We must remain grateful to the soldiers and all who have given their life for the State of Israel and to those who fight for freedom everywhere in the world.
On February 13, 1931, the Passfield White Paper, which threatened the development of a Jewish national homeland in Palestine, was rejected by the British cabinet.
On January 26, 1919, British Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann, who later became the first president of the State of Israel, warned that unless world Jewry secures a place of their own, they will be faced by a terrible catastrophe.
On January 3, 1919, Emir Faisal, son of Sharif Husayn of Mecca, and Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann signed the Faisal-Weizmann Agreement, an accord of mutual respect and cooperation.
Zionist leader Chaim Weizmann sends a letter to British Secretary Malcolm MacDonald, citing disappointment with Britain's pro-Arab position, and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat invites Israel's foreign minister to a meeting in Austria.
We must remain grateful to the soldiers and all who have given their life for the State of Israel and to those who fight for freedom everywhere in the world.