Question

What were the causes of the Arab-Israel conflict?

Answer 1

1. When Jews moved to Palestine and owned land, it made Arabs afraid.
2. The Balfour Declaration (1917) called for a Jewish state, which made the Arab people furious.
3. Arabs, who opposed the division of Palestine, rejected the UN Partition Plan (1947).
4. When Israel was founded in 1948, it went to war with Arab countries that were close by.
5. Tensions between Arabs and Israelis are made worse by disagreements over land, refugees, and religious places.