Princess Beatrix of Holland told Israelis last week that the birth of her country and theirs were similar because both countries were created against great odds. Her remarks were made at Tel Aviv University at a dedication ceremony for the Princess Beatrix Floor at the Medical School. The floor, which houses pathology, histology and cell biology laboratories, was donated by the Dutch Friends of Tel Aviv University.
The Princess, who was accompanied by her husband, Prince Klaus, later spent three hours at the nearby Beit Milman Absorption Center talking to Soviet immigrants. She appeared visibly shocked when she was told by Mrs. Susana Novikov, who arrived in Israel three weeks ago, how she had to divorce her activist husband, Mark, in order to get an emigration visa.
On Friday the Princess planted a tree in the Jewish National Fund’s “Queen Juliana Park” near Kfar Kanna in the Lower Galilee. The forest was created for the Dutch Queen’s 60th birthday.
Meanwhile in Amsterdam, the Dutch Foreign Ministry denied reports from Dutch correspondents that friction had arisen between the royal couple and Dutch Ambassador Cornlis Arriens in Jerusalem because he has restricted their movements in Israel. The ministry noted that the couple were a guest of Tel Aviv University and not the Israeli government.
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