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1948 Arab-Israeli War: December 1948 UN partition plan for Israel and Palestine in 1947 Middle East
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Israel's War of Independence
Newsreel footage reporting on the 1948 Arab-Israeli War and Israel's independence.
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1948 Arab-Israeli War: December 1948
Armored cars of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) heading to confront the Egyptian...
Government Press Office/The State of Israel National Photo Collection
UN partition plan for Israel and Palestine in 1947
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Middle East
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Israel along its 1949 postwar borders
The 1949 armistice agreements with Israel's Arab neighbors established de facto borders...
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Civil war before Israel's independence
Palestinian Arab villagers heading to attack a Jewish village in retaliation for...
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Remains of Deir Yassin
The Palestinian Arab village of Deir Yassin was destroyed on April 9, 1948.
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Palestinian refugees during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War
Palestinians gathering at a refugee camp during the first Arab-Israeli war (1948–49).
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The Israelis and the Palestinians: A Century of Conflict
After a year of war between Israel and Hamas, the conflict in the Middle East continues...
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