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Ben Gurion
Defense
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Friday, August 6, 1948
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Israelim
Threaten
Reprisals
(Special to the Chronicle)
Council Honors Dr. Kleinman
TEL AVIV (WNS)—Israeli
Minister Moshe Sher-
tok told the 37-man state
council that the boundaries
fixed by the United Nations
for the State of Israel were
Foreign
Turning its' back to the Holy
Land truce, Egypt this week
struck at Jewish positions at
Hir Asluj in southern Pales-
tine with tanks, planes and
infantry.
Moshe Shertok, Israeli for-
eign minister, informed United
Nations truce observers that
Arab breaches of the present
armistice were becoming "in-
tolerable."
Ile said that the Egyptian
violations must stop immediate-
ly or Jewish counter-attacks
might spread to the entire
southern front.
CAN'T BE TOLERATED
"It is quite clear that this
state of affairs cannot endure
for long," Shertok said. "These
Unilateral attacks keep contih-
uing and we won't tolerate them
much longer."
He told a press conference
that the Egyptian action showed
why Israel did not want an
indefinite truce.
The Egyptian attack against
Bir Asluj, Jewish observers said,
continued unpl late Tuesday
afternoon when UN observers
from Gaza reached the scene.
"Fighting quickly died at that
time," an Israeli army spokes.
man said.
FAIL TO ADVANCE
Shertok said that strong Is.
raeli counter-attacks had pre.
vented any dents in the Jewish
lines.
Meanwhile, England told the
UN Security Council that fight-
ing in Palestine has displaced
more Arabs in the Middle East
than there are Jewish DP's in
Europe.
Sir Alexander Cadogan, Brit-
ish delegate, asked the council
to take steps to repatriate the
more than 250,000 Arab refu-
gees who abandoned the Jewish
sectors in Palestine during the
fighting. His plea met with
little success.
Answering his request, the
council added to the Arab case
the issue of Jewish DP's in
Europe plus that of the" Jews
detained by Britain in Cyprus,
TROUBLE LOOMS
It delayed the whole question
by asking information on all
three problems from Count Ber-
nadotte, from. Israel from Arab
states and from the occupation
zones in Germany.
The problem, UN observers
believe, might lead to a trouble.
some new phase in the Palestine
debate.
Faced with the question of
Jerusalem, Count Bernadotte is
meeting with Israeli leaders in
Tel Aviv to discuss dimilitariza-
tion of the Holy City.
no longer practicable and must
be changed "by adding territory,
not by diminishing it."
The foreign minister also said
That when peace came to Pal-
esttne the Arabs would have to
pay to Israel heavy indemnities
"for all the destruction and mur-
der which came • over the Holy
Land by the fault of the Arabs
is starting an aggressive war."
3
He proposed an indemnity of
$100,000,000.
MAY JOIN STATE
Jerusalem, the newer part of
which is now under the laws and
authority of Israel, may become
part of the Jewish State, S .her-
tok said. He pointed out that
Jerusalem, which, with the ex-
ception of the walled Old City,
is almost entirely Jewish, must
necessarily have a central gov-
erning administration or the sit-
uation there would become very
complicated.
As regards the Arab demand
that 300,000 Arab refugees who
fled the territory of Israel at the
outbreak of war be allowed to
return, Shertok, conceding that
there was a humanitarian ele-
ment involved, stated that until
Dr. Shmarya Kleinman, right, vice-president of the Jewish Community Council, who recently
lasting peace was reached with
returned from a three-month tour of Europe, was honored last week at a reception
the Arabs they themselves would
given by
the Council. Welcoming him back are Aaron Drank, center, Council president,
have to solve the problem.
and Walter
Klein,
the
Council's
assistant
director.
While war is still imminent,
he said, the return of these
Arabs to Israel would be like
inviting "a fifth column."
OLD PLAN VOID
Jewish acceptance of the pre-
vious UN plan for the interna-
tionalization of Jerusalem is now
invalid, according to the foreign
minister, because of war waged
TEL AVIV (WNS)—The Is- Jews and Arabs accepted in the Jews of the Holy City have
against Jerusalem by British
arms, money and officers, be- raeli government has designated principle his Jerusalem demili- last faith in the ability of the
cause the Christian world did Dr. Bernard Joseph as military tarization plan which, he said, UN to rule Jerusalem as an in-
not protect Jerusalem from de- governor of Jerusalem, where "cannot be effected without an ternational city. Probably 80
struction and because most of sporadic warfare continues de- international police force", which percent, the N.Y. Herald Tribune
Jerusalem and its approaches spite the truce. will take at least two months estimates, want to become part
Proposals for incorporation of to establish.
were conquered by Jewish arms.
of Israel without delay.
However, the future status of
"We are stretching the hands Jerusalem into the new State
The food situation in the Holy
of peace to the Arab peoples," and its transformation into Is- Jerusalem is not to be affected City was eased with the arrival
rael's
capital
have
stirred
Jeru-
by
its
being
demilitarized.
Shertok - declared,. "not as victors
of the first supply convoy from
but as a people interested in salem's 100,000 Jews, who are
Tracers, flares, sniping and Tel Aviv. But the constant
pease, although the existence of momentarily expecting a breach mortar bursts every night ex- blocking of food supplies and
the Israeli State is not depend- in the trice as a result of the ploded the fiction of a truce in water and daily Arab sniping
ent any more on peace alone." constant violation of the cease- the Holy City. Last Sabbath, against the Jewish quarter is
fire order by Iraqi and Egyptian scarcely a minute passed when creating a situation where open
forces. bullets or grenades did not burst fighting may break out.
Appointed by Israel
O.K. BERNADOTTE PLAN
within the walls.
A warning that the Arabs
UN Mediator Bernadotte has
As a result of the violence,
(Continued on page 2)
confirmed here that the govern-
ment of Israel was beginning to
think in "terms of the possibil-
ity of the Jewish part of Jeru-
salem being included in the
Jewish State."
Meanwhile, it was diaelosed
Detroit Bnai Brith has
launched its "Freedom Train"
by Bernadotte That both the
Alice Herman, who with her Rosin, in investigating the case drive to aid Israel.
The campaign got underway
parents fled from Hitler's terror discovered that an appeal might
in 1939, has found a friend and be aided if an institution sup- Thursday after Bnai Brith repre-
champion in a Detroit Catholic ported it. Marygrove willingly sentatives from all over the
met here to coordinate
school, Marygrove College. The gave its indorsement and ap- country
plans.
school is seeking permission for pealed directly to Senator Fer-
The Chronicle has learned that the refugees to remain in the guson, Supreme Court Justice
Detroit is expected to go over
someone using the name of Gold-
the top in its effort to raise 100
berg is soliciting funds and ad- United States. Frank Murphy and United States car-loads of supplies for the Jew-
The Hermans gained admit- Attorney-General Tom Clark.
vertisements allegedly on behalf
ish State. Each majpr city has
of Haganah and is using the tance to this country on visitor's The family from Sudetenland a similar goal.
pins
its
hopes
of
American
name of the Jewish Chronicle permits. The elder Hermans now
The campaign closely follows
have both found employment freedom and opportunity on two an emergency appeal from
as a backer.
the
possibilities, a special bill which
The Chronicle reminds the and Alice has established a rec-
Israeli defense ministry through
, MOISES A. TOFF bag been community that it does not back ord as an outstanding student Senator Ferguson has introduced
eared to the Iseult Medea or sponsor any organisation. The
in Congress, and second, that Material-for Palestine, Inc. for
Marygrove
College.
But
the
they
may be included in quotas food and other items.
he the United Nations, Be le tin of the name of the Chronicle at
visitor's permits expired las e
Isaac Imber of New York, na-
ereeter a the Leda Antotheaa for this solicitation is unauthor- August and the family faced de- under the new Displaced Persons tional
director of Material for
law.
Mehlien of Israers foreiga eh- ised. The Zioniet office here also portation.
The Herman home is at 8742 Palestine, Inc., keynoted the ses-
Ace. (See kat pap'.
a any inch activitx,
sion. The drive will end Sept.
A Detroit attorney, David I. Violettown avenue.
26.
Jewish Governor Rules Jerusalem
as UN Truce Fails to Halt Fighting
3 in Jewish Refugee Family
Aided by Marygrove College
`Freedom Train'
Drive On Here
Impostor Solicits
Funds for Haganah
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