General Zionists Out of Israel's
Cabinet in Bitter Trial Aftermath

Watching Israel's Bond Progress

of proceeds

(Copyright, 1955, Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Inc.1

JERUSALEM, (JTA)—The
hand of the murderous past of
World War II Europe reached
out and brought down Israel's
government, in the bitter after-
math of one of the most sensa-
tional court actions in the young
nation's history. At week's end,
Prime Minister Moshe Sharett
led a new coalition cabinet—
without General Zionist partici-
pation—which will govern the
country until the general elec-
tions of July 26.

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' Government critics immediate-
ly joined the fray denouncing
the action of the prosecutor in
appealing the case, and charg-
ing the government with "cover-
ing up" for Kastner.
Two non-confidence motions
on the issue—one by the right-
wing Herut party and the other
by the Communists—were beat-
en in the Knesset. But the Gen-
eral Zionists, although they were
members of the coalition in the
Cabinet, abstained from the
The government crisis began vote. Their explanation, offered
with a criminal libel action later, was that they had not
brought by the state against been cdnsulted by the Attorney
Malkiel Grtienwald, an Hungar- General.
ian Jew, who had published ac-
Premier Sharrett, however,
cusations against Dr. Israel declared that the issue was not
Kastner, former head of the whether Kastner was guilty or
Hungarian Jewish Rescue Com- innocent. The issue, he said, was
mittee and now a government the breach of collective - respon-
official. Gruenwald accused sibility by the General Zion-
Kastner of having collaborated ists in view of their membership
with the Nazis in the extermina- in the Government coalition.
tion of Hungarian Jews, in order When the General Zionists re-
to save an "elite" of 600, includ- fused his demand that they re-
ing his own family. He also ac- sign, Sharrett submitted his own
LONDON, (WJA) — Interna-
cused Kastner of having helped resignation—thus bringing about
tional Zionism is the subject of
a Himmler deputy to escape con- the fall of the entire Cabinet.
viction in a war crimes trial.
President Itzhak Ben Zvi, aft- a series of talkg currently broad-
After an action that dragged er consultations, called on Mr. cast by Cairo radio's "Voice of
on for more than a year, Gruen- Sharrett to form a new govern-. the Arabs."
In a recent transmission in
wald was acquitted on all major ment. He did so by reconstitut-
counts, the court holding that ing the old coalition—minus the the series, entitled "Zionist
Kastner was, in fact, guilty of General Zionists. The new Gov- Fifth Column in Eastern Poli-
betraying his people. Imme- ernment list was submitted to tics," the speaker, Abbas Mah-
diately, the public prosecutor an- the Knesset for approval before moud al-Aqqad, apparently
nounced that he would appeal its final adjournment, and the searching for a new slant on a
the decision of the district court. Knesset accorded its confidence hackneyed theme, alleged that
vote. The final tally-66 for, 32- "Napoleon, who( had an inti-
against, and 3 abstentions. The mate knowledge- of the sources
new cabinet is composed of Ma- of influence on public opinion,
pai, Progressives and religious paid particular attention to
Zionist influence in France and
group.
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other countries which he covet-
ed for political or military pur-
Candidates for Mayors
poses."
In Tel Aviv, Jerusalem
Before his invasion of Egypt
TEL AVIV,_. (JTA) —Following he concluded a deal with the
the action of the Mapai party Zionists, promising them "that
in placing the name of Golda he would help them to return
Myerson at the head of its Tel to the Promised Land where
Aviv municipal elections list, the they would be able to reestab-
General Zionists have an- lish their State, in return for
nounced that their principal -the help of their money and
candidate will be -Israel Rokach, propaganda in preparing the
former mayor of Tel Aviv. It is campaign."
understood that both candidates
In 1799, the Gazette Nation-
have decided to resign their ale had- published a statement-
Cabinet posts should their par- by Napoleon, inviting the Jews
ties fail to receive majorities of Asia and Africa to march
sufficient to head the munici- under his standard to JerUsa-
pal Council.
lem, and, a year earlier, Parisian
Earlier, in Jerusalem, where Jews had published a statement
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Gershon Agron was named "advocating an agreement with
IN QUALITY
mayoral candidate by Mapai, the French government to re-
AND TASTE
other candidates were named on turn the Zionists to their home-
no less than 16 tickets. Included land."
among them are Meir Gross-
In return for the restoration
man, General Zionists; Benja- of the Jewish State, the Jews
min Mintz, Poale Agudah; for- were prepared to give France
mer Mayor Avraham Kariv, Miz- "a sizeable financial reward and.
A
rachi, Hapoel Hamizrachi, and a large share in the trade and
Daniel Auster, Progressives.
its profits. -
In all, election lists for some
"Napoleon, it is clear, did not
80 municipal authorities have need military help, from the
been filed. Municipal elections Zionists, but wanted the assist-
will take place on the same day ance of unseen hands in the
as Knesset elections—July 26. centers of high politics, and
Most of the big parties will par- money should the state coffers
ticipate in the municipal voting, become empty?'
but there are -also a large num-
ber of purely local lists set up
by special interest groups. With Organize_Campaign for
the elections now just a month Israel Bonds in Ireland
away, the political atmosphere
A campaign organization is
in the country has grown more
heated, and party posters and now being set up for the sale
insignia can be seen everywhere. of Israel Development Bonds in
'BRANDS
Ireland, it was announced by
Abraham Feinberg, president of
Florida Passes Law
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MIAMI, (JTA) — Governor mobilization of investment capi-
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LeRoy Colfins signed into law tal for Israel's economic devel-
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NEW YORK, (JTA) — New
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was expressed by the Anti-De- Averell Harriman declared.
famation League of B'nai Brith,
Gov. Harriman and Ward B.
following a 1953 survey con- Arbury, of Buffalo, chairman of
ducted by its Miaini office, the New York State Commission
which shoaled a widespread use Against Discrimination, ap-
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Voice of Arabs
Charges Napoleon
Plot with Zionists

derived
from the sale of State
of Israel Development
Bonds, Israel manu-
factures timepieces
for its own needs r-nd
for a growing export
market. Shown above
are two trained tee -
nicians of the Orlogin
Watch Company of
Tel Aviv. Orlogin pro-
duces watches and
clocks for export to
such foreign markets
as the United States,
Swede n, Denmark,
Norway, Holland and
even Switzerland, tra-
ditional watch-mak-
ing center.

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