Yet. as we review the events during those intervening years. we see clearly how and why Israel survived. Compelled to fight with their backs to the sea. the Jews who were in Israel at the time of its birth united as one and drove back the combined armies of the attacking Arab States. Then came the engulfing flow of immigrants. seeking in Israel a refuge from persecution and memories of war. their presence created CIX---543 a serious problem which demanded an immediate solution. With its usual perseverance the Government Initiated housing projects to shelter the newly arrived. gave them food. cared for their ills. and found them employment. The economic blockade by its neighbors forecast disaster for the Israel economy. but a concerted plan of trade with Europe and the United States has thwarted this ruinous plot.
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