Asserting that the Israeli Government would like to see American investors in the Jewish state make a profit, Premier David Ben Gurion last night told Dr. Bernard Bergman, editor of the Jewish Morning Journal of New York and president of the American Labor Mizrachi Organization, that Israel wants American Jews to settle here.
"We want not only American money but also U.S. Jews," he said. "We want their skill and brains." Asked by Dr. Bergman whether Israel is being built along the lines of American democracy, the Premier replied: "We are building Israeli democracy and socialism as developed on Mount Sinai." He also expressed himself as opposed to any form of dictatorship. either by an individual or a party. Dr. Bergman appealed to the Israeli Government for support for yeshivoth and Mr. Ben Gurion replied sympathetically.
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