Since the U.S. had declared war only against Germany, and not against Turkey, the Jewish Legions were to join the ranks of the British Army with the aim of ousting the Turks out of Palestine. The British Government announced the Balfour Declaration, which proclaims support for the establishment of a Jewish National Home in Palestine. Munweiss are married In New York. Paula Ben-Gurion gives birth to first daughter named Geula, which is the Hebrew word for redemption. November 1918 Ben-Gurion returns to Palestine, still in uniform and officially stationed in Egypt.
British rule is declared over Palestine.
Ben-Gurion resumes his efforts to unite the labor movement and to form one workers' organization. 1920 Ben-Gurion is discharged from the army. With his family, he goes to London to take part in the Zionist Conference. Henceforth, he participates in all major deliberations of the Zionist Movement. Amos, the Ben-Gurions' son, is born in London.