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1948

Palestine-Israel Conflict
Background History
• Balfour Declaration
• League of Nations
• Mandatory Palestine (Declared by League of Nations, under British
rule)
• Heavy Jewish Immigration
• UN Resolution 1947 (29th November)
• 1948 Palestine Civil War
Balfour Declaration
End of Ottoman Empire
• Ended in 1922
• Palestine gone from Ottoman control
League of
Nations (10th
Jan 1920)
• The League of Nations (French: Société
des Nations was the first worldwide
intergovernmental organization whose
principal mission was to maintain
world peace. (Wikipedia)
• Founded by Paris Peace Conference
that ended the First World War
• Ended and merged with United
Nations in 1946
• Declared the Mandatory Palestine
“Mandate for Palestine” in June 1922
• Declaring British rule on Mandatory
Palestine
Mandatory Palestine
• Established under League of Nations
• Gave Palestine Control to British Administration
Heavy Jewish Immigration
• During the “Mandate for Palestine”, the area saw successive waves of
Jewish immigration and the rise of nationalist movements in both the
Jewish and Arab communities.

Reference: A Survey of Palestine: Prepared in December 1945 and


January 1946 for the Information of the Anglo-American Committee
of Inquiry. Vol. 1. Palestine: Govt. printer. 1946. p. 185
British Announced Withdrawal
• On 18 February 1947, the British announced their withdrawal from
the region and on 29 November, the General Assembly of the United
Nations voted to recommend the adoption and implementation of
the partition plan with the support of the big global powers, but not
of Britain nor of the Arab States
United Nation Resolution
• UN resolution was passed for Partition Plan of “Mandatory
Palestine” into Jewish, Palestine state and city of Jerusalem.
• It was boycotted by Palestinians Arab leadership. As jews
were given 55% land with 500,000 population
• Palestinians were given 43% with 1,000,000 population

1st census 1922: Hope 2nd Census 1931:Mills, E. Census of


Simpson report, Chapter III". Zionism- Palestine, 1931 (UK government, 1932),
israel.com. October 1930. Vol I, pp. 61–65.
1948
Palestine-Israel-Conflict

29 Nov 22nd April 14th May 15th May 15th May


1947 1948 1948 1948 1948
UN Arab Israel Israel British Arab-Israel
Resolution Declaration of Mandate
UN resolution was War Independence Expires
War
passed for The 1947–1948 civil British mandate
Partition Plan of war in Mandatory expired as per UN Egypt,
The
“Mandatory Palestine was the first Israeli Declaration resolution. And Transjordan, Syria
Palestine” into phase of the of Independence therefore they and Iraq invade
Jewish, Palestine 1947–1949 Palestine w is made. Mandatory
ar starting leaving the
state and city of David Ben-Gurion Mandatory Palestine Palestine
. It broke out after the becomes the first
Jerusalem. It was General Assembly of government War between Arab
boycotted by prime minister, a
the United Nations provisional liberation army
Palestinians Arab adopted a resolution and IDF starts
leadership position that will
on 29 November 1947 become formalized
of the on February 14, COMPANY / PRESENTATTION TITLE
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Arab Israel Civil War
• 22nd April 2023
• The 1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory
Palestine was the first phase of
the 1947–1949 Palestine war. It broke
out after the General Assembly of
the United Nations adopted a
resolution on 29 November 1947 of
the Partition Plan for Palestine
Israel Declaration of Independence
• 14th May 1948 Israel Declaration of
Independence
• The Israeli Declaration of
Independence is made. David Ben-
Gurion becomes the first prime
minister, a provisional position that
will become formalized on February
14, 1949
End of British Mandate
• 15th May 1948
Arab Israel War 15th
May 1948
• The 1948 Arab–Israeli War, also known
as the First Arab–Israeli War, followed War Situation
the civil war in Mandatory Palestine as
the second and final stage of the 1948
Palestine war.
• It formally began following the end of
the British Mandate for Palestine at
midnight on 14 May 1948; the Israeli
Declaration of Independence had been
issued earlier that day, and a military
coalition of Arab states entered the
territory of British Palestine in the
morning of 15 May
Al-Nakba
• The foundational events of the
Nakba took place during and
shortly after the 1948 Palestine
war, including 78% of Mandatory
Palestine being declared as
Israel, the expulsion and flight of
700,000 Palestinians, the related
depopulation and destruction of
over 500 Palestinian villages by
Zionist militias and later the
Israeli army
End result of war
• 10th March 1949
• Israel won the war and resulted
in occupying most of the land of
the palestine

Israel Declaration of Victory Map after War

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