David Ben-Gurion declares the
establishment of the State of Israel

see links
Izkor - Memorial to Israel's Fallen (in Hebrew)
In Memory of the Victims of Terror in Israel (in Hebrew)
Remembrance Day/Independence Day - Selected Readings
"The ambassadors of peace shall weep bitterly..."

The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
Fascimile of the Declaration of Independence (Hebrew)
The State of Israel Is Born: Headlines from the world press May 1948

Map of Israel within Boundaries and Ceasefire Lines - 2000
Israel at 54 - A Statistical Glimpse
FACTS ABOUT ISRAEL: The State
FACTS ABOUT ISRAEL: History - Independence
History of the IDF: War of Independance