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A scathing letter from David Ben-Gurion to the editorial staff of the Haaretz newspaper 1955

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A scathing letter signed by David Ben-Gurion to the editorial staff of the "Haaretz" newspaper after they published a critique on one of the IDF units. July 26, 1955 (Written while Ben-Gurion was defense minister under Moshe Sharett, who served as prime minister): In his letter, Ben-Gurion writes: "Your newspaper recently published an unjustified criticism on one of the IDF's selected units. All the talkers and writers were disrespectful in a certain unit that for some reason did not want it to be praise - they should stand still and with courtesy in front of its fighters and commanders ...".

[1] leaf 20x15 cm. of Ben Gurion official stationery. Filing holes. Good condition.

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139. A scathing letter from David Ben-Gurion to the editorial staff of the Haaretz newspaper 1955