Ben-Gurion, suffering the typical hardships of the…

Ben-Gurion, suffering the typical hardships of the early Jewish colonists, including malaria and hunger, never loses sight of his goal.

It is owing to his efforts that the 1907 convention of the Zionist socialist party, Poale Zion, includes the following declaration in its platform: "The party aspires to the political independence of the Jewish people in this land."

The formation of Poale Zion leads to the formation of the Poale Zion World Federation in 1907.