Ben-Gurion, David


Ben-Gurion, David


(1886-1973)



Israeli statesman and socialist politician, one of the founders of Israel, the country's first prime minister 1948-53, and again 1955-63.

He was born in Poland and went to Palestine 1906 to farm. He was a leader of the Zionist movement, and as defence minister he presided over the development of Israel's armed forces into one of the strongest armies in the Middle East.

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