The situation had become desperate for Israel. The Jews in Jerusalem were on the verge of starvation, and they would soon be forced to accept whatever terms the Arabs demanded. Israel accepte...

20 minutes, 11 seconds
Published 4 days ago

The Israelis tried again to dislodge the Arabs from Latrun, so they could food to the starving Jews in Jerusalem. Military power couldn't do the job, so they started to build a new road around...

20 minutes, 58 seconds
Published 9 days ago

After two weeks of intense combat, the Jews in the Jewish Quarter finally surrendered. The Arabs destroyed the Hurva synagogue, the last stronghold of the Jewish fighters. The Jews lost all c...

19 minutes, 21 seconds
Published: 6/8/2008

The Jews in Jerusalem were starving, so David Ben-Gurion ordered the Haganah to attack the strong Arab Legion positions at Latrun. The Haganah commander wanted to wait, but Ben-Gurion persiste...

22 minutes, 13 seconds
Published: 6/2/2008

The struggle for Jerusalem continued- the Jews hung on to the Jewish Quarter, and they fought the Arab Legion at the Notre Dame hospice. They fought while they faced starvation- they were down...

17 minutes, 34 seconds
Published: 5/6/2008

The Israelis seized Zion Gate and carried supplies to the beseiged Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem. But then the Jews left Zion Gate, and the feared Arab Legion finally arrived. T...

16 minutes, 24 seconds
Published: 4/29/2008

The Jewish Quarter of the Old City was under siege and about to fall, so the Israelis attacked Jaffa Gate. After a fierce fight, the Jews withdrew and the Arabs begged for the Arab Legion to c...

18 minutes, 25 seconds
Published: 4/21/2008

After declaring independence, Israel was attacked by five Arab armies. Was it a miracle that the new state survived, or were the Arab armies just ineffective? In the first days of fighting, A...

22 minutes, 05 seconds
Published: 4/10/2008

Some Jewish leaders had second thoughts about declaring independence. They feared the attacks of the Arab nations, and the US promised to send help if the Jews held off declaring independence....

18 minutes, 32 seconds
Published: 4/3/2008

Everyone made plans for the end of the British Mandate in Palestine - the British packed up their stuff and prepared to leave, the Jews tried to take more territory in Jerusalem, the Arab state...

18 minutes, 54 seconds
Published: 3/27/2008