JEWS ACCEPT PARTITION WITH RELUCTANCE

Chronicle (Levin), 4 October 1947, Page 5

JEWS ACCEPT PARTITION WITH RELUCTANCE

Beceived Fridav, 7 p.m. yi-:w yobk, Oct. 2. Rahiti Abba Hillil ttilver, cliairman of ihe Ameriean section of the Jewish Ageney for Palestine, tohi the AsseniIdy's Palestine Coniniittee today that the Ageney would " most reluctautly " arcejit the partition of Palestine. into separaie Arah' and Jewish States, in accoiilance with the majority recoinlncndai ioji of United Nation*' special eominiltee. The ininority recomniendalion l'«»r a Federal , State was unacceptah!e e\ ea as a basis for discussion Bahbi S.iver saiil. Any solution of the J'alestinr prolileni would rerpiire en-i'orceiin-nt nieasures. Palestine Jews wero icady to det'end theniseives when thev oliiained independence and would cooperat e witli any ITiited Nation* en tor*-i imuil ageni-y. Aeceptance of partition would entail a very heav\ saeriliee liv the Jews and beyond that thev eould not go. Two features of the partition plan wero opou to objection. Firstlv, the exi-lusiou of W'fstern (lalilee from the proposed Jewish State would be a grievous haioiienp to the developruent of the State. Seeoiolly, the Jewish section of modern Jerusalem outside the city walls, shoahl be ineluded in the Jewish State insiead of being placed under internat iona! rule with the remainder of ihe i-ily. The Palestine ( 'omniittee adjourned unlil tomorrow, ihe ehairman, Dr. Fvatt, aiuiouuiiug that a full genera. diseussion would iegin theii.