The New York Times · New York, New York · 14 June 1946

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PALESTINE BARS BOOKS

Van Paassen Attributes Action to Escape of Mufti

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JERUSALEM, June 13—Seven books and pamphlets published in New York three to seven years ago, including four publications by Pierre Van Paassen, were officially banned today by the censor from importation into Palestine. Mr. Van Paassen’s books are “Battle for Jerusalem,” “That Day Alone,” “The Forgotten Ally” and “Days of Our Years.”

Other New York pamphlets include “Palestine Is a Mandated, Not British Territory,” written and published by Shemuel ben Eliezer Zvi, and Rabbi Israel Goldstein’s “Prepare the Way,” published by the Jewish National Fund of New York in 1942. BRONXVILLE, N. Y., June 13—Mr.

Van Paassen said tonight at his home here that the censorship action “undoubtedly has to do with the recent return of the Grand Mufti.” In “Days of Our Years,” Mr. Van Paassen charged that the Grand Mufti was responsible for the bloodshed in Palestine in 1929.

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