{"data":{"sections":{"00":{"grid":"50-left","direction":"ltr","color":"dark","title":"Ben-Gurion, world Jewry and the beginning of the IAF","body":"\u003Cp\u003EIn 1947 the chances for establishing a Jewish state seemed inevitable. So was the fore coming war with the neighboring states. David Ben-Gurion, then the head of the Zionist executive, was running the last strait of forming the Jewish army.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nStriving for strategic supremacy, he insisted on a strong, efficient air force.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","image":[{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-10\/2020-10-27.jpg","height":"1080","width":"960","id":"29","hotspots":[]},{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-11\/339_5870.jpg","height":"1179","width":"1693","id":"45","hotspots":[]}],"images_count":2},"01":{"grid":"50-right","direction":"rtl","color":"light","title":"Towards independence: facing the Arab invasion and the urgent need for air force. Eliahu Sasson cable his concerns.","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFrom: \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eliyahu_Sasson\u0022\u003ESasson\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIt seems to me that after the abolition of the mandate, as the Jewish government takes its place, we will face an invasion of 4 Arab states: Syria, Lebanon, Hashemite-Kingdom, and Egypt. [\u2026]\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe invaders will use aircraft and tanks.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Mufti will enter the country right after the abolition of the mandate. [\u2026]\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nI suggest to set martial plans immediately and to inform the government.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","image":[{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-10\/Exhibition2.jpg","height":"1081","width":"961","id":"32","hotspots":[{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EMost archival records should be marked with Archival resource and numerator\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","left":"190","top":"784","image":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-11\/Group%201097%402x.png"}]},{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-11\/1200px-1948_Arab_Israeli_War_-_May_15-June_10.svg_.png","height":"1173","width":"1200","id":"46","hotspots":[]}],"images_count":2},"02":{"grid":"50-left","direction":null,"color":"light","title":"The race for weapon and ammunition:  April 1948 was the \u201cmoney time\u201d for equipping. Other than tanks and cannons, Ben-Gurion urged for fighter aircrafts. He has sent his men to unfold any available resource around the world.","body":["\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETo \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ehud_Avriel\u0022\u003EEhud\u003C\/a\u003E,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFind out if there is a possibility to purchase fighter aircrafts and bombardiers with the desired weapons from the Czech and Jugoslav governments.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nUpon affirmative answer, one of our experts will get to Europe ASAP in order to decide for types.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCan you obtain heavy weapon? 75 [mm barrel canons] or others from this type?\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETo Ehud, \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Col\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E[\u2026]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EDo all that is needed to purchase \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ecannons\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, this is a matter of life and death. and again \u2013 report immediately if\u0026nbsp; you are lacking manpower \u2013 if so, we will send someone to help, \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cu\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ebut you should report us ASAP\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/u\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. We have no time to lose. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yehuda_Arazi\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EYehuda \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003Ebought something but no one really knows when it will arrive. Find out if there is anything in France, Switzerland Belgium.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\t\u003Cli\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWe send a special person to purchase fighter aircrafts and bombardiers. There`s hope in France (maybe Italy too.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\r\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E[\u2026]\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n"],"image":[{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-10\/Exhibition3.jpg","height":"1081","width":"961","id":"33","hotspots":[]},{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-11\/Exhibition4.jpg","height":"1081","width":"961","id":"54","hotspots":[{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMarch 18, 1948. two months prior to the declaration of independence. The British ruled Palestine at that time.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","left":"500","top":"500","image":null},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBen-Gurion handwrites: \u201cby Nahum\u201d. Realizing that this letter was delivered manually, hidden from British intelligence.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","left":"600","top":"600","image":null}]}],"images_count":2},"03":{"grid":"60-right","direction":null,"color":"dark","title":"The European theater: First Messerschmidt fighters are bought in Czechoslovakia and shipped to the newborn state of Israel in C-46.","body":["\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHello \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yisrael_Galili\u0022\u003EHillel \u003C\/a\u003Eand \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aharon_Remez\u0022\u003EJeshayahu\u003C\/a\u003E ,\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n1. Flying the knives: Yesterday we shipped the second knife in one of the two C-46 that we sent here, and a large amount of weapon and ammunition it the other. Meanwhile, the DC-4 that we shipped the first knife in, returned, and we are sending the third knife that will reach to you tomorrow evening. [\u2026]\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWith each knife we send the pilots who accomplished their training, and by that you are ensured to operate every knife as soon as it`s been assembled.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","\u003Cp class=\u0022text-align-center\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EBen-Gurion and Gen. Yadin are visiting Eilat at the end of the war, using the new purchased C-47\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n"],"image":[{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-10\/Exhibition5.jpg","height":"1079","width":"780","id":"42","hotspots":[{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EThe header \u201cHotel Pariz, Praha [Prague]\u201d gives us an information where the letter was written from\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","left":"173","top":"165","image":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-10\/Group%201104.png"},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThe sender keeps writing about \u201cthe knives\u201d. Knife in German is Messer. It turns to be a code name for \u201cMesserschmidt\u201d fighter\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","left":"170","top":"225","image":null},{"text":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EWho are they, \u201cHillel\u201d and \u201cJeshayahu\u201d?. Apparently, Hillel is Israel Galily, chief of the Hagannah. Jeshayahu is Aaron Remez, founder of the IAF and its second commander.\u0026nbsp; Although the state was already established and the British mandate was off, they kept using the underground code names for quite a while\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","left":"1000","top":"225","image":null}]},{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-11\/358_6292.jpg","height":"2834","width":"3566","id":"47","hotspots":[{"text":"","left":"","top":0,"image":null}]},{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-11\/112_2177.jpg","height":"486","width":"696","id":"48","hotspots":[{"text":"","left":"","top":0,"image":null}]}],"images_count":3},"04":{"grid":"50-left","direction":null,"color":"light","title":"The American theater: American Jews to the rescue. On May 1948, shipment of airplanes, together with Jewish veteran pilots to help the Israeli Air Force.","body":["\u003Cp class=\u0022text-align-center\u0022\u003EThe untold story of the Jewish American pilots was unfolded in Nancy Spielberg\u0027s documentary\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003ETo: Or and Alon\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EFrom: Hillel\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/he.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%D7%94%D7%99%D7%9E%D7%9F_%D7%A9%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%A8\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EHeiman\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E arrived. He requests a budget of one million dollars to purchase various airplanes in Mexico by \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al_Schwimmer\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EAl Schwimmer\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E. Heiman complains that you haven\u0027t affirmed his request. Inform immediately by telegram your opinion, if we can rely on Schwimmer`s way. Heiman says that the first airplanes can land in the country within a couple of days.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n"],"image":[{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-11\/above%20and%20beyond.jpg","height":"1600","width":"1200","id":"49","hotspots":[{"text":"","left":"","top":0,"image":null}]},{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-11\/image7%20-2.jpg","height":"607","width":"608","id":"58","hotspots":[{"text":"","left":"","top":0,"image":null}]},{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-11\/unnamed%20-%202.jpg","height":"288","width":"288","id":"59","hotspots":[{"text":"","left":"","top":0,"image":null}]}],"images_count":3},"05":{"grid":"50-right","direction":null,"color":"light","title":"South African Theater","body":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETo: IAF chief\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp style=\u0022line-height:1.7999999999999998\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cecil_Margo\u0022\u003ECol. Cecil Margo\u003C\/a\u003E, a military pilot with designated experience arrived from South Africa Upon the government`s invitation.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nFor now, he will stay in the country for three weeks to help with initiating the air force. He is authorized to improve the formation, the training, and the efficiency of the air force and to preserve the coordination with the army and with the government. He is also authorized to define its role in wartime.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nYou are requested to hand every needed help to Col. Margo.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDavid Ben-Gurion \u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","image":[{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-10\/Exhibition7.jpg","height":"1077","width":"966","id":"37","hotspots":[{"text":"","left":"","top":0,"image":null}]},{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-11\/311_5283.jpg","height":"1360","width":"1993","id":"50","hotspots":[{"text":"","left":"","top":0,"image":null}]}],"images_count":2},"06":{"grid":"50-left","direction":null,"color":"dark","title":"Ben-Gurion Diary, May 21 1948","body":["\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThe first Messerschmitt arrived yesterday.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOur airplanes bombed tonight: Shafat, Gaza and Dir Sunil (in the Negev). There were big explosions in Shafat. No news from Gaza. Our pilots returned safely.\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ETelegram from \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mickey_Marcus\u0022\u003EStone \u003C\/a\u003E(\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dorot\u0022\u003EDorot\u003C\/a\u003E) from the Negev: critical situation. The enemy have two combat commands (sort of a brigade). He demand to cut the railway line to Tel Arish. He ask to bomb Gaza and Tel Arish. [\u2026]\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EIsrael: two pilots came with the Messerschmitt. It cannot be operated with a single pilot.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIt is equipped with two heavy machineguns and two 20 mm barrel cannons. [\u2026]\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe two Spitfire we hunted are useless, only the motors maybe. We might combine one motor from the parts of both.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nWe received information that the British will leave Ramat David either today or tomorrow.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIsrael wants to buy everything possible from them. He thinks that Ramat David should be the main air force base. [\u2026]\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nEleven men flew to Italy to pilot course, but arrived to Czechoslovakia. It is better to study there.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n[\u2026]\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n"],"image":[{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-10\/Exhibition9.jpg","height":"1077","width":"957","id":"38","hotspots":[{"text":"","left":"","top":0,"image":null}]},{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-11\/Exhibition10.jpg","height":"1078","width":"820","id":"51","hotspots":[{"text":"","left":"","top":0,"image":null}]}],"images_count":2},"07":{"grid":"50-left","direction":null,"color":"light","title":"Celebrating first anniversary of the IAF","body":["\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EOctober 28, 1948\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nTo: IAF executive staff\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp class=\u0022text-align-left\u0022\u003E\u003Cem\u003EUnfortunately, I am unable to participate in the celebration tonight. Hence, I ask you to address the attendees on my behalf:\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThe Israeli Air Force is one of the glorious legends became a revolutionary reality.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nThroughout this miraculous year, from a poor and modest attempt of civil aviation initiative [\u2026] a martial air force was raised, controlling the skies of the land of Israel and shade anxiety over our enemies [\u2026]\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nVolunteering youth from all the Jewish diaspora, together with the Israeli youth, led by our best pilots in North America, South Africa, England and Canada, took part in its bold and dangerous operations. A miraculous and fruitful ingathering-of the-exiles was incarnated in the IAF, combined with Jewish bravery and brotherhood\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EThat will serve as a torch for Jewish youth wherever they are\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n[...]\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOur future in this land of redemption will be set upon three dimensions of nature control: controlling the soil [\u2026] controlling the sea [\u2026] controlling the skies [\u2026]\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nOur forces who are now dwelling within these three dimensions will become \u2013 as victory and peace will come \u2013 the conquerors of labor and settlement, science and wisdom in the land, the sea and the soil, joined by tens and hundreds of thousands of new immigrants who will return proudly to their land from all the diaspora.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n[\u2026]\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EWith best regards for victory\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EDavid Ben-Gurion\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EPrime Minister and Minister of Defence\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n"],"image":[{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-10\/Exhibition11.jpg","height":"1078","width":"924","id":"39","hotspots":[{"text":"\u003Cp\u003EPay attention to this : BG use the term \u201cour\u201d, referring to the Jewish pilots who volunteered from these countries.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","left":"221","top":"674","image":null}]},{"src":"https:\/\/bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il\/sites\/default\/files\/2020-11\/Exhibition12.jpg","height":"1080","width":"924","id":"52","hotspots":[{"text":"","left":"","top":0,"image":null}]}],"images_count":2}}}}