Mustafa al-Khalidi (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

: مصطفى الخالدي) was a Palestinian politician and member of the prominent

Khalidi family Al-Khaldi ( ar, الْخَالْدِي), also spelled Al Khalidi is the last name given to members of the tribe of Bani Khalid. The tribe traditionally claims descent from Khalid ibn al-Walid a senior companion of the Prophet Muhammad, and esteem ...

. Between 1938 and 1944 he became the last Palestinian-Arab

mayor of Jerusalem The Mayor of the City of Jerusalem is head of the executive branch of the political system in Jerusalem. The mayor's office administers all city services, public property, most public agencies, and enforces all city and state laws within Jerusal ...

(including

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) who held this position coupled with real authority.Army of Shadows: Palestinian Collaboration with Zionism, 1917-1948, p 84, Hillel Cohen - 2008

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Khalidi was well educated and before his involvement in politics had a career as a judge.New Perspectives on Israeli History: The Early Years of the State, edited by Laurence Jay Silberstein, 1991 In response to rumours of Haifa mayor

Hasan Bey Shukri Hassan Bey Shukri (; 1876–1940) was the mayor of Haifa and the president of the Muslim National Associations. Biography Hassan Shukri was born in Jerusalem and moved to Haifa as a child. The Turks appointed him mayor of the city in 1914. In Ju ...

's perceived collaboration with Zionism, Khalidi said to

Daniel Auster Daniel Auster ( he, דניאל אוסטר ‎, 7 May 1893 – 15 January 1963) was Mayor of Jerusalem in the final years of Mandatory Palestine, the first Jewish mayor of the city, and the first mayor of Jerusalem after Israeli independence. Bi ...

: "We must recognise the facts; the Zionists have migrated to this country, become citizens, have become Palestinians, and they cannot be thrown into the sea. Likewise, some of them have bought land and received deeds in exchange for money and we must recognise them. There is no point in closing our eyes about such things." Nonetheless, he was opposed to mass Jewish immigration, but was amenable to accepting limited numbers.

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{{Mayors of Jerusalem Khalidi family Mayors of Jerusalem Palestinian politicians Palestinian Muslims 1944 deaths 20th-century Palestinian people

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