Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-11-24 | Page 1 | Palestine 'Out' as Jews' Haven

PALESTINE OUT LOUT AS JEWS HA VEN Fierce Pierce P Persecution Not Anticipated LONDON Nov 2 21 24 UP UP The The government announced today that the problem of Jewish refugees from Germany cannot be settled by emigration emi emi- ern emigration i- i gration to Palestine Malcolm MacDonald dominions and colonial secretary opened debate debate debate de de- de- de bate in the house of commons on the subject When we promised to facilitate a rational home for Jews In Palestine Palestine Palestine Pales Pales- tine he said we never anticipated this fierce persecution in Europe We made no promise that Palestine Palestine Palestine Pales Pales- tine should be a home for everyone who is seeking escape from such a calamity Palestine's rather meager soil cannot support more than a fraction of the Jews who wish to escape from Europe The problem of refugees from central Europe cannot be settled in Palestine It has got to be settled over a far wider field MacDonald said the government is unable to act at present on the Jewish agency's request for emigration emigration emigration tion to Palestine because it might prejudice the forthcoming conference conference conference confer confer- ence between Jews and Arabs in London 4 it