In accordance with this equalitarian tradition. the 200.000 Arabs who rer mained in Israel have become partners in the new nation. while at the same time being encouraged to maintain their cultural and religious heritage. They have today more freedom and a higher standard of living than the Arabs in the neighboring Arab League countries. In resettling its immigrants Israel Is .pioneering in the development of new types of communities. new ways of urban and rural living. It is thus continuing a movement inaugurated decades ago with the establishment of the very successful agriculturalcollective settlements called "kibbutzim." Cultural and educational activities are taking new forms also. The old schools run by political parties are being replaced by a publicschool system free of particular political ideologies.
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