In 1948, Palestine was controlled by Great Britain. The country had become difficult to control due to the diverse population of Jews and Arabs who had been feuding in the area for generations. The Arabs and Jews both had conflicting religious and political views which were constant sources of conflict. By 1947, the tension between these two groups reached a tipping point and the state of Palestine erupted into civil war. Throughout the war, Great Britain was forced to exhaust a large amount of money and manpower in an attempt to maintain peace in Palestine. The British formally withdrew from the country at midnight on May 14th, 1948. With the British out of the picture, control over Palestine was up in the air. At four o'clock in the afternoon on May 14th, 1948, David Ben-Gurion, who was the leader of The Palestine Jewish National Council (PJNC), delivered a speech to a small audience of only 200 people. In Ben-Gurion's speech, he proclaimed the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine, which would be named Israel. Later that same day, President Truman officially recognized Israel as a state. By the time the sun rose on May 15th, Israel found itself invaded by three other Arab states in an attempt to overthrow the Jewish regime. However, Israel was was backed by Czechoslovakia, France and the United Nations, and was eventually the Arab states were forced to sign an armistice in 1949. Following the armistice, thousands of arabs migrated to other Arab states, and thousands of Jews living in arabs states were expelled, and forced to seek refuge in Israel.
How The Creation Of Israel Contributed TO thE wAR oN tERROR
After David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the creation of Israel, The United States was one of the first Nations to officially recognize Israel as a state. By recognizing the creation of Israel as opposed to recognizing Palestine as an Arab state, the United State was supporting the Jews instead of the Arabs. This was one of the first things that made the Arabs oppose the United States. After Israel was invaded by other Arab nations, Israel was given support by The United Nations, which is an organization widely supported by the United States. Combined, these two events were the start of the Arabs opposing the United States.