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What happened in 1948 in the middle east?
Israel declared independence and had war declared on it.
What year was Israel a country?
Israel (State of Israel) declared its independence in 1948.
What did the countries of Egypt Iraq Jordan Lebanon and Syria do on the day Israel declared its independence?
They declared war on the fledgling Jewish State.
What day did the Arab nations attack Israel?
The Arab nations formally declared War on Israel on the 19th of May 1948, the day after Israel declared its independence.
What happened in isarel in 1948?
Israel declared independance
When the Jews in Palestine declared their independence they named their new country what?
Israel
What happened on the day the State of Israel became a nation?
After the Jews in Palestine declared independence as the State of Israel, war immediately broke out between the newborn state and its Arab neighbors, including Egypt and Jordan.
Was Israel a colony?
No. Palestine (What the area was called before Israel declared independence) was under Ottoman (Turkish) rule from 1516 to 1918, at which point the British Empire declared a mandate in Israel, which lasted until Israel declared independence in May 14th, 1948. A Mandate is a declaration of intent, meaning the mandating country will control the zone and support the people who inhabit it until they are ready to declare independence.
Did Israel want to become a state?
Yes. Otherwise, it would not have declared independence.
What was the immediate result when Israel declared its independence in May 1948?
Armies from six Arab Countries invaded Israel.
How did Israel get her independence?
Israel declared independence on May 14, 1948 and then fought back Arab invading armies until April of 1949 when ceasefires were signed.
What critical move was made in the Middle East in May 1948?
Israel declared independence and the Arab Nations declared war on it.
