A. Barack Obama
B. Albert Einstein
C. Fernandus adwerd
D. None of these
Submitted by: Shoaib Shah
Albert Einstein, a Jew, but not an Israeli citizen, was offered the presidency in 1952, but turned it down, stating: “I am deeply moved by the offer from our State of Israel, and at once saddened and ashamed that I cannot accept it.
Chaim Azriel Weizmann was a Zionist leader and Israeli statesman who served as president of the Zionist Organization and later as the first president of Israel. He was elected on 16 February 1949, and served until his death in 1952. It was Weizmann who convinced the United States government to recognize the newly formed state of Israel.