Sir Simon Marks, president of the Joint Palestine Appeal, declared here last night, at a gathering commemorating the tenth anniversary of the death of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, that Israel should not forget the Zionists “who made their contribution” without settling in Israel.
“It’s a little hard to hear from Prime Minister Ben-Gurion that you are not a Zionist unless you actually live in Israel, ” Lord Marks told the many Zionist veterans and former associates of Dr. Weizmann present.
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