Israel gave the Jews a voice, now we must learn how to use it - opinion
We are no longer silent. The world hears us. But are we saying something worth listening to?
ISRAEL’S FIRST prime minister David Ben-Gurion sits under a portrait depicting Theodor Herzl, before the reading of the Declaration of Independence in Tel Aviv, May 14, 1948. When Ben-Gurion read the declaration, it wasn’t just a political act; it was a cultural and spiritual turning point, states (photo credit: GPO/FRANK SHERSHEL)