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Jews Defend Their New Zion State
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keywords: middle east, israel, battle of haifa, jewish paramilitary organization hagangh, israeli flag
Synopsis: Palestine, A new Jewish State formed. The battle of Haifa as Israeli Hagangh soldiers, a Jewish paramilitary organization conduct operations to capture Arab neighborhoods in Haifa...(read more)
- Date: 1948
- Duration: 00:02:24
- Sound: No
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: Israel





























Jews Defend Their New Zion State
First pictures of the battle of Haifa in 1948 (operation Bi'ur Hametz-Passover Cleaning) was a Haganah operation with the objective of the capture of the Arab neighborhoods of Haifa. Shows Israeli Haganah soldiers (Jewish paramilitary organization) stopping and searching Arab men. Shows bodies of Arabs killed in the fighting. Shows two Israeli soldiers, one holding new flag of Israel.
U.S. recognition of 'Israel' is announced to United Nation delegates, still dead locked over plans for truce. In Washington, flag of new Jewish state is unfurled. Shows Jews dancing in the street surrounded by large crowd.
- Related Titles:
- Newsreels: 1948 - May 18