How did the Palestinian Arabs feel about the creation of the State of Israel?

Answer 1

Answer 1

The Palestinians were greatly saddened by the creation of the State of Israel, because they believed that the land that had physically belonged to their parents and grandparents should have been theirs for inheritance. In their minds, it did not make sense that a group of German, Polish, French, English, and Russian speaking people should claim land that their ancestors had not even visited for centuries. Even by the time of Israel's Declaration of Statehood, less than half of the land within the UN proscribed borders of Resolution 181 was owned by Jews. Therefore, the idea of Jewish State being even more physically expansive than the land already taken was alarming.

Answer 2

Many of them felt consternation. However, within a couple of decades it became clear that the Jewish state greatly raised the standard of living of all its inhabitants; that it allowed everyone to vote; and that it enabled freedom of religion in a part of the world in which totalitarianism is all too familiar.

Those non-Jewish inhabitants who have decided to live peacefully have found that Israel can be a pleasant and prosperous place. There are many thousands of Arab citizens in Israeli universities, and they are providing the country with very many well-trained doctors, nurses, pharmacists, etc.

Answer 2

All of them reacted negatively to the Creation of the State of Israel, especially those who considered it a new attempt at Western Imperialism in the Middle East. As concerns the territory proper, they were appalled by the occupation of Palestine. Sadly, however, not many of them did much to help the Palestinians, which can be seen even to this day. In 1948, ALL Arab nations opposed the establishment of Israel. ALL of them also opposed a 2-state solution (which most of them now support with a number of pre-conditions).

Domestically in the Arab Nations, there was an uproar in most. They were appalled by the idea that a non-Muslim state would arise in their midst and rejected that state. This resulted in the seven Arab Nations sending their armies to attack Israel, this was known as the Arab-Israeli War. These nations included Egypt, Transjordan (later Jordan), Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. The Arab armies' missions were to destroy the State of Israel and they with the blessings of their citizens, the Palestinian militias and the Arab League.

The Arab Nations attacked Israel and most refuse to recognize it to this day.

In summation, they opposed Western influence and rejected the existence of Israel.

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How did Arabs react to the creation of the State of Israel?

Answer 3

The concept of the Modern Nation State had not yet developed in Europe or the Arab World by the late 1700s, so the term "Nation" is not apt, but there were several countries at that point that contained a large number of Arabs such as Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Tripolitania (Western Libya), Mamluk Egypt, and the Ottoman Empire. (Note that the last two were Turkish States with a majority of Arab constituents.

The United States was a large unknown and mostly irrelevant to the Arab World. American ideas about freedom and justice did not travel well in Arab circles and general American culture was largely unknown (even to the Americans). The center of the world economy to them was the Mediterranean and most American vessels did not enter the Mediterranean, preferring to go to British, French, Dutch, and Portuguese Ports (which all line the Atlantic and Northern Seas). However, Americans were willing to pay bribes to Arab countries like Morocco and Algeria to prevent them from boarding American merchant ships which the British and French were unwilling to do. This made Morocco the first country to recognize the United States: accepting the bribe meant acknowledging who gave it to them. In addition, the United States was the first Western Country to openly note that they had no religious qualm with Islam in the Arab countries and only sought their peace, which was well received by the Arab countries.

Answer 4

Many nations reacted to the creation of the State of Israel with jubilant celebration,

while many others reacted with outrage and denial, and still others with complete

indifference.

Answer 5

Arabs, who form the majority of the Middle East were initially unhappy with the State of Israel because they believed that the land that had physically belonged to fellow Arabs' parents and grandparents should have remained in Arab hands as inheritance. In their minds, it did not make sense that a group of German, Polish, French, English, and Russian speaking people should claim land that their ancestors had not even visited for centuries. Even by the time of Israel's Declaration of Statehood, less than half of the land within the UN proscribed borders of Resolution 181 was owned by Jews. Therefore, the idea of Jewish State being even more physically expansive than the land already taken was alarming. Non-Arabs, like the Turks and Iranians were also angered by the idea of a new quasi-Western state entering the arena. Iran and Turkey eventually allied themselves with Israel after it showed that it could balance the Arab States in policy. (Iran rescinded this alliance when the Shah was overthrown in the Islamic Revolution.)

During the Jewish-Arab engagement (the term is nebulous because it was a conflict fought by militias as opposed to proper armies) of 1947-1949, both Arab and Jewish soldiers committed acts against civilians and tried to assist in the removal of the "undesirable party". This resulted in numerous Palestinian towns being attacked, rapes occurring, and murders on numerous occasions. Fear of further attacks and incitement by Arab Mullahs drove many Palestinians away from their homes. After the conflict, Israel, in order to maintain its Jewish character, has not permitted any Palestinian refugee to reclaim land inside of Israel. Arabs and other Middle Easterners are very angry both at the Jewish malfeasance during the Jewish-Arab engagement and the continuing lack of the Palestinian Right to Return.

Answer 6

Arab Nations have reacted differently to Israel based on whatever Israel has done, ranging from apathy to virulent criticism and violence.

If this question is specifically asking about how the Arab Nations reacted to the Establishment of Israel, please see the Related Question below.

Answer 7

All of them reacted negatively to the Creation of the State of Israel, especially those who considered it a new attempt at Western Imperialism in the Middle East. As concerns the territory proper, they were appalled by the occupation of Palestine. Sadly, however, not many of them did much to help the Palestinians, which can be seen even to this day. In 1948, ALL Arab nations opposed the establishment of Israel. ALL of them also opposed a 2-state solution (which most of them now support with a number of pre-conditions).

Domestically in the Arab Nations, there was an uproar in most. They were appalled by the idea that a non-Muslim state would arise in their midst and rejected that state. This resulted in the seven Arab Nations sending their armies to attack Israel, this was known as the Arab-Israeli War. These nations included Egypt, Transjordan (later Jordan), Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen. The Arab armies' missions were to destroy the State of Israel and they with the blessings of their citizens, the Palestinian militias and the Arab League.

The Arab Nations attacked Israel and most refuse to recognize it to this day.

In summation, they opposed Western influence and rejected the existence of Israel.

Answer 8

Arabs, who form the majority of the Middle East were quite enraged by Founding of the State of Israel because they believed that the land that had physically belonged to fellow Arabs' parents and grandparents should have remained in Arab hands as their inheritance. In their minds, it did not make sense that a group of German, Polish, French, English, and Russian speaking people should claim land that their ancestors had not even visited for centuries. Even by the time of Israel's Declaration of Statehood, less than half of the land within the UN proscribed borders of Resolution 181 was owned by Jews. Therefore, the idea of Jewish State being even more physically expansive than the land already taken was alarming. This is why the Arabs urged their states to take military action against the Jewish State.

During the Jewish-Arab engagement (the term is nebulous because it was a conflict fought by militias as opposed to proper armies) of 1947-1949, both Arab and Jewish soldiers committed acts against civilians and tried to assist in the removal of the "undesirable party". This resulted in numerous Palestinian towns being attacked, rapes occurring, and murders on numerous occasions. Fear of further attacks and incitement by Arab Mullahs drove many Palestinians away from their homes. After the conflict, Israel, in order to maintain its Jewish character, has not permitted any Palestinian refugee to reclaim land inside of Israel. Arabs are very angry both at the Jewish malfeasance during the Jewish-Arab engagement and the continuing lack of the Palestinian Right to Return.

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Answer 9

Started a war and lost.