which sought to divide the British Mandate of Palestine into Arab and Jewish states. On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was created, sparking the first Arab-Israeli War. The war ended in 1949 ...

The King David Hotel in Jerusalem, a symbol of Israel's history, from British Mandate to modern conflicts, and peace efforts.

Despite the intensity of the violence, the Palestinian response was ... another prominent Israeli historian, in "1948: A History of the First Arab-Israeli War." Just as Palestinians were not ...

Ralph Bunche received the 1950 Nobel Peace Prize for his late 1940s work as a United Nations mediator in the Palestine conflict. He called himself 'an incurable optimist'. Bunche was the first ...

During this period, Palestine was characterised by a Jewish ... Surrounding Arab nations intervened in the conflict. During the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, Israeli forces emerged victorious, capturing ...

In this capacity, he succeeded in achieving an initial truce during the 1948 Arab–Israeli War and laid the groundwork for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the ...

Follow this region Image — Palestinian and Arab Israeli protesters march for the right of return for refugees who fled their homes or were expelled during the 1948 war. Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via ...

Israel’s war on Gaza killed at least 62,614 ... there’s a whole thing of how do I pretend that 1948 [Nakba] didn’t happen,” Buttu said. Palestinian children keep playing, even in the ...

The Palestinian national movement is not merely ... Gazans’ grandparents and great-grandparents left during the 1948 war. The sumud (steadfastness) ideology plays a key role in this struggle.