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By Illingworth, 'The Daily Mail', January 14, 1948 Arabs and Jews arm themselves to the teeth. |
By Low, 'The Evening Standard', March 3, 1948 'Battle of the Roads'. Arab irregular forces stream into Palestine, clash with Jewish forces in an all out "civil war". |
By Low, 'The Evenging Standard', March 12, 1948 Britain washes her hands of Palestine while a coming massacre lines the horizon. |
By Illingworth, 'Punch', March 31, 1948 The British government announced its decision to withdraw from Palestine on May 15, 1948. |
By Low, 'The Evening Standard', April 16, 1948 |
By Illingworth, 'The Daily Mail', April 28, 1948 |
By Low, 'The Evening Standard', April 28, 1948 |
| Israel's War of Independence |
By Illingworth, 'The Daily Mail', May 10, 1948 On May 14, the State of Israel was born, hours before the expiration of the British mandate at midnight. |
 By Illingworth, 'The Daily Mail', May 11, 1948 |
By Seaman, 'The New York Times', May 14, 1948 |
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| British Troops Withdraw from Palestine |
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By Ian Gage, Source: Bill Tolley Caption: Palestine - patiently waiting to go home. |
Sketch by Eric Ainsworth, 'Picture Post', May, 1948 |
Sketch by Picture Post Editor, Edgar Ainsworth, May 14, 1948, London Arab stronghold Ein Karem, just outside Jerusalem. |
Sketch by Picture Post Editor, Edgar Ainsworth, May 15, 1948, London Inside a Haganah Battle HQ, Tel Aviv. |
By Low, 'The Evening Standard', September 23, 1948 UN mediator Count Bernadotte dies in a gun attack on his car in Jerusalem by the Stern gang, replaced by his deputy Ralph Bunche. |
By Illingworth, 'The Daily Mail', October 7, 1948 Discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls at Qumram, Palestine. |
By Low, 'The Evening Standard', November 11, 1948 |
By Derso and Kelen, 1948 From United Nations Sketchbook: A Cartoon History of the United Nations. |
By Derso and Kelen, 1948 |
By Derso and Kelen, 1948 |
By Derso and Kelen, 1948 |
By Derso and Kelen, 1948 |
