[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 65 (Thursday, April 15, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1837]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          ISRAEL'S RESILIENCY

  (Mr. TORRES of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. TORRES of New York. Madam Speaker, Israel embodies the 
resilience, the ingenuity, the can-do comeback spirit of humanity at 
its best.
  One need not be Israeli to be inspired by the survival and success of 
Israel, which has persisted in the face of improbable odds. One need 
not be Jewish to be inspired by a Jewish state whose rebirth and 
resilience and resourcefulness is one of the greatest success stories 
the world has ever seen.
  A tiny nation the size of New Jersey has emerged, in the span of a 
few decades, as a global power and a global innovator, as a start-up 
nation and as a water superpower.
  The story of Israel's renaissance takes on special meaning in our 
present moment, at a time when our own country is reeling from the 
cataclysm of COVID-19. Israel reminds us that it is possible to 
overcome. It is possible to emerge stronger than ever. And it is 
possible, in the words of President Joe Biden, to ``build back 
better.''
  Madam Speaker, Israel has endured for more than seven decades. And by 
the grace of God, may it endure for many more.

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