... years, the vast majority of IDF officers were veterans of either the Palmach or the Jewish Brigade. When Israel achieved its independence on May 14, 1948, the Haganah became the de facto Israeli army. On that day, the country was invaded by the regular forces of Egypt, Lebanon, Iraq, and Syria. Eleven days later, Israel's provisional government issued an order that ... ...

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... Oslo Accords, this process of control extends into every aspect of Palestinian life. Palestinian exports and imports remained under Israeli control and with no independent economy after decades of deliberate de-industrialization of the Occupied Territories, Palestinians were completely reliant upon the Israeli economy for both employment and basic goods."" (Kimmerling, Baruch and Migdal, Joel S, The Palestinian People: A History, Cambridge, Harvard ... ...

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