Official documents released in April 2013 by the State Archive of Israel show that days before the establishment of the State of Israel in May 1948, officials were still debating about what the new country would be called in Arabic: Palestine (Filastin), Zion (Sayoun) or Israel (Eesra’il).
Documentos oficiais publicados en abril de 2013 polo Arquivo Estatal de Israel mostran que días antes do establecemento do Estado de Israel en maio de 1948, os oficiais aínda estaban debatendo o nome árabe do novo país: Palestina (Filastin), Sión (Sayoun) ou Israel (Eesra'il).