The rebirth of Israel as a modern and independent state is now gradually becoming such an event. It all still seems like it happened yesterdaythe great struggle with Britain. the emotional strain when the matter was up before the United Nations. United States recognition of Israels independence. the invasion of Israel by the neighboring Arab States. and later the largescale Jewish immigration and the efforts to solve the countrys economic problemsnevertheless. 4 years have elapsed since that eventful day in 1948 when Israels independence was proclaimed. Four years may be but a fleeting moment in the annals of human history. but for Israel it represents a whole epoch in which a people regained its nationhood on its ancient and ancestral soil. During this time it has established itself as a democratic state. its people have on several occasions reiterated their faith in freedom. its industry and agriculture have grown tremendously. and its population has more than doubled through the admission of hundreds of thousands of homeless and persecuted people who found a haven of refuge within its borders.
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