Even today. in the midst of the war. we find evidence of these difficulties. In North Africa. we are told. restoration of Jews to their previous equal status had to be postponed for many months for fear of arousing Arab resentment. Significant sections of Polish exiles in England openly preach the need for .Jewish emigration from the future Polish State. and instances of antiJewish discrimination and violence by Polish authorities and troops are reported from Russia and Palestine. These are isolated instances. but they foreshadow the troubles . to come when the hungry and destitute population of Europe will throw itself ravenously on the few supplies and opportunities that will be available on that destroyed Continent. and will bitterly compete for a share in the meager resources. Inevitably the Jews will come out at the short end. It is childish to suppose that paper guaranties of equality which we may extract from the governmentsinexile or other authorities can change this situation. and it is just as naive to assume that we or Britain or Russia will post soldiers everywhere in Europe to uphold Jewish rights by force of arms. This situation offers a tragic prospect to the Jews of many European countries and to the dispersed Jewish refugees. many of whom are equally unwanted in their temporary asylums and in their old countries. But the position is aggravated by the fact that this prospect is dangerous not to the Jews alone. We have seen what nefarious use can be made of antiSemitism to fan the flames of war.
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