On the recordApril 17, 2002
In Israel today, it is Israel Independence Day, the 54th anniversary of the modern state of Israel. I mentioned the 54th anniversary of the creation of the modern state of Israel, and there is a time line that is relevant that hopefully all Americans have a perspective of, because I think the time line gives us a sense of the issues that Israel is dealing with today. There has been continuous Jewish occupation in the land of Israel from historical times, from the start of the common era, from the time of Jesus. In 1917, though, in terms of the modern state of Israel, the Balfour Declaration by Great Britain was issued.
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