Israel’s Cabinet today voted unanimously to permit the Jabotinsky family to bring the remains of Vladimir Jabotinsky to this country for reburial.
Mr. Jabotinsky, leader of the Zionist-Revisionists, died near New York City in 1940. In his will, he had stipulated that his remains be taken for re-burial in the Jewish State to be formed in Palestine, but only upon the decision of the Jewish State’s Government. Former Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion was unalterably opposed to such sanction by the Government.
Today’s action was taken after Prime Minister Levi Eshkol had received an appeal on the issue from Prof. Eri Jabotinsky, an Israeli and a son of the late Vladimir Jabotinsky. The Herut Party immediately lauded the Cabinet’s decision. Menachem Beigin, leader of Herut, sent a message to Mr. Eshkol expressing the party’s “gratitude for this historic decision.”
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