Book contents
- Israel’s Declaration of Independence
- Israel’s Declaration of Independence
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on the Text
- Introduction
- Part I The Setting
- Part II Political Theory
- Part III History
- 5 Diplomacy
- 6 Politics and Law
- 7 Natural and Historical Right
- Part IV Legacy
- Appendix: Address by Zalman Rubashov (Shazar) to the Zionist Actions Committee, April 12, 1948
- Bibliography
- Index
7 - Natural and Historical Right
David Ben-Gurion and Israel’s Declaration
from Part III - History
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 December 2022
- Israel’s Declaration of Independence
- Israel’s Declaration of Independence
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on the Text
- Introduction
- Part I The Setting
- Part II Political Theory
- Part III History
- 5 Diplomacy
- 6 Politics and Law
- 7 Natural and Historical Right
- Part IV Legacy
- Appendix: Address by Zalman Rubashov (Shazar) to the Zionist Actions Committee, April 12, 1948
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
“By virtue of our natural and historic right and on the strength of the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly, we hereby declare the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz-Israel, to be known as the State of Israel.” This sentence forms the center of the Declaration of Independence of Israel. Recited by David Ben-Gurion on May 14, 1948, it announced the creation of the first Jewish state in the land of Israel since the fall of the remnants of the Judean Kingdom in 133 CE.
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- Israel's Declaration of IndependenceThe History and Political Theory of the Nation's Founding Moment, pp. 195 - 232Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022