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The Southern Israeli
A Weekly Newspaper for Southern Jewry
Established 1925
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UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
VOL. XXIII
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1948
Number 39
World Shocked by Murder of UN Mediator
Press
ever, the newspaper insisted that
"no amount of tolerance or fair
play” can excuse “the Israeli
Government from its responsibil
ity for law enforcement within
its borders.”
. . . U. S. A.
NEW YORK. (JTA)—All major,
events on the national and inter- j
national scene were overshadow- '
ed in the American press recently I
by news and comments on the as
sassination of U. N mediator j
Count Folke Bernadotte in Jeru
salem last week. New York’s lead- j
ing newspapers carried pages on I
the details of Bernadette’s murder ]
and were unanimous in emphas
izing that he died a martyr’s
death in the interests of peace.
The Israeli Government was urged
to act relentlessly in tracking
down and punishing the assassins.
American Zionist and non-
Zionist leaders expressed grief,
horror and indignation over the
assassination of the U. N. media
tor Among those who issued such
statements were Dr. Abba Ilillel
Silver. Judge Joseph M. Pros-
kauer.Dr. Emanuel Neumann, Dr.
Stephen S. Wise,Lessing J. Rosen-
wald, former Governor Herbert
H. Lehman, Mrs. Joseph Welt,
JusticeMeir Steinorink and others
The New York Times, in an
editorial entitled “U. N.’s First
Martyr,” states that “we can only
hope that his death under such
circumstances will discredit the
men of blood on both sides in
Palestine—that it will be, in ef
fect, a final act of mediation.”The
Herald Tnbune declared that Is- , .....
rael must come to grips with the the _ U
extremists and “cannot afford to
be at the mercy, in the eyes of
the world, of either nationalist
fanatics or those who would use
the existence of such fanatics to
cast odium upon the state.”
The gunmen who killed Berna
dotte “fired a volley into the
very breast of Israel,” the Sun
asserted, adding that “The Israeli
Government properly disclaims
responsibility for the murder and
repudiates the murders. Sensible
folk will not blame the whole
Jewish people for the fanaticism
ot a few gangsters.” The World-
Telegram called the killing “the
greatest tragedy to the Jews” and
stated that “only those whose
minds are poisoned by anti-Se-
nntism will condemn the innocent
Jewish community for the acts of
criminals who disgrace it.” How-
in Israel
Israeli papers, without excep-
lion, expressed horror and indig
nation over Count Bcrnadotte's
murder and demanded the ex
termination of terrorists onec and
for all.
Haaretz says the feeling of
shame overwhelms every Jew.
The next few days will show the
extent of the damage done to Is
rael by this insane outrage.
The laborite Davar deelares
that the Jewish people have not
gained their freedom to fall vic
tim to gangs of underground mur
derers.
A1 Hamishmar,
left-wing Mapam
Party) brands
“Jewish Fascists. ’
The right-wing
Bernadotte tell vietiin to the half-
heartedness of U. N. policy. If the
U. N. had immediately executed
its resolution on Palestine, Bcrn-
adotte’s tragic fate might have
been avoided. The bullets which
hit Bernadotte also have hit the
Jewish people’s representatives
who are about to appear before
The assassination was also con
demned by Hatzofe, organ of Miz-
rachi, the Revisionist organ Hatn-
ashkif and the Communist organ
Kol liaam.
JWB To Aid
15 USO Clubs
NEW YORK, (JTA) — The
Jewish Welfare Board has ac
cepted the assignment to par
ticipate in the direction of 15
U. S. O. clubs which will be
reactivated in connection with
the new peacetime army, it
was announced here by Milton
Weill, chairman of the J. W. B.
armed services committee. The
agency will be directly respon
sible for the maintenance of
six clubs in Kansas, California,
New Hampshire, Nebraska, In
diana and Michigan.
9
Israel Moves to Outlaw
Terrorists; Stemists
BY A. SCHWARTZ
J T A Correspondent
TEL AVIV, (.JTA)--Emergency regulations halting the
spread of anti-government terror, outlawing underground
terroristic organizations and making membership in them
illegal as well as declaring qll aid to such extremists a crime
were promulgated in Israel recently following a four-hour
organ of the
(United Labor
the assassins
Haboker says
Adelaide Jews
Observe 100th
Anniversary
MELBOURNE, Australia, (JTA)
—The Adelaide Jewish commun
ity will celebrate its 100th anni
versary this week. Several large
celebrations have been scheduled
end Jewish leaders from all other
provincial capitals and major
c'ties of Australia will participate
j,; the ceremon ce. Adelaide is the
province of Adelaide, in south
eastern Australia.
A total of 1,500 Jewish immi
grants frorp Europe and elsewhere
< ntered this country during the
year, it was reported Almost
every immigrant was a former
DP.
meeting of the Cabinet, which
was called immediately after the
assassination of Count Bernadotte
and French U. N. observer Col,
Andre Serot. At the same time,
all Cabinet officers were armed
and provided with armed escorts.
Issuance of the regulations, ap
proved in principle and in draft
form by the Cabinet and not re
quiring further authorization
from the State Council, came
during a day which saw vigorous
action to apprehend the murders
of Count Folke Bernadotte and
Col. Andre Serot, his aide- Al
though the curfew imposed in
Jerusalem early yesterday was
lifted to permit life to return to
normal, raids were being carried
out on all known and suspected
Sternist centers.
In parallel actions in Tel Aviv,
After Elections,
Says Marshall
WASHINGTON, D C. (JPS) —
Secretary of State Marshall said
at a press conference here recent
ly that the U. S. hopes to grant
de jure recognition to Israel after
the national elections in that
country which, he said, he under
stood would take place in Octo
ber. The elections are actually
scheduled for mid-November.
Questioned at a White House
news conference about the Mar
shall announcement, President
Truman would say only that the
whole matter is still under dis
cussion. Secretary Marshall said
earlier that extension of de jure
recognition was now a matter of
timing up to the White House-
Arab League Forms Palestine
Government, Heavy Protests
Haifa, and other parts of Israel
hundlreds of Sternists were round
ed up and their documents and
files confiscated. Two hundred
Sternists have been transferred to
Jaffa where it is planned to draft
them into the Israeli Army
Meanwhile, a Sternist under
ground appeal declared that the
“Ben Gurion Governments is us
ing the methods of the British”
against the Sternists although
their party Is now legally regis
tered with the government. “Be
cause somebody shot Bevln’s rep
resentative—Bernadotte—and al
though the government has no
proof of our complicity, our peo
ple are being arrested and our
offices are being closed.”
A confession of responsibility
(Continued on page three)
JERUSALEM, (JTA) — King
Abdullah will not permit the seat
ing of a Palestine Arab Govern
ment in Jerusalem, the Transjor
dan-controlled Kamullah radio
declared this week following re
ceipt of a report from Amman
that the Arab League had estab
lished a Palestine Government.
The Palestine Arab Government
was formed over the protests of
both Transjordan and Iraq.
An Arab League announcement
declared that Ahmed Hilmed
Pasha, military governor of the
Arab-held section of Jerusalem,
has been named Prime Minister
:n tn«* „ev gcvern.wnt. A report
from Amman said that Abdullah
has refused to parr.it the forma
tion of the new government any
where “within the security zone
of the Transjordan Government.”
He interprets that security zone
as extending from the borders of
the Egyptian kingdom to the
frontiers of Syria and Leoanon.
Abdullah, advocate of a Greater
Syria headed by himself, added
that the “creation of such a gov
ernment is an arbitrary act with
out the consent of the Palestine
2>eople, a thing I will not agree to
and will oppose.”
A report emanating from Da
mascus said that a Constituent
Assembly of the new Arab state
would be held somewhere outside
the borders of Palestine within
the next few days. The report said
that King Abdullah telegraphed
the Arab League he would oppose
setting up a Palestine Arab Gov
ernment because “should this
government be formed and recog
nized by the United Nations, as
were Jewish claims, it would mean
that the Arab League had accom
plished partition, which it fought
against.”
Developments In Brief
WASHINGTON, (JTA)—,The State Department “does not see how
the assassination of Count Folke Bernadotte would have any bearing
upon American recognition of Israel,” a Department spokesman said
this week-end.
Secretary of State George C. Marshall issued a statement expressing
his deep shock at the assassination of Count Folke Bernadotte, par
ticularly when the mediator had “achieved such a great measure of
success.”
LAKE SUCCESS, (-TA)—United Nations Secretary-General Ben
jamin Cohen this week stated that the assassination of U. N. mediator
Count Folke Bernadotte did net void the Palestine truce. “The truce
will continue,” he said.
LONDON, (JTA)—The news of the assassination in Jerusalem of
Count Folke Bernadotte was given to King George at Balmoral Cas
tle, while the Board of British Jews issued a statement describing the
assassination as “a dastardly outrage” and “a most deplorable hap
pening.”
NEW YORK, Sept. 20 (Palcor)—The National Administrative
Council of the Zionist Organization of America met in all-day session
here Sunday and adopted a series of resolutions headed by a bitter
denunciation of'the assassination of U. N. Mediator Count Bernadotte
in Jerusalem Friday.
Dr. Abba Hillel Silver, Chairman of the American Section of the
Jewish Agency Executive, described the assassination as “a criminal,
dastardly and stupid act.”
Bernadotte’s Report to U.N.
Shows Fair View of Israel
Huntsville Congregation Invites Friends
To Fiftieth Anniversary Sunday, Oct. 31
Members of B’nai Sholom Congregation of Huntsville,
Ala., plan a celebration of the fiftieth dedication of their
Temple on Sunday afternoon Oct. 31.
The congregation was organized at Huntsville in 1876.
Members ot the congregation cordially invite guests
from neighboring cities.
J. Wind is president of the Congregation.
PARIS, (JTA)—Seven “basic I
premises” for the settlement of !
the Palestine question are con
tained in the report to the U. N.
Security Council drawn up by the
late Count Folke Bernadotte and
made public here on the eve of
the opening of the U. N. General
Assembly. The seven conclusions
are:
1. Peace must return to Pales
tine and every feasible measure
should be taken to ensure that
hostilities will not be resumed
and that harmonious relations be
tween Arabs and Jews will ulti
mately be restored.
2. A Jewish state called Israel
exists in Palestine and there are
no sound reasons for assuming
that it will not continue to do so.
3 The boundaries of this state
must finally be fixed either by
formal agreement between the
parties concerned or, failing that,
by the United Nations.
4. Adherence to the principle of
geographic homogenity and inte
gration, which should be the ma
jor objective of the boundary ar
rangements, should apply equally
to Arab and Jewish territories,
whose frontiers should not, there
fore, be rigidly controlled by the
territorial arrangements envisag
ed in the partition resolution of
November 29.
5. The right of people uprooted
from their homes by the ravages
of the present war to return to
their homes should be affirmed
and be made effective, with as
surance of adequate compensation
for the property of those who may
choose not to return.
6. The city of Jerusalem, be
cause of its religious and interna
tional significance and the com
plexity of interests involved,
should be accorded special and
separate treatment.
7. International responsibility
should he expressed where desir
able and necessary in the form
of international guarantees as a
means of allaying existing fears,
and particularly in regard to
boundaries and human rights.
The report urges that the exist
ing indefinite truce in Palestine
1. The area known as the Negev
should be considered Arab terri-
< Continued on page five)