only begins. so israel has been a refuge, welcoming jews from europe, from the former soviet union, from ethopia, north africa. israel has built a prosperous nation from making the desert bloom, business that made the middle class, reaching new frontiers from the smallest microchip to the orbits of space. israel has established a thriving democracy with a spirited civil society and proud political parties and a tireless free press and a lively public debate. lively may be an understatement. and israel s achieved all this
government, but by our creator. we both believe in free enterprise. it is the only economic system that has lifted people from poverty, created a large and enduring middle scplases has inaugurated incomp parable achievements. someone who spent move of his life in business, i am impressed with with israel s cutting-edge technology and thriving economy. yours is the startup nation. and the evidence is all around us. you have embraced economic liberty. you export technology, not tyranny or terrorism. and today, your innovators and entrepreneurs have made the desert bloom and have made for a better world. the citizens are grateful for the respectful creatist of entrepreneurs. what you have built with your hands is a tribute to your people and a model for others throughout the world
theater, killing more than 12 people a week ago. and in syria where rebels and government forces are still fighting to gain control of alebeau, the country s main commercial scepter.eppo, the co commercial scepter. syria s tv says they suffered losses. ivan watson is watching this firsthand. earlier he told us about an army base that s surrounded by rebels. reporter: for the last hour i ve been watching rebels attack on a syrian army base located just outside the northern limits of that city of aleppo. it started around sunset with great deal of rocket fire and mortar fire and machine gunfire, and we ve basically been watching constant tracer fire at night, focused on this syrian army base and emerging from this syrian army base. the rebels seem to be attacking this base, which has an estimated 14 tanks and about more than 200 soldiers from many different directions. and i ve travelled in the villages around this army base. they re almost surrounded by sympathizers and su
defenses. they want to know who will object, and who will look the other way. my message to the people of israel and the leaders of iraq is one and the same. i will not look away. and neither will my country. he met with benjamin netanyahu who threw his support behind romney and say that sanctions against iran have not worked, in his words, one iota. perhaps the highlight of the trip occurred earlier today when mitt romney and mrs. romney visited the western wall. it is one of the most sacred sites in the jewish faith. and it was received well by orthodox jewish-americans who i talked to earlier today. they told me, in their words, president obama does not get it. mitt romney does. candy? jim, while we await to see mitt romney take to the micropho microphone, the mayor is introducing him. i want to ask you, we know here at home that the political audience that mitt romney is hoping to reach are american jewish voters as well as evangelical christians who have a strong tie t
from a wilderness. character that made the desert bloom and the cities rise. it is official as we knew it would be. jon huntsman is the latest to get into the race for the 2012 presidential nomination. mark, let me let you come into this. here is my take. this is the first time for a vast swath of america will ever have heard jon huntsman speak. to present himself as a potential president. how did he do? not very well at all. he didn t say anything wrong. the problem is most americans don t know who he is. he doesn t have any energy behind him. when you have to give a speech like that, you need to strike the attention of the american people. he gave a garden variety speech. he doesn t have the energy behind him. 60% of the electorate in the primary know who he is. that is a great point from a