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We extend a hand of genuine friendship to the new Arab state which is to be established in
Palestine. The Jewish nation in Palestine will be eager to cooperate fully with its Arab neighbor and to contribute within the framework of the economic union to the progress and prosperity of the whole of
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By mobilizing Jewish and non-Jewish support and through a relationship with the
Republican party that resulted in 1948 in a pro-Israel plank in their platform, Silver left Truman no choice but to support Israel and recognize it immediately after it declared its independence.
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several times to discuss his views until his uncompromising manner caused friction with the White House, leading to estrangement from the Truman White House, including Truman's appearance on national television to announce the
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Abba Hillel Silver was an early champion of rights for labor, for worker's compensation and civil liberties, though his highest priorities were to advance respect for and support of
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A nationally-known orator and author of many scholarly works, including important studies of the history of Jewish-Christian relations, Silver also served as head of many Jewish and
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to undermine the Jewish state, because the urgency of the rescue issue could lead the world to accept a temporary solution…We should place increased emphasis on fundamental
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Palestine. In this historic hour we call upon the Arab people of
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in particular. Silver was a keynote speaker in the Allied Jewish
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as the best means to rapidly create a homeland for the Jewish people. After the plan was approved in the UN by 33 votes to 13, Silver wrote:
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of his HUC class and ordination in 1915—and now known as Abba Hillel Silver—he served as rabbi of a small congregation, Leshem
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