
What's New in the
Explosives Incident on Ghazi Street
In yesterday's issue, we published information about
the explosives incident on Ghazi Street.
And readers, the information we have updated
proves from the technical expert's report that
the explosives are (Potash) of a large
size, which the detainee (Nazima)
was carrying, according to the analysis
of her clothes. It is strange that despite
entering the hospital, no person among
her relatives visited her, not even her husband (Saleh).
She is still detained, and we promise
readers to publish fuller details about this
incident when new details reach us.
Newspaper: Al-Araa (Opinions)
Number: 9
Date: February 28, 1950
The Jew and the Sheep
Professor Salman Al-Sheikh Daoud said in
the parliamentary session: "Every Jew is an Iraqi unless
his betrayal is proven..." and Professor Muhammad
Rizq Allah Augustine commented on that by saying: "Every
sheep is wool, unless we eat its meat at the restaurant!"
Rest of Jewish migration
from Palestine permanently, just as the gathering of
Jews in massive numbers in Israel
leaves no political argument for the Arabs
to claim the Arabism of Palestine, and leaves no
room for the return of our refugee brothers to
their homes. We also expect from our Ministry of
Foreign Affairs to contact the Iranian authorities
responsible to prevent migration from their country
and urge all other Arab countries to prevent
the travel of Jews from their countries, for what is regrettable
is that some of these countries allow
through underground outlets for some of their Jews
to migrate, forgetting the great dangers it entails
in the future.. And what we believe
is that His Excellency Al-Said's statement a while ago
about his approval to exchange the Jews of Iraq
for refugees on the condition that the Jews waive
their properties to the Iraqi government was not
anything but a brilliant political maneuver necessitated by
the relationship of the Jews with some major countries
and it did not have any practical character because
the Jews in Iraq will not waive
their properties as is known
And what pains us is that some
Iraqi newspapers have taken to calling for the (expulsion)
of Jews from Iraq on the grounds that they constitute
a "Fifth Column" for Israel, whether
this call was born of rampant national
sentiment and short-sightedness in
political matters, or if it was incitement
motivated by Jewish gold, it is the
duty of colleagues to think and realize
that monitoring these Jews
in Iraq is much easier and better
than the dangers of their migration which
we have mentioned. In addition to what the departure
of this large number of residents leaves
of a massive deficit in taxes, and a major
imbalance in the trade balance, and a great
drop in local consumption, and what
the liquidation of their properties causes of a frightening
stagnation in all manual industries,
and a dangerous halt in buying and selling,
so let the colleagues think a little before they speak
on these dangerous national matters because
the stage has become critical, and
history is recording..
Remainder for those concerned to see
⟦line⟧ demanding the freezing of funds ⟦line⟧
Jews
The Iraqi newspapers were enraged by this
dangerous phenomenon, which threatens Iraq
with the loss of its gold, jewelry, and many millions
of its cash funds, and they demanded
the government to put an end to this dangerous
smuggling, and the Iraqi newspaper
"Al-Yaqza" suggested in an article written
for this purpose, that the Iraqi government
should freeze the funds of the Jews in it,
just as other newspapers called for enacting deterrent
laws, based on the maximum limits of
severity in punishing smugglers and those assisting
in smuggling and everyone whose connection to it is proven
And the commission received from Istanbul. That
the Jews in Turkey gathered in front of the Israeli
consulate in Istanbul to salute the Israeli flag
on this occasion.
Some newspapers have pointed out to the well-known
Turkish writer Cevat Rifat Bey,
an article on this subject, in which he alerted
the Turks to the consequences of this Jewish
demonstration, and warned against repeating this
act whose results reflect back on Turkey
with some of what it does not hope for.
This is what was published by the colleague
the venerable Al-Ahram, which we re-
publish for the record, nothing more.
The Fortresses
For those concerned to see this?
Jewish funds in Iraq
Strange tricks to smuggle them to Israel
The Higher Arab Committee received a letter
from Baghdad stating: that the Jews
are fleeing from Iraq to Palestine through
Iran and are simultaneously
smuggling gold and jewelry
to it and converting their properties into movable
funds to make it easier for them to smuggle them
⟦line⟧ diabolical means ⟦line⟧
to smuggle funds and jewelry
And among their tricks in this regard is that they
contract with some companies to
import quantities of goods, and after
paying the price, they return them again under the pretext
that they are not of the type agreed upon
in the contract, then they do not request the return of
the price, so it remains for them outside the country at
their disposal.
They also agree with foreign companies
in Iraq to manage them
and spend on them from their funds, then
these companies pay the equivalent
of these expenses in the home country
of each company, to be at the disposal
of the Jews at any time, and likewise
they handle the expenses of tourists,
visitors, and businessmen who
come to Iraq, then ask them
to pay the equivalent of these expenses in their countries
after their return, and they often resort
to smuggling ornaments and jewelry
by means of diplomatic pouches and
using senior officials on steamships
for this purpose, in addition to using
the usual methods of smuggling, by
corrupting the integrity of officials in customs
and border outposts
⟦line⟧ Continued on page 3 ⟦line⟧
Newspaper: Al-Nadhir
Number: 47
Date: February 28, 1950
Arrest of a new convoy of Jews
Our correspondent in Abu Al-Khasib informed us that police forces arrested last
Saturday a new convoy of Jews who were trying to flee to Israel, consisting of ten
males and ten females, excluding children.
Sentencing of fleeing Jews
The Abu Al-Khasib Penal Court considered on Saturday the case of the Jews who
tried to flee aboard two sailing ships hiding under (straw), sentencing
each person to a month and a half of rigorous imprisonment.
From Sawt al-Fayha
Newspaper: Al-Nadhir
Number: 48
Date: March 11, 1950
Jews selling their properties
The Jews' sales were not limited to their furniture, but began to include the sale of houses, orchards,
and other facilities. It was previously rumored that the government prohibited the transfer of real
estate belonging to Jews, then the rumor changed, saying that they were allowed to sell their properties.
None of these sales concern us, but we want to bring the government's attention
to the fact that these sums that the Jews carry to Israel will cost the Arabs a high price
if it is known that they will be used to buy weapons. As long as smuggling is in full
swing, we advise the government not to allow the sale of property, and it must allow everyone
who wants to leave this country on the condition of freezing his funds and property. The Jews of
Iraq do not decrease the Arabs nor increase the Jews if the Arabs consolidate their determination to
uproot Zionism.
No matter how much the government tries to prevent the Jews from escaping, it cannot stand
in their way, and there is no escape from freezing their funds and giving them the "bribe"
to go wherever they please.
Newspaper -: Al-Yaqza
Number -: 762
Date -: 10 March 1950
* Just as the adventure of Ali Khalid
the former Director of General Police turned, in the eyes of some,
into (sugar), the bomb also turned
in Ghazi Street into (potash)
⟦20⟧ Glory be to Him who
The Newspaper - Al-Husoun
Number - 206
Date - March 1, 950
They intend to escape to Iran
The Salhiya police arrested Isaac Shamil and Isaac
David and Washi Ezra and Philo Ezra and Izzy Ezra and Jamil Abdullah and Habiba
Abdullah as they were intending to escape to Iran.
Sentences of the Second Criminal Court in Basra
against Jews escaping from Iraq to Iran
The Second Criminal Court in Basra sentenced | and Khatoun Ibrahim and Lulu David and Isaac
on 23-7-950 each of Mosli | Salman Daboura with a fine of one hundred
Isaac and Saida daughter of Isaac and Salman | Dinars each, and in case of non-payment
Isaac Daboura and Sassoon Shaul | simple imprisonment for a period of three months
and Lulu Elia and Sharifa daughter of David | due to the young age of the first and the old age of the others
and Haskil Rahim and Yaqub Munshi | according to Article 10 of the Law of
to rigorous imprisonment for six months for | Passports, and decided to release
men and simple for women according to Article | Moshi Salman according to Article 155 of
ten of the Passports Law and sentenced | the Code.
each of Sarah Isaac Daboura |
* * *
Newspaper: Al-Husun
Number: 207
Date: March 20, 1950
A New Jewish Trick for Escaping
When the Jews found that the authorities of the Basra District began to tighten
the noose around them, they devised a new idea for escaping. They began getting off at Al-Maqal
and Al-Rubati stations, seeking help from the managers of the two aforementioned stations as they are Jewish.
We have learned that the smugglers have agreed to smuggle the Jews using four
large vehicles of the (bus) type, for a fee of one hundred dinars per (head).
The authorities discovered this new trick and arrested the smugglers and the escapees,
the Jews and their smugglers.
Clashing with the Police in Shatt al-Arab
A dangerous incident
A dangerous precedent that we must pay attention to
Arresting forty people
Has it not come time to put them in their place?
Basra - Telegraphically to our special correspondent - The local police clashed on the night of 2-28-950
with smugglers of Jews in Shatt al-Arab; one smuggler was killed and another was wounded. All the
smugglers and escapees were arrested, and their number was forty people, including the elderly and children. We
have sent you fuller details in the mail.
Al-Husun. This is news that reached us as we mentioned earlier via telegraph. Publish it, and we are full of regret for what
the situation has reached. It clearly appears to the dear readers the extent of
the audacity of these smugglers and Jews in Iraq. We hope His Excellency the Minister of Interior, Mr.
Saleh Jabr, and His Excellency the Acting Director General of Police, will pay attention to this situation, and we hope that
the government will take the maximum possible severity in punishing these criminals
and making an example of them to be a lesson to others who dare to defy the laws and betray
the Arabs and Islam.