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On May 14, 1948, a new state appeared on the world map - Israel. Finally, after two thousand years of exile, the Jews could reunite in the Promised Land.

The new episode of ‘How It Was’ is dedicated to the dramatic history of the creation of Israel. We will recall when and why the mass migration of Jews to Palestine began and how Theodor Herzl managed to inspire Jews worldwide to create their own country. You will learn how the post-war superpowers decided the fate of Jews and Arabs in Palestine; how it turned out that, despite the irreconcilable hostility, the positions of the USSR and the United States regarding Israel suddenly coincided.

We will discuss why Stalin, being a fierce opponent of Zionism, supported the creation of Israel; and why the very next day after David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the Jewish state, five neighbors at once declared war on the newly born country.

Covers and animations designed using https://crello.com/ru/templates/youtube-thumbnails/

Materials used:
State Archives of Israel / גנזך המדינה‌,
National Photograph Collection / dept. Government Press Office (Israel),
Library of Congress,
National Archives and Records Administration,
United Nations Photo.

Featuring footage from the following films:
"Ten Commandments,” dir. Cecil DeMille, 1923
"Theodor Herzl,” dir. Otto Kreisler, 1921

Photographs used:
The Education program of the National Library of Israel / CC BY-SA 3.0, Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum) / CC BY-SA 4.0, Caliga10 / CC BY-SA 3.0, EastNews.

Maps used:
jewishvirtuallibrary.org / FinnWikiNo / CC BY-SA 3.0, Effib / CC BY-SA 4.0, Gilabrand / CC BY 3.0, derivative / CC BY-SA 4.0, Sémhur / CC BY-SA 4.0.

Musical composition: "Shema Israel for my son - Broderick Mix by Gambino" by Gambino - Live Sessions licensed under CC BY 3.0