If You Will It, It Is No Dream

Happy Birthday to my favorite little country.  Here is a short excerpt from Bibi’s Yom Ha’atzmaout speech at Har Herzel.

“On this Independence Day we mark two of the Jewish nation’s miracles: The miracle of revival and the miracle of building. The miracle of revival, because I an not familiar with any other nation in history that was scattered all over the world and lost control of its destiny but still managed to return to its homeland and rebuild its sovereignty there.

“The other miracle is building: What we have built in this land since the State of Israel’s inception. Israel is quickly becoming a regional economic superpower and a global technological superpower. In this world of knowledge in the 21st century our possibilities are endless: In science, medicine, technology and art. In each and every field, the forces of genius within our nation break out and create a magnificent country,” the PM’s statement read.

Netanyahu also mentioned the nation’s capital, saying, “We are not here by chance. We are here because this is our land. We’ve returned to our land, to our city – Jerusalem – because this is our land, this is our city.

“I know there are many more miracles ahead of us. Herzl said, ‘If you will it, it is no dream,’ – we willed it. We wanted what so many generations of Jews wanted; (Jews) who dreamed and prayed and cried a sea of tears with the hope that we will make it to this place,” said Netanyahu, “I know we are capable of creating many more miracles.”

And, in honor of the day, another speech that never fails to bring a tear to my eye: