Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried to write his memoirs. - David Ben-Gurion

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Anyone who believes you can't change history has never tried to write his memoirs.

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About David Ben-Gurion

David Ben-Gurion (16 October 1886 – 1 December 1973) was the first Prime Minister of Israel. He was an active Zionist campaigner before the establishment of the Jewish state, and played an instrumental role in Israel when the British Mandate in Palestine ended. He carried Israel through the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and led the country in its first years of existence, not leaving office for the last time until 1963.

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Native Name: דָּוד בֶּן־גּוּרְיוֹן דוד יוסף גרין
Alternative Names: David Grün Ben-Gurion David Ben Gurion
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