[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9048]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       ISRAEL'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY

  (Mrs. BACHMANN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. BACHMANN. Mr. Speaker, it was 60 years ago today that nothing 
short of a miracle occurred. A nation arose in a day seemingly in 
fulfillment of the words of the Prophet Isaiah. That nation is the 
State of Israel.
  In 70 A.D., Rome sacked Jerusalem, and the diaspora of the Jews 
occurred. History teaches that when a people are five generations 
removed from their homeland, the nation ceases. Yet after 2,000 years, 
Israel was reborn and today has reclaimed its language, people, and has 
once again become a land flowing with milk and honey.
  May God bless Israel. Happy 60th birthday to the State of Israel and 
many, many more.

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