He is , in fact , a born trouble-shooter , the brilliantly effective clenched fist of a string of mentors stretching from Israel 's first prime minister , David Ben-Gurion , to the 43d president of the United States .
David Ben-Gurion /people/person/nationality Israel
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David Ben-Gurion
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