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Arizona Post · 16 September 1955

CP-1955-010

Advancement of the Arab Minority In Israel

Advancement of the Arab Minority In Israel — Arizona Post, 16 September 1955
Arizona Post · 16 September 1955
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“Whether these Arabs can ever become loyal Israeli citizens, so long as a virtual state of war exists between Israel and the neighboring Arab states, is a moot subject… Sharon’s followers contend that granting full rights and facilities to a potential ‘fifth column’ is suicidal.”

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Joseph Nedava, identified as an Israeli writer and journalist, in a Tucson Jewish weekly. The headline says advancement. The subheading two inches below says

Fifth Column Danger. The argument being reported is that rights should be withheld from citizens because the state is at war with other states — and the citizens in question were made citizens by that same war.

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"Advancement of the Arab Minority In Israel," Arizona Post, 16 September 1955. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1955-010. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1955-010

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