This accorded international validity to the historical connection between the Jewish people and the land of Israel. and to their right to reestablish their National Home. On November 29. 1947. the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution calling for the establishment of a Jewish State in Palestine. On May 15. 1948. the date of the termination of the "British Mandate for Palestine". the "National Council" representing the Jewish people in Palestine. proclaimed the establishment of a Jewish State to be known as the "State of Israel". and also proclaimed that "The State of Israel will be open to Jewish immigration and the ingathering of exiles". Israel is a country slightly larger than New Jersey. It has a varied topography which includes the hilly and mountainous area of Galilee in the north. the coastal plain and Judean hills in the center and the Negev desert in the south.
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