Palestine Fighting May Be Renewed

Chronicle (Levin), 10 August 1948, Page 5

Palestine Fighting May Be Renewed

Received Mondav, 7.15 p.m. LONDON, August 9. The British Fnited Press Rhodes correspondent says Colint Bernadotte, (on his return from Ammai, Jerusalem, j Alexandria, Tel Avi'v and Ha'ifa, said Ihe feared war might break hut agai n in Palestine, Both sides had indicated t that their governments might, as the eonsequence of alleged truce violations by the other party, resume military action. The Israeli Provisional Government, on the question of whether or not it allowrs the return of Arab refugees to their homes, Is faced with -a challenge that cannot be ignored if it is to abirie by the pledges which they gave United Nations less than a year ago, says The Times, The refugees may be bargain-' ing counters for the release of ablebodied Jews, still detained at Gyprug but exeuses xvill not re'move the fear now felt by some of Israel 's sincere^t friends, that a policy of opportunism is being pursued. The Daily Herald says that if m > is done about the Arab refugees, • .i . and terrible barrier of hate will cave' been built between the Arabs ancl Jews and be in the way of any lasting ^ettlement.