David Ben-Gurion who was Prime Minister on-and-off from 1948-1963, was extra vigilant when it came to provocations with the Arab countries. ... They manufactured raids into Israel, and sought to establish tensions between Israel and the Arab States in order to achieve their own goals, as ˜this [might have been] the last opportunity to engage Israel in conventional warfare in which Arab numbers should prevail'.15 In 1963, Levi Eshkol was a popular choice for Prime Minister, he had a close relationship with the chief of staff, Yitzhak Rabin, and Abba Eban who became foreign ministe...

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