... eradicate the Jewish state. They similarly understood that military power was critical to the country's ability to survive, and as a result, Israel invested heavily in developing a strong military machine. David Ben-Gurion, Israel's first prime minister, knew that building a militarily strong country was extremely important to survive in the Middle East: "Israel stood up by its own strength and will stand ... it was a small state surrounded by numerous Arab countries, and therefore, the help of extra regional powers has been sought to offset asymmetries in resources with the Arab world....

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... , 1948, that Britain ended its mandate over Palestine and Jew declared the establishment of Israel. At 4pm local time in Tel Aviv, David Ben-Gurion read the proclamation of independence, declaring the birth of Israel as of midnight. Although Ben-Gurion's proclamation promised freedom and justice for all, this was not to be. Suppression of the Palestinians followed, and coupled with the ... ...

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... mandate and hand over the matter to the United Nations. The United Nation then decided to partition Palestine into two separate states. In May 1948 first Israeli Prime Minister David Ben Gurion declared the beginning of the Israeli state. Yet as the Jews were getting 56% of the land and were only 33% of the population, an Arab coalition of Egypt ... ...

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... 1948, the Arab and Jewish communities were struggling for control over territory after the British had left Haifa. The Jewish community emerged the victor in this struggle. After this occurrence, Ben-Gurion proclaimed that Israel was an independent state. The new state was immediately recognized by the United States and the Soviet Union. I believe that this occurrence was the beginning of ... ...

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... UN in April 1947. The Jews and the Palestinians prepared for a showdown. Although the Palestinians outnumbered the Jews, the latter were better prepared. They had a semiautonomous government, led by David Ben-Gurion, and their military, the Haganah, was well trained and experienced. The Palestinians, on the other hand, had never recovered from the Arab revolt, and most of their leaders were ... ...

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... Ashkenazi Zionists continued to perpetuate the belief that the European Jews were the priority in the government and were the ruling class in Israeli society. Strong statements were made by Ben-Gurion that, as such an influential leader, marred the character he and other Zionists would have liked to portray as a multi-lateral leader. He made clear that "the Jews of ... ...

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... mandate and hand over the matter to the United Nations. The United Nation then decided to partition Palestine into two separate states. In May 1948 first Israeli Prime Minister David Ben Gurion declared the beginning of the Israeli state. Yet as the Jews were getting 56% of the land and were only 33% of the population, an Arab coalition of Egypt ... ...

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