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“I am dust and ashes.”
After his retirement from the premiership, David Ben-Gurion often found himself reflecting on the book of Job. Calev Ben-Dor, with Ben-Gurion’s reflections in mind, traces one particular image from that book into Israel’s present:
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After his retirement from the premiership, David Ben-Gurion often found himself reflecting on the book of Job. Calev Ben-Dor, with Ben-Gurion’s reflections in mind, traces one particular image from that book into Israel’s present:
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