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    "ocrText": "STATEMENT ON ISRAEL\nlas\nThe future of Iarael and the Arab landa of the Near East are extric-\nably intertwined. Present antagonisms and fears have forced both Iarael\nand the Arab lands to channel human and material resources into arms when\nthey are desperately needed for the peaceful development of the Middle\nEast. The threat to peace in the Middle East is a threat to vorld peace.\nBorder clashes with increasing frequency my at any time erupt into war\nwhich my spread far beyond the Middle East. The problems which have\narisen between the Arab States and Iarael, difficult though they are, can\nbe solved, given good will and the sincere desire for peace.\nIt is essential that America should do all that lies within its\npover to prevent war and lay the foundation for permanent peace in the\nMiddle East.\nThe State of Iarael is a great and irrevocable historic fact. It\nrepresents the rebirth of a nation that has given to the world one of its\ngreatest traditions. When it proclaimed its independence in 1948, the\nUnited States vas the first government to give Israel recognition. In\ndoing so, our government gave practical expression to an ideal and policy\nsupported by every administration since World War 1, and repeatedly en-\ndorsed by bipartisan resolutions in Congress and the platforms of both\nmajor parties.\nThis country has extended the hand of friendship and given assistance\nto the Arab States, through its support of the cultural interest of the\nArab world and its participation with the Arabs in the exploitation of the\nregion's rich natural resources. Through the United Nations and through\nour own assistance programs, ve have aided the Arab governments to meet\ntheir economic and social problems. Our technicians and diplomats are\nlaboring to bring into being vast projects in the Jordan and Sinai which\npromise great benefits to the Arab vorld. We have been prepared to enter\ninto mutual security agreements with the Araba for the defense of their\nfrontiers and those of the free world. Secretary Dulles has made clear"
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