Many Arabs fled Israel and were forced to live in refugee camps for decades.
The State of Israel, declared in 1948.
In May 1948, about 1,250,000 Arabs lived in British Mandate Palestine. 670,000 Arabs fled the new state of Israel and slightly less than 65,000 were ever able to return to their homes. That resulted in slightly more than 605,000 Palestinian Arabs, becoming refugees in countries outside of the new state of Israel. Children and other relatives, have been added to the total number of Palestinian refugees over the years.
Israeli is the common term. However, I know Israeli Arabs who would prefer to be called Palestinians, and before 1948, Jews from the region now known as Israel were known as Palestinian Jews.
In the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, several Arab countries joined the Palestinian Arabs in opposing the establishment of Israel. These countries included Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Iraq. Each of these nations sent military forces to support the Palestinian cause and to attempt to prevent the establishment of a Jewish state. The conflict resulted in significant territorial changes and the displacement of many Palestinians.
In 1948, Jews didn't have a country, so they invaded Palestine, killed many Palestinians, and forced many out. The Jews then changed the name of Palestine to Israel.
Nur Masalha has written: 'Imperial Israel And The Palestinians' 'An Israeli plan to transfer Galilee's Christians to South America' -- subject(s): Palestinian Arabs, Population transfers, Relocation, Christians 'A Land Without a People' 'Israeli plans to resettle the Palestinian refugees, 1948-1972' -- subject(s): Arab Refugees, Palestinian Arabs, Population transfers, Refugees, Arab
It is unclear what an "Israeli" is prior to 1948 as there was no state of Israel before that point. If the term "Israeli" is also pushed back to the forerunners of the State, the Zionist Palestinian Jewry, it still only goes back to conflicts in the early 1920s. Additionally, many non-Zionist Palestinian Jews and Palestinian Arabs would also have descendants who would be Israeli citizens. Between all of the various wars and riots since the 1920s, roughly 25,000 Israelis and Palestinian Jews were killed at Arab hands (either Palestinian Arabs or Arabs from other countries). Prior to 1920s, the numbers would been incidental.
David Ben Gurion of the Palestinian Jewish community declared the State of Israel in 1948 in front of fellow Zionists in Tel Aviv.
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict started as early as the 1920s between the New Yishuv (proto-Israel) and the Levantine Arabs (proto-Palestinians). Even the Intifada, which is the most clearly Israeli-Palestinian confrontation since the Arab-Israeli War of 1948-9, began in 1987. The Intifada began as an organized violent resistance to the Israeli military occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, with the intent of forcing Israel to end the Occupation (and hopefully, in their view, bequeath all of Israel to the Palestinians).
Israel's declaration of independence in 1948 marked the establishment of a Jewish state, leading to immediate conflict with Arab nations and Palestinian Arabs who opposed the establishment of Israel on what they considered their land. The ensuing Arab-Israeli War resulted in significant displacement of Palestinian Arabs, creating a refugee crisis and deepening animosities. The failure to resolve territorial disputes and the differing national narratives have perpetuated tensions, leading to ongoing conflicts over land, rights, and identity between Israelis and Arabs. This unresolved historical grievance continues to fuel hostilities to this day.
the Jews bought many lands from the local Arabs . in the independes war 1948, israel won and took many areas.