I was proud to commend our President. Harry Truman. for his swift recognition of the State of Israel within hours of its birth. I was a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs in 1951 when Israel first applied for economic aid to enable her to resettle hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees who were pouring into the country in the first 3 years of her existence. The people of Israel were tremendously overburdened by the responsibility that they had assumed. but Israels leaders had made a promise to the world that. if Israel were established. the gates would be open to all who sought refuge and sanctuary. Israel was determined to keep that promise and 600.000 Jews came to Israel in 3 years.
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