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Witness History: The creation of the state of Israel

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The creation of the state of Israel

14/05/2024 GMT

BBC World Service - Witness History, The creation of the state of Israel

In 1948, the state of Israel was declared

On 14 May 1948, 200 dignitaries gathered to witness the establishment of the state of Israel. Zionist leader Arieh Handler was among them.

On 14 May 1948, the state of Israel was proclaimed.

Tears and applause met the declaration, witnessed by 200 dignitaries, but fighting intensified in the days that followed.

In 2010, Arieh Handler and Zipporah Porath spoke to Lucy Williamson about that day and its fallout.

(Photo: Young Jewish people celebrate the new state. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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