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<H2 ALIGN="center">U.S. Presidents On Israel</H2>

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<I><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The United States has had a special relationship with the Jewish people and its homeland even before the establishment of Israel. Below are some examples of remarks by American Presidents on the subject of Jews and Israel.

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">John Adams</font></h3>

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I will insist that the Hebrews have done more to civilize man than any other nation. (Letter from John Adams to Thomas Jefferson)

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">Woodrow Wilson</font></h3>

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Recalling the previous experiences of the colonists in applying the Mosaic Code to the order of their internal life, it is not to be wondered at that the various passages in the Bible that serve to undermine royal authority, stripping the Crown of its cloak of divinity, held up before the pioneer Americans the Hebrew Commonwealth as a model government. In the spirit and essence of our Constitution, the influence of the Hebrew Commonwealth was paramount in that it was not only the highest authority for the principle, &#147;that rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God,&#148; but also because it was in itself a divine precedent for a pure democracy, as distinguished from monarchy, aristocracy or any other form of government.

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">Calvin Coolidge</font></h3>

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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The Jews themselves, of whom a considerable number were already scattered throughout the colonies, were true to the teachings of their prophets. The Jewish faith is predominantly the faith of liberty.

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">John Quincy Adams</font></h3>

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[I believe in the] rebuilding of Judea as an independent nation. (Letter to Major Mordecai Manuel Noah)

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">Abraham Lincoln</font></h3>

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Not long after the Emancipation Proclamation, President Abraham Lincoln met a Canadian Christian Zionist, Henry Wentworth Monk, who expressed hope that Jews who were suffering oppression in Russia and Turkey be emancipated &#147;by restoring them to their national home in Palestine.&#147; Lincoln said this was &#147;a noble dream and one shared by many Americans.&quot; The President said his chiropodist was a Jew who &147;has so many times &#145;put me upon my feet&#146; that I would have no objection to giving his countrymen &#145;a leg up.&#146;&#148;

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">Woodrow Wilson</font></h3>

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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The allied nations with the fullest concurrence of our government and people are agreed that in Palestine shall be laid the foundations of a Jewish Commonwealth. (Reaction to the Balfour Declaration)

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">Warren Harding</font></h3>

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It is impossible for one who has studied at all the services of the Hebrew people to avoid the faith that they will one day be restored to their historic national home and there enter on a new and yet greater phase of their contribution to the advance of humanity.&quot;

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">Calvin Coolidge</font></h3>

<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Coolidge expressed his &#147;sympathy with the deep and intense longing which finds such fine expression in the Jewish National Homeland in Palestine.&#148;

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">Herbert Hoover</font></h3>

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Palestine which, desolate for centuries, is now renewing its youth and vitality through enthusiasm, hard work, and self-sacrifice of the Jewish pioneers who toil there in a spirit of peace and social justice.

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">Harry Truman

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I had faith in Israel before it was established, I have faith in it now. (Granting de facto recognition to the new Jewish State&#151;11 minutes after Israel's proclamation of independence)

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I believe it has a glorious future before it&#151;not just another sovereign nation, but as an embodiment of the great ideals of our civilization. (May 26, 1952)

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">Dwight D. Eisenhower</font></h3>

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Our forces saved the remnant of the Jewish people of Europe for a new life and a new hope in the reborn land of Israel. Along with all men of good will, I salute the young state and wish it well.

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">John Kennedy</font></h3>

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This nation, from the time of President Woodrow Wilson, has established and continued a tradition of friendship with Israel because we are committed to all free societies that seek a path to peace and honor individual right. In the prophetic spirit of Zionism all free men today look to a better world and in the experience of Zionism we know that it takes courage and perseverance and dedication to achieve it.

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Israel was not created in order to disappear&#151;Israel will endure and flourish. It is the child of hope and home of the brave. It can neither be broken by adversity nor demoralized by success. It carries the shield of democracy and it honors the sword of freedom.

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">Lyndon Johnson</font></h3>

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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The United States and Israel share many common objectives...chief of which is the building of a better world in which every nation can develop its resources and develop them in freedom and peace.

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Our society is illuminated by the spirtiuatl insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom and they have a common faith in a democratic way of life.

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Most if not all of you have very deep ties with the land and with the people of Israel, as I do, for my Christian faith sprang from yours....the Bible stories are woven into my childhood memories as the gallant struggle of modern Jews to be free of persecution is also woven into our souls. (Speech before B'nai B'rith)

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When Soviet Premier Aleksei Kosygin asked Johnson why the United States supports Israel when there are 80 million Arabs and only three million Israelis, the President replied simply: &#147;Because it is right.&#148;

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">Richard Nixon</font></h3>

<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Nixon asserted that the United States stands by its friends and that &#147;Israel is one of its friends.&#148;

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Americans admire a people who can scratch a desert and produce a garden. The Israelis have shown qualities that Americans identify with: guts, patriotism, idealism, a passion for freedom. I have seen it. I know. I believe that.

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">Gerald Ford</font></h3>

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[The American] commitment to the security and future of Israel is based upon basic morality as well as enlightened self-interest. Our role in supporting Israel honors our own heritage.

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">Jimmy Carter</font></h3>

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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The United States...has a warm and a unique relationship of friendship with Israel that is morally right. It is compatible with our deepest religious convictions, and it is right in terms of America's own strategic interests. We are committed to Israel's security, prosperity, and future as a land that has so much to offer the world.

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The survival of Israel is not just a political issue, it is a mora imperative. That is my deeply held belief and it is the belief shared by the vast majority of the American people...A strong secure Israel is not just in Israel's interest. It's in the interest of the United States and in the interest of the entire free world.

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">Ronald Reagan</font></h3>

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Only by full appreciation of the critical role the State of Israel plays in our strategic calculus can we build the foundation for thwarting Moscow's designs on territories and resources vital to our security and our national well-being.

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Since the rebirth of the State of Israel, there has been an ironclad bond between that democracy and this one.

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In Israel, free men and women are every day demonstrating the power of courage and faith. Back in 1948 when Israel was founded, pundits claimed the new country could never survive. Today, no one questions that Israel is a land of stability and democracy in a region of tyranny and unrest.

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">George Bush</font></h3>

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The friendship, the alliance between the United States and Israel is strong and solid, built upon a foundation of shared democratic values, of shared history and heritage, that sustains the life of our two countries. The emotional bond of our people transcends politics. Our strategic cooperation&#151;and I renew today our determination that that go forward&#151;is a source of mutual security. And the United States&#146; commitment to the security of Israel remains unshakeable. We may differ over some policies from time to time, individual policies, but never over the principle.

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For more than 40 years, the United States and Israel have enjoyed a friendship built on mutual respect and commitment to democratic principles. Our continuing search for peace in the Middle East begins with a recognition that the ties uniting our two countries can never be broken.

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<h3><FONT COLOR="Maroon">Bill Clinton</font></h3>

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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Our relationship would never vary from its allegiance to the shared values, the shared religious heritage, the shared democratic politics which have made the relationship between the United States and Israel a special&#151;even on occasion a wonderful&#151;relationship.

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America and Israel share a special bond. Our relations is unique among all nations. Like America, Israel is a strong democracy, as a symbol of freedom, and an oasis of liberty, a home to the oppressed and persecuted.

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