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Yigal Allon Dies

Yigal Allon Dies

Yigal Alon, born in 1918 in Kfar Tabor, begins his career in the Haganah. Later elected to the Knesset in 1954, he remains a parliament member until his death.

Today in Israeli History|February 29, 1980
Historian Benny Morris Is Born

Historian Benny Morris Is Born

December 8, 1948 Benny Morris, a renowned Israeli professor of history, is born on a kibbutz in Ein HaHoresh to diplomat Ya’akov Morris and journalist Sadie Morris. Morris spends some time in the United States…

Today in Israeli History|December 8, 1948
Palmach Integrates With IDF

Palmach Integrates With IDF

Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion summons dozens of Palmach commanders for a conference. There he announces a plan to dismantle the elite, underground fighting unit and integrate it into the newly established Israel Defense Forces.

Today in Israeli History|September 14, 1948
U.S. Opposes Stationing Troops in Israel

U.S. Opposes Stationing Troops in Israel

The US rejects a UN request that US Marines be temporarily stationed in Jerusalem to support an Israeli-Arab military truce agreement. The US continues its policy of supporting diplomacy in the region, while maintaining politically-strategic, military distance.

Soviet Union Recognizes Israel

Soviet Union Recognizes Israel

May 17, 1948 The Soviet Union officially recognizes the State of Israel three days after Israel declared independence and the United States immediately offered de facto recognition of the new state’s provisional government. The Soviet…

Israel Declares Independence

Israel Declares Independence

On Friday afternoon in the Tel Aviv Museum, David Ben-Gurion, chairman of the Provisional State Council, declares Israel’s independence. The United States is the first country to recognize the new and already besieged state of Israel.