... and freedom of the people residing there now. The claim is to the land which lies between the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River. Both sides have reasonable arguments and it is the fault of neither side that this conflict began. However, over the course of the past ... known as Palestine until the war of 1948-49, when the land was divided into three parts: the state of Israel, the West Bank (of the Jordan River) and the Gaza Strip. This area is only about 10,000 square miles, about the size of Maryland.(1) Conversely, according to many other sources ... over the ...

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... Palestine problem were rejected by one party or the other. Britain finally declared the mandate unworkable and turned the problem over to the UN in April 1947. The Jews and the Palestinians prepared for a showdown. Although the Palestinians outnumbered the Jews, the latter were better prepared. They had ... exile. On May 15, 1948, the British evacuated Palestine, and Zionist leaders proclaimed the state of Israel. Neighboring Arab states (Egypt, Syria, Jordan and Iraq) then invaded Israel claiming that they sought to "save" Palestine from the Zionists. In fact, the Arab rulers had terri...

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... area known as Palestine with Faysal's (Iraq) Arab army. The British set up a provisional military government in Jerusalem that soon became a struggle between Jewish settlers and the Arab inhabitants. In April 1920, the Palestinian Arabs revolted, killing Jews and damaging property, opening the Arab nationalist revolution in Palestine. The League of Nations awarded the Palestine mandate in 1922, charging Britain with ... with Palestine's "absorptive capacity". Another action that seemed to violate the mandate was the creation of the Emirate of Transjordan, removing two-thirds of Palestin...

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... Arab leader's personal motivations would ultimately lead to internal division which in turn would cause the Arab League's future loss. Brown's fourth pattern can be seen as early on as April 9, 1948. The militant Jewish group, Irgun, attacked Deir Yassin, an Arab village. Whether Irgun opened fire against residents of Deir Yassin, or if Irgun attacked only dissidents is unknown, but ... . The refugee problem also falls into Brown's next pattern. This next pattern is the use of reactive politics to push the other parties into a position which can be exploited. In April, 1948, Arab leaders...

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... Arab leader's personal motivations would ultimately lead to internal division which in turn would cause the Arab League's future loss. Brown's fourth pattern can be seen as early on as April 9, 1948. The militant Jewish group, Irgun, attacked Deir Yassin, an Arab village. Whether Irgun opened fire against residents of Deir Yassin, or if Irgun attacked only dissidents is unknown, but ... . The refugee problem also falls into Brown's next pattern. This next pattern is the use of reactive politics to push the other parties into a position which can be exploited. In April, 1948, Arab leaders...

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