The Birthplaces of Israel’s Prime Ministers Reveal Its European Origin

Seven of Israel’s first nine Prime Ministers were born in Europe. The rest are the children of European immigrants, except for the latest, who is the child of European-American immigrants.

David Ben-Gurion: Płońsk, Congress Poland, Russian Empire.

Moshe Sharett: Kherson, Kherson Governorate, Russian Empire.

Levi Eshkol: Orativ, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire.

Yigal Allon (Acting Prime Minister, 1969): Kfar Tavor, Occupied Enemy Territory Administration. (His father was European.)

Golda Meir: Kyiv, Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire.

Yitzhak Rabin: Jerusalem, Mandatory Palestine. (Both parents were European.)

Menachem Begin: Brest, Russian Empire.

Yitzhak Shamir: Ruzhinoy, Russian Empire.

Shimon Peres: Wiszniew, Second Polish Republic (now Belarus).

Benjamin Netanyahu: Tel Aviv, Israel. (His father was European.)

Ehud Barak: Mishmar HaSharon, Mandatory Palestine. (Both parents were European.)

Ariel Sharon: Kfar Malal, Mandatory Palestine. (Both parents were European.)

Ehud Olmert: Binyamina, Mandatory Palestine. (Both parents were European.)

Naftali Bennett: Haifa, Israel. (Both parents were European-Americans.)