An Israel which can easily absorb and support between five and six million Jews was envisioned here today by Dr. Abraham Granott, world president of the Jewish National Fund, upon his arrival from Jerusalem to participate in the Golden Jubilee Conference of the J.N.F. to be held January 19-21 in Washington.
Dr. Granott, a member of Israel’s Parliament and an outstanding authority on Palestine land problems, said: “The national affinity between Israel and the United States continues to express itself in a variety of ways, mainly evidenced in the heartwarming spirit of cooperation between the two democracies in many fields of endeavor–agricultural and cultural pursuits, trade, commerce, and a common bond arising out of similar ideals of justice. These bonds of cooperation are creating ever new and ever-stronger ties between the two countries.
“Israel is now in the throes of an agrarian revolution the like of which the world has never seen. We have projects afoot which will stagger the imagination; the irrigation of the Negev, a reforestration program–the turning of a once arid wasteland into the biblical prophecy of a land of milk and honey. When our program is completed, the world will see a new land capable of supporting five to six million people.” Dr. Granott said he brought to this country a blueprint for a ten-year program of agrarian reconstruction in Israel.
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