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81: Signed, Sealed, Delivered? David Ben-Gurion

Season 7, Ep. 5

We kick off our new series - a deep dive into Megillat Ha’Atzmaut, or the Declaration of Independence - with the man who needs no introduction: Israel’s first Prime Minister, David Ben-Gurion.

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