The entire Hebrew press reappeared today, after being suspended for 11 days as a result of objections by the Palestine Administration to publication of unofficial reports concerning the events at the colony of Ramath Hakovesh. All of the papers carry a communication from Isaac Ben Zvi, president of the Jewish National Council, expressing the Council’s appreciation of the fact that “for the first time the Hebrew press worked as one despite all difficulties.”
Simultaneously, the Council and the Jewish Agency issued a joint statement to the press concerning the Ramath Hakovesh incident, which stressed that despite the occurrences at the settlement, enlistment in the Jewish battalions of the British forces must continue and be increased.
It is reported here that police are still stationed around Ramath Hakovesh, which is being visited by thousands of Jews who come to pay homage at the grave of Shmuel Wolynetz, who died from wounds suffered during the raid by British police and Polish soldiers.
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