THE STATE OF ISRAEL IS BORN
1. BALFOUR DECLARATION 1917
"His Majesty's government views with favour the establishment of a Jewish National Home in Palestine..."
2. BRITISH MANDATE FOR PALESTINE 1922
"The mandatory shall be responsible for putting into effect the declaration originally made on Nov 2nd, 1917"... recognition has thereby been given to the historical connection of the Jewish people with Palestine and to the grounds for constituting their national home in that country"....."in the territories lying between the Jordan and the Eastern boundary of Palestine....the Mandatory shall be entititled....to postpone or withhold application....." (Creation of Kingdom of Transjordan)
3. UN PARTITION PLAN 1947
"An Arab state, a Jewish State and Jerusalem"
4. LETTER FROM CHAIM WEIZMANN TO PRESIDENT TRUMAN
An appeal to recognise the new State.
5. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE 1948
i. Historical background
ii. Legal issues
iii. Principles of the new state
iv. An appeal to outsiders
"ACCORDINGLY....BY VIRTUE OF OUR NATURAL AND HISTORIC RIGHT AND ON THE STRENGTH OF THE RESOLUTION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, HEREBY DECLARE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A JEWISH STATE IN ERETZ YISRAEL, TO BE KNOWN AS THE STATE OF ISRAEL."