Israel's first prime minister once tried to join the Ottoman army David Ben-Gurion proposed to create a union of Jews within the Ottoman Empire in 1914. However, the project did not come to fruition, and in 1915 he was expelled from Ottoman lands. Interestingly, Ben-Gurion later recruited volunteers for the Jewish Legion in the British Army fighting against the Ottomans. The man who once wanted to establish a unit in the Ottoman army years later became Israel's first prime minister.

Israel's first prime minister once tried to join the Ottoman army David Ben-Gurion proposed to create a union of Jews within the Ottoman Empire in 1914. However, the project did not come to fruition, and in 1915 he was expelled from Ottoman lands. Interestingly, Ben-Gurion later recruited volunteers for the Jewish Legion in the British Army fighting against the Ottomans. The man who once wanted to establish a unit in the Ottoman army years later became Israel's first prime minister.