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Israeli delegates go to the United Nations and seek for a separate Jewish state -- formation of Israel.
Formation of Israel in May 1948 and events leading up to it. October 1947: Jewish refugees from Europe aboard two ships arriving in Palestine, only to be turned away by British authorities and sent to internment in Cyprus. They get off from the ship Cyprus. A Jewish woman with her child at the dock. A sign reads 'United Nations Palestine Commission'. Delegates seated in a hall debating about the partition of Palestine between the Jews and the Arabs. Destroyed houses and buildings in Haifa after fighting between Israeli and Arab forces. Jewish troops holding guns walk on the ruins of building. The dead Jewish people on street. The troops stand in a group. Captured Arab prisoners in the Negev desert area, being directed by Israeli Defense Forces soldiers (IDF). The prisoners with their hands up enter a vehicle. Cars and people on a street with a traffic circle in Tel Aviv. Prime Minister of Israel, David Ben Gurion, enters a building on May 14, 1948, to be installed as leader of the new government. The Jewish soldiers stand holding guns. A flag of Israel flutters in the air on a flag pole. United Nations soldiers stand holding a white flag and join Israeli troops in recovering bodies of Israeli soldiers killed in ongoing skirmishes with Arab forces. The troops stand on a border. President of Israel Chaim Weizmann, a Jewish patriot, walks with officials. Soldiers stand on the side. The Israel delegates go to the United Nations and seek for Israel to be admitted to the United Nations. Delegates seated in hall. Middle Eastern Arab country representatives of the UN walk out of the hall in protest after Israeli receives the vote admitting it to the UN. The empty seats of the Arab countries. The new state of Israel is born. Flags are raised at the UN including the flag of Israel. People cheer and celebrate. From a July 2, 1964 newsreel of "Yesterday's Big Story".
A delegate speaks about Jewish settlement in Jerusalem during a U.S. Security Council session in Lake Success, New York.
A United Nations Security Council session held in Lake Success, New York during the Cold War. Representatives of different nations are seated. Britain's representative to the UN Alexander Cadogan and Soviet Union's representative on the United Nations Security Council Andrei Gromyko seated next to each other. A delegate speaks on the 1947 UN Partition Plan of Palestine which recommended 'the creation of a special international regime in the City of Jerusalem, constituting it as a corpus separatum under the administration of the United Nations.' He speaks about Jewish settlement in Jerusalem. Representatives of different nations seated.
Views of Jerusalem, Tower of David (Jerusalem citadel) and Jaffa Gate, 1947
An Arab man walks through the outskirts of Jerusalem. A donkey grazes near a house. View of Abbey of the Dormition on Mt. Zion. Man leads a horse carrying baggage near the Tower of David (Jerusalem citadel. ) Arab men sell fruits and gather next to Tower of David (Jerusalem citadel.) Men sell goods at the Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem. View through Jaffa Gate into the old city of Jerusalem.
Bomb blast at Labor department headquarters in Palestine; Jewish refugees on ship in France.
A newsreel titled, 'World focus on Palestine' shows aftermath of a bomb blast at the Labor department headquarters in Palestine that killed 3 British police. Injured being rescued from the wrecked building by soldiers as smoke rises from it. Tightened security as British soldiers search Jewish people thoroughly on the streets, beside razor wire in a street. Scene changes to the harbor in Dubuque, France, where 4500 Jewish refugees and displaced persons on board the ship "Runnymede Park," bound for Palestine, are seen looking outward from the ship deck while it remains at port awaiting orders. The ship refused docking in France, and is being supplied with food by small boat, and only the sick and injured on the ship are brought to shore for treatment. Views of sick or injured children, women, and men receiving assistance on shore.
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.
Bombing of British Officers Club in Palestine
A newsreel titled 'Terror grips Palestine' shows passports of Jews being checked as they leave the country. They board a train and wave goodbye. A ship carrying large number of Jews arrives at the coast and the injured are being carried away. People disembark from the ship. Bomb blast occurs at British Officers Club in Palestine killing 16 people. Injured being carried out from a wrecked building by the soldiers. Suspects being arrested and captives being searched for weapons. Soldiers patrol the streets as Martial Law is imposed in the city.