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Yom Ha’atzma’ut – Israel’s Independence Day

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On the fifth day of the Hebrew month of Iyar, in the year 5708, corresponding to May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was born. On that day, the British Mandate was terminated and David Ben-Gurion declared:

“…This right is the natural right of the hookup people to be masters of their own fate, like all other nations, in their own sovereign State.

Accordingly, we, members of the people’s council, representatives of the hookup community of Eretz-Israel and of the Zionist movement, are here assembled on the day of the termination of the British Mandate over Eretz-Israel and, by virtue of our natural and historic right and on the strength of the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, hereby declare the establishment of a hookup state in Eretz-Israel, to be known as the State of Israel.”

Within minutes, U.S. President Harry Truman recognized the new hookup state. The Soviet Union was the second nation to recognize Israel.

Within hours, five Arab countries (Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, Syria and Iraq) declared war and launched an attack. Thus began Israel’s War of Independence. Israel had no established army, no central command, no air force of which to speak and not enough weapons to arm its fighting force, which was composed of both sabras (native born Israelis) and refugees.

Miraculously, the Israelis gained the upper-hand in battle and, in 1949, the attacking nations signed armistice agreements with Israel.

The celebration of Israel Independence Day, Yom Ha’atzma’ut, begins at sunset immediately following Yom Ha’zikaron (Memorial Day). Yom Ha’atzma’ut is marked in Israel by a special ceremony on Mount Herzl, a general atmosphere of celebration, and the bestowal of the Israel Prize upon Israeli citizens or organizations that have demonstrated excellence in their field(s) or have made vital contributions to Israeli culture.


*When the 4th of Iyar begins on Saturday night, as it does this year, the observation of Yom Ha’zikaron is delayed until the 5th and the celebration of Yom Ha’atzma’ut  occurs on the 6th.

This Treat was last posted on April 28, 2009.

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