An Israeli delegation of 16, representing Mapam, Communist and other left-wing groups and composed of Jews and Arabs, has been attending the left-wing World Congress of Fighters for Peace, which concluded here tonight their Yarri, addressing the conference, stressed Israel’s need for peace–for both Jews and Arabs–to make possible constructive, progressive efforts to build up the country and absorb the thousands of immigrants now arriving.
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