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'''David Ben-Gurion''' (Oct 16, 1886 Plonsk (Poland) - Dec 1, 1973 Tel-Aviv) was the founder of the modern state of [[Israel]], which he proclaimed on May 4, 1948. He  served Israel  as its first [[prime minister]] and minister of defense.  

'''David Ben-Gurion''' (Oct 16, 1886 Plonsk (Poland) - Dec 1, 1973 Tel-Aviv) was the founder of the modern state of [[Israel]], which he proclaimed on May 4, 1948. He  served Israel  as its first [[prime minister]] until 1963 except for a brief period from 1954 to 1955.  He was also minister of defense.  

A [[Zionist]], he settled in [[Palestine]] as an orchard worker in 1906. He was involved in the foundation of the worker's union ''Histradut'' (general secretary  1921 - 1935) and of the socialist party ''Mapai''. As chairman of the Jewish Agency (1935-1948), he organized the immigration of Jewish refugees from Europe to Palestine against the resistance of the  Palastinian Arabs and the British, who held a [[League of Nations]] mandate over the area and wished to avoid immigration policies that would upset the status quo. In 1944, he became president of the ''World Zionist Organization''.

A [[Zionist]], he settled in [[Palestine]] as an orchard worker in 1906. He was involved in the foundation of the worker's union ''Histradut'' (general secretary  1921 - 1935) and of the socialist party ''Mapai''. As chairman of the Jewish Agency (1935-1948), he organized the immigration of Jewish refugees from Europe to Palestine against the resistance of the  Palastinian Arabs and the British, who held a [[League of Nations]] mandate over the area and wished to avoid immigration policies that would upset the status quo. In 1944, he became president of the ''World Zionist Organization''.