Ours is a country built more on people than on territory. The Jews will come from everywhere: from France, from Russia, from America, from Yemen... Their faith is their passport. David Ben-Gurion More Quotes by David Ben-Gurion More Quotes From David Ben-Gurion We must assist the British in the war as if there were no White Paper and we must resist the White Paper as if there were no war. David Ben-Gurion holocaust white war We must do everything to ensure they [the Palestinian refugees] never do return David Ben-Gurion palestinian-refugees return israel The old will die and the young will forget. David Ben-Gurion palestinian young forget Under no circumstances must we touch land belonging to fellahs or worked by them. Only if a fellah leaves his place of settlement, should we offer to buy his land, at an appropriate price. David Ben-Gurion land should circumstances You must talk to us as equals, or not talk to us at all. David Ben-Gurion It is only in Hebrew that you feel the full meaning of it -- all the associations which a different word has. David Ben-Gurion hebrew different association After eighty, there are no enemies, only survivors. David Ben-Gurion survivor survival enemy Those who today murdered our people in an ambush not only plotted to murder some Jews but intended to provoke us... The Arabs stand to gain from such a development. They want the country to be in a state of perpetual pogrom.... Any further bloodshed [by the Jews] will only bring political advantage to the Arabs and harm us... Our strength is in the defense... and this strength will give us political victory if England and the world will know that we are defending ourselves rather than attacking. David Ben-Gurion israel country people We do not recognize the right of the Palestinian Arabs to rule the country, since Palestine is still undeveloped and awaits its builders. David Ben-Gurion palestine palestinian country Courage is a special kind of knowledge the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought no to be feared. David Ben-Gurion Courage is a special kind of knowledge; the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared and how not to fear what ought not to be feared. David Ben-Gurion I am not in a hurry, I can wait ten years. We are under no pressure whatsoever. David Ben-Gurion In Israel, in order to be a realist you must believe in miracles. David Ben-Gurion There is no more lovely, friendly, and charming relationship, communion, or company than a good marriage. David Ben-Gurion We, as Muslims, should be visiting Al-Quds more often. David Ben-Gurion top-news Both in terms of our religion and historical responsibility, Al-Quds and the fight of our Palestinian brothers for rights and justice is of great importance to us. We will keep making efforts for Al-Quds to turn into a city of peace. David Ben-Gurion top-news Here is the only solution: the establishment of a fully sovereign and independent Palestinian state, with East Jerusalem as its capital along the lines of 1967. David Ben-Gurion top-news Anyone who doesn't believe in miracles is not a realist. David Ben-Gurion miracles who realist hope believe Israel has created a new image of the Jew in the world - the image of a working and an intellectual people, of a people that can fight with heroism. David Ben-Gurion new fight people world There are eleven million Jews in the world. I don't say that all of them will come here, but I expect several million, and with natural increase I can quite imagine a Jewish state of ten million. David Ben-Gurion say will i-can world
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