Haaretz contributor Meir Zamir argues that Israel’s first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion decided to declare the establishment of the Jewish state in May 1948 even though he knew that the move could directly result in a war with the Arab countries.
Thursday marked the 72nd anniversary of the establishment of the State of Israel, which dates back to 14 May 1948. The event took place shortly before the UK’s mandate expired in May 1948, 30 years after British troops entered what was then known as the Land of Israel, a geopolitical entity established in 1918 in the region of Palestine.
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