03 — PERSON
David Ben-Gurion
David Ben-Gurion (1886–1973) is documented as the founding prime minister of Israel, and the encyclopedia connects his leadership to the institutional formation of the state's intelligence structures, including the founding of the central overseas body in 1949.
Evidence Assessment
His leadership role and the 1949 institutional formation context.
Details of his direct involvement in specific operations are not established by the public preview material.
Key Facts
- Lifespan:
- 1886–1973
- Role:
- Founding prime minister of Israel
- Connection:
- Formation of Israeli intelligence institutions (1949 era)
- Evidence:
- Documented
The founding era
The A–Z records Ben-Gurion as a political leader of the founding period. The chronology places the start of central overseas coordination under Reuven Shiloah in 1949, within the institutional framework Ben-Gurion led.
Through the early intelligence years
The encyclopedia treats the early intelligence period and the Bombs-in-Egypt context through the documented record of the era, without attributing every initiative to any single individual.