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    "ocrText": "2.\nthe willingness of the United States to extend financial and economic\nassistance and to help settle the refugee problem.\nIsrael, with the help of scientists, technicians and administrators\ndrawn from every land, has shown how the desert can be transformed by\nhuman skill and perseverance. Iarael has demonstrated the tremendous\npossibilities for economic and social development in this area, where there\nis both belief in and the practice of democracy. Peace vould make these\nskills and achievements available to the vhole Near East and help the\nregion to achieve a new flovering, unparalieled since Biblical days.\nIn facing the real problems of the Arab refugees, it must be recog-\nnized that Iarael cannot economically or politically afford to admit more\nthan a small number. Though a significant part, Israel is only a amall\npart, and is by no means the most richly endoved part of the Middle East.\nThe opportunity for the settlement of nearly a million Arab refugees 1$\nfar more promising in the vast Arab Lands that surround Iarael than in the\nsmall State of Iarsel under any conditions that could possibly be created\nthere. America, together with other countries ready to give financial and\ntechnical assistance for the resettlement of Arab refugees, has the right\nto expect the good will and full cooperation of the Arab Lands and of\nIarael to the extent of its ability to provide financial compensation.\nThe United States must pursue an unequivocal policy in regard to the\nMiddle East. It mast make clear that any change in the status quo by\nforce will not be recognized or tolerated. No constructive purpose could\nbe served by gnaving at or seeking to roll back the boundaries of Israel.\nNo part of Israel has ever been part of Egypt or Jordan. The Arab\nStates and Iarsel are bound by the United Nations Charter not to use\nthreats of force or force as an instrument of national policy. They are\nbound by armistice agreements that forbid alteration of boundaries by the\nuse of force. Changes of boundaries can therefore be brought about only"
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