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Irgunists Threaten Reprisals to
Jerusalem's Internationalization

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JERUSALEM—Reports are circulating here that if Jerusalem is internationalized,
Jewish resistance movements such as the Irgun and the Stern group will resume their
undergroUnd activities in the Holy City. None: of the reports, • however, have yet been
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confirmed.
One rumor has it that all members of the United Nations staff here from Brig._
Gen. William E. Riley down have received anonymous letters warning. Of underground
resistance to internationalization, Although future developments here are uncertain it's
a foregone conclusion -that the .Jews of. Jerusalem will not tamely acquiesce in any de-
cision severing the city from Israel proper.
Israel violated the armistice with Transjordan by expelling across the armistice
lines 200 Arab civilians from the Israel-occupied village of Wadi Fukin, •west of beth-
lehem, on July 15, it was ruled

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Israel's Oarsmen:

During the 25th an-
niversary celebration of Hapoel, the Histadrut athletic or-
ganization, rowing 'teams competed for honors in a nation-
wide -contest. Hapoel, - with the financial aid of the National
Committee - for Labor Israel, is a prime factor in advancing
the health of Israel's youth. It is building an indoor swimming
pool and stadium in• Haifa.

by the mixed Israel-Transjord.an
aelnistice commission here.
The Arabs should be allowed
to return to their homes within
one week, the Commission • or-
dered, according to a joint com-
munique released after a seven-
hour conference. The decision
was reached by a majority vote,
with the UN. chairman of . the
group, Col. A. Coverdole, an
American, casting his ballot
with the Arabs against the Is-
raelis.

Israel to Take Offensive If
Attacked, Ben-Gurion Warns

Direct JTA Teletype Wire to The Jewish News
TEL AVIV—"If Israel is attacked it will not remain
on the defensive but will soon pass over to the offensive
and fight in foreign territory," Premier David Ben-Gurion
Tuesday told the Knesset during a 10-hOur debate on the
government's conscription bill. At the end of the debate
the measure had its first reading.
In a plea for support of his policy of maintaining
a
large
and powerful armed force, the Premier pointed out
Israel Resents UN
that for 'the Jewish state the problem was one of "to be
or not to • be"—eiVher the 'nation is made powerful or it
eommission's Ruling
will be exterminated. He asserted that . the experience of
Israel-
TEL AVIV—The Mixed
Israelis during / the recent war has demonstrated that Israel
'Syrian Armistice commission on
cannot depend on world democratic forces 'to defend it.
Tuesday - ruled that the estab-
Mr. Ben-Gurion .also insisted that in some respects
lishment of a new Jewish settle-
Israel was not yet a nation. To support this thesis Lie
Lake
Tiberias
con-
ment east .of
to the fact that the majority of the Jews live
stituted a violation of th•-armis—_—pointed
outside of the Jewish state' while the inhabitants of that
tice pact. The UN chairman of
state are not yet homogeneous. Soldiers of Israel's army,.
the commission joined the Sy-
he
stated, are natives of 55 different nations without, in
rian members to form a major-
many cases, a common language._ The _historical process
ity again.st the Israelis.
Of the nationalization of t.11e Jews has been too long
Lt. Col. Moshe Dayan, head of
delayed, he declared, adding that Israel's youth must be
the Israel delegation, protested
good pioneers and good soldiers and must be turned into
t h e commission's interference
one nation with a common language.
with normal, peaceful activities
The Premier also replied to attacks from other political
of the Israelis in a demilitarized
parties, including the sMizrachi, - a member of the coalition
zone. He also took exception to
government. Rejecting the Mizrachi's demand that women
the UN chairman's order that
be exempted from compulsory military service, he insisted
Syrian police would be permitted
that the "majority of the Yishuv desires equal rights and
to remain in Israel _territory
obligations for women." He countered a Mapam charge
evacuated by Syrian troops.
that the majority of the officers in the army .are. members
Egypt has become the first
of the Mapai, stating that 50 percent of the officer corps
Arab state to indicate a willing-
were members of Mapam while only one-third of them
ness to cooperate with Israel in
were Mapai members.. He promised that he would never
the reuniting of Arab families
permit politics to be introduced into the army camps. He
sin Israel. A spokesman for the
also asserted that the existence of -22 political parties on
Tel Aviv government revealed
the national scene- was "shameful" and that Israel. must
attempt to reduce this number to two or three.
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sr el AerOnauties:

The first course for
airplane mechanics has been opened by the Max Pine Trade
School of Histadrut in Tel Aviv. Boys are taught all the angles
of this new vocation to help develop Israel's aviation indus-
try. The Max Pine School, founded with funds provided by
the National Committee for Labor Israel, offers course in
auto repair, electricity and radio.

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—International photo

Ararat: Seeking the remains of the
On
Ark in which Noah and the animals survived the Deluge,

these Americans, shown in Istanbul,. have begun climbing
16;000-foot Mount Ararat. Moscow has protested that these
men were engaged in 'spying on adjoining Russia. Left to
right: WENDALL OGG, health officer; WALTER I. WOOD,
engineer; DR. A. J. SMITH, archeologist and expedition
leader, and E. J. NEWTON, photographer. Moscow charged
the group with spying on adjoining Russia. Scientists predict
that this mission will Meet with failure..

—International Radiophoto

Jerusalem Shaken:

Three _tons of TNT considered too dangerous to
move and even more dangerous to have lying around was exploded last week outside
were stored in
Jerusalem, throwing up a dense cloud of dust and smoke. The explosives
in
the
background.
seen
are
Holy
Places
the past year's hostilities. The

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