70 Years of Israel - the comprehensive biography of the founding father David Ben Gurion. He is one of the great political figures of the 20th century: David Grün, born in 1886 in the Russian Empire, who adopted the name Ben Gurion, "Son of the Star," upon his arrival in Palestine in 1906. He became actively involved in Zionism and the independence of a Jewish state in Palestine at an early age. When he finally proclaimed the new state in 1948, he pursued Israel's interests at any cost, not least at the expense of the Palestinians who were displaced from their homeland. The internationally renowned journalist and bestselling author Tom Segev dedicates his extensive biography to the life and work of the founder of the state that emerged from Palestine - while simultaneously telling a world history of Israel in the 20th century.