Jan. 19, 1948

“Law of the Arab League” issued by the Political Committee of the Arab League [Arab League Countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen]: “1) […] all Jewish citizens […] will be considered as members of the Jewish minority of the State of Palestine and will have to register with the authorities of the region wherein they reside, giving their names, the exact number of members in their families, their addresses, the names of their banks and the amounts of their deposits in these banks. This formality is to be accomplished within seven days. 2) […] bank accounts of Jews will be frozen. These funds will be utilized in part or in full to finance the movement of resistance to Zionist ambitions in Palestine. 3) […] only Jews who are subjects of foreign countries will be considered ‘neutrals.’ These will be compelled either to return to their countries, with a minimum of delay, or be considered Arabs and obliged to accept active service in the Arab army. 4) Every Jew whose activities reveal that he is an active Zionist will be considered as a political prisoner and will be interned in places specifically designated for that purpose by police authorities or by the Government. His financial resources, instead of being frozen, will be confiscated. 5) Any Jew who will be able to prove that his activities are anti-Zionist will be free to act as he likes, provided that he declares his readiness to join the Arab armies. 6) The foregoing […] does not mean that those Jews will not be submitted to paragraphs 1 and 2 of this law.”
Urman, Stanley: The United Nations and the Middle East Refugees: The Differing Treatment of Palestinians and Jews (New Jersey; 2010); Researched by Ziba Shadjaani 12/17/2016