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Lesson 1 of 8·Declaring Israel’s Independence

We Hereby Declare

Israel's Declaration of Independence is the most important Jewish document written in two thousand years.

Taught By

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.

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1 of 8 We Hereby Declare

2 of 8 Drafting the Declaration

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3 of 8 Israel’s Birth Certificate and Identity Card

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4 of 8 The Rock of Israel

5 of 8 Legitimacy

6 of 8 Rights

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7 of 8 The Legacy of the Declaration

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8 of 8 Review Israel’s Declaration of Independence