Two young Jews charged here with illegally storing explosives for the use of the Stern Group were yesterday fined the minor sum of 1,200 francs (approximately $5.50) by a judge who publicly expressed his sympathy for the defendants and their cause.
The judge, M. Vincon, told the defendants, Abraham Mizrachi and Jean Martinski, that although it illegal for them to possess the weapons and explosives, it was necessary to place in the record that the Jewish state has been recognized by the United Nations and that the citizens of the Jewish state have the right to defend its “moral and territorial borders.”
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