The record is clear. Israel has never defaulted on any loans which we have extended in the past. This record will not change because of the highlyeducated and talented labor pool which has been immigrating to Israel from the former Soviet Union. Russian doctors and Ukrainian teachers and Kazakstani professionals are all coming to Israel. An economic boom in Israel can be expected. if only the Israeli Government can effectively resettle. house. and employ these refugees. Finally. I believe it is in our own national security interests to support Israel in its time of greatest need and hope. Israel was created in 1948 as a safe haven for Jews who. over the centuries. had been scattered across the globe. This hope is being realized in the thousands of Jews from the former Soviet Union who are finally being allowed to emigrate freely. This has been a goal and a focus of U.S. foreign policy and U.S. law since the Nixon administration. A safe Israel. in secure borders. is the strongest deterrent to warand to United States involvement in such a war in the Middle East. Prohibiting immigration to Israel by blocking the loan guarantees will only keep Israel relatively weak and underdeveloped. It will only keep Israel in the position of being a target for Arab hostility and Arab threats. It will not serve Israels interests and it will not serve the cause we all seek. a lasting peace in the Middle East.
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Generalizes about the skills and education of immigrants from the former Soviet Union.