U.S. recognizes Jewish State

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Sunday May 16, 1948 WASHINGTON (May 16) — Ten minutes after the termination of the British Mandate on Friday, the White House released a formal statement by President Truman that the U.S. Government intended to recognize the Provisional Jewish Government as the de facto authority representing the Jewish State. The U.S. is also considering lifting the arms embargo but it is not known whether to Palestine only or to the entire Middle East, and the establishment of diplomatic relations with the Jewish Provisional Government. The White House press secretary, Mr. Charles Ross, told correspondents today that reaction so far to

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Seder Yom Ha’atzmaut A Yom Ha’atzmaut Haggadah

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Israel’s Independence Day – Yom Ha’atzmaut – is celebrated on the fifth day of the month of Iyar, which is the Hebrew date of the formal establishment of the state, when members of the “provisional government” read and signed a Declaration of Independence in Tel Aviv. The original date corresponded to May 14, 1948. The Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI) received several queries about a Haggadah and Seder for Yom Ha’atzmaut. There are a few of these on the market, but none online so JAFI decided to bring you their compilation ideas. JAFI requests that you please feel free to

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