▁nations ▁recogn izes ▁an ▁inher ent ▁right ▁of ▁people ▁lack ing ▁the ▁ag encies ▁and ▁institutions ▁of ▁social ▁and ▁political ▁control ▁to ▁organ ize ▁a ▁state ▁and ▁operate ▁a ▁government ." ▁ ▁Though ▁this ▁is ▁a ▁generally ▁accepted ▁principle ▁of ▁international ▁law , ▁G ross ' ▁opinion ▁was ▁only ▁internal ▁US ▁government ▁advice . ▁In ▁any ▁event , ▁the ▁British ▁Mand ate ▁did ▁exp ire ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 8 . ▁Other ▁than ▁the ▁Arab ▁High er ▁Committee , ▁which ▁was ▁re - est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁by ▁the ▁Arab ▁League , ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁Arab ▁community ▁had ▁no ▁government , ▁and ▁no ▁administrative ▁or ▁un ified ▁military ▁structure . ▁It ▁re lied ▁on ▁the ▁objective ▁declared ▁by ▁the ▁Arab ▁League ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁expectation ▁that ▁the ▁Arab ▁arm ies ▁would ▁prev ail ▁over ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁Jewish ▁community . ▁As ▁the ▁war ▁progress ed , ▁however , ▁the ▁in effect iveness ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁became ▁obvious . ▁ ▁When ▁it ▁appeared ▁that ▁the ▁Arab ▁forces ▁would ▁not ▁defeat ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁forces ▁( and ▁with ▁King ▁Abd ul lah ▁I ▁of ▁Trans j ord an ▁taking ▁steps ▁to ▁an nex ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ), ▁fresh ▁political ▁measures ▁were ▁taken ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁res ur rect ing ▁the ▁All - Pal est ine ▁Government . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁war , ▁however , ▁the ▁Arab ▁High er ▁Committee ▁had