10th ANNIVERSARY OF FOUNDING OF MODERN STATE OF ISRAEL 1958 TRAVELOGUE TEL AVIV HAIFA XD50994

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This film from 1958 (we are unsure of the title as it is missing) is a pro-Israel documentary depicting the 10-year anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel. The film was produced and directed by Joel J. Breit, who also produced similar pro-Israel films throughout the 1950s. This film portrays a somewhat controversial aspect of modern history emphasizing the Jewish claimed right to the land of Palestine through their religious heritage. Local workers digging in the ruins of Khatsur in the Valley of Hula (00:08). Artifacts dug out from the ruins (00:23). Remains of Roman aqueducts on the landscapes of Galilee (00:51). An arab or nomad walking with his camels (01:07). A nomadic caravan (01:14). Jews and Israeli military arriving by train to Israel in 1948 (01:27). Scenes from the town of Tel Aviv built upon the Palestinian town of Jaffa (01:50). The Knesset Menorah Monument in Jerusalem (02:29). Israeli citizens waiving towards a ship with arriving settlers (02:32). Cargo is unloaded and transported from the Haifa Port (02:53). Settlers arriving by airplane (03:02). The city of Kiryat Shmona (03:30). The construction of new homes (04:14). A family moves into a house after construction is finished (05:18). The infrastructures of the town, including supermarkets, health clinics, playgrounds, etc. (05:40). Scenes from the Arab community living in Yaffa (Ancient Nazareth) (06:39). The new Nazareth built by Israelis (06:59). The construction of a chocolate factory (07:07). Newly built housing for Israeli settlers (07:19). The Valley of Hula and waters from the Jordan River (07:34). Lake Cabaret (07:59). Artificial ponds constructed for fishing in ‘Kibbutz’ settlements (08:17). Agricultural crops belonging to the Kibbutz (08:39). The Negev Desert, an-Naqab or an-Naqb in Arabic (09:14). Water pipelines are installed through the desert using machinery (09:31). The manufacturer of the water pipes (10:08). The Yarkon River (12:29) and its water run through the Negev desert (12:37). Cotton crops are harvested and transported to a cotton factory (12:43). The city of Kiryat Gat built on the occupied Palestinian city of Gath (13:34). The construction of the town of Ashdod-Yam (14:06). The beach of Ashdod-Yam and the construction of a pier (15:27). A cement factory in Ramle, the occupied Palestinian city Ramallah (16:04). A steel factory in the city of Haifa (16:31). A bathroom-fixture factory in the occupied Palestinian city of Beersheba, in Arabic Bi’r al-Sab (17:13). Women are hand painting pottery (17:34). Workers extract minerals from the Negev desert (18:02) and build houses for new settlements (18:22). Families move into them (18:37). The Dead Sea (19:19). The extraction process of the minerals from the water of the Dead Sea, including salt, potash, and bromine (19:30). A Negev desert village containing thousands of settler-families (20:28). A mailman in a red van delivers mails to a desert town, home to former Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion (21:35). Trenches running through the town (22:11). Fields near the town (22:19). Sheep (22:44). Women weaving (23:07). Scenes from market in Beersheba and the town (23:36). Wheat and flour mills (24:03). A hospital (24:10). Scenes from different newly built Israeli settlements (24:17). The construction of another hospital in Beersheba (24:33). A lake with waterlilies (25:41). Scenes from a hospital (25:53). A retirement home (26:45). Scenes from the Negev desert (27:09). “The End” written on screen (27:48). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
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