This Day in History: 1948-05-14
(May 14, 1948)
David Ben-Gurion and the Jewish People’s Council declared the State of Israel on this day in 1948, just before the British mandate in Palestine expired, sparking the first Arab-Israeli war.
(May 14, 1948)
David Ben-Gurion and the Jewish People’s Council declared the State of Israel on this day in 1948, just before the British mandate in Palestine expired, sparking the first Arab-Israeli war.