I could today recount the trauma which attended and all but prevented her birth. I could rehearse the agonies of her infancy. the obstacles she encountered in her childhood and adolescencemind you. not the routine hurdles of an awkward youth. but stumbling blocks interposed by her irreconcilable enemies who had sworn to annihilate her at all costs and by every means. and who even today after being forcefully and justly repulsed. persist in their aggression and in their arrogant refusal to respect a fact of history. On the other side of the ledger I could talk about the miracle of the Negev. resuscitated and revitalized by the muscle. the ingenuity. and the dedication of hardy pioneers. the dynamic minimetropolis of Tel Aviv with its broad vistas and hectic traffic. the teeming port of Haifa with its bustling commerce and perennial welcome to the refugee. the gently sloping hills and fertile plains of Galilee. the intriguing confluence of East and West in the golden city of Jerusalem. the intellectual manpower of the Hebrew University or the Technion reaching out to the developing countries of Africa. the paradigm achievements of the Hadassah Hospital and Medical Center. the democratic genius of a coalition government designed to reconcile the differences and represent the interests of diverse factions. the astounding military genius of a tiny nation whose commitment to an honorable peace is as unswerving and unshakeable as it Is historic. Mr. Speaker.