I would like to pay tribute today to Israel on the occasion of their 25th anniversary. Despite a series of conflicts. and continued hostility from neighboring Arab States. the ancient land of Canaan has seen more progress in the last 25 years than in the last 2.500. Since its creation in 1948 Israel has absorbed every immigrant who managed to escape from East European countries. Including settlers from other parts of the world. the total immigrant inflow is set at 1.5 million. The total population rose from 900.000 at the end of 1948 to over 3 million today. I think it most appropriate on this occasion to insert for the RECORD. a statement by Prime Minister Golda Meir. contained in a special supplement of the May 6 edition of the Philadelphia Sunday Bulletin:
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