An appeal against acts of provocation was issued here yesterday by the Central Committees of the Zionist Revisionist Organization and the Brith Trumpeldor. The appeal warns against “provocations which may emanate from sources seeking to hamper the efforts of leading Jewish circles to do all in their power to bring about the triumph of justice in this case.
“Leading Jewish circles in this country and the world over are deeply concerned about the terrible tragedy of the Stavsky verdict and the grave possible consequences to the Jewish community in Palestine and the future of Zionism.” it states. “The leading Jewish circles understand that the release and full acquittal of Stavsky and the triumph of justice will come about if the Jewish people are united for this cause. A sense of national responsibility, self-discipline, and dignified utterances and action are the order of the day.
“Unfortunately, irresponsible individuals, who to our sorrow head non-partisan Jewish organizations, have already released provocative statements. Such statements made at the time when Stavsky’s attorney, Horace Samuel, has appealed to a higher court seeing to save the Jewish martyr, Stavsky, from the gallows may have a detrimental effect on the further developments of the case and perhaps lead to tragic results in Palestine and other countries.
“We deem it our holy duty to warn against such provocations. The smoldering fires of interactional strife must not be fanned. Let the sense of national responsibility and the concern for the life of an innocent man guide our actions and utterances.”
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