“America’s moral credentials in the Palestine question will depend not merely on what it said, but on what it does,” Dr. Israel Goldstein, acting chairman of the American Zionist Emergency Council, said at a press conference today. “We look to President Truman to prevent this issue from becoming a quagmire of intrigue and inertia,” he added.
Dr. Goldstein demanded arms for the Jewish defenders of Palestine, emphasizing that “here the United States has a direct responsibility.” He also asked that the American Government denounce the Arab states for flouting the United Nations partition decision, and that it institute economic sanctions against these states. Other demands included the putting of an international armed force at the disposal of the U.N. Implementation Commission and the opening of the Tel Aviv port for Jewish immigration on February 1.
At a press conference arranged by the American Friends of the Hebrew University, it was reported that the University to Jerusalem is functioning despite the present conflict and that classes are continuing. When difficulty develops in reaching the University, classes are held in the homes of various professors and instructors and in other schools. American veterans studying at the University have not been conscripted for service in the Haganah, it was emphasized.
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