Jerusalem Community Council Demands Lifting of Martial Law; Extremist Attacks Continue

The Jerusalem Jewish Community Council today issued a manifesto to Britain and all the nations of the world calling for an immediate lifting of martial law from Palestine.

Pointing out that the Council has always been opposed to terrorism, the manifesto declared that military control had been imposed upon "innocent people." It concluded with a plea to Jews living under the military regime to maintain "calmness and discipline."

A military camp near Hadera was attacked last night and one soldier was killed and five others wounded. The raiders escaped. A military car was blasted by a landmine today on the main Haifa-Tel Aviv road near Ramath Gan, which is within the army-controlled area. Although the vehicle was damaged, no one was injured. Eleven persons have been arrested since Saturday night, the police announced.

Despite army and police patrols, buildings in the center of Tel Aviv were again covered with posters of the Irgun Zvai Leumi and the Stern Group, both urging Jews to join their ranks and charging the present Jewish leadership and the Heganah with "betraying the national cause." They declared that their activities were a result of the Jewish Agency’s "policy of submission and appeasement," and added that they would be willing to submit to the Agency’s authority if it adopts a new policy.

Posters put up tonight by the Haganah charge both the terrorists and the British authorities with responsibility for the present situation and call on the Jewish. community for unity "in this present critical boar." They conclude with the ## that "the recently shed blood will not remain unavenged," and that the terrorists will be forced to answer for their acts.

Earlier today, the Jerusalem Council demanded of the military authorities that workers within the "sealed area" either be permitted to go to work in industries outside, or that the army distribute food and other necessities to the inhabitants who, it asserted, were actually prisoners. Unemployment is mounting daily in the controlled sections and many families are without bread and other necessities.

Jewish children today entered their second school-less week. Most of the school buildings have been requisitioned by the army and the majority of the teachers, who live outside the cordoned-off area, are not permitted to enter. The few teachers who are present held sessions this morning in the courtyards of the schools. Mats were spread for a small number of children who attended and "classes" were conducted for three hours.