20—THE JEWISH NEWS
Friday, . June 25, 1948
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Irgunists Are Beaten By
Haganah in Coastal Clash

Off the Record

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By NATHAN ZIPRIN

Heads Polish Federation

Copyright Seven Arts Feature Syndicate

Washington Whisper
The 40th annual national con-
London and Washington' have reached complete agreement on
gion forces. They will ascertain
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extent of damage inflicted on vention held in Atlantic City Palestine policy and, the nature of the record is most discouraging
The government statement pre- the
Old City's religious sites. elected Samuel Reese as presi-, . . . The State Department has given 10 Downing Street the green
pared by Moshe Shertok, foreign the
capitulating to Bevin's whims and British imperialistic interests
Their
visit was arranged by a dent Of the American federation light,
minister, disclosed that the army
for Polish Jews. in the Middle East ... The story behind the capitulation is the foulest
United
Nations
Truce
Commis-
high command had known of the sion member and Abdullah el Tel,
Former presi- in the history of British intrigue . . . Since "military expediency"
to be the weathervane of our foreign policy makers, the' foes
Irgun plan in advance and had Arab Legion commander in the
dent, Dr. Joseph seems
of Israel in the State Departinent began working anew on the
decided • to take all necessary
Tenenbaum, was wavering Administration, and with apparent success.
Old
City.
measures to prevent unloading of
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elected honorary On the .British Bandwagon
the ship which sailed from a
president. Mr.
A Jewish delegation accom-
Washington is riding the British ba6dwagon and the experienced
Frenth port.
Reese • declared: coachman
panied by officials of the UN
Bevin is determined to drive his passenger all the way_
Government troops were con- Truce Commission, and including
"As a Zionist down the road . • . Diplomatic recognition of Israel has been turned
centrated in the area and a' naval Dr. Werner Senator of the He-
and as a Jew, I into a mockery . . . The discredited idea of a bi-partisan Palestine
unit waited off coast in an at- brew University and Dr. Eli
shall carry on policy has been revived again .. Bevin's men in Washington still
tempt to intercept the ship. Irgun- Davies, acting direCtor of the
the efforts of my believe in the possibility of a partition reversal by the UN . . . They
ists also had been concentrated Hadassah medical program in
predecessor for have not abandoned hope of swinging. Washington into suporting
there and the government said Palestine, crossed Arab lines and
moral and ma- federalization Nor has the last word been heard about the Ameri-
S. Reese
they defied warning not to unload journeyed up Mount Scopus to terial support of the Jewish can trusteeship, proposal . . . In fact it 'is believed by informed circles
that the U. S. may revive the idea of a temporary trusteeship under
the ship.
inspect the University and the State of Israel and to Polish an extended truce . . . If fighting is resumed and the UN continues
"Irgun refused to heed the Hadassah Hospital. The party was Jews wherever they are."
to be dominated by paralysis Washington will maintain a policy of
commands of our troops'who were interested in assessing the damage
watchful waiting, throwing the weight of diplomatic recognition only
then ordered to take up action to the two institutions and in
to a triumphant Israel.
against them," the government salvaging whatever school and Kenya Internees May
From Many Corners
announcement said. "The govern- hospital equipment can still be
Drew Pearson, famous columnist, believes that David Marcus
Return to Palestine,
ment saw in this matter a very used.
was killed by British intelligence officials . . . He expressed this
serious breach of the laws of
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UN Mediator Says
belief at'a - recent dinner sponsored by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Israel and a violation of interna-
on behalf of the United Jewish Appeal.
President Truman has nomin-
tional obligations," the announce- ated John J. MacDonald to be the
Rankin, notorious Mississippi Congressman, is at it again . . .
TEL AVIV, (Palcor) — The
ment said. It bitterly criticized American representative on the Foreign Office sent to the British The Congressional Record of May 19 shows him to have said that
the Irgun commanders, saying Truce Commission in Palestine to Foreign Office the opinion ex- "75 per cent of the Communist Party members in this country are
that the agreement between dis- replace Thomas C. Wasson, who pressed yesterday by UN Medi- Yiddish" and that 60 per cent of them were born abroad . . . Rankin
sidents and the army had specifi- was killed recently by a sniper's ator Count Folke Bernadott that made only one mistake . . . He said his figures were based on FBI
files ... Rankin's figures were flatly denied by FBI Director J. Edgar
cally prevented separate action in bullet during the. fighting.
he "does not consider that the Hoover . . . In a letter to Rep. Multer of Brooklyn the' FBI chief
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acquisition of arms and munitions.
return of the Kenya detainees stated his files did not substantiate Rankin's figures . . . Deeper
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The State Council Of the to Palestine would constitute a searching by Multer brought a letter from the House- Un-American
Committee denying the existence of such information . . . Caught
Later a Sternist statement as- Provisional Government of breach of the truce."
sociated the Stern group'with the Israel fixed the rules for fu-
The question of the 260 Jewish red-handed, Rankin went into a shell of silence . • . Rep. Lawrence H.
whose name appears on the board of the so-called Committee
Irgunists and charged that the ture . Council sessions. The
political deportees interned • in Smith,
Justice and Peace in Palestine, is notoriously pro-Arab . That,
Israeli army was actin? not as a praesidium will comprise the Kenya, East Africa, was brought for
of course, brings him squarely into that organization . .
"National army but as a party Council's President, Dr. Chaim' up by Israeli Foreign Minister
force."
Weizmann, a chairman and
Moshe Shertok at his meeting
The conflict occurred on a three vice-chairmen. Members
with Count Bernadotte here yes-
stretch of sandy beach. Eyewit- of t lr e government cannot terday. The group had been
nesses said that large numbers of serve in the. praesidium.
promised release and return to
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Irgun 'soldiers under personal
Palestine during June but this
supervision of their commander,
Brigadier Glubb Pasha, British has been held up by the British
Menahem Beigen, brought war Commander of the Transjordan on. the ground that the internees
cargo ashore in small boats. Arab Legion, will become liaison were of military age. Shertok
"Beigen" was reported to have officer between King Abd.ullah stressed the fact that the depor-
directed action from an American and the other Arab states, it was tees are all Palestinian citizens
army staff car equipped with learned from reliable 'sources in and therefore do, 'not fall under
radio. He relayed orders to ship's Jerusalem. He will be replaced the Paragraph of the truce, which
skipper, Captain Halpern, who shortly by another British of- concerns immigrants of military
once servedAn, the British Navy. ficer, presumably Brigadier Nor- age.
A Haganah commander delivered man Lash.
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an ultimatum to the Irgun leader
,
Gerer' Rabbi Dies
to stop unloading. Beigen report-
Men and War supplies have en-
edly replied: "I didn't accept the tered the Arab held Old City of
JERUSALEM; (J T A) — The
ultimatum from Bevin and I won't Jerusalem in the past few days world-famed Gerer Rabbi—Rabbi
from you."
in clear violation of the UN Abraham Mordecai Alter — died
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truce terms, a Jewish Agency of -heart failure here -at the age
The government of Israel has spokesman charged.
of 92. Funeral services were held„,
reversed a previous decision and
The first Jewish food convoy at the conclusion of Shavuoth at
has declared that its doors will for Jerusalem to travel the entire Yeshiva' Sfat Emet with repre-
be closed to 300,000 Arabs who way by the old road, left Tel sentative's of the Jewish Army,
have left its territory and will Aviv Friday to inaugurate a the local Yeshivoth and the office
permit them to return only after - schedule of one convoy daily for of the Chief Rabbinate in attend-
a peace settlement and if they the duration of the truce. Future ance.
acknowledge the authority of the convoys will be escorted by UN
Jewish State.
observers and will not be sub-
- Dr. Leo Kohn and Reuben ject to inspection by the Arab
Shiloah were designated to con- Legion. The Israeli Army will
suit with Count Bernadotte on the supply convoy guards.
island of Rhodes.
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' It was indicated by an Israeli
The following outlines the at-
spokesman that return of Arab titude of the Israel Government
property will depend entirely with regard to the impending ne-
upon the restitution Arabs • will gotations instituted by Count
make to Jews in the old city of
Bernadotte.
Jerusalem and in Kfar Etzion.
1. The State of Israel must be treated
as a sovereign nation. No Israel of-
Twenty Jews were killed in
4f..7 &•:?/.r,
ficial will meet With Arab' officials
the blast in the Jewish quarter
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unless recognized as "representing a
state and not a minority group in
of Cairo.
Palestine.
Hundreds of Jews are said to
must be no restriction on im-
have been murdered by Arabs 2. There
migration as to either volume or
source. The State of Israel alone
in Morocco.,
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will decide . how many immigrants
Israeli Premier David Ben
it will receive and where they will
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Gurion reiterated that "the
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will not negotiate with the
enemy may renew attacks — we 3. Israel
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Arabs on - any reduction of the ter-
must prepare for any emergency
ritory allotted to it by the United
softener, nothing
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Nations partition decision of Novem-
during the truce." Addressing a
to add or mix.
ber 29 last year. Since it at present
conference of Mapai, the Jewish
holds territory outside the partition
• Eliminates soap spots and curds
boundaries, it is willing to discuss
Labor Party, Ben Gurion said:
minor territorial adjustments with
• Quick rinsing
"Our existence and the fate of
Arab representatives.
• Suds controlled
Israel are now dependent .upon 4. Jerusalem must retain its UN status
• Makes white clothes
as- an international city. If Arab
our moral and military strength."
attacks there are resumed after the
colors brighter.
Mr. Shertok, who reviewed the
present four-week truce expires,
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