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The Guardian - UK
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World

Israel's 60th anniversary

Israel at 60
Haifa, 1945: Survivors of the Buchenwald concentration camp, some still in their Buchenwald clothing, stand on the deck of a refugee immigration ship Photograph: Zoltan Kluger/Getty
Israel at 60
Haifa, 1947: Jewish immigrants from Europe on the ship Exodus as it enters the port in British-mandated Palestine Photograph: EPA
Israel at 60
Jerusalem, 1947: A poster issued by British police forces shows wanted men from Jewish extremist groups. Menachem Begin, the future Israeli prime minister, is seen at the top left Photograph: AFP
Israel at 60
Jerusalem, 1948: Soldiers of the allied Arab Legion fight the Jewish Haganah (Hebrew for "defence") force Photograph: AFP
Israel at 60
Jaffa, 1948: A Haganah fighter, with a tattoo from the Auschwitz concentration camp on his forearm Photograph: Bettmann /Corbis
Israel at 60
Zenin, 1948: Palestinian women and children are evacuated and carry their possesions Photograph: ohn Phillips/Time Life /Getty
Israel at 60
Palestine, 1948: A Jewish fighter looks out from a post facing an Arab position Photograph: Dmitri Kessel/ Time Life/Getty
Israel at 60
1948: A portrait of Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion (1886-1973) Photograph: Horst Tappe /Getty
Israel at 60
1948: Jewish refugees travel from Cyprus to Israel Photograph: Bettmann/Corbis
Israel at 60
Palestine, 1948: Jewish immigrant settlers build prefabricated houses Photograph: AFP
Israel at 60
Beirut, Lebanon, 1948: Young Palestinian refugees have their hair cut at a refugee camp Photograph: AFP
Israel at 60
Tel Aviv, 1948: Israel's first prime minister, David Ben Gurion (centre), reads the declaration of independence Photograph: AP
Israel at 60
Tel Aviv, May 7 2008:Israelis wave national flags as they watch fireworks during anniversary celebrations Photograph: Gil Cohen Magen /Reuters
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