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Mideast and therefore of the sed and toward which we are honestly say at least one
world.
working, and it is in that thing: I never ran away from
I was reading a little back- spirit that I know that all of a difficult situation. I have
ground before this evening's you will tonight want to rise more courage to face our
dinner, and a statement by with me and as you rise, I young men and women at
Ben-Gurion about our distin- would suggest that we are home.
guished guest tonight in proud to have her here
We discussed at the table
which he said that history again as she has been in
will record that thanks to a this house before, four years the heroes, the heroes of the
Jewish woman the Jewish ago, proud because she is wives and parents of your
prisoners of war, the joy that
This time. all 120 accepted. state came into existence. the Prime Minister of Israel, we feel, all of us in the
(Laughter). And invited a And that is an enormous proud because of everything world, that they are coming
compliment to one who had she has done for her coun-
few friends. (Laughter).
back to their families. The
I dbn't know of a dinner contributed as much as he try, proud because she had difficulty to sit around at
we have had, Madam Prime had to the creation of and her roots in our country, and home for me with a group
Minister, in this house since the initiation of the state of may our two countries al- of these ,young wives — not
ways stand together in the
we have had the honor of Israel.
cause of peace and inde- very many, thank God, only
being here, in which more
We don't need to go into pendence and freedom for 13 men in Egypt and in
people wanted to come and that background with this all people. To the Prime Syria — but I look at these
in which we could make company, I will simply say Minister.
young women, with their
fewer friends and more that as we look at the prob-
little children, and their hus-
PRIME
MINISTER
MEIR:
lems
today,
and
as
we
loOk
enemies than we did by in-
bands, torn away from them,
viting the group that we have at what our distinguished Mr. President, Mrs. Nixon, brave courageous, or when
dear
friends:
here. But this company is guest has accomplished
Several times in my life I I have to face widows, or-
one that is very distinguish- through the years, we can
thought
there were certain phans, mothers and fathers
ed. It represents our govern- have hope as to the future.
All of us remember that moments when one can wish who have lost their dear ones
ment, our Congress, it repre-
— in moments of that kind,
sents also this whole nation. when Israel became inde- for nothing else to come and I have been able to be
yet.
I
have
had
the
privilege
pendent,
there
were
those
As you noted, they came
stronger in my ability to face
from Los Angeles, San Fran- who said it was impossible. to live quite long, but I have these real heroes of all na-
cisco, New York, the South, All of us remember that had things happen and goals tions, because, Mr. Presi-
the North, the East and the after Israel became .inde- reached and hopes and dent, you have made it
West. And that tells us some- pendent there were those dreams crme true.
I wonder, Mr. President, possible for us to know we
thing. It tells us about the who said it was impossible
whether
even you can realize are not alone.
that
they
cot'',
defend
that
respect and admiration they
what
it
means for a little
independence
surrounded
as
And again, I have been
have for your country, for
you personally, and for your they were by implacable en- tiny country, certainly in privileged — I don't know
emies and now today it is comparison with this great why — that in the last few
people.
Before proposing the for- said that it is impossible that country of the United States, years I should be the mes-
mal toast to you, I think it there is any chance to build tucked away far from your senger 'to bring this great
is only appropriate on this any kind of a stable or last- people and your country, message to my people,
somewhere in a corner where young and old. and say to
occasion to say a word about ing peace in the area.
Well, our distinguished not everybody in the world my people, "We are not
one who has served your guest
has played - a great knows exactly where it is, alone; we have a friend."
country so well and the role, first in proving
that it is Israel in Jerusalem, or is This people, through the man
cause of good relations be- was not impossible that
Is- Jerusalem in Israel. Some who carries the greatest
tween our two countries so rael could become independ-
reople, for instance, like the burden and highest office
well.
ent, that it was not impos-
Ambassabor Rabin came sible that Israel would de- United Nations, -still have through its presidency, made
it possible for us to know in
to Washington as ambassa- velop the strength to main- Palestine on the agenda.
You don't know probably the dangerous position that
dor four years ago as one tain and defend its independ-
of the most respected mili- ence, and also I certainly be- what it means that this great we still are, that we are not
tary leaders in the world. lieve that she can and will nation and this great people alone.
has shown so much friend-
He leaves Washington on his
For this, Mr. President,
play a great role in the fu-
51st birthday, which is to- ture in building that peace ship, so much consideration. for all that you have done.
night, as one of the most which seems to be impos- so much understanding, and for your understanding of
respected and able Ambassa- sible, but which is her dream, has come to our aid at most what we are striving for, for
dors ever to serve in the the dream of all people in critical moments, what this your not doubting that what
Washington capital.
the world, in the Mideast, means to our people, to the we really want is an honest
and real and true and lasting
As a matter of fact, if you and in all the areas around young and old.
Very often in our long his- peace with our neighbors,
want to give up your citizen- it.
ship, we have a job for you.
I would not suggest that it tory, we said to ourselves, that the greatest dream that
(Laughter)
is easy. I would not suggest "We are alone." At moments we are dreaming is to co-
And now, to our distin- that it will be soon or in- when nobody else disproved operate with our neighbors,
guished guest, there is so stant, but I do suggest that the fact that we were alone, to cross the borders not with
little we can say to this au- the kind of leadership, en- we drew courage from the tanks but with tractors, to
dience made - up of her lightened, courageous and fact that we can be alone al- help together with our neigh-
friends and her admirers. I strong, that built an inde- together and not give up.
bors to build the area that
can, however, speak for all pendent Israel, that has de-
We have had a very, very has known so much blood-
of us by saying that we ap- fended its independence, has tragic history, and yet, every shed and so much war and
preciate what she has done the genius within it to con- one of us that studies our so much destruction, to build
for her country; we are tribute to the kind of peace history, the history of the together with our neighbors
proud of the fact that she in that troubled part of the Jewish people, the one thing an area where people, men
began in qur country. We world which will provide real that stands out, I believe, and women and little chil-
also are aware of the fact security for the states in- which made it possible for dren, will be happy and will
that she has played a great volved as well as peace.
us to be what we are back in live and will find all this
role in the past and will play
And it is this, of course, our own home, back to our worthwhile.
a great role in the years to which has been the dream of sovereignty, with difficulties,
When that great day comes
come. not only in the future the Prime Minister, it is this with dangers, with worries, —I said the other night to a
of her country, but of the goal which we have discus- with disasters, all this is group of friends, we have
true, and a long, long his- a song about peace, what will
tory, was never free of all happen when peace comes,
these elements — but some- and the song has a refrain:
how we remained what we This is not a fantasy, this is
are.
not a dream, this is true; if
We remained ourselves. it won't happen today, then
We didn't run away from tomorrow; if not tomorrow,
ourselves, we didn't look for then the next day, but this
easy solutions to run away is not a fantasy and not a
from facing sometimes very dream.
dangerous situations and
Mr. President, when that
very difficult facts. And even since Israel was re-
pioneering and to build for born, there were moments
the future.
when we felt all alone.
If we had the choice, if
When moments like that
people would say to us, faced us, we faced up to it,
"Look, you can only have but no people in the world
one friend in this world, really wishes to be all alone,
choose," I have no doubt and we are not an exception.
whom we would have chosen.
Mr. President, I don't
Throughout the years, in know whether you know
these very recent years, you what it means to Israel to-
know very well what you and day when we don't have to
your people mean to Israel. say we are all alone, when
I have personally very
know that the greatest
During her visit in the nation's capital, Mrs. Meir met many things to be thankful we
country in the world, the
with members of both houses of Congress. She is shown for in my long life. I include country that understands and
places filled, we usually send
20 more invitations than the
110 that•this room will seat
and always the cancellations
make it possible not only for
us to have not just the 110
that the room will seat, but
we can add a few more at
the last minute.
here with Congressman Williams S. Broomfield of the 18th even the difficulties that I practices freedom more than
Michigan Congressional District.
have to face, because I can anywhere else in the world,
a country who still remem-
bers its forefathers that
fought for one thing, for this
very simple — to be free, to
be free to believe in what
they believed, to -ivactice
their faith and to believe in
it, and to practice a life of
difficulties and hardships and
great day comes, and I am
convinced that it will come,
we will always remember
that in days of sorrow and
difficulty and danger, we
were not alone, we had a
friend.
Ladies and gentlemen, to
the President.
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