Israeli Declaration of Independence

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

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Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the date of proclamation?May 14, 1948
2. What is the location of proclamation?Tel Aviv Museum, Israel
3. What happened on May 14, 1948?On that day, Israel declared itself a new country. David Ben‑Gurion read the Declaration at the Tel Aviv Museum, making the state official.
4. Who read the Declaration of Independence?David Ben‑Gurion, the head of the provisional government, read the Declaration in front of people in the Tel Aviv Museum.

Zionism: A nationalist movement advocating for the establishment and development of a Jewish state in historic Israel.
British Mandate for Palestine: A League of Nations mandate granted to Britain to administer Palestine from 1920 to 1948.
Antisemitism: Hostility to, prejudice toward, or discrimination against Jews.
Sovereign State: A political entity with defined territory, a permanent population, a government, and the capacity to enter into relations with other sovereign states.