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Ben-Gurion to Sharett on the Rebirth of Israel, and Continuing Danger |
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 “The forces of evil and malice beyond our borders have not yet abandoned
their plot to annihilate us..."
David Ben-Gurion. Autograph Letter Signed as Israeli Defense Minister, to Israeli Prime Minister Moshe Sharett. Place unknown. May 29, 1955. In Hebrew. ? p. 6 x 8” Inventory # 21309 $ 3,800 Draft Translation:
"Working the land was the most important means in the process of rebirth of the State. Everywhere else in the world, residents of villages streamed into the cities. But here, the pioneers of the first waves of immigration came and founded villages. Notwithstanding the power of the Israel Defense Forces, the dangers and difficulties have not yet passed. The forces of evil and malice beyond our borders have not yet abandoned their plot to annihilate us..." Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973. Israeli political leader. Responsible, more than any other leader, for molding modern Israel. Headed the provisional government during Israel's war of independence in 1948. Served as Israel's first Prime Minister (1948-53 and 1955-63). Sanctioned the attack on Egypt in 1956. By the time he retired from political life in 1970, he had come to symbolize the tenacity and determination of the young Jewish state.
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