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1948 — 2025 · Seventy-eight years

The Zionist
Time Machine

Every year in Israel's history is a station. Turn the dial and hear what was on the air — original archival photos, voices from the radio, the story, and the song of that year.

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1949

The First Knesset and the Ink Flag

Israel elected its first Knesset, signed the armistice agreements and was admitted to the United Nations.

25 JanuaryThe first elections to the Constituent Assembly, which became the First Knesset.
24 FebruaryIsrael and Egypt sign an armistice agreement in Rhodes, the first in a series of agreements with Israel's neighbors.
10 MarchFighters of the Negev Brigade reach Umm Rashrash, today Eilat, and raise the improvised "Ink Flag".
11 MayIsrael is admitted as a member of the United Nations.

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