JERUSALEM (EJP)---During his recent Israel visit, US Vice President Joe Biden was the first visiting foreign dignitary to lay a wreath at the tomb of Theodor Herzl on Mt. Herzl in Jerusalem;

This happened within the framework of activities to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Herzl.

The wreath included the words: “Your vision inspires our commitment to peace.”

Theodor Herzl was the founder of modern political Zionism, having convened the first Congress of the World Zionist Organization in 1897 in Basel, Switzerland, which discussed the establishment of a modern democratic Jewish Nation-State in the Land of Israel.

Vice President Biden was accompanied by World Zionist Organization Executive member Adv. Hagai Meirom and Director of the Mount Herzl site, Jacob Gispan.

The World Zionist Organization is responsible for the maintenance and development of Mt. Herzl and operates the adjacent Herzl museum and educational center.