Happy Birthday, Martin Luther King, Jr.

The following is an excellent post about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s feelings about Israel, from the blog called Black Zionists Who Support Israel: http://blackzionists.blogspot.com/
"During his lifetime King witnessed the birth of Israel and the continuing struggle to build a nation. He consistently reiterated his stand on the Israeli-Arab conflict, stating 'Israel’s right to exist as a state in security is uncontestable.' It was no accident that King emphasized 'security' in his statements on the Middle East.On March 25, 1968, less than two weeks before his tragic death, he spoke out with clarity and directness stating, 'peace for Israel means security, and we must stand with all our might to protect its right to exist, its territorial integrity. I see Israel as one of the great outposts of democracy in the world, and a marvelous example of what can be done, how desert land can be transformed into an oasis of brotherhood and democracy. Peace for Israel means security and that security must be a reality.'"