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David Ben-Gurion Quote

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An Ashkenazi gangster, thief, pimp or murderer will not gain the sympathy of the Ashkenazi community (if there is such a thing), nor will he expect it. But in such a primitive community as the Marrocans - such a thing is possible…

Israel's first Prime Minister (National List)
  • Date: 65 years ago (03 August, 1959)
  • Language: Hebrew
  • Source: Ben Gurion to Etzioni, Aug. 3, 1959. Quoted by Tom Segev, 1949, The First Israelis , Owl Books, 1998, p. 157
  • Hat tip: Pal Cit
  • Context: In a letter to Judge Moshe Etzioni
  • Racism

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