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The May 1948 Vote that Made the State of Israel

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The May 1948 Vote that Made the State of Israel

Martin Kramer

Mosaic | 2018

A long-accepted wisdom has it that just days before the state’s birth, its founders settled two burning issues in a pair of closely decided votes. The wisdom is half-wrong.

Image: Jerusalem panorama, early 20th century via Wikicommons

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