Prof. Albert Einstein was one of 122 signatories who last night issued a statement assailing the Irgun-sponsored Freedom Party in Israel, led by Menahem Beigin, who is now on a visit to this country. The statement said that the Beigin group was a “fascist party” and Beigin and his followers “have had no part in the constructive achievements in Palestine.”
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