A letter I recently sold written by David Ben-Gurion to his nemesis, Yohanan Bader a Revisionist Zionist leader and Israeli politician is a great example of satire being used as a political tool.
The letter loosely translates as follows:
STATE OF ISRAEL
PRIME MINISTER
JERUSALEM, 23 TEVET 5716
7 JANUARY 1956
TO KNESSET MEMBER YOHANAN BADER
RAMAT GAN
Much Peace,
There are among your members, people from whom nothing is to be withheld and in their empty speech, they are capable of achieving the most difficult assignments. Through their empty speech, they will bring peace to the world, if power is placed in their hand - even though they daily preach war, hatred and excommunication against countries that for some reason do not find favor in their eyes. They are capable of raining gold unto the streets if only power were transferred into their hands. However, for some reason, the country is not so stupid and is not ready to empower them if it's own accord,
Respectfully
D. Ben-Gurion
Prime Minister and Defense Minister
cc: Yosef Sprintzak
Knesset Chairman
STATE OF ISRAEL
PRIME MINISTER
JERUSALEM, 23 TEVET 5716
7 JANUARY 1956
TO KNESSET MEMBER YOHANAN BADER
RAMAT GAN
Much Peace,
There are among your members, people from whom nothing is to be withheld and in their empty speech, they are capable of achieving the most difficult assignments. Through their empty speech, they will bring peace to the world, if power is placed in their hand - even though they daily preach war, hatred and excommunication against countries that for some reason do not find favor in their eyes. They are capable of raining gold unto the streets if only power were transferred into their hands. However, for some reason, the country is not so stupid and is not ready to empower them if it's own accord,
Respectfully
D. Ben-Gurion
Prime Minister and Defense Minister
cc: Yosef Sprintzak
Knesset Chairman
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