Mr. Speaker. the hostility of its neighbors has not been the only difficulty which the brave people of Israel have had to face. In the early years of their nations independence they had to solve the problem of how to receive. care for. and absorb the thousands of destitute immigrants who came to the new homeland seeking a better life. Furthermore they had to contend with large sections of arid or infertile land while trying to raise agricultural products for consumption and export. with few of the things that are necessary to the development of industry. and with little capital with which to buy needed goods and commodities. Through hard work and determination the Israelis have overcome all of these problems and handicaps. The refugees of the post war years and their children now have prosperous lives. and today extend a helping hand to the 50.000 new immigrants who arrive every year. The land has been made to bloom. even in the previously swampy or arid sections of the country. The amount of irrigated land has increased six fold since 1948. the total area under cultivation has more than doubled within the same period.
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