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1948 — 2025 · Seventy-eight years

The Zionist
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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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1951

An Airlift from Baghdad

In Operation Ezra and Nehemiah tens of thousands of Jews were flown from Iraq to Israel, and the country elected the Second Knesset.

  1. The airlift of Operation Ezra and Nehemiah reaches its peak; by early 1952, between 120,000 and 130,000 Iraqi Jews immigrate in the operation.
  2. The Knesset enacts the Women's Equal Rights Law, guaranteeing women equality before the law.
  3. Elections to the Second Knesset; Mapai, led by David Ben-Gurion, wins the largest number of votes.
  4. Chaim Weizmann is re-elected President of the State.
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