Premier David Ben Gurion made a personal appeal today to every mayor and head of a municipal council in Israel to begin work immediately on the construction of public air raid shelters.
The Premier called each mayor and council head by telephone today to press the urgency of his bid. The government, meanwhile, has already allocated building materials for this purpose and the Ministry of the Interior has appropriated funds for this “vital project.” Building should start within the week.
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.
