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Nativity and the adjoining church of saint catholic. housing a franciscan monastery. at the opposite end is the mosque of foam are. completed in 1860 in name for the second, omar ben qatar. since the formation the modern state of israel in 1948, manger square has often been the stage for key conflicts played out. define crucial moments in its history. from the six-day war in 1967, to a five-week siege at the church nativity by palestinian and islamic in 2002 which began in manger square. as the violence second aid raged the operation defensive shield and entered bethlehem to capture suspected ...

Petition. to divide palestine between the arabs and the jews. >> the british mandate government was not able to succeed. and in 1947, the un general assembly adopted a resolution to permanently partition the area. >> the resolution was adopted. >> on may 14, 1948 the state of israel was established. >> history was made as a jewish state of israel was born. for the first time since the roman legion destroyed jerusalem and the year 70 a.d., the jewish people have a nation of their own. >> did not last long. immediately the arab neighbors attacks. >> the egyptian army pushed into palestine the mo...