Mennen Williams. of my own home State of Michigan. calls the first decade of Israels life one of the most remarkable stories of growth and progress this world has ever seen. Why? He lists: The population of Israel has almost tripled. in this period. she has absorbed a fair share of the 915.000 immigrants who have come into Israel since the establishment of the state. industry and agriculture have steadily grown. the number of hospitals has increased from 63 to 102. school attendance has expanded four times overfrom 113.000 in 1948 to 507.000. The number of teachers has been more than doubled. In 1948. 412.000 acres of land were under cultivation.
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