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THE WORLD TODAYRY DEWITT MACKENZIEThis tragic Arab-Jewish war, which has been allowed to develop through the failure of world statesmanship to carry out its stewardship, poses many speculative problems for those trying to foresee the outcome.Barring success in the new mediation which the United Nations is undertaking, the conflict bids fair in the long run to produce a decision in the old feud between these two races. At its worst it could be fought to a bloody finish which would leave the defeated side knocked out and the victor in possession of the entire Holy Land.However, while we must be prepared for the Worst — and even for the terrors of a Holy War — I don't think we need to regard this as inevitable, the way the signs now reads There are several other possibilities, among which are these:1, The extent of the invasion of Palestine by the troops of neighboring Arab nations is by no means certain. The Arabs are not a wholly united race. There are many acute differences among the various nations, and some of the greatest clashes revolve about the reported ambitions of King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan to extend his domain and power. This being so, there rs always the possibility that the joint invasion might peter out, especially since the Jews have the biggest active Armv in the Middle East.2. Some observers feel that there is a chance King Abdullah might set up a government in that part of Palestine not claimed by the Jews Then would follow an uneasy truce, and ultimately the Arabs and Jews would get together and agree on a division of the Holy Land into two nations.3, The invading Arabs might surround the new Isreal and then settle down to along drawn out guerrilla tactics which would be calculated to create an economic pressure to put the Jewish government out of commission. However, this scheme would seem to involve a lot of wishful thinking, since it is premised on the far-fetched idea that the Jewish people of America and other countries would get tired of maintaining the Jewish state under such adverse circumstances.Despite the fact that the Jews are surrounded by hostile Arab nations which theoretically could produce an overwhelming force of fighting men, the present prospects of the Jewish state are regarded by many military observers as good. The Jewish army is said to total 50,000 or more of trained men who are fairly welPequipped W1lhu mferuial and small arms. It will take a powerful attacking force to beat them.I he Arabs, on the other band, are attacking under difficulties, as this column point-ed out ear her in the week, their problem of supplying their armies will be great Not »niy„a.h? Hi r ,!’. communication long, but they run through much desert country*h^ opttmismthey “ a * ““ ^ mihJew.™e^fuonPrg°rXreCOg,,1UO“ * ** ^ strengthen thehi*tJh!n^ rem.a,ns1 4lolher grave Possibility. Should the Jewish-Arab warfare be‘ Protracted there must always exist the danger that another World Warmight develop from it. The great powers have vast interests in the strategic Middlemight t /1! t0 detend thcm a«amst aggression. A clash in those interests
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Burlington Daily Times News
Burlington, Iowa, US
Sat, May 15, 1948
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