Faced with the serious problem of securing discipline in the Zionist Organization, the Zionist Actions Committee opened its meeting here at 10:30 o’clock this morning in the presence of several hundred leading Zionists from all over the world, including members of the Zionist Executive.
The session was opened by H. Farbstein, former member of the Zionist Executive and one of the leaders of the World Mizrachi Organization. The delegates were welcomed by Isaac Ben-Zvi, chairman of the Vaad Leumi, the Jewish National Council of Palestine.
SPEAKS FOR PEACE
A call for peace in the Zionist movement was sounded at the opening session by Dr. Nahum Sokolow, president of the World Zionist Organization, who eulogized the Zionist leaders who died since the last session of the Actions Committee which met a year ago.
No permanent chairman of the Actions Committee to succeed the late Leo Motzkin will be elected at the present session, it was announced. Dr. Motzkin’s successor will be elected at the forthcoming Zionist Congress.
In greeting the gathering on behalf of the Vaad Leumi, Mr. Ben-Zvi emphasized that the Jewish population in Palestine now totals 400,000 and comprises 42 per cent of the entire rural population. The speaker expressed his belief that an understanding can be reached with the Arabs.
Touching upon the relations between the Jewish Community and
JTA has documented Jewish history in real-time for over a century. Keep our journalism strong by joining us in supporting independent, award-winning reporting.
The Archive of the Jewish Telegraphic Agency includes articles published from 1923 to 2008. Archive stories reflect the journalistic standards and practices of the time they were published.
