A total of 1,409 American citizens living in Israel have turned down a State Department offer of evacuation, choosing to remain in Israel. This was made known today by the State Department.
A total of 4,130 Americans in Israel were considered as potential evacuees. The number desiring evacuation was 2,721. The Sixth U.S. Fleet and the U.S. Embassy at Tel Aviv reported evacuation complete for the present. Evacuees have been sent to Athens and Venice.
(Louis Lipsky, veteran American Zionist leader, arrived in Israel today. He declared upon arrival that, “I am happy to reach Israel especially at such a time. I read the U.S. Government’s warning against coming to Israel, but I decided to come.” Mr. Lipsky was greeted by Meir Grossman, representing the Jewish Agency. He is scheduled to be the principal speaker at the Weizmann Memorial rally at Rehovot.)
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