Israel stands ready to fight for the defense of freedom. Our two countries share the same beliefs. we are united in upholding the same principle. the freedom of the individual. It is to the credit of Israel that she has been able to finance this huge immigration by her own sacrifices and her exertions. and her readiness to mortgage her future. She has been aided by the unprecedented philanthropy of the American Jewish community. who were concerned to see their kinsmen reconstituted in their own land after centuries of discrimination and persecution in the Old World. But the task has been far too heavy for a people so few. and the state formally appealed to us for financial assistance in March. I introduced the legislation to authorize aid because I have been convinced that it is in Americas interest to see to it that this little state is enabled to carry its immigration program to a successful conclusion. It is too much to expect the people of Israel to carry the entire burden themselves. No state in history has doubled its population in 3 years. tripled it in 6.
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