UNMIA

THE DECLARATION OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL
May 14, 1948

On May 14, 1948, on the day in which the British Mandate over a Palestine expired, the Jewish People’s Council gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum, and approved the following proclamation, declaring the establishment of the State of Israel. The new state was recognized that night by the United States and three days later by the USSR.

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ERETZ-ISRAEL [(Hebrew) - the Land of Israel, Palestine] was the birthplace of the Jewish people. Here their spiritual, religious and political identity was shaped. Here they first attained to statehood, created cultural values of national and universal significance and gave to the world the eternal Book of Books.

After being forcibly exiled from their land, the people kept faith with it …

UNMIA’s first semester and first month as an organization is past, and it was a very active month. We formed and were incorporated in early April, worked on becoming known and gaining funding, attended three events, put up the website and weathered a small controversy.

We would like to thank all our officers for taking this on and doing a good job at the busy end of a semester.

To the UNMIA officers and members and to all the UNM students, have a good summer and success in whatever is coming up next for you!