Haley Stevens: “As a democracy, Israel has both the burden and the glory of a vigorous public square. We as Americans must be the truest…”

“As a democracy, Israel has both the burden and the glory of a vigorous public square. We as Americans must be the truest and best kind of ally--both forthright enough to say what we think--and steadfast enough to stay the course during the hard passages as well as the easy ones. Herzl's famous words--``If you will it, it is no dream''--signify the promise and the greatest power of Israel--and the hope, after half a century, that a fair and secure peace is finally within reach. For our part, we must leave here more committed than ever to support Israel in the exacting, essential, and sometimes tense search for that dream. I think its fair to say that the ashes of Holocaust victims were scattered on the wind.”