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May 14, 2015 · The conflict did not really begin until the early 20th century, as thousands of Jews left Europe to escape persecution and establish a homeland in what is today Israel-Palestine (it was Ottoman...
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.
Nov 20, 2018 · How did Israel become a country in the first place? European Jews arrived at Zionism partly because of rising antisemitic persecution.
Nov 29, 2011 · Learn about key events in history and their connections to today. On Nov. 29, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution calling for Palestine to be partitioned between...
The Arabic-speaking Muslim and Christian inhabitants of the "Holy Land" did not, in the view of European and American Christians of that era, appear to constitute a people or nation defined by their attachment to Palestine, they appeared, rather, to be part of the larger Arab, Armenian or Greek peoples. [7]
Feb 20, 2018 · On May 14th, 1948, Israel's Declaration of Independence was made in Tel Aviv, a few hours before the British Mandate was set to expire. At midnight the British Mandate of Palestine was...
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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. Eliahu Elath presenting ark to President Truman.
