We regard it as our duty to declare that Jewish Jerusalem is an organic and inseparable part of the State of Israel,… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
We should prepare to go over to the offensive. Our aim is to smash Lebanon, Trans-Jordan and Syria. The weak point is… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
In the midst of wanton aggression, we still call upon the Arab inhabitants of the State of Israel to return to the… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
A Christian state should be established [in Lebanon], with its southern border on the Litani river. We will make an alliance with… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
The State of Israel will prove itself not by material wealth, not by military might or technical achievement, but by its moral… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
Since I invoke Torah so often, let me state that I don't personally believe in the God it postulates ... I am… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
We offer peace and neighborliness to all the neighboring states and their peoples, and invite them to cooperate with the independent Hebrew… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
It's not a matter of maintaining the status quo. We have to create a dynamic state, oriented towards expansion. — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
Israel will not discuss a peace involving the concession of any piece of territory. The neighboring states do not deserve an inch… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
The acceptance of partition does not commit us to renounce Transjordan: one does not demand from anybody to give up his vision.… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
This life as a simple citizen and laborer has its benefits not only for the person himself but perhaps also for his… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
A partial Jewish State is not the end, but only the beginning. ... I am certain that we will not be prevented… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
A Christian state should be established [in Lebanon], with its southern border on the Litani river. We will make an alliance with… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
Those who today murdered our people in an ambush not only plotted to murder some Jews but intended to provoke us... The… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
Why should the Arabs make peace? If I was an Arab leader I would never make terms with Israel. That is natural: we have… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
The assets of the Jewish National Home must be created exclusively through our own work, for only the product of the Hebrew labor can… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
Thought is a strenuous art - few practice it, and then only at rare times. — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
In the land of Israel was born the Jewish nation. There came an order to kill the religious and social spirit of the people.… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
We must assist the British in the war as if there were no White Paper and we must resist the White Paper as if… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
We regard it as our duty to declare that Jewish Jerusalem is an organic and inseparable part of the State of Israel, as it… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
The present map of Palestine was drawn by the British mandate. The Jewish people have another map which our youth and adults should strive… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
Let us not ignore the truth among ourselves ... politically we are the aggressors and they defend themselves... The country is theirs, because they… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image
We don't consider manual work as a curse, or a bitter necessity, not even as a means of making a living. We consider it… — David Ben-Gurion Copy Share Image