Israel
May 14, 1948
4:37 pm EET
Tel Aviv, Israel
notes: Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion read Israel's Proclamation of Independence, bewginnign at 4:00 pm. At 4:37 pm Ben-Gurion concluded "The state of Israel has arisen!" and the audience burst into spontaneous celebration and cheering. This historic moment represents the symbolic birth of Israel as a nation.
