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[[Image:Israel48.jpg|thumb|400px|left]] On May 14, 1948, immediately after the British quit Palestine, the State of Israel was proclaimed and was immediately invaded by armies from neighboring Arab states, which rejected the UN partition plan. This conflict, [[1948 Arab-Israeli War|Israel's War of Independence]], was concluded by armistice agreements between Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria in 1949 and resulted in a 50% increase in Israeli territory.  The U.S. immediately recognized Israel and gave large amounts of financial aid through private sources, but did not at this time send military aid.

[[Image:Israel48.jpg|thumb|400px|left]] On May 14, 1948, immediately after the British quit Palestine, the State of Israel was proclaimed and was immediately invaded by armies from neighboring Arab states, which rejected the UN partition plan. This conflict, [[1948 Arab-Israeli War|Israel's War of Independence]], was concluded by armistice agreements between Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria in 1949 and resulted in a 50% increase in Israeli territory.  The U.S. immediately recognized Israel and gave large amounts of financial aid through private sources, but did not at this time send military aid.

The head of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] in August 1948 threatened to drive the Jews that live among the Arabs into the sea.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1948/08/02/archives/aim-to-oust-jews-pledged-by-sheikh-head-of-moslem-brotherhood-says.html "AIM TO OUST JEWS PLEDGED BY SHEIKH; Head of Moslem Brotherhood Says U.S., British 'Politics' Has Hurt Palestine Solution". Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES.By Dana Adams Schmidt. Aug. 2, 1948. ''CAIRO, Egypt, Aug. 1 -- Sheikh Hassan el-Bana, head of the Moslem Brotherhood, largest of the extremist Arab nationalist organizations, declared in an interview today: "If the Jewish state becomes a fact, and this is realized by the Arab peoples, they will drive the Jews who live in their midst into the sea." ''</ref>

The head of the [[Muslim Brotherhood]] in August 1948 threatened to drive the Jews that live among the Arabs into the sea.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1948/08/02/archives/aim-to-oust-jews-pledged-by-sheikh-head-of-moslem-brotherhood-says.html "AIM TO OUST JEWS PLEDGED BY SHEIKH]; Head of Moslem Brotherhood Says U.S., British 'Politics' Has Hurt Palestine Solution". Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES. By Dana Adams Schmidt. Aug. 2, 1948. ''CAIRO, Egypt, Aug. 1 -- Sheikh Hassan el-Bana, head of the Moslem Brotherhood, largest of the extremist Arab nationalist organizations, declared in an interview today: "If the Jewish state becomes a fact, and this is realized by the Arab peoples, they will drive the Jews who live in their midst into the sea." ''</ref>

And Arab League's Secretary General assured the Arab people, that the millions the Jews had spent on land and economic development would be easy booty, for it would be a simple matter to throw Jews at the bottom of the Mediterranean sea.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=wJwq9AN9YfUC&pg=PA1503 "The Mutual Security Program. Hearings..." United States. Congress,1951, p.1503] [https://books.google.com/books?id=Kf0ZAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA1503 Hearing, 1503]

And Arab League's Secretary General Azzam Pasha assured the Arab people, that the millions the Jews had spent on land and economic development would be easy booty, for it would be a simple matter to throw Jews at the bottom of the Mediterranean sea.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=wJwq9AN9YfUC&pg=PA1503 "The Mutual Security Program. Hearings..." United States. Congress,1951, p.1503] [https://books.google.com/books?id=Kf0ZAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA2-PA1503 Hearing, 1503]

''Azzam Pasha's statement pointed out that armies were already on the frontiers and that all the millions that the Jews had spent on land and armies were already on the frontiers and that all the millions that the Jews had spent on land and on economic development would surely be easy booty for the Arabs , since in would be a simple matter to throw the Jews to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.</ref><ref>

''Azzam Pasha's statement pointed out that armies were already on the frontiers and that all the millions that the Jews had spent on land and armies were already on the frontiers and that all the millions that the Jews had spent on land and on economic development would surely be easy booty for the Arabs , since in would be a simple matter to throw the Jews to the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.</ref><ref>

[https://lompocrecord.com/news/opinion/editorial/palestinians-8-refugees-or-pawns/article_6c3cf658-bfae-5a16-8628-9936455ae226.html "Palestinians, refugees or pawns?" Roger Talbot. Jul 12, 2008]

[https://lompocrecord.com/news/opinion/editorial/palestinians-8-refugees-or-pawns/article_6c3cf658-bfae-5a16-8628-9936455ae226.html "Palestinians, refugees or pawns?" Roger Talbot. Jul 12, 2008]