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That is when Israel declared independence?

Were the Jews hungry for land and started kicking Arabs out, or did the Arabs attack first, or is it sort of a mixed bag?

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Such questions are impossible to answer. Especially in Middle East. – quant_dev May 13 '12 at 20:57
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@quant_dev: I can't agree; this question isn't impossible to answer at all. Broader causes are often hard to pin down, but this question doesn't require them - it's asking specifically about the 1948 war, which is a pretty clear case. – Tynam Jun 7 '12 at 10:22

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In 1948, the Arabs attacked first. A few hours after Israel became an independent country, most of the Arab countries of the region invaded.

But that's just the 1948 answer.

Local Arab and Jewish militia forces had been clashing for years. A few months earlier (in 1947) bombings and shootings had increased to the level of a civil war. Jews were being driven out of their homes throughout the Arab world, then the Arabs were fleeing their homes in Israel during the '48 war. Whose fault it all was depends entirely on who you ask.

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"Whose fault it all was" boils down heavily to Britain, whose selfish and clumsy missteps in the region did a lot to finish the previous many-centuries of Muslim/Jewish coexistence. – Tynam Jun 7 '12 at 10:17
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Not britain. If one guy want to buy and sell land and the other guy insist that the issue should be solved by gun instead, I know who's the one being an asshole. Actually, which one? – Jim Thio Jun 9 '12 at 15:24
we start from the cause not the effect,discussing the effect only will make the cause stronger............. – md nth Dec 11 '12 at 23:05

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