| "The Palestinians had neighboring Arab states which opened their borders and doors to the refugees, while the Jews had no alternative but to triumph or to die." writes Muhammad Nimr al-Khatib, a prominent Palestinian leader during the 1948 War. Israel has no responsibility for the Arab exodus that largely occurred before the fighting in anticipation of the massive Arab invasion by six Arab armies, while a British naval blockade prevented the Jewish state from obtaining anything but smuggled small arms. |
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