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olda Outlines mak Br Geneva Peace Conference Jerusalem (JTA) — Premier banquet in the Kneset building Golda Meir said here that !»• marking tlie cloae of tlie second rael will go to Uu Geneva peace seminar of the Conference - of Presidents of Major American conference In the hope of reach- Jewish Organizations, stressed ing a genuine peace settlement the need for secure, defensible with its neighbors, "true peace, bordtes for Israel. not a piece of paper." But she ^fo international guarantees expressed bitter disappointment can substitute for secure bordover the outcome of tlie lastest ers, she said. The prpponents Arab summit meeting in Al- of international guarantees are giers where "not one real sign implicitly thinking of undefensthat they wanted peace" ible borders and unreliable emerged fsom the Arab leaders. peace treaties between Israel Mrs. Meir, addressing 75 and the Arabs, she stated and American Jewish leaders at a noted that Pakistan had the
most iron - clad international guarantees imaginable but they did not save it from invasion. Mrs. Meir declined to draw a peace map but indicated Israel's conception of secure borders when she stated ttiat every settlement established in tbe administered territories was established with government approval and their positions reflected the future boundaries envisioned by Israel. This applies to "the north, the Jordan Valley and south of the Gaza Strip," the said.
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L Israel's 'Chosen One' Dead at 87
' Tel Aviv—David Ben Gurion, the first Prime Minister of the State of Israel, died here Saturday, December 1. 1973, at the age of 67. Ben Gurion suffered a stroke at his Tel Aviv apartment November 18 and was hospitalized at Tel Hashomer Sheba Medical Center where tie died. His children. Amos, Geula.and Renana were at his bedside. When the Sabbath ended, Ben Gurion was placed in a colfin draped with the national flag. The coffin was flown by helicopter (o Jerusalem where the body lay in state in the outer hall of the Knesset building until burial on Monday. A memo-
rial ceremony at the Knesset characterized him principally preceded~the burial at Sde Bo- was his leadership power. ker. the' tiny Negev village Thanks to this he le^ the Jewish where he made his home and where he was laid to rest along- people to Independence. It was side the grave of his wife Paula his capacity always to concenwho died in 1968. In accordance trate on the essence. . . with Ben Gurion's last request, throughout his life and activity, there were no eulogies at the Ben Gurion did no deviate from Knesset memorial or at tiis his path. He knew that our grave. strength was in deed. And that "Chosen One" "The nation's chosen' one" the more we suceeded in deed was the phrase Premier Golda the greater tbe hope." Meir chose to eulogize David Among the first Israelis to Ben Gurion at £' special mourn- learn of his death were soldiers iti^ session of the Cabinet. Mrs. recovering from Yom Klppur Meir said: "If there is a chosen war wounds at the Medical one—David Ben Gurion merits Center. Immediately following such a definition . . . what his death, Army Chief of SUff
Highlights m the Life of David Ben-Gurion I 1886 Born David Joseph Green In Plonsk, PoI land, on October 16, the sixth of eleven ^ cliildren of Sheindl and Avigdor Green. I Was an active Zionist from early youth. [ IMS Arrived in Palestine. Worked as a laborer ^ in Petah Tikva orange groves. Was on the h committee )vhich drafted the Poalei Zion I, . (Workers of Zion) party program in Pal? esUne. UN)7 Moved to Sejera in the Galilee and con> tinued work as a farm laborer. Active in ^organization of Jewish defense units, i 1910 Appointed to editorial board of Ila'achdut (Unity), first Hebrew socialist paper, which was published in Jerusalem. Adopted name Ben-Gurion. 11912 Went to Constantinople to study law at Turkish university in order to equip himself for struggle for Jewish autonomy under Ottoman rule. I^ISM Returned to Palestine on outbreak of World War I. rlM5 Expelled from Palestine by Turks on grounds of forming a society aimed at rebellion against Ottoman Empire and establishment of a Jewish state In Palestine. Went to the United States and founded Hechalutz (Tbe Pioneer), a movement to encourage pioneering agricultural settlement in Palestine. 1917 Married Paula Munweiss, a Russian-bom nurse, in New York. . 1918 Volunte-'M for Jewish Legion and returned to Palestine as a corporal in the 42nd Battalion Royal Fusiliers. [1920 First General Secretary of the newlyfounded General Federation of Jewish Labor In PalesUne. the Hisladrut. F1930 Founding member of the Palestine Labor Party, Mapai. F1935 Elected Chairman of Executive of tbe Jewish Agency and World Zionist Organization arUHb Zionist Congress. Called for Qght against BritUh White Paper limiting Jewish immigration to Palestine, while advocating support for the British war effort against Hitler. Led adoption of Biltmore Program in New York, deraaoding a "Jewish common-
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Gen. David Elazar issued on Order of the Day which was read at all military installations in Israel and on the front lines. It stated: "The mSn who stood at tbe cradle of the Israeli Army, who molded his insignia on it and promoted its image is with us no more. David Ben Gurion elevated the Israeli Defense Force from the undergound into statehood and it was he who led us to our independence. Soldiers of the Israel Defense Force are lowering its colors onto the coffin of Ben Gurion, the first citizeiT of Israel. The memory of his deeds, lessons and creation will remain forever in our hearts. His wonderful Image will always be before our eyes, will 'always lead the way and will direct us to the road of peace and security."
and sorrow were also sent to Israel by Jewish leaders throughout the United States, all recognizing the unique contributions to Jewish Wstory of the man who was instrumental in the establishment of the Jewish State and who served as its first Prime Minister.
of the State of Israel. Nixon Message 1949 On March 10 became Prime Minister and In Washington, P r e s i dent Minister of Defense in first elected govNixon mourned David Ben Guernment of Israel. i rion's death and praised him as 19S3 Resigned from government and announced a man who worked with courdecision to settle in Sde Boker, a strugage, love and determination to gling new settlement in the Negev desert, establish the modern State of in order to call attention to the need to Israel. Nixon said that the ex"settle the wasteland." ample of the Israeli statesman increased his conviction that 1955 After resignation of Defense Minister Pinthe cause of justice and peace has Lavon against the background of a will triumph in the Middle East. mysterious "security" Incident, returned "The people of America join to government in February as Minister of with the people of Israel in THE CREATION OF THE Defense under Prime Minister Sharett. mourning hte passing .of a gal- STATE OF ISRAEL was deQn November 3, after elections for the lant man. As we shared his clared by David Ben-Gurion la Third Knesset, resumed his post as Prime ideals and hopes, not only for Minister. Israel but for all mankind, so May, 1948. The former Prime 1956 Under his leadership the Israel Army conwe share in their loss," Nixon Minister stands before tbe quered the Sinai desert and cleared out wrote in a message to Israeli plaque which memorializes tbe the "fedayin who" had been infiltrating histerlc date of Israel's Declainto Israel for murder and sabotage. The . President Ephraim Katzir. campaign also ended the blockade which Countless messages of grief ' ration of Independence. the Egyptians had maintained on the Port of Eilat sin(e the establishment of the State. 1957 Under pressure from Russia and the United States, presided over the witlidrawal from Sinai, after receiving assurances of freedom of passage (or Israeli ships and cargoes through the Red Sea. 1960 Announced the apprehension of Adolf Elchmann. 1961 Resigned from cabinet in January in controversy with his colleagues over the "Lavon Affair." The following November again elected Prime Minister. 1963 Resigned at 77 when his colleagues continued to disagree with his views on several issues. 1965 Formed a splinter labor party, Rati, along.with junior colleagues Moshe Dayan and Shimon Peres. Elected to Sixth Knesset as head of Rafi list. 1968 Refused to join reunified Ubor Party with other Rafi meiAbcrs. Riectej to Seventh Knesset as heal of State List, a group of Rafi holdouts. Death of Mrs. Ben-Gurion. 1970 Resigned from Knesset at age of 84. having b^^n a member of every Knesset since its incHtion. Devoted hlmself-fiill time tp
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