Robert Kennedy's Reports from Palestine

(1948)

In April 1948, one month before Israel declared independence, Robert Kennedy traveled to Palestine to report on the conflict prior to the British deaparture for the Boston Post. His dispatches were published in June 1948.

• June 3, 1948 - British Hated by Both Sides: Robert Kennedy, Special Writer for Post, Struck by Antipathy Shown by ‘Arabs and Jews’
• June 4, 1948 - Jews Have Fine Fighting Force: Make Up for Lack of Arms with Undying Spirit, Unparalleled Courage - Impress World
• June 5, 1948 - British Position Hit in Palestine: Kennedy Says They Seek to Crush Jewish Cause Because They Are Not in Accord with It
• June 6, 1948 - Communism Not to Get a Foothold: Jews Guard against Red Agents in Guise of Refugees - Want No Part of Russian Tyrant