The American Council for Judaism today commended the UN Special Committee for its “conscientious attempt” to find a solution of the Palestine problem, voiced its opposition to creation of “any sovereign state based on church-state ties” and urged the General Assembly to effect a settlement completely compatible with the basic, democratic principles enunciated by its committee.
Without expressing its opinion of the report as a whole, the Council commanted on some of the UN Committee’s recommendations, in a statement adopted by the Executive Committee at its monthly meeting here today. It was made public by the Council’s president, Leasing J. Rosenwald, Jenkintown, Pa.
Applauding the Committee’s recommendation for the early admission to Palestine of 150,000 displaced Jews of Europe, the Council described as “even more significant” the Committee’s recognition of the necessity for prompt action by the United Nations to extend world-wide immigration opportunities for displaced peoples of all faiths.
The Council emphasized the “imperative need” to safeguard the millions of Jews who are citizens of nations other than Palestine, against a duality of relationships, actual or implied. It therefore asked that the authorized representatives of the inhabitants of Palestine, shall, now and in the future be clearly and precisely limited in their representation exclusively to their constituents in Palestine.
The Council’s statement, without mentioning the Jewish Agency by name, asserted that “a final decision on the Palestine problem must embody provisions for the dissolution and prohibition of all instrumentalities and agencies calculated to foster an identity of national consciousness between those of Jewish faith throughout the world and whatever political structure may be determined for Palestine.” The statement marked an extension of the Council’s formal request to the United Nations last June that the authority of the Jewish Agency for Palestine be limited.
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