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  2. History of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict - Wikipedia

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    David Ben-Gurion publicly pronouncing the Declaration of the State of Israel, May 14, 1948. On May 14, 1948, one day before the British Mandate expired, Ben-Gurion declared "the establishment of a Jewish State in Eretz-Israel, to be known as the State of Israel". The declaration was stated to be "by virtue of our natural and historic right and ...

  3. History of Israel - Wikipedia

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    Between 1948 and 1958, the population of Israel rose from 800,000 to two million. During this period, food, clothes and furniture had to be rationed in what became known as the Austerity Period (Tkufat haTsena). Immigrants were mostly refugees with no money or possessions and many were housed in temporary camps known as ma'abarot. By 1952, over ...

  4. History of Israel (1948–present) - Wikipedia

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    Between 1948 and 1958 the population of Israel rose from 800,000 to two million. During this period, food, clothes and furniture had to be rationed in what became known as the Austerity Period (Tkufat haTsena). Immigrants were mostly refugees without money or possessions, and many were housed in temporary camps known as ma'abarot. By 1952 more ...

  5. A brief history of the Israel-Palestinian conflict - explained

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    The modern state of Israel was founded in May 1948 in the aftermath of the Holocaust and Second World War ... Sykes and Weizmann addressed a celebratory meeting in London a month later before, on ...

  6. List of wars involving Israel - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of wars and other major military engagements involving Israel.Since its declaration of independence in May 1948, the State of Israel has fought various wars with its neighbouring Arab states, two major Palestinian Arab uprisings known as the First Intifada and the Second Intifada (see Israeli–Palestinian conflict), and a broad series of other armed engagements rooted in the ...

  7. Jewish land purchase in Palestine - Wikipedia

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    The Case for Israel. New Jersey: John Wiley and Sons. Porath, Y. (1977). The Palestinian Arab National Movement: From Riots to Rebellion. London, UK: Frank Cass and Company Ltd. Hallbrook, Stephen P. (Fall 1981). "The Alienation of a Homeland: How Palestine Became Israel" (PDF). The Journal of Libertarian Studies. V (4).

  8. Timeline of Israeli history - Wikipedia

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    Israel and the PLO signed the Oslo I Accord in Washington, D.C. The accords provided for the withdrawal of some IDF forces from the West Bank and Gaza Strip and for the establishment of a self-governing authority for the Palestinians, the Palestinian National Authority. 1994: 26 October: Israel and Jordan signed the Israel–Jordan peace treaty ...

  9. International recognition of Israel - Wikipedia

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    Israel's second application was rejected by the Security Council on 17 December 1948 by a 5-to-1 vote, with 5 abstentions. Syria was the sole negative vote; the United States , Argentina , Colombia , the Soviet Union , and the Ukrainian SSR voted in favour; and Belgium , the United Kingdom , Canada , China , and France abstained.