2 Quotes & Sayings By David Ben Gourion

David Ben Gurion was Prime Minister of Israel from June 4, 1963, to June 27, 1963. He was the founder of the State of Israel and is regarded as its first Prime Minister. A member of the Jewish Resistance Movement during World War II, he was captured by the British in 1942 and imprisoned for five years. He was released in 1945 as part-way through the War of Independence, but his political activities against British rule continued to be suppressed by the British until 1948 Read more

Upon independence he established himself as a prominent leader in Israeli politics.