Operation Nachshon exposes the poor military organization…

Operation Nachshon exposes the poor military organization of the Palestinian paramilitary groups.

Due to lack of logistics, particularly food and ammunition, they are incapable of maintaining engagements that are more than a few hours away from their permanent bases.

Faced with these events, the Arab Higher Committee asks Alan Cunningham to allow the return of the Mufti, the only person capable of redressing the situation.

Despite obtaining permission, the Mufti does not get to Jerusalem.

His declining prestige clears the way for the expansion of the influence of the Arab Liberation Army and of Fawzi al-Qawuqji in the Jerusalem area.

The Arabs of Palestine, divided, badly led, and reliant on the regular armies of the Arab states, become demoralized, and their efforts to prevent partition collapse.

The Zionist militias gain the upper hand over the Palestinians, aided considerably by intra-Arab rivalries.