Statement by M. A. Jinnah on Palestine, Syria-Lebanon Crisis, and Tribute to Kemal Atatürk

Sub title : Muslim India’s Response to French Aggression in the Levant and Solidarity with the Arab World

Subject: M. A. Jinnah | Palestine question | Syria-Lebanon crisis | French aggression | Arab League

Date of publication: 1945

Language: English

Page: 5p.

Source: National Archives of Pakistan

Serial no: 28539

Keyword: M. A. Jinnah -- Syria-Lebanon crisis 1945 -- French aggression -- Arab League | Palestine question -- Kemal Atatürk -- Muslim solidarity -- Anti-colonialism -- Indian Muslims

Abstract: This statement by M. A. Jinnah, dated 8 June 1945, condemns French military aggression in Syria and Lebanon as brutal and inhuman, expressing full solidarity with the Arab people. He criticizes delayed Anglo-American intervention and demands complete French withdrawal and genuine independence for the Levant states. Jinnah pledges the support of one hundred million Indian Muslims to the Arab League Council. The document also contains Jinnah’s remarks on Palestine, criticizing the imposition of Jewish immigration on the Arab land. It concludes with a heartfelt tribute to Kemal Atatürk, hailing him as the greatest Muslim leader of the modern world and the builder of modern Turkey.

Description: Jinnah’s strong condemnation of French violence in Syria-Lebanon, his pledge of Indian Muslim support to the Arab cause, and his tribute to Atatürk, reflecting the pan-Islamic dimensions of Muslim League foreign policy. SCANNED BY: NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF PAKISTAN.

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