This progress. remarkable as it is. is even more impressive when we consider that Israel has been compelled to divert a good part of its resources and manpower from peaceful civilian pursuits in order to defend herself against the constant threat of attack. How much further could Israel have advanced if her Arab neighbors had accepted Israels repeated pleas for peace. But this story of Israels material progress is only a part of the story. It neglects the human side. It does not tell how Israel in the 8 years of its existence has opened wide its doors to over 800.000 immigrants. most of whom were refugees from Nazi and Soviet concentration camps. It does not tell the story of how Israel has given life new meaning for these immigrants where once they faced only a hopeless future. It does not tell
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