LIKE TODAY…. 14 & 15 MAY 1948

72 years ago... to the day... on May 14, 1948, David Ben Gurion proclaims the establishment of the State of Israel and reads the Declaration of the new state. The new state was immediately recognized by the USA and three days later by the USSR. On May 15, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, as well as Syria and Lebanon from the north launch a military offensive against Israel, which has fought for its independence for 13 months. See here two features video file: The declaration of establishment (Hebrew - State of Israel Archive) and the Associated Press report (English).