Film 'The city of David' depicts notable landmarks and people in Jerusalem, Palestine. Film begins showing the Islamic shrine, the Dome of the Rock on Temple Mount (Qubbat al-Sakhra in Arabic or Kippat ha-Sela in Hebrew) in Jerusalem, Palestine. Film focuses on the city walls and some of its gates. Palestinians are seen walking near the Damascus gate. The Citadel (Tower of David) atop the walls. Visitors in Western clothes are seen entering through the wide Jaffa Gate (Omar Ibn Katab, Jerusalem). Local people enter and leave through another gate to David Street. Scene shifts to narrow walkways filled with shops and pedestrians, within sight of city Wall in the background. Camera pans down from rooftop to the narrow lane of shops and pedestrians
The 1947 Jerusalem Riots in Palestine. Views of Jerusalem from a distance. Downtown Jerusalem with traffic and pedestrians. British authorities begin moving pedestrians away from an area. Smoke erupts from smoke bombs in the street. British troops fire machine gun into the air. "Zion Hall" sign is on building in background. Smoke emerging from building windows. Firefighters hose down smoke bombs in street as crowds are held back. A policewoman helps an old man to cross a street. Fire rescue personnel lower a women from a building on a rope. A ladder is set against side of building. People are lowered to sidewalk on stretchers and carried to Israeli ambulance.
The Haifa coastline in Palestine. An animated map of Palestine by the Mediterranean. Arrows point to the Valley of Israel, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv. The Valley of Israel: Hills, buildings and flora in the valley. Jerusalem: Buildings on a street. Men in a loaded horse cart. Trucks pass by. Pedestrians in the traditional attire. Men in cloaks and women in 'burkha'. Barclays Bank in the background. Haifa: Men lead herd of camels on a street. Buildings. Pedestrians and cars pass by. Loaded boats in the harbor. The Haifa coastline.
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.
British military impose Martial law in Palestine after the Irgun bombing of the Goldsmith Officers Club. A British soldier assume prone position while holding his rifle. Troops lay down barbed wires on roads in Jerusalem. A soldier keeps watch from a balcony. Armored personel carriers patrol the streets of Jerusalem. A soldier stands guard at a gate. An empty street in Jerusalem during Martial law.
A newsreel titled 'Martial law lifted in Palestine' shows, armed crewmen inspect a wrecked train after a bomb blast and guards patrol the area in Jerusalem, Palestine. Jewish agency executives including American representatives gather at a hospital to meet with President David Ben-Gurion and discuss the creation of a Jewish state. American representatives include Ms. Rose Halprin and Dr. Abba Silver. Martial law being lifted as people move out on streets and British soldiers remove barbed wire that had been dividing Jerusalem. Crowd of men, women, and children greet and mingle after the wire is removed.