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British soldiers march along with officers through captured Jerusalem in Palestine during world War I.
British soldiers capture Jerusalem in Palestine during World War 1. British soldiers march through the streets of captured Jerusalem. Two officers talk to each other. Horses in the background. Soldiers march in formation. British soldiers march over an uneven sandy terrain.
British military forces in Palestine and Mesopotamia during World War I
Camel caravan passes wagons mired in water. Turkish troops surrendering to British soldiers.The Turks are excorted past British soldiers manning an 18 pounder field artillery piece. The prisoners of war join a large group of other POWs held in an outdoor containment. Closeup of British General Edmund Allenby, Commander-in-Chief of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force (EEF), who led forces that seized Jerusalem from the Ottomans. The British Forces marching into Jerusalem, led by a Bagpipe Band. British soldiers escorting Ottoman prisoners. A British gunboat firing while anchored on the Tigris River. British soldiers marching up ma mountainside and building a tall, somewhat pyramidal, observation post, made of sand bags. (World War I; World War 1; WWI; WW1)
British military operations in Palestine during World War I
Palestinian workers loading bulk supplies onto British Army trucks, lined up, bumper to bumper, in the desert, during World War 1. A supervising British officer is seen briefly. Similarly, Palestinians loading British Army supplies into horse-drawn carts, at a British military encampment in the desert. As loaded carts begin to drive away, Stacked sandbags and tents can be seen in the background. A Brtish soldier appears briefly as carts leave. Next, a British soldier poses with his camel. He demonstrates how docile the animal is, by placing his arm into camel’s mouth. Palestinians are nest seen with camels at a watering hole, before they begin travel. Then, British Army soldiers are seen astride camels as they make their way in a column across the desert. A column of British Army Vauxhall 25hp motorcars moves along a desert road, of sorts, between rock outcroppings. (Preceding Slate states,” it takes a lot of gas to haul water for the men.”)
Doctor A H Silver speaks for the United Palestine Appeal in New York City, United States.
National Chairman of the United Palestine Appeal, Doctor Abba Hillel Silver gives a speech in New York City, United States. He holds several documents in his hands. He talks about building a new hope for the Jews by upbringing of Palestine. He expresses hope that American Jewry will raise funds. United Palestine Appeal aims to aid in resettling of Jews in Palestine.
Jewish refugees from Europe reach Palestine
A newsreel titled 'US-Russia back UN plan for Holy Land' shows European Jewish refugees on board a former American vessel as they reach Haifa Palestine after traveling from a Black Sea port. Writing on ship says "Haganah Ship - Jewish State". Passengers hold up a dead infant for those on the docks to see, a victim of the overcrowded ship conditions. British forces patrol the docks before passenger disembark. Fatigued refugees, including families with small children, disembark from the ship as the injured and sick are carried away on stretchers. Passengers are sprayed with delousing agent powder to control spread of disease. Other passengers seen embarking a ship from dock for transport to Cypress detention camps, rather than facing deportation to Europe. Scene change to United Nations meeting at Lake Success New York. United States delegate, Herschel Johnson, addresses a meeting of General Assembly's Special Committee on Palestine, expressing support for proposed partition of Palestine.
Spokesman for Jewish Agency for Palestine and National Council of Jews of Palestine presents statement to UN Security Council
Meeting of the United Nations Security Council at Lake Success, New York, in 1947. A representative of the Jewish Agency for Palestine and National Council of the Jews of Palestine [possibly Abba Hillel Silver] presents a statement approved by those groups on march 23, 1947. They object and are disappointed in the position taken by the United States regarding Palestine's administration, and state that at the end of the mandatory administration, a provisional Jewish Government will be established, not later than May 16th. The Soviet Union's representative to the UN, Andrei Gromyko, is seated at the same table, wearing dark glasses.
