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| − | + | {{short description|'''First Prime Minister of Israel, 1948–1954 and 1955–1963'''}} | |
| + | {{Infobox person | ||
| + | | name = David Ben-Gurion | ||
| + | | image = David Ben-Gurion (D597-087).jpg | ||
| + | | nationality = Israeli | ||
| + | | occupation = Prime Minister of Israel | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | '''David Ben-Gurion''' was Prime Minister of Israel from May 1949 to January 1954, and from November 1955 to June 1963.<ref>[http://www.knesset.gov.il/govt/eng/GovtByMinistry_eng.asp All Prime Ministers of Israel], knesset.gov.il, accessed 25 March 2012.</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
*1905 Joined [[Poale Zion]] | *1905 Joined [[Poale Zion]] | ||
*1914-18 War - [[Jewish Legion]] | *1914-18 War - [[Jewish Legion]] | ||
*general secretary of the [[Histadrut]] | *general secretary of the [[Histadrut]] | ||
| − | *1935 Head of the [[Jewish Agency]] | + | *1935 Head of the [[Jewish Agency for Israel|Jewish Agency]] |
*1946 Executive Head of the [[World Zionist Organization]] | *1946 Executive Head of the [[World Zionist Organization]] | ||
*1948–1954 Leader of [[Mapai]] | *1948–1954 Leader of [[Mapai]] | ||
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*1965–1968 Leader of [[Rafi]] | *1965–1968 Leader of [[Rafi]] | ||
*1968–1970 Leader of the [[National List]] | *1968–1970 Leader of the [[National List]] | ||
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| + | ==Lebanon and the Litani, 1948== | ||
| + | On 24 May 1948 Ben-Gurion wrote in his diary that the Carmeli Brigade's "role is to occupy southern Lebanon – assisted by the bombing of Tyre, Sidon, and Beirut". He continued: "Lebanon is the weak link in the Arab coalition. The Muslim government is artificial and easy to destabilize. A Christian state should be established with the Litani [River] as its southern border. We'll form an alliance with it."<ref name="BGDiary1948">David Ben-Gurion, [https://bengurionarchive.bgu.ac.il/en/node/13292 Diary, 24 May 1948] ''The Ben-Gurion Archive'', Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, accessed 22 October 2026 (Israeli-side).</ref> In 2026 Israeli ministers called for the [[Litani River]] to be Israel's northern border; see [[Greater Israel]] and [[Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon (2024–present)]]. | ||
==External resources== | ==External resources== | ||
Latest revision as of 09:57, 22 October 2026
First Prime Minister of Israel, 1948–1954 and 1955–1963
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David Ben-Gurion was Prime Minister of Israel from May 1949 to January 1954, and from November 1955 to June 1963.[1]
Career
- 1905 Joined Poale Zion
- 1914-18 War - Jewish Legion
- general secretary of the Histadrut
- 1935 Head of the Jewish Agency
- 1946 Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization
- 1948–1954 Leader of Mapai
- 1955–1963 Leader of Mapai
- 1965–1968 Leader of Rafi
- 1968–1970 Leader of the National List
Lebanon and the Litani, 1948
On 24 May 1948 Ben-Gurion wrote in his diary that the Carmeli Brigade's "role is to occupy southern Lebanon – assisted by the bombing of Tyre, Sidon, and Beirut". He continued: "Lebanon is the weak link in the Arab coalition. The Muslim government is artificial and easy to destabilize. A Christian state should be established with the Litani [River] as its southern border. We'll form an alliance with it."[2] In 2026 Israeli ministers called for the Litani River to be Israel's northern border; see Greater Israel and Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon (2024–present).
External resources
- Shay Hazkani, Catastrophic thinking: Did Ben-Gurion try to rewrite history?, Haaretz, 16 May 2013.
Notes
- ↑ All Prime Ministers of Israel, knesset.gov.il, accessed 25 March 2012.
- ↑ David Ben-Gurion, Diary, 24 May 1948 The Ben-Gurion Archive, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, accessed 22 October 2026 (Israeli-side).