Friday, September 7, 1945
Page Three
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE and The Legal Chronicle
Palestine's Land Problem
Calls for Radical Solution
if
Solution of This Problem Is Main
Purpose in Struggle for Eretz Israel's
Future, Declares Noted Authority
By DR. ABRAHAM GRANOVSKY
EDITOR'S NOTE—The author of this article, who is a
member of the Presidium and Managing Director of the
Keren Kayemeth Le Israel in Jerusalem, is a renowned
authority on the Palestine land question, having studied it
for several decades and grappled with it on the scene in
connection with the purchase of extensive land tracts as the
property of the Jewish people. In this article he outlines
the problem as it appears in the light of post war conditions
and describes briefly the progress attained by the JNF
during the war years.
Palestine has not suffered di-
rectly from war operations. As
by a miracle, the Jewish Na-
tional Home remained an island
of peace in a storm-tossed sea,
untouched by the flaming de-
struction of the world conflict.
Nonetheless, we in Palestine are
confronted by the problems simi-
lar to those that arise elsewhere.
In some respects, perhaps, they
present themselves to us in less
urgent and acute form, though in
others they may be even more
difficult of solution, and call for
greater efforts of thought and
action.
The extent of the difficulties
and the measure of the efforts
required depend to a considerable
degree on the stabilization of the
political conditions in Palestine.
If the present political situation
continues, those in authority here
may perhaps be able to permit
themselves to sit back quietly,
without having to embark on the
search for a solution to these
baffling problems. But if that
happens, the responsibilities rest-
ing on the Jews will become much
more heavy, for on no acocunt
will they be able to agree to dis-
continue their work and not to
speed up its pace. As in the past,
so in the future, we will, in such
circumstances, have to engage in
a hard struggle for every step
forward.
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We hope, however, that there
will be a radical change in the
political status of Palestine, and
that as a result of it, Jews will be
given the opportunity of continu-
This building donated by the family of the late Sol Rosenbloom of
ing to build up the country as a Pittsburgh houses the Institute of Jewish Studies at the Hebrew
National Home for the Jewish peo-
University.
ple. If our confidence is justified by I fronted after the war with the
concentrate here on the land ques-
events, the Government of Pales- same type of problem as will arise
tion alone. Its solution in Pales-
tine will have to carry out large-
in other countries. For example, tine will require, as elsewhere,
scale plans, and in the course of
there is the need for reabsorbing the adoption of radical measures
so doing, it will be confronted
demobilized soldiers, a question and the elaboration of decisive
by three main problems: (a) The
which scarcely exists as far as the and far-reaching plans. Thus, in
improvement of the position and
Arab population is concerned.
order to assure the future of the
the satisfaction of the needs of
growing Arab population, it will
The
solution
of
these
three
the existing Arab population; (b)
be necessary to solve a number
main
problems
is
dependent
on
a
The development of the existing
of agrarian problems, which are
Jewish population; (c) The crea- number of factors which have al-
particularly complicated in the
tion of opportunities for the ab- ready been referred to; the mo-
Arab economy.
bilization
of
the
capital
required;
sorption of Jewish immigration
For among the Arabs there is
the
preparation
of
instruments
of
on a large scale—the most vital
a system of the ownership of
production,
and
the
technical
of these three tasks.
training of workers, etc. We shall
(Continued on Page 12)
From the point of view of the
existing population, a fundamen-
tal distinction must be drawn be-
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