Yehoshua Cohen - Later Life and Friendship With Ben-Gurion

Later Life and Friendship With Ben-Gurion

After the assassination, Cohen was one of the founders of the Sde Boker kibbutz, established in 1952. The kibbutz later became home to David Ben-Gurion, the former Prime Minister of Israel, in 1956. At Sde Boker, Cohen became Ben-Gurion's unofficial bodyguard and confidant, and the two grew very close. According to a New York Times article from 1964, Cohen became Ben-Gurion's "closest companion." Cohen also served as the head of security at Sde Boker.

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