Dr. Bernard Joseph, Israeli military governor for the Jerusalem area who is In the United States to address the U.J.A. national conference opening tomorrow in Atlantic City, told a press conference here today that Israeli officials estimate that 1,000,000 immigrants can be brought into Israel during the next five years if the present rate of immigration continues.
Asserting that the war in Israel is not yet over, and that tremendous sums from the United States are still needed, Dr. Joseph stated that although no U.J.A. funds are being used for military or semi-military purposes, the present military situation has compelled the Israeli Government to use all available resources to conduct the war effort, “The task of carrying out vital programs of immigration, housing, settlement and economic development is therefore dependent on the U.J.A.,” he said.
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