Premier Golda Meir disclosed several days ago that immigrants from Moslem countries have arrived recently in Israel but said she could not disclose the countries from which they emigrated or the way they came to Israel. Addressing the first graduation exercises at the Hadassah Community College and the dedication of the Esther Gottesman Recreation Center, Mrs. Meir described their arrival as “yet another miracle of our time.” She urged Israelis to extend a warm welcome to the young immigrants from the Moslem countries and those from the Soviet Union.
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