The Old Testament tells us of how Moses freed the children of Israel from bondage and how he led them to the land of Canaan. "the promised land." There they founded a great nation whose philosophy and culture have become an integral part of Western civilization. Twenty years ago another exodus occurred. From all over Europe came the shattered remnants of a Jewish population which once had numbered 7 million. Millions of their brothers and sisters had died in Hitlers ghastly genocide. Those who survived saw Israel as a home for the victims of persecution. Such it has become. In the 20 years since independence Israel has given sanctuary to more than 1.250.000 refugees and immigrants. From these peoples a nation has been molded. It is a nation whose strength and morale have been tested upon many occasions.
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