Moshe Sharett, chairman of the Jewish Agency executive, told the press today that Israelis would be called on to contribute to a special campaign for funds to settle immigrants in Israel. He said the campaign would seek to reach every wage-earner and head of family in the country.
Mr. Sharett declared that the current rate of immigration exceeded the numbers for which budgetary provision had been made. He said the Israeli population could not be exempted from the burden of a greater response to be asked of Jews abroad and Israelis therefore would be asked to match world Jewry in greater efforts to support immigration.
Problems created by the increased immigration were discussed at length by the Jewish Agency executive at its meeting here yesterday. Mr. Sharett reported on the immigration situation and Aharon Zisling, head of the absorption department, reported on the housing situation.
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