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1948 (Feb 16) Palestine 25m Citadel Air letter to Phila PA tied Tel Aviv (17 Feb) cds with interesting content “This is an exciting and a thrilling place to be at a time like this. The world has never witnessed anything to equal the spirit and the courage of these wonderful youngsters, both boys and girls in the field, they are simply marvelous” The U.N. Partition plan came into force 30 Nov 47 & was generally accepted by the Jewish community but not the Arabs & violent skirmishes broke out lasting until the British mandat ended 14 May 48 and afterwards as a state & independent Israel.