Our friend and ally, Israel, is a small but powerful island of democracy, industriousness, peace, and prosperity in a boiling cauldron of religious fanaticism, hatred, and ignorance that is the Middle East. After fighting for independence, it has overcome every obstacle, and faced and defeated the united armies of all its Arab neighbors. Time and time again, it has suffered from homicide bombers, random terror attacks, and rockets raining down on peaceful villages. Although a handful of Arab states have recognized the right of Israel to exist and have denounced attacks on Israel, many remain openly hostile to the Jewish state or subtly support and finance Hamas and Hezbollah in their efforts to eliminate the Jewish people from the face of the earth.
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