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British troops impose martial law and patrol the streets of Tel Aviv in Palestine (later Tel Aviv, Israel).
A copy of newspaper Palestine Post with the headline "Tel Aviv outlawed: Martial law over half of Yishuv." British military outposts seen in town. Flowers are seen. Boys ride their bicycles. British soldiers talk to people and smoke cigarettes.
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 Iseral 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 flatters in air. 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".
Lifting of Martial law in Tel Aviv
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.
Palestinians walk in and out of the Cornice of Tel Aviv on Sabbath Day in Tel Aviv, Palestine.
The Cornice of Tel Aviv on Sabbath Day in Tel Aviv, Palestine. People walk in and out of the building. Huge crowd walks along the sea coast. Young Palestinian crowd on the terrace. Car driven past a building. People walking in front of the building.
Girls walking and talking in the campus of Tel Aviv Teachers' school for girls in Tel Aviv, Palestine.
Tel Aviv Teachers' school for girls in Tel Aviv, Palestine. Group of girls walk in school yard. They converse with each other. Girls walk up and down the stairs of the school building. Some of the girls enter the building.
Officials in a meeting at Press Club in Tel Aviv
Group of officials in a meeting in Tel Aviv Palestine (later Tel Aviv, Israel). Officials walk out of the Press Club. Board at the entrance reads 'Press Club Tel Aviv'. Officials enter the Public Information Office.
