[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 61 (Thursday, May 14, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H3296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




         50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING OF MODERN STATE OF ISRAEL

  (Mr. LAMPSON asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LAMPSON. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
extend my warmest congratulations and best wishes to the State of 
Israel and to her people on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the 
founding of the modern State of Israel.
  In 1948, Israel arose from the ashes of the Holocaust. On May 14, 
1948, the people of Israel proclaimed the establishment of the 
sovereign and independent State of Israel. Over these last 50 years, 
the American people have formed a profound friendship with the people 
of Israel, and these bonds of friendship and cooperation have been 
significant for both our countries, and we give thanks for the miracle 
of her survival; for the history of Israel and the Jewish people is the 
story of redemption and freedom of all oppressed peoples everywhere.
  So, to the people of Israel, I wish them a peaceful, prosperous, and 
successful future.

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