David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion
Born	David Grün 1886-10-16 Płońsk, Congress Poland
Died	1973-12-01 (Age 87) Ramat Gan, Israel
Nationality	Polish,  Palestinian,  Israeli
Alma mater	University of Warsaw, Istanbul University
Religion	Jew
Children	3
Spouse	Paula Ben-Gurion
Party	Mapai, Rafi, National List
Prime Minister of Israel In office 17 May 1948 - 26 January 1954 Succeeded by Moshe Sharett  Prime Minister of Israel In office 3 November 1955 - 26 June 1963 Preceded by Moshe Sharett  Chairman of the Provisional State Council of Israel In office 14 May 1948 - 16 May 1948 Succeeded by Chaim Weizmann  Israeli Minister of Defense In office 14 May 1948 - 26 January 1954  Israeli Minister of Defense In office 21 February 1955 - 26 June 1963

David Ben Gurion read Israel's proclamation of independence and is regarded as the founder of the nation.

"When a Jew, in America or in South Africa, talks to his Jewish companions about 'our' government, he means the government of Israel."

 

A Quote by David Ben-Gurion

Page	Quote
Document:The Israel lobby	“If I were an Arab leader I would never make terms with Israel. That is natural: we have taken their country … We come from Israel, but two thousand years ago, and what is that to them? There has been anti-semitism, the Nazis, Hitler, Auschwitz, but was that their fault? They only see one thing: we have come here and stolen their country. Why should they accept that?”

 

Related Document

Title	Type	Publication date	Author(s)	Description
File:Ben-Gurions Scandals.pdf	book	2003	Naeim Giladi

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