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  2. Nov 20, 2018 · World Politics. How did Israel become a country in the first place? European Jews arrived at Zionism partly because of rising antisemitic persecution. by Zack Beauchamp. Updated May 14, 2018,...

  3. U.S. President Harry Truman was the first world leader to officially recognize Israel as a legitimate Jewish state on May 14, 1948, only eleven minutes after its creation. His decision came after much discussion and advice from the White House staff who had differing viewpoints.

  4. Lawyers came together and drafted the Declaration of Independence to have Israel become a nation. The independence of Israel was declared on the 14th of May, 1948. Israel became a recognized state among the nations, but this did not stop the Arabs from continuing to launch attacks on Israel.

  5. The history of Israel covers an area of the Southern Levant also known as Canaan, Palestine or the Holy Land, which is the geographical location of the modern states of Israel and Palestine.

  6. Creation of Israel, 1948. On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion, the head of the Jewish Agency, proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel. U.S. President Harry S. Truman recognized the new nation on the same day.

  7. The roots of modern Israel can be traced back to ancient times when the Israelites established a united kingdom under King Saul around 1020 BCE. However, internal strife and external pressures led to the division of this kingdom into two: Israel in the north and Judah in the south.

  8. Nov 29, 2011 · On Nov. 29, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution calling for Palestine to be partitioned between Arabs and Jews, allowing for the formation of the Jewish state of...

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