I was. therefore. proud to tell the convention of the New England Zionist region on the same platform with Dr. Silver in 1947 exactly how I felt in these words: "Today the United Nations has before it the solution of the Palestine problem. It is my conviction that a just solution requires the establishment of a frea and democratic Jewish commonwealth in Palestine. the opening of the doors of Palestine to Jewish Immigration. and the removal of land restrictions so that those members of the people of Israel who desire to work out their destiny under their chosen leaders may do so." With this long background of my deep interest in the fight for nationhood. it was a tremendous experience to visit Israel last fall with Congressman FRANKLIN D. RoosEVELT. Jr. What a tremendous change had taken place in the country from my visit of 12 years before. both in appearance and in spirit. Swamps had been filled. deserts had become productive. and the air rang with vitality and energy. Nothing in my opinion has been more admirable than the tenacity with which the Israelis have maintained their policy of unlimited immigration. Their willingness to increase their population from 600.000 to over 1.200.000 in the past 3 years and to plan to bring in another 600.000 in the next 3 years is testimony to their invincible faith in their future. And the Israelis have been willing to take the hardcore cases of old men and women. the sick and the infirm. whom the rest of the populace would have to support.
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