P1: The Rift, Israel's Civil War - Israel@75

Unpacking Israeli History

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Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 11 April 2023

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Take the survey here: https://jewishunpacked.com/uihsurvey You probably know the story of Israeli independence: Ben Gurion declared a Jewish state on May 14, 1948. The next day, multiple Arab armies invaded. And though the war was long and brutal, the Jewish state emerged victorious. That story is true. But it’s incomplete. Because the war for Israel didn’t start on May 15, 1948. It started back in November of 1947, the morning after the UN voted to partition Palestine into two states. And if you want to understand Israeli history, you have to understand the six bloody months that preceded its creation… ~~~~ Sources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KEyXoESRtJWiULNjtXUXMokGHKtKRIj62Fmz29cXx3I/edit?usp=sharing ~~~~ This Israel@75 mini-series is generously sponsored by the Jewish Agency for Israel - North American Council, and Ari and Jody Storch.

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0:00.0	Hey, I'm Nome Weisman, and you're listening to unpacking Israeli history, the
0:04.8	podcast that takes a deep dive into some of the most intense, historically
0:08.6	fascinating, and often misunderstood events and stories
0:12.6	linked to Israeli history.
0:14.2	This Israel at 75 miniseries
0:16.8	is generously sponsored by the Jewish Agency
0:19.7	for Israel, North American Council,
0:21.9	and Ari and Jody Storts.
0:24.0	Before we start I want to hear your thoughts, your ruminations, your reflections on this
0:28.8	podcast, on this season, on this episode.
0:31.8	So make sure to email me at noam at Jewish unpack.
0:34.3	Okay yala let's do this.
0:39.2	I'm not sure jing about that up We the people of Israel are God.
0:43.0	Al-A-Tam-A-Mah-M-U-Din-E-N-Israel.
0:47.0	We, the people of Israel, are prepared and anxious to meet the representatives of our
0:56.3	neighbours without any preconditions.
0:58.6	There are people in Israel and elsewhere.
1:03.0	So it's impossible to make peace within the Arabs in Israel or the Jewish people.
1:08.0	I think they are home. One of the themes of this podcast is that Israeli history does not simply
1:19.2	begin with Ben Goryan's Declaration of Independence in 1948.
1:24.0	Seriously, look at our archive.
1:26.0	One third of our episodes cover events before 1948.
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