1948 Palestine war

The 1947–1949 war in Mandatory Palestine and the former mandate territory pitted Jewish and Arab forces against one another, then drew in neighboring Arab states after Israel declared independence.

United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine: A 1947 United Nations proposal to divide Mandatory Palestine into separate Arab and Jewish states, with an internationalized Jerusalem. Its adoption preceded the fighting between Jewish and Arab communities.
Nakba: The mass displacement and dispossession of Palestinians during the 1948 war and the events surrounding it. It names the Palestinian catastrophe associated with the war and its aftermath.
British Mandate for Palestine: The League of Nations mandate under which Britain administered Palestine from 1920 until 1948. The mandate’s termination created the immediate setting for the war.
David Ben-Gurion: A Zionist leader who became Israel’s first prime minister and directed its wartime government. He declared Israel’s independence and led its government through the war.
Israeli historiography of the 1948 war: Historical interpretations of the 1948 war produced by Israeli historians, including debates over the causes of Palestinian displacement. It includes the post-1980s debate over Israeli responsibility for refugee flight and expulsion.
1947–1948 civil war in Mandatory Palestine: The first phase of the 1948 Palestine war, fought between Jewish and Arab communities before the end of British rule. This phase preceded the intervention of neighboring Arab states.
Green Line: The 1949 armistice demarcation lines separating Israel from neighboring territories until the 1967 war. The armistice lines left Israel controlling more territory than the UN partition plan had allocated.
Zionism: A Jewish national movement supporting self-determination and a homeland in the historic Land of Israel. Zionist state-building and immigration shaped the conflict’s national and territorial stakes.
King Abdullah I of Jordan: The ruler of Transjordan from 1921 until 1951 and commander-in-chief of its Arab Legion. His forces occupied and later annexed the West Bank during and after the war.
Palestinian historiography of the 1948 war: Historical interpretations of the 1948 war centered on Palestinian dispossession, displacement, and national loss. It foregrounds experiences and events often marginalized in earlier Israeli narratives.

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