A motion recommending that the World Zionist Organization should represent all Jews throughout the world residing outside of Israel was defeated here today at a meeting of a sub-committee appointed by the Zionist Actions Committee to deal with organizational affairs.
A delegation of editors complaining of Israeli political censorship was assured today by Premier David Ben Gurion that a law will soon be promulgated limiting censorship to security matters.
Neither censorship the government can control the expression of any political views or prevent criticism of the government from a political viewpoint, Ben Gurion said.
It was officially announced here today that the Jews detained in Cyprus have notified the British authorities there that they will declare a hunger strike in protest against a seven percent cut in food rations. They emphasized that the present food rations food rations are already at a minimum level.
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