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Netanyahu: This Small Country Is All We Have
(Prime Minister's Office) Speaking at the dedication of the new National Remembrance Hall in Jerusalem on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, "Together we bow our heads in memory of the 23,544 who fell in our nation's battles and the thousands more who were killed by murderous terrorists. We are one people, and it is clear to all of us that were it not for the sacrifice of these men and women - we would not be free in our own land. In fact, we would not be here at all. It is thanks to them that we exist, thanks to them that we live." "This small country is all we have....Our roots were planted deep into this land thousands of years ago, and for generations we were loyal to it. We renewed our national sovereignty in this land seven decades ago." "We stand as a fortified wall against our enemies. We do not show weakness. We do not loosen our grip from the weapons in our hands because we know that this is the only way to push back the thickets of evil that refuse to accept our existence. This is the only way we will achieve peace with those of our neighbors who want peace." "It is actually our loved ones who went to battle from whom we draw comfort. The wick of their lives was cut off in a moment, but the spark of the sense of mission that burned in them still glows."