The establishment by the Histadruth, the Jewish Labor Federation of Palestine, of a social security system “which is more just and more progressive than the Beveridge plan in England,” was announced today by the Histadruth leader, David Remez, addressing the three-day conference of the Histadruth now in session here.
Mr. Remez predicted that it will be necessary for the Histadruth to take over, after the war, many industrial enterprises in the country” in order to avoid sharp unemployment and also to save Jewish industry from possible disaster.” He emphasized that agriculture no longer dominates the Jewish economy in Palestine.
It was reported at the session that the left wing of the Poale-Zion Party in Palestine has joined with the right wing of that party and formed a united body which has opened negotiations with the Hashomer Hatzair, the radical wing of the Histadruth, for the establishment of a united front of all Socialist Zionist groups in Palestine.
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