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 | | The situation changed when certain left-wing elements proposed that the anthem be changed to reflect Israel's Arab population. |
 | | Though the history of the song is not totally clear, it is accepted that Naphtali Herz Imber, an English poet originally from Bohemia,, wrote the words in 1886, and the melody is by Samuel Cohen, an immigrant from Moldavia. |
 | | The words are: "As long as the Jewish spirit is yearning deep in the heart, With eyes turned toward the East, looking toward Zion, Then our hope - the 2,000-year-old hope - will not be lost: To be a free people in our land, The land of Zion and Jerusalem. |
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