The Birmingham News · 30 October 1953
CP-1953-005
‘The Shells Were Made In America’ — Claim In Israel Action Points At U.S.
Dorothy Thompson
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UN IHE KELORD Claim Israel Action Points At U.S. BY DOROTHY THOMPSON Army, is nearer the frontier.
Every- ON WEDNESDAY this column received thing points to a systematic, planned attack. an unsolicited report from members of the small American community in Jerusalem "Thus far 66 bodies have been recovered on the events in the Jordanian village of Only 10 were males of military age-the Qibya last Oct. 14. Of the veracity of my rest are women and children.
The Israel correspondents, whom I know well, I have press claims the action was in reprisal for no doubt. They confirm the report of Gen. the murder by persons unknown of Mrs.
Bennike, UN truce supervisor, to the UN, Susan Kanias and her two children, the and write: Tuesday before, in the Israeli village of "We have seen the ruins of the massacre Moshav Yakud, 10 miles from Qibya." at Qibya. (Note-At the time of this incident the "In addi
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"‘The Shells Were Made In America’ — Claim In Israel Action Points At U.S.," The Birmingham News, 30 October 1953. Covering Palestine archive, CP-1953-005. https://coveringpalestine.org/archive/cp-1953-005
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