1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="U19iUOsfYn"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/destiny-of-middle-east-depends-on-israels-economy-vice-president-barkley-says">Destiny of Middle East Depends on Israel’s Economy, Vice-president Barkley Says</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/destiny-of-middle-east-depends-on-israels-economy-vice-president-barkley-says/embed#?secret=U19iUOsfYn" width="600" height="338" title="“Destiny of Middle East Depends on Israel’s Economy, Vice-president Barkley Says” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="U19iUOsfYn" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The destiny of the Middle East depends on the ability of the citizens of Israel to make their country economically sound. Any sacrifice on the part of the democratic nations to ensure this end is worthwhile, said Vice-President Alben W. Barkley last night, addressing the opening dinner of the local Histadrut campaign. “Israel is not […]https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315