Jews Will Not Act To Help British People

Chronicle (Levin), 23 January 1947, Page 5

Jews Will Not Act To Help British People

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DIFFICULTIES TO OVERCOME

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Received \Yednesdav, i. .15 p.m. LONDON, 'b-m. 22. The Times' Jerusalem correspondent says the promise oi' action against ferrorisiu as givcn' by the leaders pf Palestinian Jewry has vvon the approval of a largo numlier of Jews, though the Revisionist press has not yet eomniented and Ihe terrorist groups thenisclves have not yet replied. Tlu warning- that the Jewish coninmnily will use force to protect itself and prevent the terrorist s from eonipeJiing others to give theni assistance will naturally not be testexl until the terrorists provide the oceasion and the Jewish eitizens are ready to deal with it. A Jewish Ageney spokesnian said on Tuesday that the Jewish organisations wero coirfident. They knew how tliis itnderlakiiig eonld be earried out, but he emjiliasised that thero would be tio shooting lielween Jews except as a tinal resorl beeause of Ihe general loatliing- of civil war. He added that tlie stagc had not been reaehed where Jews would inlervene assist Brilish people if they were being attaeked. This nole oi' eaution is advisable The Times correspondent says, beeause many dil'lienll ies moral and physieal have still 1o be ove.rconie. For oue tliing if the Jewish Nalional Founcil and olliers re(juost permi.ssion legally 1"o arm taxidi'ivers, leachors and others likely to be tlnvaleiied tlie Government will lind it extremely difficult to give ils approval. Moroover, the Jews have been tnuglit too loiig to regard tlie Goveriiniont as tlieir political enemy I'or llieui suddenly 1o go to exlremes of eooperal ioti. 11 is known that a I'orm oi' poll is now being earried out amoiig llagannh members and also by llagauah members tlieinselves amoiig ihe Jewish public seeking an opinion on what sliould be done agaiiro the terrorists. The maiority of tlie repli'*s so far have not I'avourcd actually taking u]i aggressive j arms but only giving information to the poliee or ])lacing Ihe terror- 1 ists uuder Jewish eiistodv.