Book contents
- The Legality of a Jewish State
- The Legality of a Jewish State
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- United Nations Entities
- Abbreviations
- Frontispiece
- Part I Battalions or Barristers
- Part II A Pair of Godfathers
- Part III A Flight from Justice
- Part IV From the Ashes of War
- Part V Whose State?
- Part VI Jewish Statehood on the Ground
- 22 Was the Declaration of a Jewish State Valid?
- 23 Was Israel the Victim of Arab Aggression?
- 24 Was Israel Liable for the Flight of the Palestine Arabs?
- 25 Was Israel Liable for Not Repatriating the Palestine Arabs?
- 26 Did Israel Go Too Far?
- 27 Was Israel a Peace-Loving State?
- Part VII Legitimacy in the New Century
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
23 - Was Israel the Victim of Arab Aggression?
from Part VI - Jewish Statehood on the Ground
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 December 2021
- The Legality of a Jewish State
- The Legality of a Jewish State
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- United Nations Entities
- Abbreviations
- Frontispiece
- Part I Battalions or Barristers
- Part II A Pair of Godfathers
- Part III A Flight from Justice
- Part IV From the Ashes of War
- Part V Whose State?
- Part VI Jewish Statehood on the Ground
- 22 Was the Declaration of a Jewish State Valid?
- 23 Was Israel the Victim of Arab Aggression?
- 24 Was Israel Liable for the Flight of the Palestine Arabs?
- 25 Was Israel Liable for Not Repatriating the Palestine Arabs?
- 26 Did Israel Go Too Far?
- 27 Was Israel a Peace-Loving State?
- Part VII Legitimacy in the New Century
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
Upon Britain’s withdrawal from Palestine, a Jewish state was declared, and military forces from neighboring Arab states entered Palestine. In the Security Council, the Provisional Government of Israel charged aggression on the part of the Arab states and asked for Security Council action to stop it. The Arab states denied aggression, saying that they entered Palestine at the request of its population for the purpose of protecting that population from further acts of expulsion. Syria invoke the doctrine of humanitarian intervention as a rationale for the actions of the Arab state forces. The Provisional Government of Israel said that the aim of the Arab state intervention was the dismantling of Israel as a state. The Security Council took no action on the charge of aggression. The Security Council called for ceasefires.
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- The Legality of a Jewish StateA Century of Debate over Rights in Palestine, pp. 194 - 201Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021