Mr. Chairman. this amendment. if adopted. would in effect say that because the people of Israel have helped themselves we are going to cut down on the amount of money we will allot to them. The reduction in the number of refugees in Israel has come about not only because they themselves energetically attacked the problem but also because they have received hundreds of millions of dollars in charity from people in the United States. The Jewish people had a problem. and they tackled it with wisdom and faith and zeal. and with charity in their hearts. I visited Israel. I also visited Camp Gaza of the Arabs. and in contradiction to what the gentleman from Minnesota said. there is technical assistance there in Gaza. There is a hospital. and there is a staff there from the United Nations trying to help the Arab refugees. If it were up to me I would probably increase the allowance for the refugees of both the Israelis and the Arabs. I certainly would not decrease it. For a long time the Arab States had no plan for the resettlement of Arab refugees. Now that a plan has been adopted perhaps we could increase their allotment. However. the simple fact remains that the people of Israel welcomed and still continue to welcome the people of Jewish faith from all over the world. they even welcome those people who cannot even speak the Israelic language. In the refugee camps in Israel are learned interpreters who find it almost impossible to understand the language of some of the people coming in from southern Asia and from parts of Africa. yet they welcome these people there. many of whom are old men who could not possibly contribute to the economy. simply because the people of Israel want to do a charitable deed for the unfortunate and persecuted brethren of theirs. Mr. Chairman. we would be going against a sound program if we adopted this amendment.
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Generalization that the people of Israel want to do a charitable deed for the unfortunate and persecuted brethren of theirs.