An article by Robert Weltsch, German Zionist leader, in the “Juedische Rundschau” condemns the attitude of the students of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem towards Dr. Magnes. The students had adopted a resolution in which it was said that Dr. Magnes’ willingness to surrender under the pressure of Arab agitation discredited Zionism in the eyes of public opinion, especially of America and England.
Dr. Weltsch believes that even though most of the Zionist leaders may not agree with the attitude of Dr. Magnes, they should nevertheless oppose the propaganda which is now being conducted against Dr. Magnes, a propaganda which he considers unfair, and which he says reminds him of the propaganda conducted by anti-Semitic students of the “Voelkische” party in Germany against the Jewish professors in German universities.
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