[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5675]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               CELEBRATING THE 60TH ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAEL

  (Mr. CANTOR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CANTOR. Madam Speaker, 60 years ago, outnumbered and under-
equipped, the Jews of Palestine beat back five invading Arab armies to 
win a miraculous victory. Thus, the 2,000-year-old dream of 
reestablishing a state in the Jewish ancestral homeland was realized.
  Since then, Israel has wrought out of barren desert and swamp a 
vibrant and flourishing state. It has harnessed its ingenuity to join 
the world's ranks of leaders in science, technology and cancer 
research. Israel remains a vital ally in the globe's most dangerous 
region.
  And in a post-9/11 world, it is an encouraging reminder that a 
Democrat state can maintain its humane principles in the face of 
unrelenting terrorism.
  So today, as Hamas rockets continue to rain on Israeli communities, 
and former U.S. Presidents are used by Hamas as props in their 
propaganda war, we, in this Congress, stand to reaffirm the enduring 
60-year friendship we have had with Israel.

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