Israel at age 60 - Berkshire Eagle Online

An editorial in the Berkshire Eagle Online:

On May 14, 60 years ago, David Ben Gurion declared the existence of the state of Israel and became its first prime minister. Britain, after decades of battles with Zionists and Arabs in Palestine that caused domestic turmoil at home, threw its hands up and left. The United States and its Cold War enemy the U.S.S.R. recognized the new state but the Arab League declared war, leading to a fight for independence that ended a year later in 1949 with reconciliation with Britain and admittance to the United Nations. Israel entered the world fighting for its existence, and the fight continues today.

Here are some additional resources learn more about Israel's history:

Text of the declaration by David Ben-Gurion:
Primetime Politics - The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel

Reuters - FACTBOX-Arab-Israeli conflict of 1948 [I'm noting here the chronology, not endorsing Reuters obvious bias, which is well known]

BibleGateway - Isaiah 66:8 (New International Version)

8 Who has ever heard of such a thing?
Who has ever seen such things?
Can a country be born in a day
or a nation be brought forth in a moment?
Yet no sooner is Zion in labor
than she gives birth to her children.