But now that their trials and tribulations under the dictators have been relegated to the past. it is certainly an infinite joy for me today to participate in this celebration and join. at least in sentiment. all those who were in some way instrumental in the creation of the new State of Israel. We salute them all. both those who have passed on and those who are still with us. for the fine work they did in behalf of a great human cause. What the new State of Israel is. what the Jewish people have accomplished there in a very short time. and what they are doing now for the benefit and welfare of the newly arrived refugees under po-. litically uncertain conditions. is not well known to some of us. The herculean task of resettling hundreds of thousands of refugees in the barren hills and arid deserts. and the converting of those unproductive lands. with the aid of modern technological methods. into productive farmlands. the creation of a progressive society with modern democratic principles in the relatively static Middle East. all of these remarkable feats are not as well known as they deserve to be. Israel today is a new. powerful. dynamic phenomenon in the Middle East. a refuge and haven for the longsuffering and wandering children of Israel. and a beacon light of inspiration and hope for Jews all over the world. I am happy to say that the United States has played a significant role in assisting the people of Israel to establish a sound economy and a strong state.
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