Israel was founded on May 14th, 1948? . The distant ancestor of the Israelites was the Hebrew, a branch of the ancient Semitic people.

began to live in Palestine in the 12th century BC. In 63 BC, the Roman Empire ruled Palestine, and most Jews were forced to wander around the world. In the late 19th century, Britain, the United States and the Jewish bourgeoisie advocated "Zionism".

The World Zionist Organization was founded in p>1897. After Britain occupied Palestine in 1917, it said that Britain was "in favor of establishing a national home for Jews in Palestine".

In July p>1922, the League of Nations adopted the British proposal to establish a "Jewish national home" in Palestine. Since then, Jews from all over the world have flooded into Palestine.

On November 29th, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to establish an Arab state and a Jewish state in Palestine. On May 14th, 1948, the State of Israel was formally established.

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Israel originally referred to national appellation, which can be traced back to 1211 BC. In the past 3, years' history, Jews regarded Israel as the core of their national and spiritual life, calling it "holy land" or "promised land". Israel has a special meaning in Judaism, including temple relics and related religious rituals, which are important foundations of modern Jewish tradition.

Israel means "wrestler with God". It comes from the Bible that Jacob, the ancestor of Jews, wrestled with God (angel) and won. God (angel) changed Jacob's name to Israel. Jacob gave birth to twelve tribes.

In p>1947, the United Nations General Assembly passed a resolution to establish an Arab state and a Jewish state in Palestine. On May 14th, 1948, Israel was formally established. Since then, four Middle East wars have broken out with Arab countries, and the actual control area has been expanding.

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