Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion of Israel arrives in Ottawa, Canada. Stepping down from a “Department of Transport Canada” plane, Prime Minister Ben-Gurion meets Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker. After the welcome, the two prime ministers walk away from the tarmac. Arab sympathizers holding anti-Zionist and anti-Israel signs in Ottawa. Signs seen include, "Israel Zionist Creation," "B. Gurion The Eichman of Arab World," "Ask Your Guest About Arab Refugees," "Ben Gurion and Eichmann Partners in Murder," and "John Stop Tax Free Israel." Prime Minister Ben-Gurion lays a wreath at the National War Memorial in Ottawa. Prime Minister Ben-Gurion visits the Canadian Governor General Georges Vanier at the Government House, also known as the Rideau Hall, in Ottawa (1 Sussex Dr, Ottawa, ON K1M). Prime Minister Ben-Gurion poses with Canadian Governor General Vanier and his wife, Pauline Vanier, as well as Canadian Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker.
The Secretary General of the United Nations visits Israel. The second Secretary General of the United Nations Dag Hammarskjöld deplanes at Lod Airport (present day Ben Gurion Airport) in Israel and is greeted by local officials. Hammarskjöld's car is escorted by motorcycle outriders. He enters a building with officials. Prime Minister of Israel David Ben-Gurion seated in a conference room with officials. Among those present at the table, in addition to Dag Hammarskjöld, are Golda Meir, David Ben-Gurion, and Ralph Bunche.
The end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War in Palestine and soon to be Israel. Jewish flags fly from a building. Women look down from the balcony of a building. Jewish people arrive in a truck. Jewish people gather on a street. People celebrate on the streets. Jewish people perform horah dance on the streets. Officials in a car. Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and others of the Provisional State Council including Moshe Sharett and Golda Meir. Jewish people gather in front of a building. An elderly, bearded Jewish man carries a flag of Israel and rides a mule.
The funeral of Dr Chaim Weizmann in Israel. He was the President of Israel and leader of world Zionism. Pallbearers hold the casket and other officers walk with them. People watch and bow towards the casket. The President is buried on his estate. People place wreaths on the grave.
State of Israel formed amid violence. Men and a woman with pilot of small plane. Aerial views of landscape. Aircraft in flight. Bomb damage at a port and a ship seen in harbor. Dead body in rubble, a victim of the Arab-Israeli war.
Former Vice President Nichard Nixon tours Israel on a fact-finding tour. Nixon arrives and greets Defense Minister of Israel Moshe Dayan in Tel Aviv. The two leaders with their aides. The meeting in progress. The press takes photographs and records the event.