Posts Tagged: David Ben-Gurion
Palestinian Hatred is Caused by Palestinians
JNS.org - There is a quote falsely attributed to first Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion: “We must expel the Arabs and take their places. …...
Yale University to Add ‘Israeli’ Back to Couscous Dining Hall Label After Removing It
Yale University has walked back a decision to remove the word "Israeli" from the label of an Israeli couscous salad dish served in the school's...
Israeli Protests Were Decades in the Making; Now the Country Must Determine Its Future
The dramatic events in Israel are not just the result of proposed judicial reforms. They are not caused by the bill to eliminate application of...
Nasrallah Only Understands Force
JNS.org - The 17th anniversary of the Second Lebanon War was marked several days ago. For the first time since that conflict, Israel now faces...
Israel Rethinks Its Identity
JNS.org - This week, 75 years ago, amid a war for its survival, David Ben-Gurion solemnly declared the establishment of the Jewish state: the State...
The ‘Nakba’ Narrative is Nonsense
JNS.org - In the years since Israel’s rebirth in 1948 a narrative has taken root, a story of well-armed and financed Jewish immigrants overrunning peaceful...
Israel’s Key National Security Challenge in 2023
JNS.org - Israel’s primary national security challenge in 2023 is reinforcing education regarding the 4,000-year-old Jewish roots in the Land of Israel, and bolstering of...
Good Question, Better Answer
JNS.org - Have you heard of an a fortiori legal argument? In the Talmud, it is known as kal v’chomer. The idea is that we...
Seven Notorious Fake Quotes and Misquotes About Israel
A famous man once said, “A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes.” When it comes to discussions...
New York Times Uses Israel-Arab Summit to Claim Ben-Gurion ‘Never Believed in Real Peace’
The New York Times concludes a news article on an Israeli-Arab summit with the absurd claim that Israeli founding father David Ben-Gurion didn’t believe in...
Visitors to Sde Boker Will Soon Be Able to Walk in Ben-Gurion’s Footsteps
JNS.org - In honor of the anniversary of the passing of Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, the Ramat Hanegev Regional Council recently decided to...
Israeli Democracy Is Still Not in Danger
JNS.org - As Israel heads to its fourth Knesset election in two years on March 23, polls show that the outcome is very much in...
Why the Israeli Left’s Leadership Capacity Is Fading
The renowned Israeli author A.B. Yehoshua posed the challenging question: “People of Israel, what do you live for?” He went on, “Survival is not a...
The Ben-Gurion Legacy: Independent National Security Policy
The legacy of Israel’s first prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, contradicts conventional wisdom. It rejects the assumption that a White House “green light” is a prerequisite...
