Ben Gurion said what?

This is what was happening in May 1960. It seems that David Ben Gurion had expressed his belief that only 600 Israelites left Egypt - not 600,000 - and joined their Israelite brethren in Canaan, where most had remained in the first place. This talk was broadcast on the radio, and Agudath Israel tried to bring down the government.




Here's some of the coverage in Maariv:

May 17:



May 18:



May 19: