Israel's Declaration of Independence (14 May 1948) is an origin myth of the state. This myth lays out in chronological order the unbroken unity of the Jewish people during the longue dur茅e of three millenia (see Gross 1985 on temporality and the state). Zionist in ethos and aim, this ...
Psalm 83: A Pending Prophecy Some theologians have argued that the battle highlighted in Psalm 83:5–8 was fulfilled in Israel’s 1948 War for Independence; however,the tents (refugees or military encampments) of Edom (Southern Jordan) only came into existence in 1949, after the war ended. ...
First Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion announces the establishment of the State of Israel in Tel Aviv and declares that Jewish immigration into the new state would be unrestricted. Between 1948 and 1951, nearly 700,000 Jews immigrate to Israel, which included more than two-thirds of t...
Israel declares its independence and statehood in 1948 00:11 Aerial Shot of the Bahai Garden Haifa Related searches: haifa israel haifa port haifa city haifa bahai maccabi haifa 00:28 Downtown district near Bahai Gardens / Haifa, Israel
On 14 May 1948, Israel proclaimed its independence. Less than 24 hours later, the regular armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq invaded the country, forcing Israel to defend the sovereignty it had regained in its ancestral homeland. ...
Israel embraced these two apparently contradictory tasks and it made a solemn undertaking to both of them, explicitly, in the declaration of Independence: “THE STATE OF ISRAEL will be open for Jewish immigration and for the Ingathering of the Exiles; it will foster the development of the count...
In this sense, it’s not merely that the state declares independence from the church, it also declares independence from God and presumes itself to rule with autonomy. The whole idea of a nation under God has been challenged again and again, and we have seen the exponential growth of gov...
Social solidarity is fraying. The Histadrut (General Federation of Labor in Israel) - run by members of the shriveled opposition Labor party - often declares labor disputes, heralding general strikes. This in response to reforms promulgated by the Ministry of Finance, now headed by a hardliner,...
Home » Israel’s Economy Endures Global Economic Meltdown Economy Israel’s Economy Endures Global Economic Meltdown January 4, 2013 12:00 am No Comments 1. Israel’s 2009-2012 economic growth of 14.7% leads the OECD countries, ahead of Australia – 10.7%, Canada – 4.8%, USA – ...
As I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you," declares the Lord God. I will make you pass under the rod, and I will bring you into the bond of the covenant; and I will purge from you the rebels and...