Witness

The creation of the state of Israel

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On 14 May 1948, the state of Israel was proclaimed.Tears and applause met the declaration, witnessed by 200 dignitaries, but fighting intensified in the days that followed.In 2010, Arieh Handler and Zipporah Porath spoke to Lucy Williamson about that day and its fallout.(Photo: Young Jewish people celebrate the new state. Credit: AFP/Getty Images)