The Governor of Canada, Edward R. Schrayer, said last night, that, after having visited Israel in 1970, “I came away with a profound impression of the modern technologies applied by Israel which made possible the greening of the desert and the application of previously unknown methods to all branches of industrialization.”
He spoke at the fifth annual dinner of the Canadian Associates at the Ben Gurion University of the Negev attended by 500 guests. He said “in spite of all the difficulties, Israel has succeeded in bringing social justice to the people of that country and I hope that this social justice will further develop the common understanding between the various elements of Israel.”
“Peace at last, thank God, peace at last,” he concluded.
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