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Monday, April 19, 2010

PM Netanyahu's message to the Diaspora communities for Israel Independence Day 2010

Israel’s Independence Day celebrates a double miracle in the life of the Jewish people. 

The first miracle is the restoration of Jewish sovereignty.  There is no other example that I know of in the history of nations in which a scattered people, practically left for dead, has been able to re-assert its national life. 

The second miracle is what we’ve done since the establishment of the Jewish state.  Israel is fast becoming a regional economic power and one of the world’s leading technological powers.

All the powers of creativity and genius in the Jewish people are bursting forth in every area: in science; in technology; in medicine; in the arts.  This great burst of creativity promises a great future for the Jewish people and for all mankind. 

This double miracle is a testament to the life-force of the Jewish people.  It’s a testament to the deep wells of hope we carry inside us and to the deep connection that we have both to our past and to our future.  The two miracles that have already occurred are only the beginning.  If we stand together, if we remain committed to our common destiny, there’s nothing we cannot achieve.