Today is the day the people of Israel look ahead to the challenges of the future. to the problems they must face and overcome if they are to win their struggle for survival. What are those challenges? For one. the successful absorption of new immigrants whose backgrounds. lifestyles and beliefs are in marked contrast to present Israeli norms. The people of that small beseiged country have girded their belts. They have declared their resolve to welcome the newcomers. and have drawn up plans to open their own homes if necessary until more immigrant housing can be built. Gaps challenge Israels social structurethe gap between the poor and the successful. between different religious factions. Increasing contamination of Israeli youth with the Western diseases like drugs and delinquency pose additional problems.
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New immigrants' backgrounds, lifestyles, and beliefs are in marked contrast to present Israeli norms.