I know that Israel will continue to carry on its brave fight to protect its freedom as it has so nobly done in the past. I wish at this time to express my congratulations to that gallant little state that has come so far in so short a time. When we stop to consider the great odds against them. we are forced to admire the unflagging courage and determination with which the 20th century pioneers of Israel have tackled their problems. Perhaps the most difficult internal task for this young nation was the absorption of the refugees. In 1948. Israel flung wide its doors and displaced Jews from Europe. many of them penniless and broken by years of Nazi oppression. were given sanctuary.
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