Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Partition - Palestine Outburst Follows UN Assembly Vote

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
966
Date Released
8 Dec 1947
Date Other
Dec 1947
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Palestine Outburst Follows UN Vote. DESCRIPTION: The United Nations has reached a decision on the partition of Palestine and the Jewish and Arab states have been outlined. The following day the Jewish people celebrated on the streets of Jerusalem but on subsequent days the Arabs began rioting and looting. SHOTLIST: GV interior General Assembly of the United Nations. CU map showing partition. GV interior General Assembly. LS Saudi Arabian delegate arguing against partition. MCU Saudi (SOF). GV Assembly as Senor Aranha of Brazil calls on them to vote. MS delegates. SOF announcing vote Saudi Arabia - No, Soviet Union - Yes, United Kingdom abstains, USA - yes. MS Senor Aranha The resolution of the . Committee on Palestine was adopted by 33 votes, 13 against and 10 abstentions. GV delegates stand to applaud. SLIP PAN streets of Jerusalem the following day with Jewish people celebrating the decision (x6). TS (two days later) Arabs advancing on centre of Jerusalem at beginning of strike (x3). GV burning buildings (x3). MS firemen with hose. GV car burning in street (x2). LAS woman leaning out of window holding Arab flag. GV hoses in wrecked street. GV UN soldiers lined across street. MS Jews being arrested (x4). LAS burning of Rex cinema (x3). LS down street to burning cinema.
Keywords
Independence movements; Terrorism
Locations
New York; Jerusalem; Flushing Island
Footage sources
United States of America
Card file number
49517
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
258
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Partition - Palestine Outburst Follows UN Assembly Vote', British Movietone News Issue No. 966, 8 Dec 1947. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14815 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)