The Israeli nation is an integral and important part of the national independence movements which sweep the world of our times. As Americans we should rejoice in this day because the political concept of national independence and the heritage of liberty and freedom which our national independence symbolizes. stands as the wellspring of this great human wave of the future. The Israeli nation has. as my distinguished friend has so well pointed out. sought to utilize their independence for human advancement. to rehabilitate their land. to provide sanctuary for more than a million refugees and immigrants. to develop their economy under most adverse circumstances. to cultivate their arts and sciences. to revive their civilization and culture which reaches back over many centuries. and to cooperate constructively in building an international community based upon the natural rights of nations and human rights as defined by the United Nations Charter. That is the real meaning of national independence as it is the fundamental purpose of all civilized nations. The unsettled conditions in the Middle East. where the spirit of belligerence hangs as a dark cloud. moves us to observe the challenge which this holds to the United Nations Organization.
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