Ten Israeli Politicians

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Ten Israeli Politicians

Ten leaders who shaped the state, in the order they rose to national leadership. They are chosen for lasting effect on the country, not for popularity.

1 David Ben-Gurionגוריון-דוד בן1886 TO 1973 Declared the state on 14 May 1948 and led it as first prime minister through the War of Independence and the mass immigration that followed. He retired to Sde Boker in the Negev.

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2 Levi Eshkolלוי אשכול1895 TO 1969 Prime minister from 1963. He formed the national unity government on the eve of the Six-Day War and died in office in 1969.

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3 Moshe Dayanמשה דיין1915 TO 1981 Chief of staff in the Sinai campaign of 1956 and defense minister in the Six-Day War. As foreign minister he helped reach peace with Egypt.

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4 Golda Meirגולדה מאיר1898 TO 1978 The first woman to serve as prime minister. She led the country through the Yom Kippur War and resigned in 1974.

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5 Yitzhak Rabinיצחק רבין1922 TO 1995 Chief of staff in 1967, prime minister twice and a signer of the Oslo Accords. He was assassinated in Tel Aviv on 4 November 1995.

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6 Menachem Beginמנחם בגין1913 TO 1992 Prime minister from 1977 and the first from the right. He made peace with Egypt at Camp David and ordered the destruction of Iraq’s Osirak reactor.

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7 Yitzhak Shamirיצחק שמיר1915 TO 2012 Prime minister in 1983 to 1984 and from 1986 to 1992. He took Israel to the Madrid Peace Conference and held back during the Scud attacks of 1991.

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8 Shimon Peresשמעון פרס1923 TO 2016 Prime minister, foreign minister and ninth president. He shared the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize and was a leading architect of the Oslo Accords.

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9 Benjamin Netanyahuבנימין נתניהוBORN 1949 First elected in 1996 and the longest-serving prime minister in the country’s history. He leads the Likud party.

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10 Ariel Sharonאריאל שרון1928 TO 2014 General and prime minister from 2001 to 2006. He withdrew from Gaza in 2005, and a stroke in January 2006 ended his career.

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