In the late 1940s, when Zionism was a mainly secular movement, David Ben Gurion was willing to accept an international status for the city as part of the price the Jews might have to pay for statehood.

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It was not Labor Zionism, like the Zionism of David Ben-Gurion and his socialist followers.

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The winery is next to the former desert home of Israel's first prime minister David Ben-Gurion, and offers tastings in its small shop.

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