TITB,
1. According to the Chatam Sofer (Sukka 36a) yishuv EY pushes off talmud Torah.
2, The gematria of 讬讜诐 讛注爪诪讗讜转 is 668. This is also the gematria of 诪讘讜专讻转 and 诪爪讜转 讛’ 讗诇讬讻诐 (using the tetragrammaton). BTW, in gematria 讚讜谞诇讚 讟专讗诪驻 is 诪砖讬讞 讘谉 讚讜讚. So much for gematriot.
HaLevi, the date of the declaration is the proper day to celebrate as that was when the British left and we became independent. It was also a great kiddush Hashem as the British and Americans both warned BG against it. He thumbed his nose at them saying that in order to be realistic a Jew must believe in miracles. He also said about the UN “Oom (the Hebrew acronym) shmoom”.