Friday, October 1, 1918
DETROIT JEWISH CHRONICLE
Page Seventeen
Review of Events of 5708,
Most Joyous in Centuries
By SAMUEL PRASNER
THE YEAR 5708 will go down
in Jewish history as marking
one of the greatest events•in the
life of the Jewish people in al-
most 2,000 years.
It witnessed the realization and
fulfillment of Jewish yearning for
a return to the land of Israel.
It Saw the establishment of a
Jewish State in Palestine and the
formation of a provisional gov-
ernment which successfully met
grave economic and military is-
sues.
After months of fighting the
State of Israel gained the ad-
miration of the world for its
military strategy in meeting the
onslaught of numerically superior
PREMIER BEN GURION
Arab forces; it also gained 'the
admiration of the world for the
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clever battles it fought on the
debated question. By a vote of
diplomatic fronts within and
33 to 13 the General Assembly
without the United Nations.
of the United Nations determined
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to establish a Jewish State in a
HUNGERED FOR PEACE
part of Palestine for the first
FOLLOWING the UN-im- time in 1877 years.
posed truce, the people in Israel,
Jews throughout the world re-
while preparing for renewal of joked over this "great moment
warfare if necessary, strained all in Jewish history."
their material and intellectual
The Arab League urged Pal-
power for the establishment of a estinian Arabs to burn crops in
reign of peace and plenty.
protest against the intended es-
They were looking forward to tablishment of a Jewish State.
peace with their neighbors and King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia
the world, to the establishment asserted he would contribute the
of a permanent government and oil royalties received by his
the adoption of a constitution re- kingdom from American and
flecting the Biblical concepts of British oil companies for prose-
right and justice.
cution of war against the Jews.
From the very beginning of the
Actual clashes between Jews
year 5708, the eyes of the world and Arabs soon assumed the pro-
were directed towards the United portion of a war with pitched
Nations, where the existence of a battles. There was active fight-
Jewish homeland in Palestine ing on land, sea and air.
was soon to be determined.
Shortly after the middle of
Dr. Emanuel Neumann, presi-
dent of the Zionist Organization March, 1948, the total death toll
of America, told delegates at a in Palestine since the day of the
meeting in New York that it UN decision on partition was re-
seemed as if a "substantial ma- ported to have reached aboit
jority of the United Nations 1,900 and the number wounded
will favor the early establish- close to 6,000.
On April 1, 1948, a provisional
merit of an independent Jewish
Jewish government began to
State in Palestine."
The fact that England indi- function in the Tel Aviv area.
cated its intention to withdraw One of its first steps was con-
from Palestine did not frighten sideration of help I • the Jew-
the Jewish Agency for Palestine. ish community 01 Jerusalem,
"We do not need British or that had been besieged and
any other foreign protection in blockaded for some time.
After four months of warfare,
the event of troubles with the
Arabs," was the statement made news dispatches asserted that no
by David Ben Gurion, chairman territory had been surrendered
of the executive of the Jewish by the Jews, while the Arabs
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Agency.
The attitude of other Zionist
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shown by Dr. Abba Hillel Silver,
chairman of the American sec-
tion of the Jewish Agency. He
told the United Nations that the
Jewish Agency would accept
partition "most reluctantly" be-
cause the plan "entails a very
heavy sacrifice on the part of
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the .Tewish people."
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AFTER 1877 YEARS
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eminent of Israel. Two days pre-
viously, the Arab states of Egypt,
Iraq, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia,
Syria, Transjordan and Yemen
declared war formally against
the Jews.
Subsequently, Dr. Chaim Weiz-
mann was elected 'president of
Israel's provisional government.
Later, Dr. Weizmann was receiv-
were declared to have abandoned
ed by President Truman at the
31 villages.
White House.
Furthermore, 40,00 Arabs were
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reported to have left Palestine.
Towards the close of April, the MEDIATOR NAMED
important Arab port of Jaffa sur-
DISCUSSION of the Palestine
rendered to the Jews. Haifa also
question finally resulted in the
fell under Jewish control.
appointment of Count Bernadotte
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as Palestine mediator. He nego-
tiated a four-week truce that
U. S. TURNABOUT
went into effect in June 'and was
OTHER ASPECTS of the intended to enable both sides to
struggle were far from the bat- discuss terms of peace.
tlefield, and at the same time of
Efforts to obtain peace did not
tremendous importance. The
American delegate to the United materialize and war recommenced
Nations, Warren B. Austin, urged after the termination of the
the Security Council to use its truce on July 9. However, the
United Nations succeeded in ar-
powers to bring peace.
ranging a new truce.
He suggested at the same time
But while this truce was still
the suspension of partition and
the placing of Palestine under a technically in effect, the New
United Nations trusteeship. Dr. York Times of August 15, 1948,
Abba Hillel Silver called Aus- had, among its headlines, the fol-
tin's statement a "shocking re- lowing: "Israel Bids UN Set
Truce Limit; Demands Peace or
versal" of American policy.
Subsequently, the Security Freedom To Act."
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Council approved a resolution
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question of a UN trusteeship.
(Continued on page 42)
This Assembly opened its session
on April 16, 194,8, but never
voted to adopt the trusteeship
plan.
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On May 15, the British man-
date ended in Palestine. At mid-
night, on the date of termination
of the mandate, the Jews pro-
Congregation
claimed the State of Israel, a
State to be "open to all Jewish
RABBI JOSEPH THUMIN
immigration" and to be based
"on the precepts of liberty, jus-
President:
tice and peace as taught by the
MR. LOUIS ELLENBOGEN
Hebrew prophets."
Eleven minutes after the proc-
Vice President:
lamation of the Jewish State, the
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