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  3. www.britannica.com › biography › David-Ben-GurionDavid Ben-Gurion | Biography, May 1948, & Facts | Britannica

    Aug 23, 2024 · David Ben-Gurion (born October 16, 1886, Płońsk, Poland, Russian Empire [now in Poland]—died December 1, 1973, Tel Aviv–Yafo, Israel) was a Zionist statesman and political leader, the first prime minister (1948–53, 1955–63) and defense minister (1948–53; 1955–63) of Israel.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › David_Ben-GurionDavid Ben-Gurion - Wikipedia

    David Ben-Gurion oversaw and approved Israel's biological warfare poisoning operations against Palestinian Arab civilians in Operation Cast Thy Bread during the 1948 war.

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Israeli_Declaration_ofIsraeli Declaration of Independence - Wikipedia

    The Israeli Declaration of Independence, formally the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel [2] (Hebrew: הכרזה על הקמת מדינת ישראל), was proclaimed on 14 May 1948 (5 Iyar 5708) by David Ben-Gurion, the Executive Head of the World Zionist Organization, [a] [3] Chairman of the Jewish Agency for Palestine ...

  7. www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org › the-declaration-ofThe Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel

    On the day the British Mandate over Palestine expired – Friday, May 14, 1948 – the Jewish People’s Council gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum to declare the establishment of the State of Israel. David Ben-Gurion created the Council with representatives from a broad swath of the yishuv, including some of his rivals.

  8. www.timesofisrael.com › israels-declaration-ofIsrael’s Declaration of Independence — May 14, 1948

    Aug 4, 2018 · The following is the text of Israel’s founding Declaration of Independence, as proclaimed by prime minister David Ben-Gurion, on May 14, 1948, in Tel Aviv, on behalf of the Provisional...

  9. www.history.com › this-day-in-history › state-ofState of Israel proclaimed | May 14, 1948 | HISTORY

    Feb 9, 2010 · 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. Ben-Gurion became Israel’s first...

  10. mosaicmagazine.com › essay › israel-zionismThe May 1948 Vote that Made the State of Israel » Mosaic

    Apr 2, 2018 · There, on May 14, 1948, the cameras would record Ben-Gurion’s solemn declaration of the state and the festive signing ceremony. But before Israel could be proclaimed, it had to be born. That birth took place in the Jewish National Fund House.