10 May 2023 | Author/Destination: Levant / Levante | Rubric: General, Union for the Mediterranean
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David Ben-Gurion declaring independence in Tel Aviv on 14 May 1948 beneath a large portrait of Theodor Herzl, founder of modern Zionism © Rudi Weissenstein – Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In 1948 the
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel sparked the
1948 Arab–Israeli War, which resulted in the
1948 Palestinian exodus (
Nakba) from the land that the
State of Israel came to control and subsequently led to waves of
Jewish immigration from other parts of the Middle East. The latter half of the 20th century saw a series of further conflicts between Israel and its neighbouring Arab nations, most notably the
Six-day War, which resulted in further expulsions and subsequent waves of inward migration, and the
occupation and settlements of the
West Bank,
Golan Heights and
East Jerusalem.
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