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Israel. Takes Over
Rule of Jerusalem
Defeats, Disunity
Enfeeble Arabs
Bow to UN Truce
as Plans Collapse
International Ben Gurion Asks
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Regime
Plan Talks With Arabs
Direct Negotiation
Turned Aside Seen
Spur to Peace
(Special to the Chronicle)
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An Israeli soldier wounded on the Syrian border in the last
day of lighting before the second truce is tended by a com-
rade. Note the U. S. navy medical kit purchased from
war surplus.
DP Camp Must Be Abolished,
Dr. Kleinman Emphasizes
The DP camp Is a festering
*linker to the homeless Jew of
Mirope that must be cut away
immediately if he is ever to live
again as c normal human being.
Thig is the observation of Dr.
Shmarya Kleinman vice-presi-
dent of the Jewish Community
Council, who returned two weeks
ago from a three-month tour of
Europe.
A reception in his honor was
given by the Council Wednesday
M the Jewish Center,
Dr. Kleinman said the military
governmsnts are anxious to liqui-
date the DP camps because they
eonsider them barriers blocking
good relations with local German
governments.
EP IS DEPRESSED
This friction is generated, Dr.
Kleinman said, by a German
feeling that the Jewish DP's are
a privileged group and respon-
*isle for high prices and the
slack market.
- The birth of Israel gave the
DP an Idift in spirit," Dr.
Kleintnan said, "but the restric-
tions on immigration are making
him depressed and frustrhted.".
Calling the health situation in
comps "surprisingly good," he re-
vealed tnat there have been no
:serious epidemics among DP's.
"Tuberculosis is the most men-
icing disease, and unfortunately
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Israel Pushes Trade
with Britain and Eire
LONDON (WNS)—A trade of-
has Bien opened by the pro-
Visional government of Israel in
London. Negotiations for the sale
of oranges and other citrus fruits
le Britain will begin as soon as
a delegation of Palestine citrus
merchants, who were invited to
Oorne to England by the British
ministry of food, will arrive.
At the same time it was also
announced that Israel and Eire
have signed an agreement pro-
viding for the export of citrus
products to Ireland. Eire has re-
cently been exporting to Israel
considerable supplies of canned
meats.
lee
there are not enough Jewish doc-
sors trained to care for TB pa-
tients," he added.
EMPHASIZES NEEDS
Dr. Klein:min stressed two
seeds which he considers vitally
important to sase the plight of
the DP. They are:
1. Clooer cooperation among
isganizations doing immigration
work. "There is too much du-
plication and inefficiency now
with so many .,croups working in-
dependently and in competition,"
he said.
2. Greeter emphasis on reha-
bilitation in camps. "More short
courses are needed to prepare
the DP for future life," he
stated.
At the same time, Dr. Klein-
man pc:d special tribute to the
Joint Distribution Committee and
ORT for the "excellent work they
are doing under difficult condi-
tions."
Shift SOS Day
Drive to Oct. .3 . 1
After a conference with the
weather bureau, the SOS Com-
mittee of Detroit has changed
the date of SOS Day, 1948 from
Nov. 14 to Sunday, Oct. 31 in a
bid-for fair and rainless weather.
The collection of supplies for
overseas survivors was a magnifi-
cent success last year, despite a
heavy, aU-day rain.
"We feel, however, that we
will have a better chance for
good weather and of reaching
our quota of a half million
pounds of food and clothing if
we hold the SOS one-day drive
somewhat earlier this year,"
Mandell L. Berman, Detroit SOS
chairman, said.
"We hope that organizations
will cooperate with us by not
scheduling any special events on
SOS Day as we will be counting
on members of men, women's
and youth groups to help in this
conununity-wide collection?"
NEW YORK (WNS)—Deteri-
oration of the military situation
and disunity within the . Arab
League rather than UN pressure
has forced the Arab states into
accepting the UN Palestine truce,
it was reported by Overseas
News Agency.
The report said that the Arab
propagandists were misleading
their people when they claimed
fear of UN sanctions compelled
them to accept the truce. In
truth, the correspondent disclos-
ed, the Arabs were expecting to
crush Israel within a few weeks,
and they "learned too late that
they didn't have what it takes
to win even a small-scale war."
NOTE SUPERIORITY
Israeli victories at Lydda,
Ramie and Nazareth have con-
vinced the Arab leaders of the
superiority of their opponents.
The reported resignation of Gen.
Glubb, known as Glubb Pasha,
was a repercussion of the defeats
sustained by the Arab Legion.
A serious factor in the in-
ability of the Arabs to wage war
was lack of hard currency with
which to purchase ammunition
in the European market.
Belief that the Arab League
may abandon its opposition to
Zionism because of the Israeli
victories in Palestine was ex-
pressed in the well-informed
"London Observer."
, The paper predicted that the
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Czechs to Produce
Movies for Israel
PRAGUE (WNS)—Starting in
October, the Barandov studios
will begin filming Hebrew mo-
tion pictures for Israeli con-
sumption, according to a con-
tract signed between the Palam-
Film corporation of Israel and
the Czech film industry.
Production costs for the first
film, it is estimated, will average
about $240,000. Israeli actors will
be brought to Czechoslovakia to
play the leading roles.
In„ the first step towards
probable annexation, the gov-
ernment of Israel decreed
that Jerusalem would be con-
sidered as Jewish-occupied
TEL AVIV (WNS)—The State
of Israel is ready to enter into
direct negotiations with the
states of the Arab League with
territory and subject to the taws
of Israel. A Jewish governor
would take over.
The action nullified the view
that Jerusalem is an interna-
tionalized city and placed the
ancient capital under Jewish
rule for the first time in 2,000
years.
In the meantime, at Lake Suc-
cess, the Security Council by a
single vote refused. to reopen
the Palestine dispute by send-
ing it for adjudication to the
International Court of Justice at
the Hague.
BRITAIN IN FAVOR
Great Britain supported the
PREMIER BEN GURION
transfer to the court while the
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United States abstained.
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peace
settlement in
At Tel Aviv, 120,000 citizens
cheered wildly as battle units Palestine, Prime Minister David
of the Israeli army, navy and Ben Gurion declared-here.
His statement was taken to
air fume paraded in their first
public- display. Divisions were mean that the UN mediator
brought from every fighting Count Bernadotte might be by-
front. The occasion was Nation passed in such peace negotia-
Day, the 44th anniversary of tions,
the death of Theodore Herz).
Ben Gurion also predicted that
Kenneth Bilby gf the N. Y. if warfare in ,Palestine is re-
Herald Tribune described the sumed Jews will seize more ter-
demonstration as follows: - ritory from the Arabs. Since
"While Messerschmitt fighters May 15, when Israel was pro-
zoomed overhead and Israeli claimed, Israeli troop/ have tak-
naval units fired rockets in Tel en 810.square miles of territory
Aviv harbor, Jewish infantry, which was allotted by the Unit-
artillery and armored platoons ed Nations to the Arab state in
moved in smart British forma- Palestine.
tions through three miles of PUSH SETTLEMENT
central thoroughfares.
"No one can tell how long this
IMPRESSIVE FORCE
"Sidewalks, balconies and . roof- truce is going to last," the printe
minister said, declaring that
tops were jammed with gaping
"during the period of the truce
onlookers absorbing their first
picture of an impressive military we shall, in addition to increas-
ing' our preparedness for war.
organization."
Israel military commanders ap- proceed to organize large-scale
immigration and settlement in a
pea•ed together in public for systematic manner and
with all
the first time in uniform. Yaakov our resources.
Dori, chief of the general staff,
"We shall avail ourselves of
reviewed his forces from a plat-
form giving the Israeli salute every possible chance, perhaps
without the aid of- mediators, to
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arrive by direct means at an un-
derstanding with the Arab peo-
ples. This understanding should
not be founded upon our rights,
aspirations and conquests.
It
The Enemy Listens
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Build First Colony
Since Statehood
NEW YORK — News of the
founding of the first Israel col-
ony since the proclamation of
the Jewish State has been an-
nounced.
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These posters stressing the importance of silence on military
matters arc displayed througout Lsrael.
The colony, known as "Timu-
rin," consists of 1600 dunams
(about 400 acres) of arable land,
as well as land for market gar-
dening, and commands a view of
the whole of Emek.
"Timurin's" pioneers are 60
young men and women of the
"Haoved Hazioni" (General Zion-
ist youth movement), most of
whom came originally from
South Africa, with some repre-
sentation from the youth groups
of Rumania and Israel.