1948
- 09 Jan Palestine Commission holds its first meeting at Lake Success
- 01 Feb - Soviet Union begins to jam Voice of America broadcasts
- 18 Feb Palestine Commission reports that partition is impossible without armed force
- 08 Mar -The United States Supreme Court rules that religious instruction in public schools violated the Constitution
- 17 Mar - Hell's Angels founded in California
- 25 Mar Start of Siege of Jerusalem
- 07 Apr The World Health Organization is established by the United Nations.
- 12 Apr Zionist General Council declares it will establish a state at the end of the Mandate
- 26 Apr UN General Assembly asks Trusteeship Council to protect Jerusalem and its people
- 04 May United Nations committee starts to draft resolution for provisional regime in Palestine
- 12 May White House discussion of US action in event of declaration of Jewish state
- 12 May Drafting of Israeli Declaration of Independence
- 13 May UN subcommittee recommends temporary regime for Palestine as a whole
- 14 May US recognizes Israel
- 14 May Declaration of Israel's independence
- 15 May Arab army contingents enter Palestine
- 16 May Chaim Weizmann is elected as the first President of Israel
- 24 June Cold War: The Berlin Blockade begins
- 30 Jun Last British troops leave Palestine
- 09 July End of First truce in Arab-Israeli War
- 18 July End of Siege of Jerusalem
- 02 Aug Jerusalem Declared Israel-Occupied City
- 23 Aug World Council of Churches
- 01 Oct Proclamation of Palestinian independence
- 29 Nov Israel makes first application for UN membership
- 10 Dec UN adopts the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- 17 Dec UN Security Council rejects Israeli application for UN membership
- 18 Dec Ben-Gurion declares "We will not allow the Arabs back."
- 22 Dec Israeli forces invade Egypt