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Ben Gurion reading the declaration of Israeli independence
Sixty years of Middle East division
Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen looks back at the events of 1948 when Israel, and the Palestinian refugee problem, came into being.


KEY STORIES

A Palestinian child marks the "Nakba" in Gaza City on 15 May 2008 Abbas pledge on 'catastrophe' day
In pictures: 'Catastrophe' protests
Bush praises close US-Israel ties
Bush faces troubled Middle East
Israel marks its 60th anniversary
Joy and sorrow at 60th
Katyusha rockets fired from southern Lebanon into Israel in 2006

History of Israel

Facts and figures

Facts and figures

Map of Israel after the Six-Day War in 1967

A history in maps


Muhammad Diab, resident of Shatila refugee camp Far from Palestine
Three generations of a refugee family talk about 60 years of exile
Conductor and pianist Daniel Berenboim Personal pain
Daniel Barenboim on why conflict eats at the 'Jewish soul'
Arieh Handler Historic moment
Witness to Israel's founding ceremony recalls 'greatest' day

FEATURES AND ANALYSIS

Israeli soldiers take part in anniversary celebrations Future of nation of warriors
Israel has always been ready for war, but attitudes are changing.

OBSTACLES TO PEACE
Minaret and Israeli flag in East Jerusalem Key issues: Jerusalem
Martin Asser looks at issues which divide Palestinians and Israelis.
IN PICTURES


Palestinian life in Jerusalem

Inside and outside Israel
Journey through Israel
'I was at Israel's founding'
Israelis reflect on nation's 60th
Israeli press on 60th anniversary
Israel's dilemma over Gaza sick
Druze celebrate across wire

Borders and settlements
Refugees
Water
History of failed peace talks
Profile: Gaza Strip
Searching for a solution in Gaza
Guide to key terms

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Khamis Abulafia hosts a weekly Arab affairs radio show on Israel's Radio Tel Aviv Jaffa stories
Residents of Israel's mixed city on Jewish-Arab coexistence
Car flag celebrating 60 years of Israel Jerusalem diary
'Coming storms' and the 'dream of a Jewish state'
Arnold Hadwin Israel's creation
A British soldier's view of the historic day 60 years ago


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