Emir Feisal is the son of the Sherif of Mecca. He is born in 1855 and is a strong Arab leader. In 1919, he meets with Dr. Chaim Weizmann, the leader of the Zionist Congress and signs an agreement supporting the objective of a Jewish state in Palestine. The state will be formed in such a way so as not to infringe on the rights of the Arabs. Feisal is one of the Arab leaders who leads the uprising against the Turks and is well respected throughout the Arab world. Both the British and the Americans support him to become the leader of the new Arab state. In 1921, Feisal becomes King of Iraq and eventually announces that he has no memory of entering into an agreement with Weizmann. Feisal is instrumental in helping to shape the Arab world in the following years.
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