BBC Radio Podcasts from Miriam and Youssef

Ep 10. Birth of a Nation

1948. The UN votes to establish the state of Israel – but the violence continues

1948. Violence erupts across the country after the UN vote for the partition of Palestine

1947. The United Nations votes on partitioning Palestine, but the vote is in the balance

1946. Elected headman of Deir Yassin Youssef promises peace with their kibbutz neighbours

1942. The British refuse to allow boatloads of war refugees to land in Palestine

1936. Arabs declare a general strike in Palestine, and a dangerous armed uprising begins

1934. Youssef visits his father in prison – a visit that will change his life forever

1929. Violence seems unavoidable as tensions grow over access to Jerusalem’s sacred sites

1925. Miriam and her mother move into a new kibbutz close to Jerusalem