Chaim Weizmann and Emir Feisal, 1918 by hadassah | Jul 16, 2008 | Returning and Redemption Emir Feisal I (right) and Chaim Weizmann (also wearing Arab dress as a sign of friendship) in Syria. Feisal later became King of Iraq. See also- The Creation and History of Iraq Important Points from Christopher Catherwood, Churchill’s Folly, Carroll & Graf, New York 2004.