What country became a nation in 1948?
On May 14, 1948, in Tel Aviv, Jewish Agency Chairman David Ben-Gurion proclaims the State of Israel, establishing the first Jewish state in 2,000 years. In an afternoon ceremony at the Tel Aviv Art Museum, Ben-Gurion pronounced the words “We hereby proclaim the establishment of the Jewish state in Palestine, to be called Israel,” prompting applause and tears from the crowd gathered at the museum. Ben-Gurion became Israel’s first premier.
In the distance, the rumble of guns could be heard from fighting that broke out between Jews and Arabs immediately following the British army withdrawal earlier that day. Egypt launched an air assault against Israel that evening. Despite a blackout in Tel Aviv–and the expected Arab invasion–Jews joyously celebrated the birth of their new nation, especially after word was received that the United States had recognized the Jewish state. At midnight, the State of Israel officially came into being upon termination of the British mandate in Palestine.
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Jewell Martin
This happened the year before I was born, but as a little girl in a Georgia small town, this history drew me to read all the news articles and then books I could. As a Christian, I was still taught that the Jews were God's Chosen People. When The Diary of Anne Frank came out, I read it over and over. I wish there were peace in the Middle East, but somehow I don't think it will happen until Jesus comes again.
Christina McKenzie
The Bible has many prophesies that predicted this and many that relate to what is happening today. Those who oppress God's people will answer to Him.
marshkorvela
Farhad Khan, has been their home for thousands of years given to them by God.
Sandra Gander
It is a homeland Jews and Arabs. Always has been. Can't be one state - must be two states - and both must protect the Holy places of the all the faiths in those borders - ALL FAITHS!
Warren Bell
President Truman recognized Israel as a country.
Hal Silverstein
Farhad Khan, Correct, became a country sometime around 3500BC
vasily tchaikovsky
thanks,very good question US was the first state to recognize Israel and now for ever
the most intellectual state by dense of educated people and inventions
God bless
Deborah Hanna Grantham
So, who's land was it before? Like the month before, what happened to those people? Just trying to look at both sides.
Kath Thomson
Pity the British didn't establish the State of Palestine at the same time. The Palestinians had no say in the attacks made by the surrounding Muslim nations. They thought they would be able to get along with the Israelies but they had their houses taken over by Jewish immigrants and Israel keeps on encroaching into Palestinian territory. Israel was attacked first and since then they have showed no mercy to or empathy with their Palestinian neighbours who, like most of them had been, are a people without a defined homeland. Such conditions are excellent for forming hate and reprisal. If Yitzhak Rabin had not been assassinated there would have been peace because he was about to sign a peace deal with Palenstine. His Israeli killer did not want peace with Palestine, and the two presidents since then have not been interested in peace either.
Bruce Chowning
There is a little more to the story than this. This indicates that it was Ben Gurion acting on his own.....not quite the story. In 1947 the UN declared that land was available for both Israel and Palestine. (Resolution #181) Israel grabbed it, the Palestinian big shots rejected it following the counsel of the Arab states. They could have had their own land and own country but they themselves rejected it. Most likely, this is the only thing the UN ever did that was good.
ukmcfry
coralnavon, the only fakes in the Middle East are the Israelis.
Sybilla
Bob Gillespie, it was group of wandering tribes, not a nation.
Vio Ontiveros
The Philippines was the ONLY Asian country to support the creation of the State of Israel. On 29 November 1947, 33 countries voted in favor of the United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181 creating the State of Israel.
Lester Halpert
Cecilia Nunez, also today you are totally wrong. Who is shooting rockets into Israel, what terrorists are murdering innocent civilians and who is sending in cinerary balloons into Israel to start fires that destroy crops animals and innocent civilians again.
Lester Halpert
Deborah Hanna Grantham, Please due some history fact checking. There has never been a country called Palestine, just an area with that name. Before 1948, it was the Jews who were called Palestinians. Last point Jews have lived in this area for over 2,000 years.
Lester Halpert
Sandra Gander, There has never been a country called Palestine, just an area. It was the Jews who were called Palestinians before Israel came into existence. Arabs and the so-called Palestinians have never protected the Holy places of all faiths, just their own. Having said all that I am still for a two state solution. Which was offered twice before the war of independence and multiple times since. It always gets turned down by the so-called Palestinians.
Linda Ulrich Murphy
I knew it was Israel and that's what I chose. But they say my answer of Turkey is wrong.
Andre White
Rev2:9 "I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews but are not but are of the synagogue of Satan'
littledick
Purita Fleschhut, Since God's creation? Read your Bible, please. Not since the day of creation, only since the promise made to Abraham.
littledick
Christina McKenzie, Aren't Christians God's people also? Not a few Palestinians are Christians, presumably some of whom have had their homes demolished, etc. As far as Palestine not being a "country", true, but it was a province in the Roman Empire and thus does have some historically political status.
littledick
Interesting comments on this thread. The Word of God says Israel has all the land from the River Euphrates to the River of Egypt. Wow! Woe to you Damascus, Amman and Basra. You belong to Israel. Holy Writ does not say, specifically, how far north or south this swath of land goes, but it would not surprise me at all if the current government takes a pretty broad view here. There is some debate among theologians about the western boundary as to whether it refers to the Nile or some wadi in the Sinai. And, it does not say, specifically, where the eastern boundary should be placed. Is it the right or left bank, midstream or the Thalweg? Don't worry, Baghdad, you're safe. You're on the Tigris. But, Abadan, watch out! Should current theologians determine that the left bank is the border thus giving all the river to the state of Israel, you might just have a problem.
frederick keogh
Kath Thompson. RUBBISH!
coralnavon
Kath Thomson, read your history. In 1947 the UN voted for the partition of the area. A state for the Jews, a state for the Arabs - a division of the area. The Arabs rejected the plan and continue to do so today. If after over 70 years of bloodshed our troubled area will ever know peace, those Arabs - today they call themselves Palestinians, a fake people with a fake narrative - will get what they were offered in 1947, only less. So much blood on both sides, so much hatred for what?? To get less than what they could have had in 1947.
mybabygirl
Kath Thomson, writing a book or what ...
Anyone can Google.... !!!
Bob Gillespie
Kath Thomson, Palestine is not a country. It never has been at any time in history