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On its 75th birthday, Israel still can't agree on what it means to be a Jewish state and a democracy
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoUnder a portrait of Theodor Herzl, David Ben-Gurion on May 14, 1948, declares the establishment of a...
A brief history of the US-Israel 'special relationship' shows how connections have shifted since...
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 5 months agoU.S. President Harry Truman holds a Torah given to him by Chaim Weizmann, the first president of...
The creation of modern Israel
The Week via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDavid Ben Gurion, who was to become Israel's first Prime Minister, reads the Declaration of Independence May 14, 1948 at the museum in Tel Aviv, during...
What was the Nakba? And why does 1948 matter so much to Palestinians and Israelis?
Salon via Yahoo News· 6 days ago1948 Palestinian exodus Nakba Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images On May...
A brief history of the Israel-Palestinian conflict
The Independent via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe modern state of Israel was founded in May 1948 in the aftermath of the Holocaust and Second World War but the conflict that has raged between...
Israel at 75: Ex-soldier, Muslim leader and others reflect on the Jewish state's legacy
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOne fought in Israel’s War of Independence. Another escaped Nazi Germany on the “Voyage of the...
Why the U.N. Is Commemorating Palestinian Displacement This Year
Time via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPalestinians and supporters gather to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Nakba in Times Square...
Celebrate Israel's 75th birthday with dance, music and prayer at these North Jersey events
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIsrael Independence Day, known in Hebrew as Yom Ha’atzmaut, honors the establishment of the Jewish...
The Solemn History Behind Nakba Day
Time via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoArab refugees, mostly women and children, from a village near Haifa begin a three mile hike carrying large bundles of personal possessions to the Arab...
On This Day, May 14: U.S. launches Skylab into orbit
United Press International via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoAn overhead view of the Skylab Orbital Workshop in Earth orbit is pictured on February 8, 1974. The United States launched Skylab, its first manned...
