The ceremony was held in the Tel Aviv Museum (today known as Independence Hall) but was not widely publicised as it was feared that the British Authorities might attempt to prevent it or that the Arab armies might invade earlier than expected.
독립 선언식은 텔 아비브 박물관 (오늘날엔 독립기념관)에서 열릴 예정이었으나, 영국 권력가들이 훼방을 하거나 아랍 군이 예상보다 일찍 침입할 것을 우려하여 이를 널리 알리진 않았다.