Israel Independence Day (1956)

Haifa, Israel. GV. Line of army trucks (title super over). LV. Cars with soldiers going past dais. SV. Dais, Israel’s Premier Ben Gurion stands in the centre. On his right is a man in civilian clothes (possibly President Ben Zvi. On either side of them are Army men saluting. Crowds watching parade are seen in background. LV. Towards and pan past the dais, tanks with men standing in turret saluting. BSV. Dais , Ben Gurion and others standing on it while jeeps go by with men in them saluting. SCU. French type soldier with woman watching. LV. Towards and pan, soldiers marching past dais in very close formation. GV. Young men and women dancing round in circle in what could be national costumes. SCU. People watching. SV. Young girls in groups of four joined with arms dancing. Young men dancing about in background. Girls who look like nurses also dancing. LV. Night, line of young men walking along carrying flaming torches. SCU. Towards and past, young solders carrying blazing torches. LV. Lines of youn