ll under British rule, into an Arab state and a Jewish state. Fighting quickly spread as Arab guerrillas attacked Jewish settlements and communication links to prevent implementation of the UN plan. Jewish forces prevented seizure of most settlements, but Arab guerrillas were gaining too much momentum. By April, Haganah, the principal Jewish military group, seized the offensive, scoring victories against the Arab Liberation Army in northern Palestine, Jaffa, and Jerusalem.
             After the British had departed and the state of Israel had been established on May 15, 1948, under the leadership of David Ben-Gurion, the Palestine Arab forces and foreign volunteers were joined by regular armies of Transjordan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria. Efforts by the UN to halt the fighting were unsuccessful until June 11, when a 4-week truce was declared. In that time Israel greatly extended the area under its control. Fighting on a smaller scale continued during the second UN truce beginning in mid-July, and Israel acquired more territory, especially in Galilee and the Negev. By January 1949, when the last battles ended, Israel had extended its frontiers by about 5,000 sq km beyond the 15,500 sq km given to the Jewish state in the UN resolution. Taking away more land from the Palestinians who before inhabited that land. The United States quickly recognized Israel as a state and started diplomatic relations with the newly formed government. At the same time, the USSR recognized Israel, not wishing the US to be seen as the champion for the newly found state. Although there is no definitive proof, one can assume that Arab nations felt the need to quickly react to the situation, in almost a type of fear that powers outside their Arab influence, such as the United States were quickly impeding on their territory, by using Israel as a means of their aggression.
             The Second Major conflict was called the Suez-Sinai War. It was started with by border conflicts be...