Speaker. we were all saddened today to learn of the passing of the former President of Israel. Chaim Herzog. Mr. Herzogs life mirrored the birth and early history of the State of Israel. During his career. he served as a distinguished soldier. author. and diplomat. Mr. Herzog was born in Belfast. Ireland. in 1918. the son of a rabbi. and immigrated to mandatory Palestine in 1935. He served as an officer in the British Army during the Second World War. and landed with Allied troops at Normandy in 1944. Later he served with distinction In defending Israel from Arab attack during Israels war of independence in 1948.
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