In retrospect. the remarkable history of the State of Israel stands as a symbol of the courage and tenacity of its people. Perhaps never before had so many seemingly insurmountable obstacles been placed before a young nation struggling for its security. Israel was forced to live in a hotbed of alien and hostile neighbors and philosophies. to absorb an almost unprecedented influx of immigrants representing diverse levels of cultures and tongues. to face the problem of survival with meager and undeveloped resources and with citizens not always adequately trained for the economic tasks of the new state. and. finally. Israel was obliged to fight for its very existence against an extermination policy so tragically reminiscent of what their European brothers had but recently fled from only a few short years before. I was in Israel 2 years ago. arriving there on October 6. 1955. and I was profoundly impressed by all that I saw.
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