Archaeological expedition of the Hebrew University in Palestine, Israel. The team discovers the city of Tel Hazor that had been burned by Joshua and restored by King Salomon. Two men in discussion at the site. The man in the white hat is Yigael Yadin, lead archeologist for the project. Students of the Hebrew University work at site. A woman brushes off pillars. Views of reassembled pieces of pottery. Board reads 'The Hebrew University, Jerusalem'.
The history of the region of Palestine. An animated map of Egypt, Syria desert and Judea. A statute of Assyria King Ashurbanipal. An inscription on a wall depicts the successor of the King on a chariot. The horses of the King. In 721, King of Assyria Sargon on a chariot moving to capture Samaria, capital of Israel. A man walks in ancient ruins of an old Roman amphitheater. Aerial view of olive orchids in the region. Art carving depicts Assyrian warrior Nebuchadnezzar capturing Jerusalem, and a woman pleading for her life.
The trial of Karl Adolf Eichmann, a Nazi German leader, in Jerusalem. The trial begins at the House of the People. Eichmann sits inside a bulletproof glass cabin. Three judges sit on a dais. Eichmann's defense lawyer, Dr. Robert Servatius, speaks and suggests that Eichmann should be tried by either Neutral or International Trial.
Officers walk with prisoners during the exchange of prisoners at Jordan-Israel border, several weeks after the Arab-Israeli Six Day War. Two soldiers take an injured prisoner. Prisoners cross Allenby Bridge during the exchange program. Two israeli pilots and 424 Jordanian troops go to their respective homelands in a swap supervised by the Red Cross.
Rescue operations after an attack on USS Liberty underway in the Mediterranean Sea during the Six Day Arab Israel conflict. USS Little Rock cruises past the starboard side of USS Liberty. A U.S. Navy UH-2A helicopter flies past USS liberty and over USS Little Rock. USS Little Rock underway at a slow speed. Another UH-2A helicopter flies over the two ships. The radar aboard USS Liberty rotates. USS Little Rock underway at sea. The fantail of USS Little Rock. USS Massey underway at sea.
Rescue operations after Israeli attack on USS Liberty underway in the Mediterranean Sea during the Six Day Arab Israel conflict. Vice Admiral William I. Martin Commander of the Sixth Fleet tours USS Liberty after Israeli sea and air attacks. He looks at one of the damaged machine gun tubs. He talks to officers of USS Liberty. The Vice Admiral talks to Chief Petty Officer and other officers on the bridge of the ship. He comes down a ladder from the bridge area. He walks down to the main deck from the ladder. Vice Admiral Martin tours USS Liberty as a junior officer takes down notes. He talks to a man in khakis. Several squadron patches sewed on the back of his jacket as he talks to an officer in khakis. Junior officers around the Vice Admiral near a damaged machine gun tub. The junior officers talk to a senior officer. A chaplain from USS America talks to Chief Petty Officer.