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  • 62 Years Ago, The EXODUS Became Israel's 1st Ship of State

    07/21/2009 7:31:02 AM PDT · by Shellybenoit · 5 replies · 614+ views
    JPOST/The Lid ^ | 7/21/09 | The Lid
    Sixty-two years ago this week,the Exodus, then called the USS President Warfield had its name changed for the last time as it embarked on what would be its last and most famous mission, bringing Holocaust survivors to the Holy Land. Back then the British were trying to curry favor with the Arab nations by preventing Jews from settling the holy land, today it is the President of the United States doing the same thing. As the world ramped up to WWII the British caved into Arab pressure and refused to allow any Jews to enter what was then called Palestine....