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Mount Herzl

mountain, Israel
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Mount Herzl is a mountain in western Jerusalem, Israel. It is named after Theodor Herzl, the founder of modern political Zionism. Herzl's remains were moved from Vienna to Jerusalem in 1949 and entombed on this mountain, which is now a national cemetery and a memorial site. The mountain serves as a significant landmark and a place of national remembrance in Israel.12

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  2. David Ben-Gurion on Theodor Herzl
  3. Theodor Herzl

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