▁in ad vert ently ▁cross es ▁into ▁Isra eli ▁air space ▁and ▁over f lies ▁Ram at ▁David ▁Air base . ▁The ▁S under land ' s ▁crew ▁had ▁been ▁issued ▁maps ▁that ▁did ▁not ▁dep ict ▁Israel , ▁as ▁Britain ▁had ▁only ▁recently ▁recognized ▁the ▁country . ▁▁▁ 1 8 ▁May ▁– ▁An ▁air l ift ▁to ▁bring ▁the ▁Jews ▁of ▁Ira q ▁to ▁Israel , ▁Operation ▁Ez ra ▁and ▁Ne hem iah , ▁begins , ▁while ▁large - scale ▁imm igration ▁of ▁Jewish ▁refuge es ▁from ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁and ▁North ▁Africa ▁continues . ▁▁▁▁ 2 5 ▁May ▁– ▁The ▁govern ments ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁Britain ▁and ▁France ▁issue ▁a ▁tri part ite ▁declaration ▁guarantee ing ▁the ▁territorial ▁status ▁qu o ▁ ▁determined ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁Arm ist ice ▁Ag re ements . ▁ ▁June ▁▁▁ 1 3 ▁June ▁– ▁The ▁Har ari ▁Dec ision , ▁a ▁land mark ▁in ▁Isra eli ▁constitution al ▁law , ▁initi ated ▁by ▁Y iz har ▁Har ari ▁of ▁the ▁Progress ive ▁Party ▁is ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁K ness et . ▁The ▁Dec ision ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁First ▁K ness et ▁would ▁post p one ▁the ▁work ▁on ▁creating ▁a ▁full ▁Isra eli ▁constitution ▁immediately , ▁and ▁instead ▁the ▁constitution ▁be ▁written ▁in ▁chap ters , ▁called ▁" Basic ▁La ws ", ▁and ▁when ▁all ▁had ▁been ▁written ▁they ▁would ▁be ▁compiled ▁into ▁a ▁complete ▁constitution . ▁▁▁ 2 1 ▁June ▁– ▁The ▁port ▁of ▁E il at ▁on ▁the