Today, Israel is strong and growing stronger.

I am committed to working with our Congress to maintain the current levels of military and economic assistance.

We are pressing for the deployment of human rights monitors.

America, as always, is proud to stand with you.

The circle of your enemies is shrinking.

You cannot give up or give in.

The essence of the question was that public diplomacy and substance do merge.

I call upon Federal, State, and local government officials to display the flag of the United States and to encourage and participate in patriotic activities in their communities.

This goal will require all Israelis to continue to demonstrate the awesome courage and vision and determination that have brought you this far.

Neither in its words nor its deeds has Iraq convinced us it is no longer a threat to regional peace and security.

You stand on the threshold of a new era of peace and security.

The people of Israel, through their elected leaders, will decide what they are required to do for their own existence, their own security, their own future.

I have been inspired by Israel's long struggle to survive and to flourish.

I have been working on that even since the peace treaty has been signed.

There's a very fundamental difference here.

I believe we have in Hebrew an expression, Jerusalem shall maala, Jerusalem shall matta.

I delegate to you the authority to limit the political activities of political appointees of the Department of Defense.

I thank you for making us feel very welcome.