President Chaim Herzog sent a message of congratulations to Filipino leader Corazon Aquino after she was sworn in as the new President on Tuesday. Israel was one of the first countries to recognize the new government. The Philippine Embassy in Israel announced Tuesday that it supported Aquino. Herzog, in his message, praised Aquino and the Filipino people for their devotion to democracy. (Related story, P.2.)
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