Israel.- Iton Rishmi [Official Gazette of Israel, no. 1], first printing of Israel's declaration of
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Israel.- Iton Rishmi [Official Gazette of Israel, no. 1], first printing of Israel's declaration of independence, text in Hebrew, hole-punch holes to fore-edge with neat tape repairs, small loss to corners with neat repairs, faint pencil '32' to upper corner, scattered spotting, folio, Tel Aviv, HaPo'el HaTza'ir printing press, for the Provisional Government, 14th May 1948.*** This document heralded the end of British involvement within Palestine, and the start of unrestricted immigration into the new Jewish state. It is the first publication of the full declaration as read out by Ben-Gurion at 4pm, on Friday 14th May 1948, in the Tel-Aviv Museum (known today as Independence Hall). It announced that the National Council was to become the Provisional Government of Israel until a Constituent Assembly was formed on 1st October 1948.The state of Israel, it says, "will uphold the full social and political equality of all its citizens, without distinction of race, creed or sex."
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Israel.- Iton Rishmi [Official Gazette of Israel, no. 1], first printing of Israel's declaration of
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