Battle of Mishmar HaEmek
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The Battle of Mishmar HaEmek was part of the civil war in Mandatory Palestine ahead of the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. It was a ten-day battle fought from 4 to 15 April 1948 between the Arab Liberation Arm
Jewish soldiers at the entry of the Mishmar Ha'emek, 1948
Bay Mahdi, one of the ALA commanders, during the attack on Mishmar HaEmek, 1948
Villages cleared in Haganah counter-attack (red). Those captured on 12 May by Irgun marked by blue spots.
Mapam
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Mapam was a Labor Zionist and democratic socialist political party in the State of Israel. Established shortly before Israeli independence in January 1948 as a merger between the Hashomer Hatzair Work
Battle of Mishmar HaEmek
…which cleared five villages west of Mishmar HaEmek. All of the Palestinian villages captured were destroyed shortly thereafter. Members of the left wing Mapam, to which Mishmar HaEmek was affiliated, were accused of hypocrisy in following months when they complained about the destruction of Arab villages…
1950s Mapam May Day meeting. Slogan reads '1 of May for Peace and Brotherhood of the Peoples.
Mapam members at the May Day parade in 1950
Mapam conference at Kibbutz Givat Brenner in November 1948
Mapam conference in 1949