Palestine Jewry is anxiously awaiting today’s parliamentary debate on Palestine. The tension is evident everywhere. The Jewish National Council has postponed the statement it had promised to issue yesterday. Pending the government’s declaration in the House of Commons, which will be officially telegraphed to Palestine by the Colonial Office, no statement will be made.
The executive of the Council, which met last night, has called a full meeting of the Council for tomorrow night to consider the government’s explanation of the White Paper. Meanwhile it is learned that Pinchas Rutenberg, chairman of the Council, favors the complete rejection of the White Paper and no negotiations with the British government until the White Paper is withdrawn.
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