M E STU 10 Lecture 5: The Arab-Israeli Wars_ Contrasting Narratives (Part 1)

• School: Berkeley
• Department: Middle Eastern Studies
• Course: M E STU 10
• Professor: Mahmood Monshipouri

Document Summary

To understand the roots of wars and different narratives of the arab-israeli conflicts. To understand the consequences of the wars. To understand the role of internal/external factors. To explore possibilities for and constraints to peace. The post-ottoman era: britain and france, the biggest imperial powers in europe, carved up the former territories of the ottoman empire between them. Did external interventions generate popular local resistance such as radical political. Yes whenever you intervene in another country, you are provoking a response. Un resolution 181 (november 29, 1947): partition of palestine into independent arab and jewish states. According to this resolution: 56% of the land was given to israel and 43% to palestinians (with the remaining 2% under international supervision) May 14, 1948: israelis officials declared the independence of the state of israel. May 15, 1948: arab armies invaded the new jewish state (armies from egypt, Transjordan, iraq, syria, lebanon, and contingents from the saudi arabia)