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Allon

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1974-09-24

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1976-09-24

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1. “And now, turning from those who have gained their freedom to those who have not, I am in duty bound, both from a human and a Jewish point of view, it draw the attention of this Assembly, and, thereby, that of world opinion, to the suffering and distress of a small Jewish community numbering 4,500 souls, all that is left of the ancient Jewish community of Syria, which is subjected to unceasing oppression. 216. Human rights are indivisible, and the freedom of the individual concerns us all. I am "my brother's keeper": it is in this spirit of international solidarity that I express the hope that the Jewish community of Syria will, as an act of humanity, be finally allowed to go. 217.”

   1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)

2. “At the outset of my remarks, I wish to associate myself with all those who have expressed sorrow and sympathy at the disaster which has befallen Honduras. 213. Next, a special word of congratulations to the new Members of the United Nations—Bangladesh, Guinea-Bissau and Grenada. The Jewish people, which was deprived of its independence for hundreds of years, is, perhaps more than any other, in a position to value the significance of national sovereignty and spiritual freedom. In the name of Israel and its people I wish them prosperity and progress. 214. Likewise, I cannot refrain from extending my warm greetings to Portugal, which has chosen the path of decolonization and of its own liberation from the burdens of empire. 215.”

   1974-09-24 · UN General Assembly · General Debate, Session 29 (1974)