Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel
This is the declaration issued by the members of the People's Committee severing the mandate of the British and establishing the state of Israel.
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Jewish Virtual Library: u.s. Position on Palestine
This site from the Jewish Virtual Library provides the text of a statement made by Herschel V. Johnson, United States, The Deputy Representative to the United Nations, announces the United States' support of partitioning Palestine but...
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Jewish Virtual Library: American Position on Partition
This site from the Jewish Virtual Library describes the evidence of America's support of plans to partition Palestine and discusses why some Americans opposed the idea.
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Jewish Virtual Library: The Soviet Position on Partition
Describes briefly how the Soviet Union was the second nation to recognize the state of Israel.