David Ben Gurion 1948
It declared the establishment of a jewish state in eretz israel to be known as the state of israel which would come into effect on termination of the british mandate at midnight that day.
David ben gurion 1948. It was ben gurion who on may 14 1948 delivered israel s. David ben gurion head of the ruling mapai party had understood that a war was inevitable since 1946. Subsequently he became known as israel s founding father. David ben gurion speech to mapai january 1948 following the un partition decision un general assembly resolution 181 it became increasingly obvious that the jews and arabs of palestine were in the midst of a developing war.
The israeli declaration of independence formally the declaration of the establishment of the state of israel was proclaimed on 14 may 1948 by david ben gurion the executive head of the world zionist organization chairman of the jewish agency for palestine and soon to be first prime minister of israel. Ben gurion led israel during the 1948 arab israeli war and united the various jewish militias into the israel defense forces idf. Ben gurion s tenure as prime minister 1948 53 and again from 1955 63 was governed by the principle of mamlachtiut or statism the belief that sectarian ideologies and interests must be replaced by loyalty to the state as a whole. State of israel proclaimed 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.
It was ben gurion who on may 14 1948 at tel aviv delivered israel s declaration of independence. Born in poland in 1886 david ben gurion was israel s first prime minister 1948 53 1955 63 and defense minister 1948 53. Chaim weizmann and herzl. Ben gurion was the major factor behind yishuv s a term that refers to the jews in palestine prior to 1948 military power and is considered as the founder of the state of israel.
On may 14 1948 just ahead of the official end to the british mandate in palestine at midnight david ben gurion declared the establishment of a jewish state to be called israel. David ben gurion zionist statesman and political leader the first prime minister 1948 53 1955 63 and defense minister 1948 53.