New York Times – TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1899

Conference of Zionists

Elect Delegates at Their Meeting in Baltimore.

WILL COLONIZE PALESTINE

Rabbis Gottheil and Wise Were Chosen Members of the International Executive Committee.

BALTIMORE, Md., June 19.—The first business at to-day's session of the annual conference of the Federation of American Zionists was the election of two members from America, to serve on the Executive Committee of the International Congress, which will assemble on Aug. 15, at Basel, Switzerland. The choice of the meeting fell upon Dr. Richard Gottheil and the Rev. Dr. Stephen S. Wise.

The following were elected as delegates to the Congress, the representative body which legislates for the whole world: Dr. Richard Gottheil, New York; Mrs. Richard Gottheil,…

Thank you for this. It still makes me so angry, the arrogance of one exterminating another, and all because they think god designated them as the chosen people.

Their lobby and scare tactics work quite well. The sickest thing is that they gain in power and because of that, others want to join to share that power, that wealth. We're pretty much screwed.

I think they think the line lies with them.

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