In the face of the present dangerous conditions in the Middle East, Israel must be prepared to make peace with any Arab neighbor at any moment, Moshe Sharett, former Israeli Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, declared here last night. He was the principal speaker at the opening session of a two-day general assembly of the Jewish National Fund.
In addition to being prepared for peace, Mr. Sharett said, Israel must also increase its vigilance in regard to defense of the country. The country, he declared, must also plan for continued, unrestricted immigration, and for accelerated development of its natural resources.
Dr. Harris J. Levine, president of the JNF, announced that, in tribute to Israel’s tenth anniversary, the Fund will plant 2,000,000 trees in Israel at a cost of $4,000,000. In the last 10 years, he said, Americans have contributed $102,000,000 for Israeli land development through the Jewish National Fund.
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