Israeli air force performs maneuvers to mark the 60th anniversary of Israel, above the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, May 8, 2008. Israel staged its 60th birthday bash with fireworks, air force flyovers and a great sense of pride Thursday, but also with uncertainty about its future and doubts about prospects for peace with the Palestinians.
Israelis watch an aerial display to mark the 60th anniversary of Israel, on the beachfront in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, May 8, 2008.
Thousands of Jewish youths celebrate Israel's 60th anniversary in Jerusalem, Thursday, May 8, 2008. Israel is marking its 60th Independence Day, which began at sundown Wednesday.
An Israeli youth smiles during a demonstration to mark the 60th anniversary of Israel, on the beachfront in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, May 8, 2008.
A paratrooper prepares to land on the beach during an aerial display to mark the 60th anniversary of Israel, on the beachfront in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, May 8, 2008.
People rush to help the wounded after a paratrooper, part of an aerial display to mark the 60th anniversary of Israel, landed on people on the beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, May 8, 2008. According to witnesses there were at least five wounded, their condition is unknown.
A giant metal key, representing keys to the houses Palestinian refugees left in 1948, and a symbol for the right of the return of refugees, is passed over a giant keyhole in the West Bank town of Bethlehem, Thursday, May 8, 2008. As Israel marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the state, Palestinians see the founding of the Jewish state as a tragic event which they call al-Naqba, Arabic for "the catastrophe."
Palestinian Nasser Flefel, 37, carves wooden keys representing the keys to the houses of Palestinian refugees which were left behind in 1948, in his wood-carving shop in Gaza City, Thursday, May, 8, 2008. Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians were uprooted during the 1948 war over Israel's creation, and some 4.5 million Palestinian refugees and their descendants are scattered across the region today.
A youth waves an Israeli flag as fireworks explode in the sky over Rabin's Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, during a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of Israel, late Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
An Israeli youth dances during Independence Day festivities in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 7, 2008. Israel is marking its 60th Independence Day, which began at sundown Wednesday with a great sense of pride but also uncertainty about its future and doubts about prospects for peace with the Palestinians.
Israelis dance with a flag during Independence Day festivities in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
A laser light show is seen during Independence Day festivities in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
An Israeli youth shouts as he dances during Independence Day festivities in Jerusalem, Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
A man waves an Israeli flag during the 60th anniversary of Israel, late Wednesday, May 7, 2008, in Tel Aviv.
A youth waves an Israeli flag as fireworks explode in the sky over Rabin's Square in Tel Aviv, Israel, during a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of Israel, late Wednesday, May 7, 2008.