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It is not generally known that Ben-Gurion, the former president of Israel, was for many years closely interested in the study of Indian philosophy and in the practice of hatha yoga. Perhaps the broadening effect of his study tempered his attitude towards his country's enemies and uplifted his aims for the nation? In an interview he once said, "The chief danger facing Israel is not Arab hostility, it is Levantinism--we must not go in for pure commercialism. We must make this country a centre of culture and education."

-- Notebooks Category 13: Human Experience > Chapter 2 : Living in The World > # 538