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Israel At 60

May 12, 2008

Sixty years ago this week, a British Army officer appeared at the door of Rabbi Mordechai Weingarten, the leader of the Jewish community inside Jerusalem’s Old City. He carried an iron key to the walled city’s Zion Gate, which he handed to the elderly rabbi.

“From the year 70 A.D. until today, a key to the gates of Jerusalem has never been in Jewish hands,” the major said. “This is the first time in 18 centuries that your people have been so privileged.”

The British Mandate in Palestine came to an end on that day. And on that day – May 14, 1948 – in Tel Aviv, Zionist leader David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the State of Israel in the territory the United Nations designated as the Jewish homeland. After nearly two millennia, the Jewish people had come home.

Arab armies attacked within hours, with one leader promising to “sweep the Jews into the sea.” Against unbelievable odds, Israel prevailed (for the Palestinians, this is remembered as the naqba, or catastrophe). After winning two more wars of survival – in 1967 and 1973 – the Jewish state would build a durable, prosperous democracy.

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2 Responses to “Israel At 60”

  1. sister Hazvinei on May 16th, 2008 2:58 pm

    GLORY BE TO THE MOST HIGH GOD

  2. Christian on May 31st, 2008 7:18 am

    The God of Israel proved that He is the same today. He is with His people.
    Praise be to Him!

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