Jew Oughta Know

71. Israel 1948-1967: The Declaration

10.27.2019 - By Jason HarrisPlay

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On May 14, 1948, just a few minutes before Shabbat, David Ben Gurion declared the new State of Israel. Reading from the Declaration of Independence, which just barely made it to the secret ceremony, he committed the new Jewish State to idealistic and historic principles, while bracing for a war he knew was imminent.

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