May 15 – The
United States grants de facto recognition to the State of Israel, eleven minutes after it comes into existence,[1] becoming the first country to recognize the Jewish state.[2]
May 20 – The
Syrian Army is blocked at kibbutz
Degania Alef in the north, where local Jewish militia reinforced by elements of the
Carmeli Brigade halted Syrian armored forces.
June 11 – The
Irgun's cargo ship
Altalena which carries weapons, medical equipment and 930 Jewish immigrants, sets sail from France towards Israel.
June 20 –
Altalena reaches the coast of Israel. The
Provisional government of Israel demands that all the weapons on board be handed over to it unconditionally, in accordance with the agreement regarding the integration of the
Irgun into the
Israel Defense Forces. The Irgun refuses to comply.
June 22 – A violent confrontation between the
Israel Defense Forces and members of the
Irgun occurs over the
Altalena and
David Ben-Gurion eventually orders the Israel Defense Forces to shell the Altalena, and it burns off the shore of
Tel Aviv. Sixteen Irgun fighters and three Israel Defense Forces soldiers die in the fighting.
September 17 – The
Lehi assassinates the Swedish diplomat
Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the
UN to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel.
September 22 – The
Provisional State Council of Israel passes the Area of Jurisdiction and Powers Ordnance, 5708-1948, annexing all territory that Israel had captured since the war began, and declaring that from then on, any part of Palestine captured and secured by the Israel Defense Forces would automatically be annexed to Israel.[7]
July 22 – The
Supreme Court of Israel is formed, with the first five judges of the court appointed after being recommended by the Minister of Justice and the interim government and appointed in a vote by the Provisional State Council.[9][10]
December 8 –
Benny Morris, Israeli historian and professor.
Notable deaths
May 23 –
Thomas C. Wasson (born 1896), US diplomat, assassinated in Jerusalem.
May 29 -
Esther Cailingold (born 1925), British-born Israeli soldier commemorated as a war hero, killed in action in
Jerusalem during the battle for the
Old City.
June 10 -
Mickey Marcus (born 1901), American-born Israeli general, Israel's first general, shot dead in a case of
friendly fire.
June 30 –
Meir Tobianski (born 1904), Lithuanian-born Israeli officer executed as a traitor, but later exonerated.
September 17 –
Folke Bernadotte (born 1895), Swedish diplomat, assassinated in Jerusalem.
October 16 –
Modi Alon (born 1921), Israeli fighter pilot and commander of Israel's first fighter squadron, plane crash.
Major public holidays
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May 15 – The
United States grants de facto recognition to the State of Israel, eleven minutes after it comes into existence,[1] becoming the first country to recognize the Jewish state.[2]
May 20 – The
Syrian Army is blocked at kibbutz
Degania Alef in the north, where local Jewish militia reinforced by elements of the
Carmeli Brigade halted Syrian armored forces.
June 11 – The
Irgun's cargo ship
Altalena which carries weapons, medical equipment and 930 Jewish immigrants, sets sail from France towards Israel.
June 20 –
Altalena reaches the coast of Israel. The
Provisional government of Israel demands that all the weapons on board be handed over to it unconditionally, in accordance with the agreement regarding the integration of the
Irgun into the
Israel Defense Forces. The Irgun refuses to comply.
June 22 – A violent confrontation between the
Israel Defense Forces and members of the
Irgun occurs over the
Altalena and
David Ben-Gurion eventually orders the Israel Defense Forces to shell the Altalena, and it burns off the shore of
Tel Aviv. Sixteen Irgun fighters and three Israel Defense Forces soldiers die in the fighting.
September 17 – The
Lehi assassinates the Swedish diplomat
Folke Bernadotte, who was appointed by the
UN to mediate between the Arab nations and Israel.
September 22 – The
Provisional State Council of Israel passes the Area of Jurisdiction and Powers Ordnance, 5708-1948, annexing all territory that Israel had captured since the war began, and declaring that from then on, any part of Palestine captured and secured by the Israel Defense Forces would automatically be annexed to Israel.[7]
July 22 – The
Supreme Court of Israel is formed, with the first five judges of the court appointed after being recommended by the Minister of Justice and the interim government and appointed in a vote by the Provisional State Council.[9][10]
December 8 –
Benny Morris, Israeli historian and professor.
Notable deaths
May 23 –
Thomas C. Wasson (born 1896), US diplomat, assassinated in Jerusalem.
May 29 -
Esther Cailingold (born 1925), British-born Israeli soldier commemorated as a war hero, killed in action in
Jerusalem during the battle for the
Old City.
June 10 -
Mickey Marcus (born 1901), American-born Israeli general, Israel's first general, shot dead in a case of
friendly fire.
June 30 –
Meir Tobianski (born 1904), Lithuanian-born Israeli officer executed as a traitor, but later exonerated.
September 17 –
Folke Bernadotte (born 1895), Swedish diplomat, assassinated in Jerusalem.
October 16 –
Modi Alon (born 1921), Israeli fighter pilot and commander of Israel's first fighter squadron, plane crash.
Major public holidays
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adding to it. (August 2010)