David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion (help·info) (Hebrew: דָּוִד בֶּן-גּוּרִיּוֹן, born David Grün 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.
David Ben-Gurion דָּוִד בֶּן-גּוּרִיּוֹן | |
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| 1st Prime Meenister o Israel | |
| In office 17 Mey 1948 – 26 Januar 1954 | |
| Preses | Chaim Weizmann Yitzhak Ben-Zvi |
| Precedit bi | New office |
| Succeedit bi | Moshe Sharett |
| In office 3 November 1955 – 26 Juin 1963 | |
| Preses | Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Zalman Shazar |
| Precedit bi | Moshe Sharett |
| Succeedit bi | Levi Eshkol |
| Chairman o the Provisional State Cooncil o Israel | |
| In office 14 Mey 1948 – 16 Mey 1948 | |
| Precedit bi | New office |
| Succeedit bi | Chaim Weizmann |
| Meenister o Defense | |
| In office 14 Mey 1948 – 26 Januar 1954 | |
| Prime Meenister | Himsel |
| Precedit bi | New office |
| Succeedit bi | Pinhas Lavon |
| In office 21 Februar 1955 – 26 Juin 1963 | |
| Prime Meenister | Moshe Sharett Himsel |
| Precedit bi | Pinhas Lavon |
| Succeedit bi | Levi Eshkol |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David Grün 16 October 1886 Płońsk, Congress Poland |
| Dee'd | 1 December 1973 (aged 87) Ramat Gan, Israel |
| Naitionality |  Congress Poland Ottoman Empire Unitit Kinrick Israel |
| Poleetical pairty | Mapai, Rafi, Naitional Leet |
| Spoose(s) | Paula Ben-Gurion |
| Bairns | 3 |
| Alma mater | Varsity o Warsaw Istanbul Varsity |
| Religion | Jewish atheism[1][2][3][4][5] |
| Signatur |  |
References eedit
- ↑ 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...
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