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A British visa from 1941 still echoes Palestine’s history
A 1941 British visa lists David Ben-Gurion — a Poland-born Zionist — as a “Palestinian citizen.”
A British visa from 1941 still echoes Palestine’s history
Graphic Designer: Busra Ozturk, Producer: Nurdan Erdogan Gokhan / TRT World
November 28, 2025

A single British visa from 1941 opens a forgotten chapter of Palestine's history.

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Contrary to what pro-Israeli media tries to gloss over, Poland-born Zionist David Ben-Gurion — later the first Israeli PM — was once registered as a Palestinian citizen.

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