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Israel is extremely different than their surrounding countries. Being very unique in their niche of the world has made Israel have some enemies. Other countries have tried to break Israel’s back by constantly attacking all the hold sacred. Sometimes going to such extremes as to attack during religious holidays and killing children. Israel has preserved their place in the world by defending their borders and stopping any attempt to ruin the Jewish state. (World Book Online…par 6-7)
In 1948 the UN decided to break Palestine up into two parts, one Arab the other Jewish. Theist created the state of Israel. The Arabs however, rejected the split. What was to come was Israel’s first war. But instead of fighting one enemy they had to fight several. Armies were sent by Egypt, Jordan, Syria, Iraq, and Lebanon to fight the UN’s decision. The result was the war of 1948-’49.
The Arabs had an enormous strategic advantage. With Jordan’s 10,000 British trained troops artillery experienced, and Iraq’s army planning to cut the Jewish state in half things looked
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There were many other skirmishes of the war. That would prove to be very beneficial to the Arabs for the Israelis were ill equipped and inexperienced for such a fight. To the Egyptians the cease fire meat no more that a break in the action they knew that they would pick up fighting again eventually.
The victory was very rewarding to Israel with them gaining all of Jerusalem, The Golan Heights, more parts of Sinai, all of the Gaza strip, and the West Bank.
The UN issued a brief cease-fire. Israel was devastating Egypt with constant air strikes and bombings that inflicted heavy casualties. This was a devastating blow to the morale of the Israli troops. The war did not prove to be helpful for the Arabs though.
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