Hyderabad, Oct. 19 -- Former Israeli Prime Minister and President Shimon Peres, then known as Szymel Perski, applied for Palestinian citizenship in 1937 during the British Mandate period, according to recently uncovered archival document.

The document, published by Al Jazeera Documentary on its official X account, include an application form bearing Peres's signature and handwritten statements, in which he declared his occupation as agricultural worker and pledged loyalty to the Palestinian government.

The oath, written beneath his signature, reads, "I will be faithful and loyal to the Government of Palestine."

According to Al Jazeera, the original document is preserved in the Israel State Archives, which maintains historical records f...