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Ben Gurion reading the declaration of Israeli independence

Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen looks back at the events of 1948 when Israel, and the Palestinian refugee problem, came into being.

KEY STORIES

Bush begins tour of Middle East

Bush faces troubled Middle East

Israel marks its 60th anniversary

Joy and sorrow at 60th

In pictures: Israeli celebrations

Katyusha rockets fired from southern Lebanon into Israel in 2006

History of Israel

Facts and figures

Map of Israel after the Six-Day War in 1967

A history in maps

Jerusalem diary
A refugee’s story for the day marking the Palestinian catastrophe

Shatila slideshow
Life in a Palestinian refugee camp after 60 years of exile

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

FEATURES AND ANALYSIS

Future of nation of warriors

Israel has always been ready for war, but attitudes are changing.

OBSTACLES TO PEACE

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

Israel’s creation
A British soldier’s view of the historic day 60 years ago

Asad Daoud holds up a pre-1951 picture of Iqrit village

Yearning for home
The Arab Christians who cannot return to their village in Israel

Israeli journey
Complex life of an Arab, Palestinian citizen of Israel

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