City mayor announces Israeli school history books will now recognise Indian cavalry, not British troops, for freeing Haifa from Ottoman rule in 1918.

Israel’s Haifa has corrected school history to honour Indian soldiers who freed the city in 1918, marking one of WWI’s last great cavalry battles.

Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav confirmed the correction at a ceremony on Monday, honouring Indian soldiers who fought in the 1918 Battle of Haifa ...

"The Ottoman Empire fought alongside Germany and Austria-Hungary in World War 1, yet their military performance was disastrous. Outdated, poorly equipped, and badly led, the Ottomans struggled on the ...

The Israeli city of Haifa will revise its school history books to credit Indian soldiers, rather than the British, for liberating the city from Ottoman rule in 1918, Mayor Yona Yahav said on Monday.

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The Israeli city of Haifa is set to revise its history textbooks to credit Indian soldiers for its liberation from Ottoman rule during World War I. The move was announced by Haifa Mayor Yona Yahav at ...