1 Nov 2023 4:11 pm
"The goal of the Arabs was initially to block the Partition Resolution and to prevent the establishment of the Jewish state. The Jews, on the other hand, hoped to gain control over the territory allotted to them under the Partition Plan."Vegas » 01 Nov 2023, 3:45 pm » wrote: ↑ Again, like @Neo , you don't know the details. Israel wanted a different partition of land that included 30% of Palestinian territory. This particular territory had the best agricultural soil and it had the most important port (Jaffa). That port was the primary means of trade for them. Palestine rightfully told Israel to go pound sand. Israel replied with a "we are going to take anyway." So, the Arabs attacked them in 1948 since the land was theirs. Israel won and because they got the agricultural land along with the port, Palestine's economy tanked. They have been in poverty ever since.
Research the reasons, not just the conclusions.
Seems we have two competing histories.