Mapai-led leadership declares Israeli independence; Ben-Gurion becomes first PM

On 14 May 1948 Mapai leader David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the establishment of the State of Israel and headed its provisional government. Mapai then won the first Knesset election in 1949 (46 of 120 seats) and continuously supplied the prime minister until 1968 — Ben-Gurion, Sharett, Eshkol and Meir — building the new state's institutions, welfare system and compulsory education.

Referenced entities

Parties

Mapai

Politicians

David Ben-Gurion head-of-government

Sources

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APA 7Reference list · academic default

Gara, T. (2026). Mapai-led leadership declares Israeli independence; Ben-Gurion becomes first PM [Event record]. Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/d040d4a9-031b-4d46-aa8d-ba67724aa264

Chicago author-dateCommon in political-science journals

Gara, Tarek. 2026. "Mapai-led leadership declares Israeli independence; Ben-Gurion becomes first PM." Event record, Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/d040d4a9-031b-4d46-aa8d-ba67724aa264.

BibTeXFor LaTeX / Zotero / reference managers

@misc{tayyar-event-d040d4a9-031b-4d46-aa8d-ba67724aa264,
  title     = {{Mapai-led leadership declares Israeli independence; Ben-Gurion becomes first PM}},
  author    = {Gara, Tarek},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset},
  type      = {Event record},
  url       = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/pulse/d040d4a9-031b-4d46-aa8d-ba67724aa264},
  urldate   = {2026-07-27},
  note      = {Event date: 1948-05-14. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.}
}

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APA 7Preprint

Gara, T. (2026). Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset [Preprint]. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper

BibTeXPreprint

@unpublished{tayyar-preprint,
  title  = {{Tayyar: A MENA political-position dataset}},
  author = {Gara, Tarek},
  year   = {2026},
  type   = {Preprint},
  url    = {https://tarekgara.com/tayyar/paper},
  urldate = {2026-07-27},
  note   = {Living document, regenerated from the live dataset on page load.}
}

Event date: 1948-05-14. First-pass entry; second-pass external review planned before publication.