The expulsion of Palestinians by Zionist militias in 1948 caused a collapse in agricultural production. The nation that “made the desert bloom” would have starved if not for 100s of millions of American taxpayers dollars paying for food imports. Financed by piles of free money, built on stolen land, and powered by exploited Mizrahi immigrants, Israel's economic growth was not a miracle. See the true story of Israel’s early years.