Propaganda consists of selective portrayal of facts, statements without facts, and invented facts intended to create a false impression of reality. Beware of aliyah propaganda. Here's an example from the book The Gift of Eretz Yisrael. Judging by the haskamas, this is supposed to be a yeshivish book but the aliyah propaganda is present.
This quotation leaves out the words that prefaced it.
“He who is a complete tzadik who fulfills all the mitzvos and doesn’t violate any of them, he has a great merit if he dwells in EY..."
In other words, don't make aliyah unless you are a tzadik.
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