The situation in Palestine in early 1948…

January 1948 CE

The situation in Palestine in early 1948 appears inauspicious for the Yishuv (the Jewish settlers in Palestine) despite the passage of the UN partition plan.

Following the rejection by the Arab High Command (AHC; reconstituted by the Arab League in 1945) of the plan immediately after its passage and its call for a general strike, violence between Arabs and Jews has mounted.

The Arabs besiege many Jewish centers, including Jerusalem.

Civil war spreads and external intervention increases as the disintegration of the British administration progresses.

Moreover, the British forces in Palestine have sided with the Arabs and attempt to thwart the Yishuv's efforts to arm itself.

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Jerusalem > Yerushalayim Israel Israel View →

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Arab people View → Jews View → Arab nationalism View → ZO (Zionist Organization) View → Zionism View → Haganah, the (Hebrew: "The Defense") View → Palestine, British Mandate of View → Jewish Agency for Palestine View → Irgun (Irgun Tsvai Leumi; Hebrew: "National Military Organization", or Etzel) View → Lehi (Lohamei Herut Israel, "Fighters for the Freedom of Israel", aka the Stern Gang) View → Arab League, or League of Arab States View → Arab Liberation Army View → Palestinians View → Holy War, Army of the, or Holy War Army (Jaysh al-Jihad al-Muqaddas) View →

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Irgun Terrorism in Palestine View → Aliyah Bet View → Stern Gang in Palestine View → Mandatory Palestine, 1947-1948 Civil War in View →

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Origins View → Conflict View → Government View → Custom and Law View →

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