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==Activities== | ==Activities== | ||
The | The Leagues activities consisted of agitations in Jewish neighbourhoods to try and counter Zionism. In April 1947, for example, a group of Zionist candidates were elected to the leadership of the Dahir branch of the Maccabi World Union. The resulted was challenged by members of the Jewish Anti-Zionist League and a violent clash erupted. The police were called and sided with the Zionists, arresting the communists because they were seen as a bigger threat to public safety. As a result, the Egyptian Ministry for Social Affairs made the League illegal "for reasons of public safety". | ||
In May 1947, two more brawls between Zionists and Jewish communists erupted at the Maccabi club. As a result, the League issued an editorial claiming that Jewish schools were used for Zionist propaganda and that sports clubs like the Maccabi were used for Zionist organizing rather than sports activities. | In May 1947, two more brawls between Zionists and Jewish communists erupted at the Maccabi club. As a result, the League issued an editorial claiming that Jewish schools were used for Zionist propaganda and that sports clubs like the Maccabi were used for Zionist organizing rather than sports activities. | ||
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