"Lo Kach! Rak Kach!" [Not so! Only so!], illustrated poster of the "Aliya Hadasha" (New Aliya) party. "Parsa" press, Tel Aviv, [1940s]. Signed in print: Ross. Hebrew.
The illustration shows a youth throwing a hand grenade at burning buildings, alongside the inscription "Lo Kach!" ("Not so!"); underneath, a farmer appears against the background of a settlement in Palestine, with the inscription "Rak kach!" ("Only so!") - an ironic reference to the slogan of the Irgun, expressing the party's more moderate approach.
The "Aliya Hadasha" party was a liberal Zionist party founded in 1942 by immigrants from Germany and Austria, seeking to promote the interests of Central European immigrants. In the elections to the Assembly of Representatives in 1944 the party won 18 seats. In 1948 it merged with the "HaOved HaTzioni" movement and the General Zionists Faction A to create the Progressive Party.
Approx. 34.5X49 cm. Good-fair condition. Folding marks and some creases. Foxing. Some tears to margins. Small paper piece glued to poster's top part to cover a slight defect.
Provenance: Collection of Dr. Simon Cohen.