Summary
The illegal immigrant vessel with 4,500 refugees that was intercepted by British vessels and towed into Haifa harbour for trans-shipment during UNSCOP’s stay in Palestine in 1947, the violence of its bringing-in witnessed by members of the Committee and recorded in its report (Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part II (1947-1977), lines 337-341).
Details
- UNSCOP came under considerable pressure from the Jewish Agency to visit the internment camps in Cyprus where apprehended illegal immigrants were held, but decided against such a visit; the Exodus 1947 incident was one of the illegal-immigration incidents of its stay (lines 335-337).
- UNSCOP’s report, as quoted in the study, held that enforcement of the White Paper of 1939, subject to the permitted entry since December 1945 of 1,500 Jewish immigrants monthly, had created deep-seated distrust and resentment against the Mandatory Power, and that the persistence of attempts to bring Jewish immigrants to Palestine irrespective of preventive measures, and the far-reaching support they received from the Jewish community in Palestine and abroad, measured the rift between the Jewish Agency and community and the Administration (lines 337-341).
Related pages
UNSCOP, British White Paper of 1939, Origins and Evolution of the Palestine Problem: Part II (1947-1977)