Towards Statehood, 1946-1948
- Overview
- Primary sources
- Newspaper articles
- Secondary sources
- Excerpt from The Mufti of Jerusalem Al-Hajj Amin Al-Husayni and the Palestinian National Movement, Philip Matter, Columbia University Press, New York, 1988, p.126.
- A Flag is Born, The American Jewish Historical Society.
- Defense of Mishmar Hayarden and Its Occupation by the Syrians, Etzel Museum, Apr.-May 1948.
- The Tragedy of Deir Yassin, Apr. 9, 1948, Excerpt from The Fifty Years War, Ahron Bregman, Jihan El-Tahri, 1999.
- Etzel in Haifa, Etzel Museum, Apr. 21, 1948.
- The Conquest of Jaffa, Etzel Museum, Apr. 25, 1948.
- Operation Hametz, Etzel Museum, Apr. 27, 1948.
- Operation “Kedem,” Etzel Museum, July 17, 1948.
- Partitions, Hadassah Levy, COJS.
- David Ben-Gurion- A Lion in the Desert, Lisa Alcalay Klug, COJS.
- Population Transfers in Asia, Joseph B. Schechtman, Hallsby Press, NY 1949.
- Summary of Israel’s Independence War and Initial Laws and Regulations, Israel Yearbook, 1950-1951, 35-76.
- Images
- Battle of Deir Yassin Apr. 9, 1947.
- Deir Yassin Trenches and Approach to Jerusalem
- The Jewish Legion Protest in Trafalgar Square, June 18, 1947. The Jewish Legion demanded the withdrawal of British troops from Palestine. Click here for the original caption.
- Arabs on the March, Oct. 11, 1947.
- Looting and Burning in Jerusalem, Dec. 1, 1947, Etzel Museum.
- The Exodus, 1947
- Princess Mary Ave. Jerusalem, 1948
- The Castel, Apr. 1948
- Armored Vehicle from the Castel
- Jewish Fighters at the Castel, Davar Magazine, Apr. 22, 1948.
- Memorial for Fallen Soldiers at the Castel, Dec. 1947-Apr. 1948.
- Declaration of Independence, May 14, 1948
- Letter from the First Day of the Israel Post Office, May 16, 1948.
- Abdullah and Glubb Pasha, Life Magazine, May 1948.
- Abdullah Confers with British Military Advisers, Life Magazine, May 1948.
- Independence Hall, Tel Aviv
- The Arab Legion Attacking the Jewish Quarter, May 1948.
- Jewish Quarter Residents Evacuating the Old City through the Zion Gate, May 1948.
- Model of the Altalena, Etzel Museum, June 25, 1948.
- The Flag of Altalena, Etzel Museum, June 25, 1948.
- Lifesaver from the Altalena, Etzel Museum, June 25, 1948.
- The Altalena on Fire, June 25, 1948
- Yitzhak Sadeh and Other IDF Commanders, Davar Magazine, July 22, 1948.
- Rifles 1, Etzel Museum.
- Rifles 2, Etzel Museum.
- Rifles 3, Etzel Museum.
- Israeli Flag.
- President Weizmann Presents a Torah to President Truman, 1948.
- Chaim Weizmann
- David Ben-Gurion
- David Raziel
- Videos
- Maps
- Websites
- A Few Humble Coins and the Making of Israel
- About the War of Independence
- Besieged – Jerusalem 1948- Memories of an Irgun Fighter
- Recognition of Israel – Truman Library
- The Irgun Site
- Jewish Telegraphic Agency
- Jewish Women’s Archive- Personal Information for Rose Halprin
- Teaching with Documents- The U.S. Recognition of the State of Israel
- Truman Presidential Museum and Library- The Recognition of the State of Israel