They call it a "War of Independence" or a "War for Liberation," but it actually is a catastrophe. The source of this catastrophe was the confusion and lack of coordination between we, the Arab nations. In the beginning we had notable successes, namely, Egypt's conquering of the Negev because of our superior aircraft, tanks, and armor. However, we foolishly accepted a cease fire giving Israel time to regroup and create the IDF (Israeli Defense Force), consisting of sixty thousand resistance trained soldiers from Irgun, Haganah, Palmah, and Lehi. Critically, the time also enabled Israel to save Jerusalem from starvation. Meanwhile, we wasted our time by not committing more troops and money to the war effort, as was made clear when we lost an arms shipment heading towards Syria to the IDF.
When the War resumed Israel marched toward my homeland conquering Gaza and entering the Sinai Peninsula. On January 7, 1949, Israel shot down six planes, two of which had men from my hometown. When the British sent three planes to investigate, only two returned. Because of these two incidents, the United States became involved and forced Israel to withdraw their forces from the area. On February 24, 1949, Egypt signed the first armistice with Israel. On April 3 1949, Jordan signed a similar armistice, touching on the same points. In between these two armistices Syria and Lebanon both signed armistices, while Iraq and Saudi Arabia have yet to do so. These treaties mark the despicable loss of the Arab forces in Israel's War of Independence. Israel ended up with 50% more territory than was allotted to them in the original partition of land. This was a war instigated by greedy Jews who wanted our land, and in doing so created 726,000 Arab refugees in a war of Jewish aggression.
