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David Ben-Gurion
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Hebrew
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, born
David Grun
on 16 October 1886, dee'd 1 December 1973) wis the
first
Prime Meenister o Israel
an a
Zionist
leader. Ben-Gurion's passion for
Zionism
, whilk began early in life, culminatit in his instrumental role in the foondin o the state o
Israel
. Efter leadin Israel tae victory in the
1948 Arab-Israeli War
, Ben-Gurion helpit big the state institutions an owersaw the
absorption o vast nummers o Jews frae aw ower the warld
. Upon reteerin frae poleetical life in 1970, he flittit tae
Sde Boker
, a
kibbutz
in the
Negev
desert, whaur he bidit till his daith. Posthumously, Ben-Gurion wis named ane o
Time Magazine
's 100 Maist Important Fowk o the 20t Century.
- ↑
Zev Chafets (2008).
A Match Made in Heaven: American Jews, Christian Zionists, and One Man's Exploration of the Weird and Wonderful Judeo-Evangelical Alliance
. HarperCollins. p.
37
.
ISBN
9780060890599
.
“To be a realist here, you have to believe in miracles,” David Ben-Gurion once remarked. He didn't believe that literally, of course; he was an atheist. But he insisted that his offi- cials and generals take Old Testament names.
- ↑
Tariq Ali (2003).
The Clash of Fundamentalisms: Crusades, Jihads and Modernity
(2 ed.). Verso. p.
10
.
ISBN
9781859844571
.
Ben-Gurion and Moshe Dayan were self-proclaimed atheists.
- ↑
Karen Armstrong (1997).
Jerusalem: One City, Three Faiths
. Random House Digital, Inc. p. 369.
ISBN
9780345391681
.
Even a committed atheist like Ben-Gurion found its sacred position on his own emotional map more compelling than the demographic and historical facts that were staring him in the face.
- ↑
Jonathan B. Isacoff (2006). "2".
Writing the Arab-Israeli Conflict: Pragmatism And Historical Inquiry
. Lexington Books. p.
54
.
ISBN
9780739112731
.
David Ben-Gurion makes an especially fascinating study as a spokesman for Jewish messianic teleology in that by most accounts he was a secular atheist.
- ↑
Eyal Chowers (2012).
The Political Philosophy of Zionism: Trading Jewish Words for a Hebraic Land
. Cambridge University Press. p. 124.
ISBN
9781107005945
.
David Ben-Gurion (1886?1973), the first prime minister of Israel and its foremost politician in the age...Though an atheist, he saw the Bible as the most important source for shaping the new Hebrew's identity...