I have sought recognition to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Israels founding. On May 14. 1948. members of the Jewish Peoples Council gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum to approve the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel. The declaration stated. in part. "The State of Israel will be open for Jewish immigration and for the Ingathering of the Exiles. it will foster the development of the country for the benefit of all its inhabitants. it will be based on freedom. justice and peace as envisaged by the prophets of Israel. it will ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion. race or sex. it will guarantee freedom of religion. conscience. language. education and culture. it will safeguard the Holy Places of all religions. and it will be faithful to the principles of the Charter of the United Nations." These were the principles Israel was founded on. and these same principles guide it today. I have visited Israel 25 times since taking office in 1981. Under the able leadership of the numerous Israeli leaders whom I have come to know over that period.
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