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THE JEWISH NEWS

Friday, Novemb. er 17, 1944

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Urges Arming Palestinians
To Smash Stern Terrorists

Dr. Goldmann Asks 'Several Hundred Youths' Be Given
Weapons to Wipe Out Sternists; World Jewry Assails
Assassination of Lord Moyne

(Compiled from Independent Jewish Press Service and
Jewish Telegraphic Agency Dispatches)

Returning from an important mission in Palestine, Dr.
Nahum Goldmann, member of the executive committee of
the Jewish Agency for Palestine and chairman of the execu-
tive of the World Jewish Congress, urged that "several
hundred young Palestinians" be given arms to put down the
small band of Sternist terrorists.

Dr. Goldman declared that the 't%
problem could be solved more Miss Eleanor Rathbone, Inde-
easily in this way then by leav- pendent M.P., asked for full pub-
ing it entirely in the' hands of licity of the fact that "not only
British Middle East police.
the Jewish Agency but other res-
Dr. Bernard Joseph, legal and ponsible Jewish societies have de-
political adviser of the Jewish plored the terrorists' attack."
Agency, who arrived in this
John McGovern, Independent
country with Dr. Goldmann to
address the United Palestine Ap- Laborite, asked whether it isn't
peal Conference in Chicago this a fact that "this terrorist organ-
week-end, reiterated that Jews ization is small and has waged
everywhere abhor Lord Moyne's war even against Jewish organ-
murder. Both agreed that the izations in Palestine." Secretary
terrorists' act will have an ad- Eden replied, "I am in entire
verse effect on the realization agreement with your statement."
Newspapers in England are al-
of the ideal for the creation of a
most unanimous in their demands
Jewish Commonwealth.
that Jews should not be blamed
White Paper Blamed
for the murder. The London
Dr. Joseph added that the Times urged that Jews should
British White Paper policy is res- actively assist in stamping out
ponsible for the "embittered" terrorism.
mood of Palestine Jews. He de-
In Palestine, the press, except
. Glared that the persistent failure
to open the gates of the Jewish for the Arab newspapers, called
homeland had "unnerved a small the Sternists "Quislings" and
group of our young men" who "traitors" and the Palestine Post
now belong to the Sternists, branded the murder an act of
many of whom have relatives "lunacy."
Condemned by Agency
who tried and were unable to
enter Palestine.
The Jewish Agency and the
The assassination of Lord Moy- Vaad Leumi have issued a state-
ne, British resident minister in ment in Palestine expressing hor-
the Middle East stationed in ror over the murder, condemn-
Cairo, has reverberated through- ing terrorism and calling for the
out the world. The Jewish eradication of the terrorists.
Horror at the assassination of
Agency and the Hebrew press
called for the extirpation of the Lord Moyne was expressed per-
"quislings," describing the mur- sonally to Lord Gort, High Com-
der as a blow at Zionism; the missioner of Palestine, by Moshe
Arab press declared that "Zion- Shertok, chief of the Political
ism is undeserving of the sym- Department of the Jewish
pathy of the British people," and Agency, who saw the High Com-
the British press warned against missioner at the latter's invita-
blaming the Jews for the acts tion which was issued prior to
of a small group of outcasts. The the assassination.
David ben Gurion, chairman of
two held for the murder gave
their names as Moshe Cohen and the Jewish Agency Executive,
and Moshe Shertok cabled con-
Itzchak Salzman.
dolences, in behalf of the Jewish
Eden's Statement
Agency, to Capt. Bryan Guinness,
In London Foreign Secretary son of Lord Moyne, and to Sir
Eden confirmed in Commons that William Croft, the Resident Min-
the assassins of Lord Moyne were ister's assistant.
two Jews who identified them-
Praises Tel Aviv
selves as members of the Fighters
Two days preceding the audi-
for the Freedom of Israel (the ence Mr. Shertok had with the
terroristic Stern Group). He High Commissioner, the latter,
rebuffed, however, E m. a n u
visiting Tel Aviv, declared that
Shinwell, Laborite M.P., who the all-Jewish city proves "what
asked whether the government could be accomplished by vision
had considered making represent- coupled with patriotism". He
ations to the Jewish Agency ask- declared:
ing it to take "primary respon-
"I am profoundly impressed by
sibility ,for rooting out the ter= what has been accomplished on
rorist gangs."
this site in 35 years."
Secretary Eden replied that the
He added that the city's inhab-
Jewish Agency cannot take "pri- itants were justified in inferring
mary responsibility, for that is from his visit that he would
something for the Palestine gov- "take a great interest in the town
erning authorities to take." He and do the best for the people
did state, however, that "we and the country." Replying to
hope for active collaboration, and greetings by Mayor Israel Rok-
not only statements" from the of- ach, the High Commissioner stat-
ficial Jewish bodies.
ed that he had heard and read
Deplore Terrorists
about Tel Aviv. Touring the city
Lord Winterton, (Cons), a de- in an open car, he was cheered
clared anti-Zionist, asked for the by passersby. From Tel Aviv
publication of a White Paper he went to Jaffa, where he also
showing the full extent of the called on the Municipality.
Lost Good Friend
terrorism in Palestine, "particul-
In his statement in Parliament
arly in view of the malicious ru-
mors that have been circulating after Lord Moyne's death, Pre-
that the government hesitates to mier Churchill declared that
publish such paper because it "the Jews of Palestine have lost
. might create anti-Semitism and a good and well-informed friend."
because it might do mischief to Lord Moyne is said to have been
the author of the plan for the
relations with the U. S."
The Foreign Secretary said that partitioning of Palestine and the
all information had appeared in establishment of a small Jewish
the press, but that he would State there.
Dr. Chaim Weizmann., presi-
consider issuing a White Paper.

dent of the Jewish Agency, call-
ed at 10 Downing St., London, to
express his sympathy with the
government for the death of Lord
Moyne. Dr. Weizmann handled
the following letter for transmis-
sion to the Prime Minister:
"I can hardly find adequate
words to express the deep moral
indignation and horror which I
feel over the murder of Lord
Moyne. I know that these feel-
ings are shared by Jewry
throughout the world. Whether
or not the criminals prove to
have been Palestinian Jews, their
act illumines the abyss to which
terrorism leads. Political crimes
of this kind are a special abomin-
ation in that they make it pos-
sible to implicate whole commun-
ities in the. guilt of a few. I can
assure you that Palestine Jewry,
like its representative bodies have
declared, will go to the utmost
limits of its power to cut out,
root and branch, this evil from
its midst."

Cables Moyne's Son
Dr. Weizmann also cabled per-
sonal condolences to Lord Moy-
ne's Son in Cairo.
Expressing "the horror and
sorrow of every Jew" over the
assassination of Lord Moyne,
Chief Rabbi I. J. Hertz issued a
statement in which he declared
that the Sternite terrorists were
crazed "by the butcheries of their
kith and kin in the human
slaughter house of Poland" and
that they had also been infected
by the "evil example of the Mutfi
terrorists in Palestine who killed
British officials and moderate
Arabs" opposed . to their policies.
British public opinion, outrag-
ed by the murder of Lord Moyne
by two irresponsible youths be-
longing to the Stern Gang, now
generally acknowledges that the
Jewish people must not be blam-
ed for the assassination.

Crisis Becomes Acute
Nevertheless, the crisis affect-
ing the Jewish position in Pales-
tine became more serious as a
result of the confusion that was
created in some British circles
by the Sternists' act.
The Manchester Guardian has
made an editorial demand that
Great Britain solve the Palestine
problem speedily, upon consulta 7
tion with President Roosevelt, as
the only way of putting an end to
terrorism.
In New York, • the American
Zionist Emergency Council issued
a strong-worded statement con-
.

demning the murder as "foul
assassination."
In the meantime, in London,
the Jewish Dominion League was
formed under the presidency of
Lord Strabolgi having for its ob-
jective the establishment of a
"self-governing Jewish state on
both sides of the Jordan with
dominion status within the Brit-
ish Empire."
Fellowship Founded
Following the passage of a re-
solution calling for a Jewish
commonwealth in an undivided
Palestine by the Board of Jewish
Deputies, anti-Zionists have an-
nounced the founding of The
Jewish Fellowship, a British
equivalent of the American
Council for Judaism in the U. S.,
which contends that the Jewish
Commonwealth resolution is not
expressive of the sentiments of
many Jews in Britain. The Jew-
ish followship declared itself
cognizant of Palestine's place in
Jewish tradition. It will combat
all efforts to give the impression
that the Jews are not mainly a
religious, but a political unit.
In Johannesburg, South Africa,
the establishment of a free and
independent Jewish state in Pal-
estine was demanded by Minister
of Justice Colin Steyn, address-
ing a crowded Balfour Day meet-
ing. Representatives of the
United States, Russia, China, the
Netherlands, Belgium, Canada,
Denmark, Greece, Poland and
Switzerland attended. Creation
of a Jewish state, Mr. Steyn said,
should be effected t h r o u g h
friendly cooperation with the
Arabs, if possible. But, if the
Arabs are unwilling to agree to
a Jewish state, he continued, Pal-
estine should be opened to un-
restricted Jewish immigration
and colonization which would
eventually lead to a Jewish Com-
monwealth.

M. P. to Speak

Here onDec.

Hon. S. Sidney Silverman to
Address Jewish Congress
Meeting at Center

JTA Gets Full Story
Of Moyne Assassination
By BERL CORALNIK
Jerusalem, (JTA) — The full
story of the assassination in Cairo
of Lord Moyne, British Resident
Minister of State in the Middle
East, and the real identity of his
murderers were-obtained here by
the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
from reliable sources.
When arrested, the two terror-
ists gave their names as Moshe
Cohen Itzhak and Charles Salz-
man. The JTA informant, how-
ever, revealed that they are Eli-
ahu Khakim, 25, of Haifa; and
Ephraim Ben Zuri, 23 ; of Tel

Leon Kay, president of the De-
troit section of the American
Jewish Congress, announced this
week that Hon. S. Sidney Silver-
man, Member of the British Par-
liament, who is in this country
to attend the sessions of the
World Jewish Congress in Atlan-
tic City next week, will address
a public meeting at the Jewish.
Community Center on Dec. 7.
This meeting will be open to
the public.
Mr. Kay, Michigan's delegate
to the World Jewish Congress,
will submit a brief report at the
Dec. 7 meeting.

Honor Delegates
Delegations arriving from
many countries to attend the
War Emergency Conference of
the World Jewish Congress will
be honored as guests of the
American Jewish Congress at a
public reception at Commodore
Hotel, New York, next Wednes-
day evening.
The event will precede the in-
ternational conference which will
take place in Atlantic City for
five days beginning Sunday, Nov.
26, for the purpose of formulat-
ing a program of action in con-
nection with postwar problems of
rehabilitation and restoration of
the Jewish communities in Eu-
rope.

Aviv. Khakim left the British
Army in February of this year.
Zuri was given a leave of ab-
sence by the Hebrew University
two years ago to join the armed
forces.
The two arrived in Cairo, sep-
arately, and were not even
known to each other until they
met in accordance with instruc-
tions from the central commit-
tee of the Stern Gang. They
left here for Egypt wearing mili-
tary uniforms and equipped with
the necessary documents and sup-
plies. They were in Cairo for 18
days before the attack on Lord
Moyne, during which time they
secured arms and explosives.

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