The 1948 Siege of Jerusalem: Convoys, Starvation, and Surrender

In late 1947, as the British Mandate crumbled, Jewish Jerusalem came under siege by Arab forces. This episode follows the desperate convoys that tried to supply the city—trucks armored with steel plates, driven by volunteers who called themselves the Convoy of the Brave. We look at the battle for Sha'ar HaGai (Bab al-Wad), the burial of the dead in the Sanhedria cemetery, and the secret water pipeline built under the noses of the Arab Legion. Lucas recounts the stories of drivers like Mickey Marcus and the women who loaded supplies under sniper fire, and explains how the siege shaped the city's partition and the trauma that still echoes today. We also discuss the controversy: Did the Haganah prioritize military objectives over civilian relief? And what did the surrender of the Jewish Quarter in the Old City mean for the new state's identity?

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