From the article “Hebrew Christianity in the Holy Land from 1948 to the Present” by  Ole Chr. M. Kvarme [p.43ff, footnotes omitted]:

A celebratory crowd outside the Tel Aviv Museum to hear the Declaration

David Ben-Gurion declaring independence beneath a large portrait of Theodor Herzl, founder of modern Zionism

Ben Gurion (Left) Signing the Declaration of Independence held by Moshe Sharet

David Ben-Gurion declaring independence beneath a large portrait of Theodor Herzl, founder of modern Zionism

The whole article is available online here:

Prayer: Thank you Lord for establishing the Messianic movement in Israel. From small beginnings in 1948 it has grown to be estimated in the tens of thousands, There is still a long way to go, but we pray for your renewing and restoring power among your people Israel, to restore the remnant and return the exiles. In Yeshua’s name we pray. Amen.

http://caspari.com/new/images/stories/archives/Mishkan/mishkan28.pdf