Rabbi Abba Hillel Silver, Zionist leader, today sent a cable to the king of Egypt asking for clemency for the two Jewish youths who have been sentenced to death for the assassination of Lord Moyne. Pointing out that no just man can condone “their terrible deed,” he added that “no merciful man can fail to take into account the despair and hopelessness of their people’s plight which drove these youths to their reckless and tragic act.”
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