If you would ask me who is a great leader in history, I would say that David Ben-Gurion is one fine example. He was the first prime minister of Israel and helped Israel fight for independence, returning to their homeland after centuries. The Israelis were being invaded by several countries and were caught away to be slaves in another country. Hence, the kingdom of Israel was split up and Jews were scattered all over the world. In a chapter in Isaiah, God mentioned that He would gather Israelis all around the world to come back and be reunited in thier homeland. This Ben-Gurion helped them.
He was born in a poor Polish-Jewish village and was clever from young. He had good oratorical skills, which most leaders have. He was a good planner and thought of an excellent idea for Israel to be united again when times were dire. During World War 2, Jews were being round up by the Germans and were killed. Most countries denied asylum so he thought of an idea. He inspired tens of thousands of young Jews from Palestine to join the British army in fighting the Nazis, but at the same time authorized an underground agency to ship Jewish refugees into the country. As the British were intercepting, deporting and locking away these survivors of the Nazi inferno in barbed-wired detention camps, world opinion grew more and more sympathetic to the plight of the Jews. This strategy helped bring about the favorable atmosphere that led to the 1947 U.N. resolution, partitioning Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state.
He was born in a poor Polish-Jewish village and was clever from young. He had good oratorical skills, which most leaders have. He was a good planner and thought of an excellent idea for Israel to be united again when times were dire. During World War 2, Jews were being round up by the Germans and were killed. Most countries denied asylum so he thought of an idea. He inspired tens of thousands of young Jews from Palestine to join the British army in fighting the Nazis, but at the same time authorized an underground agency to ship Jewish refugees into the country. As the British were intercepting, deporting and locking away these survivors of the Nazi inferno in barbed-wired detention camps, world opinion grew more and more sympathetic to the plight of the Jews. This strategy helped bring about the favorable atmosphere that led to the 1947 U.N. resolution, partitioning Palestine into a Jewish state and an Arab state.
Later, he helped Israel achieve peace by resolving conflict among the Middle East states. Hence, I think he is a great leader as he was a person who had the initiative to reunite the long lost country and had the will to achieve independence for the nation's people. I think that such attitude and mindset are good examples for us to learn.
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