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Leader of Labor Zionism and the Mapai party, Ben-Gurion proclaimed Israel's independence in 1948 and was its first prime minister, building a secular, centralized state with a strong public sector, kibbutzim, and the army as the school of the nation.
Political axes
David Ben-Gurion leans further toward militarist than 92% of the 416 personalities in the catalog.
Of all the axes, Diplomacy is where David Ben-Gurion stands furthest from the rest.
On Religion, David Ben-Gurion sits practically at the catalog median.
Here they share common ground with most personalities.
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The socialist strand of Zionism that built the State of Israel through the kibbutzim, the Histadrut labor federation, and Ben-Gurion's Mapai party, uniting Jewish nationalism, collective work on the land, and a secular welfare state.
Current that joins a state-run socialist economy and a strong party with patriotism, the traditional family, religion as national heritage and rejection of cultural progressivism, seeing identity politics as a liberal distraction from class struggle.
Ideology that places the nation as the central value, defending its sovereignty, unity, and identity, and prioritizing the interests of the people and the nation-state over external influences and globalism.
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Progressive LibertarianismLibertarian32%
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