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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, June 26, 1948

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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1948, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Both sides speak Jehovah or Allah alone May know the answer to the Palestine problem in the Village of Ein Karem below Birthplace of. John the Baptist and an Arab stronghold in the Hills outside Jerusalem every Able bodied Arab carries a gun. As they sit in their open air cafes drinking Coffee shots Ripple overhead from squads being Battle trained in Hills by mysterious european instructors. Official foreign element in Palestine is the British army representation there to arbitrate the peace once or twice a week mommies in Jerusalem take a Convoy of food and other necessities to battened up jews. I go in with a Convoy. As we go past groups of scowling arabs i am warned to hide my face. I must not be recognized entering jewish Quarter by any who might have seen me moving about inside Arab Quarter. This is the Only Way i can get Points of View of both fighting sides. I walk through a labyrinth of narrow alleys past muttering orthodox jews. They Are the jews who live in the synagogue i meet five fighting jews of the Havanah who say we have wandered the face of the Earth forced into the ghettos of Europe since the romans drove us from Palestine. This has been our land since 1000 years be fore Christ. We do not want to fight but As we must in we will for we have nowhere else to go but Palestine " besieged by arabs in jewish Quarter of old City of Jerusalem orthodox jews in traditional dress scan War posters at Street Corners.  argue so Jef weekend june 2s, Isis continued on next Page 13  
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