The Longest War in Israel’s History
“For thus says the Lord of Hosts, “After glory He has sent me against the nations which plunder you, for he who touches you, touches the apple of His eye.” Zechariah 2:8 NASV On November 29, 1947, the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 181 which would divide Great Britain’s former Palestinian mandate into Jewish and Arab states beginning in May 1948. On May 14, 1948, Israel was officially birthed as a nation as it declared its independence. One day later, the War of Independence broke out when five Arab nations invaded Israeli territory immediately following the announcement. The birth of [...]