"An additional decree to declaration no. 4 – Prohibition against leaving the country" (Hebrew), a broadside issued by "Mifkad Ha'am" (the general recruitment system of the Yishuv), the Jewish national Council and the Jewish Agency. Tel-Aviv, February 24, 1948.
"Mifkad Ha'am" was the name of the Hebrew recruitment system active since the decision of the UN about the Partition Plan for Palestine and until the establishment of the State of Israel. This broadside was issued in the midst of the recruitment process during the Israeli War of Independence and it widens the age range of people who were forbidden to leave the country to ages 16-40 (those born in 1907-1932). In addition, the broadside forbids travel agencies and companies to assist members of the Yishuv to leave the country "both by providing information, getting visas or selling tickets, and by providing transportation" (Hebrew), except those with special permits.
Approx. 44.5X34 cm. Good condition. Stains. Open tears and filing holes to margins. The broadside is mounted on thin paper for restoration.
Provenance: The Rimon Family Collection.

Eight "Order of the Day" leaves ("Daf Kravi") and a combat song authored by Abba Kovner in his position as the education officer of the Givati brigade during the War of Independence. Israel, July-October 1948. Hebrew, one leaf is in Yiddish.
During the War of Independence, approx. 80 "Order of the Day" ("Daf Kravi") leaves were printed by the IDF, the most important being those of the Givati Brigade which were authored by the poet, writer and partisan Abba Kovner. To a large extent, these leaves set the tone for those that came after them, especially during the first decades after the establishment of the state: the placement of the text, the size of the font, dealing with ethical questions and purity of arms and even the name "Daf Kravi".
1-8. Eight "Order of the Day" leaves authored by Abba Kovner during the war, seven of them signed in the plate "A.K." (Hebrew). The leaves open with the caption "Death to the Invaders!" and contain an important documentation of the battles against the Egyptian army: the battle of Negba (which is called "Negbagrad" in the leaf), the conquest of Arab villages and posts, the bombings of the Israeli air force and more. One of the leaves was printed in a different format and is not signed (possibly it served as a draft of a leaf that was later printed in the regular format).
9. "Who Said We Must Abandon – a Combat Song for Sabbath Night on the Battlefront". Printed song. Dedicated and signed "For those exposed on the battlefront, with love, Abba" (Hebrew) and dated 15.7.48.
Size and condition vary. Good overall condition. Filing holes and stains. Fold lines, closed and open tears to the margins of some of them (small).

Three issues of The Palestine Post and The New York Times dealing with the UN resolution from November 29, the events of the War of Independence and the Israeli declaration of independence. Jerusalem and New York, 1947-1948. English.
1. Issue of The Palestine Post reporting on the resolution of the UN to end the British mandate and establish two independent states in Palestine. Jerusalem, November 30, 1947.
The main headline of the issue announces the results of the vote in the UN assembly on the day before, on November 29, 1947: "Partition Approved by more than 2/3: 33 Vote Yes, 13 No, 10 Abstain".
2. An issue of The New York Times from the Israeli Declaration of Independence day. New York, May 15, 1948.
The main headline of the issue: "Zionists Proclaim New State of Israel; Truman Recognizes It And Hopes For Peace; Tel-Aviv Is Bombed, Egypt Orders Invasion".
3. An issue of The Palestine Post. Jerusalem, October 31, 1948.
The issue reports on the battles and events in Israel during the second temporary truce of the War of Independence. Among the reports: the attack of the IDF on the Arab Salvation Army commanded by Fawzi al-Qawuqji; Arab attacks on Jerusalem; the abolishment of the chief headquarters of the Palmach; theft of property of Iraqi Jews by the authorities; and news about the efforts to reach a ceasefire and the peace negotiations.
Size and condition vary.

"Yom HaMedinah" [State Day], a joint (one-time) issue of all Hebrew newspapers, published on the day of the Israeli Declaration of Independence. [Tel-Aviv] the fifth of Iyar (May 14, 1948), "The last Day of a Foreign Rule".
The newspaper's headline: "The People Declare the State of Israel". The Declaration of Independence is printed on the first page, alongside photographs of Herzl, Weizmann, Ben-Gurion and others, and a group photograph of the members of the Provisional Government during their first session.
[1] leaf (2 pp), 58 cm. Good condition. Fold lines. Stains. Tears along edges and fold lines, some of them slightly affecting the text.
Provenance: the Rimon Family Collection.

Iton Rishmi [Official Gazette]. Issue no. 1 (14.5.48) through issue no. 24 (29.9.48), bound together, with an index.
The issues contain an abundance of information as to the emergency situation in the young State of Israel. The first issue contains the text of the "Declaration about the Establishment of the State of Israel" (The Scroll of Independence) and a manifest issued by the Provisional Government.
Issue no. 1 is printed on lighter paper, as it appeared originally.
Iton Rishmi (Official Gazette) was published during the years 1948-1949; all in all, 50 issues were printed. With the start of the term of the Constituent Assembly, on February 16, 1949, the newspaper continued to appear under the title "Rashumot".
24 issues: VIII, 162 pp, (issue no. 25 is missing). Approx. 33 cm.
The issues were bound together (glued at their edges). The binding and spine are missing. Good-fair condition. Several stains, worming (especially on the lower part of the leaves). Filing holes in the right margins of all the leaves. Tears (most of them small). A large tear to one of the leaves (issue no. 22); the bottom part of the leaf is missing. Tears reinforced with tape to the general title page. Stamps.