14 May 1948. On that day the English leave Palestine after thirty years of occupation. The Jews proclaim the birth of Israel. The Arabs prepare for war. A conflict has begun that will never be extinguished. This is the story of the birth of this conflict. It is the story of a city which becomes the stake and the symbol of a fratricidal struggle. It is a book of many stories forming a vast historic fresco, packed with adventure, drama, love heroism and revelations...