Ben-Gurion, David
Ben-Gurion, David (1886–1973) Israeli statesman, prime minister (1948–53, 1955–63), b. Poland as David Grün. He settled in Palestine in 1906. In 1930 he became leader of the Mapai (Labour) Party, the socialist arm of the Zionist movement. After World War II, he supported the use of violence to remove the British from Palestine. Known as the ‘Father of the Nation’, Ben-Gurion headed the campaign for an independent Jewish state. In 1948 he became Israel's first prime minister.
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Ben-Gurion against the Knesset
Newspaper article from: Domes; 4/30/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...those judgments were the visions of David Ben-Gurion, Israel's founding father and...the extraordinary leadership of Ben-Gurion has more recently been interpreted...limitations. Giora Goldberg's Ben-Gurion against the Knesset is not the...
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Taking Leave of the `Founding Father' Ben-Gurion's Resignation as Prime Minister in 1963.
Magazine article from: Middle Eastern Studies; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; On Sunday, 16 June 1963, David Ben-Gurion, Israel's Prime Minister and...the state. On the face of it, Ben-Gurion's action was a surprise. Unlike...Mapai(3) in the cabinet -- whom Ben-Gurion convened a quarter of an hour before...
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Ben-Gurion blogs from beyond the grave
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 5/13/2009; ; 677 words
; ...13, 2009 -- Thirty-five years after his death, David Ben-Gurion is passing comment on current affairs through a new blog composed entirely from his own words. "David Ben-Gurion's Blog" was created two months ago by the Ben...
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"A nation without vision cannot survive": memories of David Ben-Gurion.(ISRAEL AT SIXTY: REMINISCENCES AND REFLECTIONS: PART TWO)(In memoriam)
Magazine article from: Midstream; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...gratitude to the founders of Israel. David Ben-Gurion was certainly the decisive factor...In the eyes of historians, Ben-Gurion will not be seen as a philosopher...of the commander-in-chief David Ben-Gurion. With characteristic tenacity...
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David Ben-Gurion's answer to Kristallnacht
Magazine article from: Washington Jewish Week; 11/6/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...against the Jews. Now, David Ben-Gurion decided, the Jews needed...most respects, Ben-Gurion's visit had been a...have sufficed to change Ben-Gurion's thinking, but it...Medoff is director of The David S. Wyman Institute for...
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ISRAEL: Ben-Gurion against the Knesset
Magazine article from: The Middle East Journal; 4/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ISRAEL Ben-Gurion against the Knesset, by Giora Goldberg...mythological first Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben-Gurion. Giora Goldberg's book is unique...concentration on the relationship between Ben-Gurion and the Knesset, and his critical...
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Ben-Gurion's legacy 100 years after his aliya: A refuge for every Jew
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 5/29/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Post 05-29-2006 Headline: Ben-Gurion's legacy 100 years after...2006 -- The centenary of David Ben-Gurion's immigration to Turkish...all, he was my grandfather David, and not Ben-Gurion," he said. "But when I...
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ISRAEL: Arrows in the Dark: David Ben Gurion, the Yishuv Leadership, and Rescue Attempts during the Holocaust
Magazine article from: The Middle East Journal; 4/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ISRAEL Arrows in the Dark: David Ben Gurion, the Yishuv Leadership, and Rescue Attempts during...of European Jewry was taking place, the response of David Ben Gurion and the Zionist leadership in Palestine to the events...
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David Ben-Gurion Centennial Committee of United States sponsors essay contest for students as part of 100th birthday celebration of Israel's first prime minister.
PR Newswire; 1/20/1987; 700+ words
; ...20 /PRNewswire/ -- The David Ben-Gurion Centennial Committee of the...and the winners will receive David Ben-Gurion Scholars Awards. The prizes...of the following aspects of David Ben-Gurion's career: -- The philosophical...
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Ben-Gurion he is not
Newspaper article from: Jerusalem Post; 10/19/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Post 10-19-2001 Headline: Ben-Gurion he is not Byline: Amotz Asa...indispensable oxygen. The way David Ben-Gurion saw it, Begin and his cargo were...Zionist leadership's authority. Ben-Gurion's response was swift: though...
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David Ben-Gurion
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
David Ben-Gurion The Israeli statesman David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973) served as Israel...his name at that time to the Hebraic David Ben-Gurion, after a defender of Jerusalem who...
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Ben-Gurion, David
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
Ben-Gurion, David 1886-1973 David Ben-Gurion, along with Theodor Herzl (1860 – 1904) and...architects of an enduring conflict. SEE ALSO Zionism Ben-Gurion, David. 1971. Israel: A Personal History [ Medinat Yi...
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Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
BEN-GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV israeli university. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev was established in 1969 by David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister...
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Ben Gurion, David
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Ben Gurion, David (1886–1973). First prime minister of Israel . His own faith he summarized as, ‘We have preserved the Book, and the Book has preserved us.’
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Ben-zvi, Itzhak
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Ben-zvi, Itzhak (1884–1963) Israeli statesman, president...in Palestine in 1907. Exiled (1915–18), he worked with David Ben-Gurion and other Zionist leaders to create the institutions basic to the formation...
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