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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, and later first Prime Minister of Israel. [4]
In 1948, following the 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine, the Israeli Declaration of Independence sparked the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, which resulted in the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight from the land that the State of Israel came to control and subsequently led to waves of Jewish immigration from other parts of the Middle East.
Independence Day is designated to be on the 5th day of Iyar (ה' באייר) in the Hebrew calendar, the anniversary of the day on which Israeli independence was proclaimed, when David Ben-Gurion publicly read the Israeli Declaration of Independence. The corresponding Gregorian date was 14 May 1948. [27]
In May 1948, the Israeli Declaration of Independence sparked the 1948 War in which Israel repelled the invading armies of the neighbouring states. It resulted in the 1948 Palestinian expulsion and flight and subsequently led to waves of Jewish emigration from other parts of the Middle East .
Indonesian Declaration of Independence: Proclaims Indonesia independent from Dutch imperial rule. 1947: Proclamation of the Indian Independence: Proclaims India's independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain. 1948: Israel's Declaration of Independence: Proclaims the establishment of the State of Israel within the British Mandate of ...
Joint declaration of relations made in January 1996. Closed the Israeli representative office and suspended relations in October 2000. [138] 151 Turkey: 28 March 1949 [183] 12 March 1950 [184] Downgraded ties with Israel to second secretary level in September 2011, [185] and restored full diplomatic relations in June 2016. [186] 151 ...
Pages in category "Israeli Declaration of Independence" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The word "Democratic" is absent throughout the Israeli Declaration of Independence. However, the declaration states the intention to: Ensure complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants irrespective of religion, race or sex: It will guarantee freedom of religion, conscience, language, education, and culture; it will safeguard the Holy Places of all religions; and it ...