René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
This statement is true. Manumission is the act of freeing or emancipating slaves by slave owners, either voluntarily or for a price. It may be a sentimental or friendly gesture after his/her long years loyal services to his master. However, it may also be a threat to the slave to free him/her for lying or for other reasons.
Prior to the creation of the state of Israel, Palestine was under a British mandate. After World War II, as Britain's empire was slowly crumbling, it became clear there was a need for a Jewish state.
