1948 Arab-Israeli War - 1949 Armistice Agreements

The 1948 Arab-Israeli War is referred to as the "War of Independence" (Hebrew: מלחמת העצמאות) or as the "War of Liberation" (Hebrew: מלחמת השחרור) by Israelis. For Palestinians, the war marked the beginning of the events referred to as "The Catastrophe" ("al Nakba," Arabic: النكبة ). It was the first in a series of wars in the Arab-Israeli conflict. It established the state of Israel as an independent state, dividing the remaining areas of the British Mandate of Palestine into areas co ...

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• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Background
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - The Great Arab Revolt and Its Aftermath
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Yishuv/British Security and Intelligence Collaboration
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - The End of Colonial Rule
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Amin al-Husayni
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Phases of the War
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - First phase: November 29 1947 - April 1 1948
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Second phase: April 1 1948 - May 15 1948
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Third phase: May 15 1948 - June 11 1948
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - First truce: June 11 1948 - July 8 1948
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Fourth phase: July 8 1948 - July 18 1948
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Second truce: July 18 1948 - October 15 1948
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Fifth phase: October 15 1948 - July 20 1949
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Aftermath
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - 1949 Armistice Agreements
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Casualties
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Demographic outcome
• 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Footnotes

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The Jewish state was to receive 55% of Mandatory Palestine. This included the fruitful shore plain and the Negev desert. The desert was not suitable for agriculture, nor for urban development at that time. The Jewish state was also given sole access to the Red Sea and the Sea of Galilee (the largest source of fresh water in Palestine). The land allocated to the Jewish state was largely that where there was a significant Jewish population (Map of population distribution). Palestine's land surface was approximately 26.3 million dunums, of whic ...

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1947 UN Partition Plan, 1947 UN Partition Plan - Creation of the plan, 1947 UN Partition Plan - The division, 1947 UN Partition Plan - Reactions to the plan, 1947 UN Partition Plan - Text of the Resolution

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Israeli peace camp - Political leaders. Shimon Peres (head of the Israeli Labor Party) Yossi Beilin (head of Yachad) Yossi Sarid (former head of Meretz) Israeli peace camp - Leaders of organizations. Yariv Oppenheimer (head of Peace Now) Uri Avneri (head of Gush Shalom) Tzeli Reshef (former head of Peace Now) Uri ...

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Israeli peace camp, Israeli peace camp - Political movements but not parties, Israeli peace camp - Non-political organizations, Israeli peace camp - Political parties, Israeli peace camp - Political power in the Knesset, Israeli peace camp - Criticism, Israeli peace camp - Ideological right wing, Israeli peace camp - Political center and pragmatists, Israeli peace camp - Zionist left wing, Israeli peace camp - Far left, Israeli peace camp - People, Israeli peace camp - Political leaders, Israeli peace camp - Leaders of organizations, Israeli peace camp - Politicly affiliated peace activists, Israeli peace camp - Peace activists without political affiliation, Israeli peace camp - Arab-Israeli peace diplomacy and treaties

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1948 Arab-Israeli War - First phase: November 29 1947 - April 1 1948. In the twelve days following the UN decision 79 jews were killed by Palestinians, on Nov 30 seven were killed in an attack on a Jerusalem bound bus, and on Dec 2, a mob of Palestinians looted jewish-owned shops in Jerusalem and killed two. The British, who were responible for law and order did not always enforce it, sometimes they would disarm Jewish defense brigades who would then be attacked by Palestinians. The Jews defended themselves and s ...

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1948 Arab-Israeli War, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Background, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - The Great Arab Revolt and Its Aftermath, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Yishuv/British Security and Intelligence Collaboration, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - The End of Colonial Rule, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Amin al-Husayni, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Phases of the War, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - First phase: November 29 1947 - April 1 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Second phase: April 1 1948 - May 15 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Third phase: May 15 1948 - June 11 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - First truce: June 11 1948 - July 8 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Fourth phase: July 8 1948 - July 18 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Second truce: July 18 1948 - October 15 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Fifth phase: October 15 1948 - July 20 1949, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Aftermath, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - 1949 Armistice Agreements, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Casualties, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Demographic outcome, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Footnotes

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1948 Arab-Israeli War - First phase: November 29 1947 - April 1 1948. Right after the UN partition plan was approved, joint Jordanian, Egyptian, Syrian, Lebanese and Iraqi troops invaded Palestine, which Israel, the United States, the Soviet Union, and UN Secretary-General Trygve Lie called illegal aggression. The British Army frequently intervened, but as the end of British involvement in Palestine drew nearer and attacks on them by Irgun and Lehi increased, their intervention grew steadily more inconsistent and ...

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1948 Arab-Israeli War, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Background, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - The Great Arab Revolt and Its Aftermath, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Yishuv/British Security and Intelligence Collaboration, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - The End of Colonial Rule, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Amin al-Husayni, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Phases of the War, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - First phase: November 29 1947 - April 1 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Second phase: April 1 1948 - May 15 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Third phase: May 15 1948 - June 11 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - First truce: June 11 1948 - July 8 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Fourth phase: July 8 1948 - July 18 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Second truce: July 18 1948 - October 15 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Fifth phase: October 15 1948 - July 20 1949, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Aftermath, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - 1949 Armistice Agreements, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Casualties, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Demographic outcome, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Footnotes

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1948 Arab-Israeli War - 1949 Armistice Agreements. In 1949, Israel signed separate armistices with Egypt on February 24, Lebanon on March 23, Transjordan on April 3, and Syria on July 20. Israel was generally able to create its own borders, comprising 78 percent of Mandatory Palestine, 50 percent more than the UN partition proposal allotted it. These cease-fire lines were known afterwards as the "Green Line". The Gaza Strip and the West Bank were occupied by Egypt and Transjordan respectively. < ...

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1948 Arab-Israeli War, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Background, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - The Great Arab Revolt and Its Aftermath, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Yishuv/British Security and Intelligence Collaboration, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - The End of Colonial Rule, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Amin al-Husayni, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Phases of the War, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - First phase: November 29 1947 - April 1 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Second phase: April 1 1948 - May 15 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Third phase: May 15 1948 - June 11 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - First truce: June 11 1948 - July 8 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Fourth phase: July 8 1948 - July 18 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Second truce: July 18 1948 - October 15 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Fifth phase: October 15 1948 - July 20 1949, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Aftermath, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - 1949 Armistice Agreements, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Casualties, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Demographic outcome, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Footnotes

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Following the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in World War I, the League of Nations granted the British and the French temporary colonial administration over former Ottoman provinces south of present day Turkey. These regions had been called vilayets under the Ottomans, but were referred to as mandates at the time, after the process that allocated them. The two powers drew arbitrary borders, dividing the area into four sections. Three of these -- Iraq, ...

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1948 Arab-Israeli War, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Background, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - The Great Arab Revolt and Its Aftermath, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Yishuv/British Security and Intelligence Collaboration, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - The End of Colonial Rule, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Amin al-Husayni, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Phases of the War, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - First phase: November 29 1947 - April 1 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Second phase: April 1 1948 - May 15 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Third phase: May 15 1948 - June 11 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - First truce: June 11 1948 - July 8 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Fourth phase: July 8 1948 - July 18 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Second truce: July 18 1948 - October 15 1948, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Fifth phase: October 15 1948 - July 20 1949, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Aftermath, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - 1949 Armistice Agreements, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Casualties, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Demographic outcome, 1948 Arab-Israeli War - Footnotes

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