WATCH: May 1948 Newsreel of Palestinians being Displaced

posted on: May 17, 2016

The Middle East Monitor posted this 68-year-old British newsreel today. The video depicts the situation in Palestine in 1948, as well as Israel’s declaration of independence. The two minute newsreel shows Palestinians being forced to leave their homes, getting searched by Jewish soldiers, and the demolition of neighborhoods after the city Acre was “taken” by Jewish forces. The newsreel then shows the Zion delegation declaring Israel a state, as well as U.S. recognition of Israel, at the United Nations. The clip ends by showing the civil strife in Palestine and Israel, while supporters in Washington, DC celebrate Jewish statehood. Although the newsreel is from 1948, its imagery is nearly identical to what is seen on the news today: the U.S. ignoring Palestinians who are being subjected to Israeli aggression and human rights violations.

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