Proclaiming Independence: Five Days in May from Ben-Gurion's Diary
1998; Indiana University Press; Volume: 3; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2979/isr.1998.3.1.170
ISSN1527-201X
Autores Tópico(s)Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies
ResumoAt exactly 4:00 P.M. on Friday, 14 May 1948, Ben-Gurion stood up in the auditorium of the Tel-Aviv Museum, rapped the gavel, and the assembled rose. The plan called for the Philharmonic, which was unseen on the upper floor, to play the Jewish national anthem. Anticipating the significance of the moment, the crowd spontaneously broke out with Hatikvah before the orchestra began to play. At the conclusion of the singing, Ben-Gurion announced: "I shall now read to you the Scroll of the Independence which has passed its first reading by the National Council." He thereupon began: "The Land of Israel was the birthplace of the Jewish people . . ." His reading was interrupted by loud and prolonged applause when he concluded the dramatic passage midway through the Scroll: "We hereby proclaim the establishment of the Jewish State in Palestine, to be called the State of Israel." 2
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