Mr. President. friends of Israel around the world have watched with a mixture of wonderment and sadness as refugees from Ethiopia and the Soviet Union have poured into that fragile state. I say wonderment. Mr. President. because. however stark the prevailing conditions. the Israeli capacity to welcome and care for these needy refugees has shown no limits. And I say sadness because. no matter how open their hearts. the Israelis know that they simply cannot provide for them all on their own. Mr. President. I think all of the world watched with utter admiration only a few weeks ago when 15.000 Ethiopians were air lifted in the space of some 36 hours out of Ethiopia and harms way to the safety and refuge of the state of Israel.
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