A result of that conflict is the very existence of the State of Israel.
Israel's very existence provoked conflict. Israelis did not have to do anything to create the Arab-Israeli Conflict, the Zionist Jews' intent to create a state led to violent confrontations by Arabs throughout the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, before Israel's independence in 1948.
The conflict in general is called the Arab-Israeli Conflict. The particular war that erupted due to the Arab Rejection of Israel's Declaration of Independence was the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9, alternately called the Nakba by Arabs and the Independence War by Israelis.
Israel gained a number of territories in the Galilee Region, near to the Gaza Strip, West Jerusalem, and in Judean Highlands. This particular linked map, shows the territories gained by Israel in the war in pink and grey.
There has never been a civil war in Israel, whether the ancient Israel or the modern one. If this is referring to the Jewish-Arab Engagement that eventually became the Arab-Israeli War of 1948, this conflict had dragged on for 8-9 months before becoming part of the Arab-Israeli War of 1948, for a total of 20 months.
Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9.
A result of that conflict is the very existence of the State of Israel.
Israel's very existence provoked conflict. Israelis did not have to do anything to create the Arab-Israeli Conflict, the Zionist Jews' intent to create a state led to violent confrontations by Arabs throughout the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, before Israel's independence in 1948.
Not in this era, no. The proof that Israel has prevailed through all hostilities since 1948 is the plain fact that in 2012, the nation still exists.
There are two questions here:When was Israel founded? -- May 14, 1948.Why is Israel at war with most of its neighbors? -- This is a very complex question which is more fully addressed at this related question: What are the causes of the Arab-Israeli Conflict?
The first leader of Israel to conquer parts of what is now called Palestine was David Ben-Gurion. As the primary national founder and the first Prime Minister of Israel, he played a significant role during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, which followed the declaration of the State of Israel. This conflict led to the establishment of Israeli control over various territories that were previously part of British Mandate Palestine.
Israel became a state on May 14, 1948 when they declared independence with the neighboring Arab states.
The conflict in general is called the Arab-Israeli Conflict. The particular war that erupted due to the Arab Rejection of Israel's Declaration of Independence was the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9, alternately called the Nakba by Arabs and the Independence War by Israelis.
Israel was established as the stater of Israel in 1948
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In our times, the modern State of Israel started on May 14, 1948 .
I think you mean Gaza