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Machinations
Exposed
In Nathan Ziprin's
Column on Page 2
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Detroit 26, Michigan, January 14, 1949
Ernie Bevin's
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World Powers Support Israel
Against British War of Nerves
JDC Speeds Exodus:
Emigration scenes
like this one are being repeated throughout Europe as thousands
of Jewish men, women and children are lea*ing for Israel, the U. S.
and other lands. The Joint Distribution Committee, one of the major
• United Jewish Appeal agencies, is providing funds for their trans-
portation and settlement.
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(Direct Teletype Wires by JTA and Jewish News Special correspondents)
LONDON.—Unfavorable world reaction to 'Great Britain's action in massing troops
on Israeli frontiers is expected to result in a showdown compelling the British to act in
accordance with the United States interpretation of the incident which was created by
the downing of five Royal Air Force planes over-Israeli territory.
U. S. and French reactions to the incident were especially critical of the British,
and the U. S. attitude remains that the occurrence should be interpreted as "a regret,.
table incident."
The belief is current that the entire controversy may prove to be a war of nerves and
an attempt to undermine Israeli confiden.cq, Israel's spokesmen, however, were firm in
their stand this week. They refused to accept notes
that were addressed to "Jewish representatives" and
failed to acknowledge the existence of Israel as an
•TURKEY-
established state.
On Tuesday, focus of the Anglo-Israeli crisis moved
into. the Gulf of Aqaba sector of Transjordania. In-
formation in London was that an Israeli force was on
point of occupying a five mile stretch on the northwest
corner of the gulf allocated to Jews under the UN par-
-BEYROUTH
tition resolution. The area is four miles west of the
;MEDITERRANEAN
Port of Aqaba which is occupied by the newly-arrived
SEA
ACRE
British troops. A Foreign Office. source said here that
HAIFA
the British government does not recognize the right of
=PALESTINE
Israelis to move troops up to the gulf at this point.
TEL Avty
The UN Security Council resolution of last Nov. 4,
SUEZ -JAFFA
this source stated, was an order to Jews to carry out
CANAL
no further troop movements in this area It depends
largely on the British Cabinet whether this impending
action by. Israeli forces will be taken as a cause for
British intervention. There is a strong Cabinet group
which takes what is reported as the Foreign Office and
military viewpoint that the movement of Israeli troops
to _the Gulf would be tantamount to an invasion of
Transjordanit. On the other hand, following Unfavor-
able U.. S. and French reactions to British troop move-
ments, it -appears that -a. narrow cabinet majority will
be found for a policy' of toning down the whole affair
and treating it merely as a regrettable- incident, but
opposition to such action is still strong. It_ is pointed
out by advocates of firm action that if the British climb
Scenes of British threats to
down at this stage it will still further _lessen British
Israel: I ;111oVOMent of British,
standing with the Arabs, not to speak of Jews.
tioops from Malta to Cypriis,
The only hope now for British policy in the Middle
and 2. tO. Transjordan's - Port:of
Aqaba from the Suez (3) area
East, according to this highly influential sch6ol of think-
resulting from the shooting
ing, is to show that Britain means to stand by her Arab
down of British planes in the
allies and maintain their rights.
Negev (4) by Israeli flyers.
Despite mounting criticism, a check-up still shows a narrow cabinet margin in sup,
port of Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin's 'course:
In reply to charges against the Foreign Office leveled. by L. S. Amery, veteran Con..
servation leader, the Foreign Office declared again that Royal Air Force sorties which
brought on the . present crisis took place after consultations with the Egyptian gov-
ernment and that the first of these flights was accompanied by Egyptian planes.
(Israel's charges against the British before the UN Security Council were made by
Abba .Eban upon decision of the Israeli Cabinet in Tel Aviv. The charges against Bri-
tain are that she collaborated with the Arabs and is threatening 'the peace of the Middle
East.
(With Arab states clamoring for peace and expressing a desire / to follow Egypt's
example in proposing direct peace negotiations with the Jewish State, it was evident
that the only country seeking war is Great 'Britain.
(British machinations were in evidence in spite of the
optimism of Dr. Bunche and the statement made by UN
Secretary-General Trygve Lie that "there will be peace iri
Palestine in 1949."
(The American Zionist Emergency Council released
the text of a . memorandum charging that ` . the most recent
actions of Great Britain . with regard to Israel hav6
liShed conclusively that the British Government is in fact
an active ally of the Arab states in their war against Israel.")
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Honor Noted iiistadrut Editor:
0. THACKREY, co-editor and co-publisher of the New York Post.
H ome News (center), is shown receiving an engraved copy of Israel's
eclaration of Independence for his efforts in behalf of Israel and
stadrut, Israeli labor (federation. Making the presentation is ISAAC
BE N :ZVI (left), a founder of Histadrut and a signer of the original
de claration, At right is CHARLES M. SEGAL, a director of Nista-
ut's $10,000,000 campaign. The Detroit Histadrut campaign for
75,000 opened at an impressive rally at Music Hall on Sunday
ev ning. (Story on page 2.)
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Dr. Ruth Gruber to Address
JNF Women's Event. on Sunday
Advance Hebrew Studies:
Greater emphasis on the study of Hebrew
by American Aws was urged at the annual dinner of Histadrut Ivrith—Hebrew Federation of America---
in. New York by the Special Israeli Envoy to the United States, Eliahu Epstein. At the speakers' table
at the dinner, which marked the launching of an annual drive for the dissemination of the Hebrew
language and culture were: Left to right, seated: MRS. SAMUEL W. HALPRIN, president of Ha-
dassah; HARRY P. FIERST, Histadrut Irvith treasurer; HON. ELIAHU EPSTEIN; SAMUEL J.
BOROWSKY, Histadrut Ivrith president; DANIEL FRISCH, ZOA vice-president; standing: DR.
ALEXANDER M. DUSHKIN; MENAHEM RIBAL OW, editor of the Hebrew weekly Hadoar; JOS-
EPH WEISS, BORIS MARGOLIN and HY LEV.
The annual donor event of the Ladies' Auxiliary ►
of the Jewish National Fund, to be held at 2 :30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 16, at the Masonic Temple, will feature
the eminent author, traveler and lecturer, Dr. Ruth
Gruber, as guest speaker. The musical program will
be presented by the three Israeli artists, Shoshana,
Damari, Joseph Goland and Moshe Wilensky. A
complete list of donor to this event will be found in
the special JNF section in this issue of The Jewish
News, on Pages 11 to 14. Editorial, Page 4.