Martin Kramer
Martin Kramer is a historian at Tel Aviv University and the Walter P. Stern fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He served as founding president at Shalem College in Jerusalem.
Create Your Free Account
Start learning today. Enroll in this video course by creating your free account now.
Lesson 2 of 8·Declaring Israel’s Independence
Drafting the Declaration
The Declaration of Independence is "a contingent document, stitched together, written against a deadline." Dr. Kramer tells the story of how Israel's founders drafted an enduring document in the middle of war.
00:38:54
1 of 8 We Hereby Declare
00:32:17Now Playing
2 of 8 Drafting the Declaration
00:37:15
3 of 8 Israel’s Birth Certificate and Identity Card
00:32:29
4 of 8 The Rock of Israel
00:36:32
5 of 8 Legitimacy
00:32:02
6 of 8 Rights
00:33:27
7 of 8 The Legacy of the Declaration
00:07:23