Response to the Partition Plan of the United Nations: The Sanctity of the Integrity of the Homeland

A broadcast after the UN vote to partition Palestine into a Jewish and an Arab state. This decision comes after the British had already split most of Eretz Israel off to become Transjordan. Now there will be two Arab states in Eretz Israel and one tiny Jewish state that is mostly desert. This will keep the Jewish refugees from being able to return to Zion. The Jewish Agency has shamefully given this plan their approval. But the partition is illegal and immoral and shall not bind the Jewish people. The Jewish people will reclaim its entire ancestral homeland with Jerusalem as its capital.

Conversation Between the Charirman of the UNSCOP and Menachem Begin

A secret meeting between representatives of UNSCOP and Begin in August, 1947. They discuss what the Irgun is, its political philosophy, and its responses to various proposed compromises. Begin is adamant that the Jews have the right to control all the land and must do so. The Jewish refugees must be repatriated in Palestine. The British are the problem, both in direct illegal actions like military courts and in stirring up Arab opinion against the Jews.

The Plan to Dissect the Homeland-A New British Commission

An Etzel Broadcast from August 1946. The British are plotting to dissect Eretz Israel, which would be a “reprehensible crime.” It would be at the cost of the survivors of the Holocaust and to future generations. Yet certain Jews are complying with this plan. This compliance is also a crime, and will turn the Jewish people and Jewish leaders against each other. Even worse, it was the Jewish Agency that proposed the idea of partition. The British always delay for time, and the Jewish leadership never learns from past experience to see British tactics for what they are. The Jewish people must unite around new, responsible leadership.

The Episode of the Western Wall

Every Yom Kippur Jews congregate at the Western Wall to pray. But for several years the British Mandatory Government has sent soldiers to disturb the prayers and even assault the worshippers for no reason. This way they show the Jews how they are slaves on their own land. If this barbaric practice continues the Jews must rise up against the government that orders it.

Geneva Peace Conference Structure

A press conference held during one of Begin’s visits to meet with President Carter. In it, he discusses the structure of the Geneva Peace Conference and fields questions regarding PLO participation and what to expect before, during and after the conference.