America is now prepared to accept responsibility in the Near East, Dr. Nahum Goldman told the press here today. “We hope that Britain, America and perhaps Russia will cooperate in the solution of the Near Eastern problem, including the Palestine problem,” he said.
Ninety percent of American Jews are now favorably inclined toward Zionism, he asserted. The majority of American non-Jews are also sympathetic to Jewish aspiration in Palestine, he added.
“I am convinced that we still have the sympathies of many of Britain’s leading statesmen,” the member of the executive of the Jewish Agency declared. “I have reason to believe that our demands will be recognized and will be met justly.”
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