A pledge that “the Jewish people will obligate themselves to protect the holy places of all religions in Palestine” if the country is proclaimed a Jewish Commonwealth by the United Nations, was voiced here today in a resolution adopted at the annual convention of the Mizrachi Organization of America.
The resolution also pledged full rights to the Arabs in Palestine “as individuals and not as a nation.” The resolution points out that the Arabs have national rights in other countries and that the center of their religion is in another land.
Dr. Chaim Weizmann, addressing the Mizrachi convention last night, reviewed the tragic Jewish situation in Europe, and indicated that Palestine may become a Jewish homeland if sufficient efforts are made by the Jews of America. The convention closes tomorrow.
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