The British Mandate in Palestine ended abruptly in 1948. The British departure engendered a complex situation which affected all areas of life, and the country’s health system was no exception. Gradual transition of the infrastructure was almost impossible owing to the ineffectiveness of the committee appointed by the United Nations. The situation was further complicated by the outbreak of the Arab–Israeli War. We relate for the first time the story of 75 Jewish patients who were left in a former British mental hospital in Bethlehem – deep behind the front lines. Despite the hostilities, there were complex negotiations about relocating those patients. This episode sheds light on the Jewish and Arab relationship as it pertained to mental institutions during and immediately after the British Mandate.

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前线患者：1948年阿以战争中精神病患者的交流

英国在巴勒斯坦的托管于 1948 年突然结束。英国的离开造成了影响生活各个领域的复杂局势，该国的卫生系统也不例外。由于联合国任命的委员会效率低下，基础设施的逐步过渡几乎是不可能的。阿以战争的爆发使局势进一步复杂化。我们第一次讲述了 75 名犹太病人的故事，他们被留在伯利恒的一家前英国精神病院——在前线的深处。尽管存在敌意，关于重新安置这些患者的谈判仍然很复杂。这一集揭示了犹太人和阿拉伯人的关系，因为它与英国托管期间和之后的精神病院有关。