Definition: In this task, you're given a statement and three sentences as choices. Your job is to determine the neutral choice based on your inference from the statement and your commonsense knowledge. The neutral choice is a sentence that neither agrees nor disagrees with the statement. Indicate your answer as '1', '2', or '3', corresponding to the choice number of the selected sentence. If sentence X agrees with sentence Y, one's correctness follows from the other one. If sentence X disagrees with sentence Y, they can not be correct at the same time.
Input: Statement: The State of Israel was declared during this difficult time. Choices: 1. The State of Israel was declared during a period of peace and prosperity. 2. In this challenging time, The State of Israel was already declared. 3. The State of Israel and the UK were declared during this challenging time.

3