The Jews of America are ready to listen to any considered, improved Palestine partition plan, Dr. Stephen S. Wise, president of the Zionist Organization of America, told the Zionist General Council last night, but he intimated that he regarded the Peel Royal Commission’s plan as a starting point, not a goal.
Dr. Wise said, however, he had heard nothing during the council’s deliberations to change his belief that it was still possible for the Jews to obtain all of Palestine. If the idea of partitioning Palestine were not in the air, Dr. Wise said, and if the British Government had not been given the impression that certain Zionist leaders were agreeable to partition, there would be a better chance.
Sharply criticizing the reports of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, Zionist Organization president, and David Ben Gurion, head of its Jerusalem executive, Dr. Wise expressed the hope that the council would receive full details of negotiations regarding Palestine and about the political situation.
The council is expected to conclude its political discussions Saturday evening, after a speech by Dr. Chaim Weizmann, with a resolution defining the council’s stand on partition and on the general Palestine situation. The Jewish Agency Administrative Committee will meet Sunday, after which the Zionist General Council will resume and conclude on Sunday.
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