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WHY ISRAEL
The former Ottoman Empire and many parts of Europe were carved up by the Allied Powers after World War I, and Israel was not the only new nation-state formed during that period of rapid political upheaval. The concept of independent, democratic nation-states was just beginning to replace the ancient systems of monarchies, empires, and dictatorships at this stage of the 20th century.
The Jewish desire for an independent homeland in their own country was finally realized in 1948, after nearly 2,000 years of exile and foreign domination. As a nation-state for the Jewish people, modern Israel became a country specifically dedicated to preserving the Jewish culture, language, and religion of Jews from throughout the Diaspora. As a unique ethnic group with strong ties to the Land of Israel, the Jews finally were able to come home.
After 30 years of promises from the British and other world leaders, in 1947 the Jewish people finally received formal approval from the United Nations General Assembly for the creation of an independent Jewish state in the land of Israel. UN Resolution 181 passed on November 29, 1947.
On May 14, 1948, David Ben-Gurion proclaimed Israel’s official independence. Eleven minutes later, the president of the United States was the first world leader to officially recognize the new- born state of Israel. In that historic moment, God miraculously restored the Land of Israel to the People of Israel and the ancient prophecy was fulfilled:
The Jewish desire for an independent homeland in their own country was finally realized in 1948, after nearly 2,000 years of exile and foreign domination.