What is the origin story of Israel's Declaration of Independence?

The Israel Story podcast tracked down the closest living relatives of the Israeli Declaration of Independence signatories to ask about what the signers wanted and what they thought of Israel now.

David Ben-Gurion publicly pronouncing the Declaration of the State of Israel, May 14, 1948, beneath a large portrait of Theodor Herzl, founder of modern political Zionism, in the old Tel Aviv Museum of Art building on Rothschild Street.

(photo credit: RUDI WEISSENSTEIN/GPO)

BySHLOMO MAITAL

AUGUST 11, 2023 17:57

What is the origin story of Israel's Declaration of Independence?

The Israel Story podcast tracked down the closest living relatives of the Israeli Declaration of Independence signatories to ask about what the signers wanted and what they thought of Israel now.

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What is the origin story of Israel's Declaration of Independence?

The Israel Story podcast tracked down the closest living relatives of the Israeli Declaration of Independence signatories to ask about what the signers wanted and what they thought of Israel now.

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