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November, 1952, Albert Einstein was offered presidency of Israel but declines.
Albert Einstein. He declined the request because of his advanced age and his belief that he had no capacity for politics. He did, however, support the State of Israel.
After the death of Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann, in November 1952, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion offered Einstein the position of President of Israel. However, Einstein declined, and wrote in his response that he was "deeply moved", and "at once saddened and ashamed" that he could not accept it.
On November 17, 1952, Following the death of Israel's first president, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion asked Albert Einstein to become the new president of Israel. The request was sent officially to Israel's embassy in Washington, DC. Dr. Einstein thanked him for the honor, but graciously declined, choosing to remain a professor at Princeton University.
Einstein. He rejected it because, although he supported the State of Israel, he did not believe that he had any propensity to help manage politics. He said that people were far more confusing that physics.
Israel had declined to sing the treaty.
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President of Israel
After the death of Israel's first president, Chaim Weizmann, in November 1952, Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion offered Einstein the position of President of Israel. However, Einstein declined, and wrote in his response that he was "deeply moved", and "at once saddened and ashamed" that he could not accept it.
Israel (they offered him the second presidency).
While the US continues to finance Israel, Israel has no special problems except that of being helplessly dependent upon US generosity. That's why they make US presidential candidates pledge allegiance to Israel.