David Ben-Gurion

Political language has become a weapon against the truth and Israel - opinion

Political extremes are draining words of meaning, weaponizing language and distorting the debate over Israel, Zionism and the Jews.

Candace Owens speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Detroit, Michigan, June, 14, 2024; illustrative.
 Heritage Minister Amihai Eliyahu attends a protest in Tel Aviv, November 27, 2024

What do the Altalena and the Heritage Ministry have to do with the approaching elections? - opinion

The Irgun's dismantled Altalena ship is seen off the coast of Tel Aviv, 1948. (Archive)

The Altalena’s enduring lesson: Israel must choose unity over division - opinion

The search for the remains of the Altalena, published August 24, 2026.

From lost ship to new battleground: Netanyahu, Ben-Gvir using Altalena in election spat - analysis


Israel must become the state for all its citizens - opinion

Israel's Declaration of Independence states: The State of Israel will ensure complete equality to all of its citizens regardless of religion, race or gender. 

Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion declares Israel an independent state in Tel Aviv on May 14, 1948

God is in Israel's Declaration of Independence - opinion

It is clear from the Tanach that “Rock of Israel” is an expression of our steadfast faith in God as our rock, our strength and our protector.

 DAVID BEN-GURION reads the Declaration of Independence on Friday, May 14, 1948, in Tel Aviv.

Did David Ben-Gurion decline into dementia?

I had direct contact with B-G, which today, in hindsight, seems to indicate that he was already in the initial stage.

 David Ben-Gurion takes former Canadian premier Lester B. Pearson for a walk around Sde Boker on December 5, 1968.

'A gold standard for aliyah' Zionism in the face of Israel-hatred today

I like to recall my own epiphany: that moment when I knew I would live in Israel.

THE GOLD family gathering at Kibbutz Nir Etzion.

Israel’s plight: An absence of leadership

Last month, voters went to the polls for the fourth time in two years.

Netanyahu and Lapid

Does Israel still have values after its fourth elections? - opinion

For many decades, Israeli politics was a battle royale of ideas between the Labor Party, led in large by David Ben-Gurion and his successors and the Herut/Likud Party led by Menachem Begin.

Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, lunches with Ezer Weizman and Menachem Begin at Jerusalem’s King David Hotel on December 11, 1967

Students from Israel, Ben-Gurion's hometown in Poland do joint project

Despite the great distance between the two schools, they still teamed up to teach students about leadership inspired by the work of Israel's first prime minister.

Knesset exhibit: David Ben-Gurion 1954

Ben-Gurion did what he said he would do

Ben-Gurion treated the Knesset with respect, honored the forms as well as the content of democracy.

Teddy Kollek with Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, on the Kinneret

Relics of Israel's biblical history go on auction

Among the items being auctioned is a 20th century Maccabees-themed menorah.

Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion meeting with two graduates of pilot training in Czechoslovakia - General Ezer Weizman, Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force and Colonel Daniel Shapiro (left).

Grapevine November 22, 2020: A presidential perk – a trip to the Dead Sea

After the partial relaxation of restrictions, so many people stood in line for hours to get into stores that were open for business.

RIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu greets US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo wearing a Stars and Stripes mask