JEWISH ARMY

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 110, 3 February 1941, Page 10

JEWISH ARMY

Scheme Agreed To In Principle DESIRE TO FIGHT FOR BRITAIN (By Telegraph—Press Association.) AUCKLAND. February 2. Tlie great desire of .lews Ihroughont the world Io I'ornt their own army and light in ibe Allied cause was emphasized by Mr. David Ben-Gurion, who arrived front the United Stales by the California Clipper. Mr. Ben-Gurion is chairman of the Palestine executive of the Jewish Agency anil is 011 his way to Palestine. When he loft London toward the end of last year the British Government had agreed in principle io tin 1 establishment of a Jewish army, only details remained to be completed. He hoped t" hear any day that the scheme was to lie put into effect. However, if further difficulties were met with the Jewish Agency and others who advocated Hie nrtny would continue to press for its formation. What was proposed wtrs an tinny composed of Jews from Palestine and from neutral countries throughout, the world. There were thousands of the race in many countries who wished to fight, for two import tint reasons: firstly to help Britain and secondly to defeat Hitler.