1. The 1948 War Or the May 1948 War Or the 1948-1949 War Or the War for Israeli Independence Or the Catastrophe

2. “A Jewish Triumph and a Palestinian tragedy” Read the official declaration of war Participants: – Egypt – Iraq – Syria – Lebanon – Transjordan – Saudi Arabia – (Yemen)

3. Phase I May 1948 – June 1948 Israel pushed the Arab forces back pretty definitively A truce was called and the UN peacekeeping forces helped mediate Swedish guy named Bernadotte tried helping both sides reach an agreement based around the UN Partition Plan as previously passed Neither side would have it now

4. Phase II July 1948 Egypt and Syria broke the truce and were easily defeated by the better supplied Israelis Bernadotte again attempted to mediate and a truce was called in mid-July An underground Israeli group assassinated Bernadotte

5. Phase III October 1948- July 1949 Israeli Defense Force (IDF) made some small offensive moves to secure new borders, but the Arabs did not New UN mediator (US guy) tried “proximity talks” where Egyptian and Israeli leaders met with him on the island of Rhodes—in separate rooms Israel made separate peace agreements with each Arab country, gaining new territories Iraq never signed a peace treaty with Israel— angrily opposed any Arab-Israeli peace—still does.

6. “Peace” talks UN Conciliation Commission for Palestine met at Lausanne (haha) Now Arabs argued the Partition Plan of 1947 was fair and Israel should move back to those borders and let Palestinian refugees return home (5- 800,000 people?) – Also said that as UN members, Israel agreed to UN rules Israel said it was the Arabs who first broke the UN agreement He said, she said, repeat. No deal.

7. Results of the War Read the p. 215 section titled “The 1948 War: A Jewish triumph and a Palestinian Tragedy” 1. List two reasons the Arabs lost the war. 2. List at least five reasons the Israelis won the war. Read the section titled “The Legacy of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War” 3. List as many outcomes of the war as you can find.

8. Border Changes 19371947 1949

9. Paper 1 Practice