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May 14, 1948: Israel's Declaration of Independence 

No draft declaration of Independence existed until April 1948. Using the American Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution as philosophical frameworks, a small group of attorneys and politicians pieced together Israel’s Declaration of Independence. Other important political decisions pertaining to Jewish statehood were left until the last minute: the location of the State’s capital, its final name, and how to bring together several Jewish military organizations under one command.

14 de mayo de 1948: Declaración de Independencia de Israel El Estado de Israel

Antes de abril de 1948 no existía un proyecto de declaración de independencia. Un pequeño grupo de abogados y políticos dieron forma a la Declaración de Independencia de Israel, partiendo de la Declaración de Independencia de los Estados Unidos y la Constitución de los Estados Unidos como marco filosófico. Asimismo, otras decisiones políticas importantes concernientes al establecimiento del Estado judío se tuvieron que dejar para último minuto, entre ellas, la ubicación de la capital del Estado, su nombre definitivo y cómo unificar las diversas organizaciones militares bajo un solo comando. 

Surveys and Polls

• Israel Democracy Institute, "The Israeli Democracy Index: 2019," January 7, 2020
• Israel Democracy Institute, "Majority of Israelis Support their Parties Joining a Blue and White Coalition," November 3, 2019
• Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, "Generation Z in the MENA Region – Similarities and Variances among Young Adults in Israel and Selected MENA Arab Countries," October 2019
• Israel Democracy Institute, "Conditional Partnership 2019: Relations between Jews and Arabs in Israel," September 22, 2019
• Israel Democracy institute, "Two Weeks to Election Day: IDI Poll Reveals Jewish Israelis are in Favor of a Unity Government," September 2, 2019
• Moshe Dayan Center, "Middle East Demographics to 2030," August 21, 2019
• Israel Democracy Institute, "The Positions of the Israeli Right-Wing," August 12, 2019
• Israel Democracy Institute, "Arab Politics in Israel: Where are they Headed?" July 22, 2019
• Israel Democracy Institute, "How Jewish Israelis Feel Towards Non-Jews and the Current Conversion Process – Shavuot Survey," June 4, 2019
• Pew Study, "A new perspective on Americans’ views of Israelis and Palestinians," April 24, 2019