<P> On 14 May 1948 , one day before the end of the British Mandate , the leaders of the Jewish community in Palestine led by the future prime minister David Ben - Gurion , declared the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz - Israel , to be known as the State of Israel . </P>
<P> On 14 May 1948 , one day before the end of the British Mandate , the leaders of the Jewish community in Palestine led by the future prime minister David Ben - Gurion , declared the establishment of a Jewish state in Eretz - Israel , to be known as the State of Israel . </P>
when did most of the land called palestine became the country of israel
when did most of the land called palestine became the country of israel
14 May 1948
14 May 1948