ON THIS DAY: Israel established as a Jewish State

On this day – 14/05/1948, Israel was established as a Jewish state following the partition of the British Mandate of Palestine.

On 14/05/48 David Ben-Gurion read the Declaration of Independence & established the State of Israel. Am Yisrael Chai! pic.twitter.com/lEdqNGjUUa

— Rabbi Sacks (@rabbisacks) May 14, 2015