Approximately 2,500 displaced Jews of military age in the U.S. zone of Germany have already left for Israel to Join the Israeli fighting forces, it was reliably reported hero today. The volunteers have slipped out of Germany without any official exit permits or visas. A number of non-Jewish volunteers have also loft for Israel to fight against the Arabs, it was reported here.
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