The Phoenix Jewish news., 1956-12-07
A Charoe Of Defamation

EDITORS NOTE: The following is column ap
pearing in the National Jewish Post of Nov. 23 1856,
written by Post Editor Gabriel Cohen)
What appears to to be the most horrible account
as Jews concerned which has ever appeared
in major daily newspaper made the columns OF the
Indianapolis News last week. It written by staff
member whom we went up to soon as the early
edition appeared and if wasn't lifted bodily from an
ant-Semitic publication then is cleverly malicious
and shrewdly designed to defame the Jewish people
as anything we've
Here is the article which you judge for yourself:
ZIONIST ORGANIZATION
STEERS ISRAEL COURSE
By Dwight Scantland
big factor in the dispute % between Israel and the Arabs
"A highly organized political group designed to
maintain Independent nation in Palestine for all
Q-why was Palestine chosen9
ancient tribes of Israel by God Other territories
including Uganda in British East Africa were offered but re-
there Jewish 1c7;ain raes9 ,+ + whites nsgroes and
orienas show its members not of one
How strong it in the u So .,+,. o. massive
hackers They supply up mGs Of ee H1 0 e g NUMBER
of Jews turning against znsm because its radical leaders
demand they be loyal to Israel first and to their home country
Israeis satisfied with the country they have2
should extend syria Egypt they did
short while in biblical times Others A SAY Israel @ should @ If pc c
with the Arabs But even these would like to see some Dorder
tn @ Tsn n area T1e called Tor 'n part
- movement?
A-Ony that it is trying to draw Jew
The majority of its citizens migrated
persecution out of pioneering spirit The
group religious reasons complain the state IS
have from zionsm because it is
national and political.
The author of the piece told that what it says was
not more than what Ben-Gurion has said Ga He) and
then when we pointed out that it asserted the United
States Jews were disloyal and owed prior allegiance
to Israel before that of the United Sates he demurr
ed pointing out that his piece asserts that Jews were
frOYot hic ind of c1hV
The paper seems willing to make amends, but the
damage can hardly be counteracted days later.
The piece is the elimination OF bitter barrage OF
letters and edtorials-not in the Indianapolis News
but in it's sister paper the Indianapolis Star The pub
Usher of both papers is Eugene Pulliam Sr, despoic
if there ever was onebut his son conducts the
News, which is by far the more reliable of the two
papers.
The local public relations committee, part OF the
Jewish Welfare Federation, sought appointment
with Mr. Puiam ST. after series of bitter editorials
attacking Israel with that had little relation to
the realities of the situation and after the letter column
had followed through the rats came out OF their
holes and seized the opportunity to destroy any Am
erican good will for the Jewish State
Mr.. Puliam too busy, however, at this time
even though tentative arrangement had been made
for meeting with him Monday before he took off for
Arizona, where he other newspapers. They will
him his return in several weeks, it is hoped.
Mr.. Pulliams day Monday was taken up partially
at least, by ceremony where he received the "Man
of the Year. award at luncheon of the Indianapolis
Lodge of B'nai Birth.
mr. ,...-. -. -. 4. 3