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Israel is an independent sovereign republic, established by proclamation on 14 May 1948. For the history of the British Mandate, see The Statesman’s Year-Book, 1920–49, under Palestine.
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Steinberg, S.H. (1961). Israel. In: Steinberg, S.H. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230270909_45
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