... 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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• Approx Pages: 8