Evening star., 1958-04-29
Reprint
OF An
Editorial
From
The
New York
Times
THURS, APRIL 2ath
1858
ISRAEL's TENTH
ADVERTISEMENT.

IsRAEL's TENTH
From the hills Of oalilee 70
the sands Of Aqaba, from the
waters Of the Dead Sea 10 the
shores of the Mediterranean.
a myriad Of blue-and-white
flags will be flying proudly
today in celebration Of the
tenth anniversary Of the in
dependence Of the State Of
Israel.
Conceived in idealism and
born in fire, Israel has already
accomplished the impossible.
It has established itself as q
free democracy on an an
cient. rocky soil that had not
known freedom for centuries.
II has grown in strength and
security though surrounded
by hostile neighbors. II has
created a new kind of civiliza-
ton at this traditional cross
roads Of old civilizations II
has done so through the un-
conquerable strength of a pi- /
oneer spirit yelling up from
two thousand years of tragic
history.
The force Of character. the
courage in arms, the determ-
inAtion TO survive. the viii to
create. that have marked the
first decade Of this extraor-
binary state combine TO give
assurance of its future Mil
itarily undefensible, econom-
ically unviable, politically inn
possible, 1t has yet managed
to defend itself, to develop its
economy. to establish its in
stitutions. It : has thrown
open its doors to Jewish VIC
Tins Of oppression throughout
the world, giving a new sense
Of dignity to those denied this
basic human right IN the
countries from which they
came. The men and women
who have built the State of
Israel in these first ten crucial
years have plowed the soil,
have planted forests, have
created industries, have
brought water to the desert,
have constructed homes and
towns and cities, have deep
ened ports. have opened
mines; and in doing all this
and more they have not failed
to give attention to the most
important factor Of all In their
national development: the ed
ucation Of their youth and
the fusion Of many kinds of
people with diverse back
grounds into a vigorous and,
eventually. a common culture.
They could not perform the
miracles they have performed
without help. nor without
paying a fearful price. The
help has come mainly from
the United States, and 1t win
be needed for q long time to
come. The price has been the
unwavering enmity of the
Arab world, which failed in
its attempt to throttle Israel
at the start and which has
not yet become openly recon-
ciled to the fact that Israel Is
here to stay. The Arabs re-
iterated hostility and refusal
for ten years to make peace
gives Israel good reason for
her constant posture Of mil
itary readiness; but Israel
herself has sometimes in the
past seemed too quick on the
trigger In an explosive situa-
ton that could engulf the
globe.
The continuing state Of ten
sion between Israel and the
Arab countries Is obviously
one Of the most dangerous
elements In the world today;
and, by any objective ap-
praisal Of this situation. 1t
makes no sense. II the Arab
states would recognize the
realities and negotiate q
peace, and II in turn Israel
would be willing to make con-
cessions toward that end, the
moral, political and economic
benefits to all the peoples Of
the area would be beyond
calculation. David Ben
Gurion, Israel's meSsianic
Prime Minister, has told Par
lament in his latest message
that I'VE must make untiring
and incessant efforts to find
a way to the hearts Of the
peoples who are still hostile
to us and bring about peace
between the Jewish people
and their Arab neighbors
The achievement of this goal
must be the deepest hope of
all Of Israel's friends through
out the free world who are
congratulating her on this, her
tenth anniversary.