Ben-Gurion's Statehood decision

This is an unusually good article from Haaretz. It explains the rationale behind David Ben-Gurion's decision to declare Israeli statehood on the 14th of May 1948. The evidence for a multi-pronged planned Arab attack with British blessing (indeed active initiation) was the key factor, Plans had been afoot for some time. If Ben-Gurion did not declare Statehood at that point the opportunity could have been lost. He acted accordingly. The fuller scope of British action here as detailed from French Intelligence reports was loathsome. A loss by Israel could well have opened up the gates to another genocide of the Jews only three years after the end of World War Two.

Source: Israeli Independence