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Israel in camera. 60 years of israeli history from the Haaretz photo archive.

May 14, 1948. Proclamation of Independence
The leadership of the Jewish community, the Jewish National Council, gathered before the onset of the Sabbath to usher in the birth of the Jewish state. “A vision of generations fulfilled: Jewish state established”.
The leadership of the Jewish community, the Jewish National Council, gathered before the onset of the Sabbath to usher in the birth of the Jewish state. “A vision of generations fulfilled: Jewish state established”.

Israel's independence was declared by David Ben-Gurion at the home of the first mayor of Tel Aviv, Meir Dizengoff, as the British Mandate for Palestine expired and British forces were withdrawing.