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Sharett Blames Arab States
For Their Refugees' Plight

LAKE SUCCESS—(ISI) —The Arab refugee problem
is the direct result and tragic aftermath of Arab rebellion
against the United Nations Palestine decision, assisted, in-
tensified and aggravated by the organized aggression per-

petrated by the neighboring Arab states, Moshe Sharett,
Israel's Minister for Foreign Affairs, told the Ad Hoc
Political Committee of the General Assembly.
"Whoever is responsible for the criminal act must bear
the blame for its fearful consequences," he declared.
The Arab states are responsible for the prolongation
of continued suffering of the refugees, he said. By refusing
to enter into peace negotiations, the Arab states have done
everything to make repatriation impossible. At the same
time, because they would not hear of any other solution,
they have made no progress towards the resettlement of
refugees in their own territories.
He pointed out that governments which emphatically
refuse to make . peace with Israel, and even deny its exis-
tence as a sovereign state, are with the same vehemence
urging repatriation. The spirit in which' they urge this
solution would alone be conclusive reason for Israel to re-
ject it
Mr. Sharett welcomed as a constructive step:toward the
the solution of the problem, the resolution establishing a

Reintegration Fund which will be used for the permanent
reestablishment of the refugees and their removal from re-
lief. Israel saw no need for any additional resolution on the
refugee problem as such. He criticized a pending resolution

on the ground that it separated the question of peace nego-
tiations and the refugee problem.
Lord MacDonald of the United Kingdom told the Com-
mittee that his Delegation -doubted whether it was in the
interest of the refugees themselves to return en masse.
It was the considered view of the United Kingdom dele-
gation that the Arab refugees would have a "happier, more
prosperous, more stable future were the bulk be resettled
among- their brethren in Arab countries" with
with non-return-
ing refugees to receive early and adequate compensation
for property they had abandoned in Israel. Lord MacDonald
noted the constructive suggestion of Israel that compen-
sation be paid into a reintegration fund.

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Welfare Funds Attain Harmony

CJFWF Central Fund-Raising
Plan Must Await Approval by
Jewish Agency, U.S. Zionists

WASHINGTON— (JTA)—The three-day General Assembly a the Council of Jewish
Federations and Welfare Funds, at which serous differences of opinion on methods of
raising funds for Israel were expected,. concluded Sunday in a spirit of complete harm-
ony. The 700 Jewish community leaders who attended the session were unanimous in ex-
pressing determination to secure maximum funds in 1951 to meet the needs of Jews
locally and overseas, and especially the needs of Israel.
Unity was achieved following a statement made at a penary session Saturday by
Alex Lowenthal, leader of the recently-formed Committee to Safeguard the United Jew*
ish Appeal, which opposed the blueprint for a community-sponsored national campaign
organization prepared by the council. Mr. Lowenthal said that he is fully satisfied with
an announcement made earlier at the Assembly that the Council's blueprint will not be
voted- upon at the current session and that the Council's proposal for the creation of a
Central Israel Fund which would unify all fund-raising campaigns in this country--
including the Hadassah, Histadrut, Weizmann Tnstitute and Hebrew University drives—
will not be implemented unless the Jewish Agency and t hse Zionist groups agree. At
present they oppose it.
Resolutions pledging full support of the Jewish communities in the United. States and
Canada to a four-point program in behalf of Israel and urging the U. S. Government to
grant all possible aid to the state of Israel" was ad-opted by the Assembly.
The convention adopted a resolution expressing gratification with the decision of
the Jewish Agency in undertaking to present to the welfare funds a more comprehensive
picture of the totality of needs in Israel and in recognizing the importance of estab-
. lishing priority, "to this end that American philanthropic support may be channelled
as fully as possible into the most urgent requirements."
The resolution commends the Agency for its action in establishing a committee to
check on multiple campaigns for Israel in this country. It expresses satisfaction with the
assurance of the Agency that it will attempt "to increase the authority and control
eNercised by this committee on all independent Israel campaigns" in the United States.
The Assembly also urged the communities throughout the country to exert all efforts to-
wards immediately converting into cash all pledges in view of "the pressing needs in Israel,
overseas and at home.' It went on record as favoring pre-campaign budgeting in principle.
Another resolution pledges Jewish communities to extend the maximum cooperation and
participation in the development of all services under public and private auspices to meet the
need of the armed forces and the civilian population in this critical period faced by all Ameri-
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Optimistic '51 Fund-Raising
Prospects Forseen by„,CJFWF

NEW YORK, (JTA)—Improved economic and psychological
conditions will make fund-raising in Jewish communities in the
United States more successful in 1951 than this year, it was pre-
dicted in an-' analysis made public here by the Council of Jewish
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Federations and Welfare Fulads.
The analysis establishes the following facts:
- 1. Instead of the predictions that the 1950 campaign would
raise from 25 to 50 percent less than 1949, a preliminary analysis
indicates that the 1950 decline of approximately 13 percent was
considerably less than the decrease from 1948 to 1949.
2. The broad base of contributors is still largely intact. The
years 1939-1948 witnessed an unprecedented rise of 141 percent
in the number of givers.
3. The uncertainties of the economic picture during 1949
and 1950 contributed to campaign declines. Recent developments
indicating a general upsurge in business and employment during
the latter half of 1950 and for 1951 have raised the hopes of cam-
paign planners. With higher taxes in the offing, individual and
corporate giving will be encouraged.
4. Many observers felt that in relatively few instances had WI.,
certain economic conditions been the prime determinants of 1950
campaign results. Rather, it has felt that the business situation had
accentuated the major psychological factors which operated to 4 0'
depress the level of giving. Ailother favorable psychological factor
now is the • increasing identification of the giver with his welfare
fund as the means for meeting total Jewish needs.
5. Concerning the interrelation of business conditions with
psychological elements, many leaders are convinced that just as these
factors reacted to depress giving standards in 1949, new develop-
men.ts will cause them to reinforce each other in an upward swing.
6. Communities are making a concentrated drive on collections
--to enter the 1951 campaigns with clean slates. Strong considera-
tion is •also being given to the possibility of concentrating all ener-
gies on specific campaign dates, instead of stretching campaigns
out over a long period of time.

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