<P> Soon after the UN resolution , less than half a year prior to the expiration of the British Mandate , large - scale fighting broke out between the Arab and Jewish communities in Palestine . By the time Israel declared its independence on 14 May 1948 , the result of these five and a half months of fighting was , according to historian Benny Morris , a `` decisive Jewish victory '' . On one side , the `` Palestinian Arab military power was crushed '' and most of the Arab population in the combat zones was fleeing or had been driven out . On the other side , the `` Haganah transformed from a militia into an army '' and succeeded `` in consolidating its hold on a continuous strip of territory embracing the Coastal Plain , the Jezreel Valley , and the Jordan Valley '' . The Yishuv ( the Jewish community and its `` state - in - waiting '' - type organisations ) proved it had the capability to defend itself , persuading the United States and the remainder of the world to support it and the `` victory over the Palestinian Arabs gave the Haganah the experience and self - confidence ( ... ) to confront ( ... ) the invading armies of the Arab states . '' </P>
<P> Soon after the UN resolution , less than half a year prior to the expiration of the British Mandate , large - scale fighting broke out between the Arab and Jewish communities in Palestine . By the time Israel declared its independence on 14 May 1948 , the result of these five and a half months of fighting was , according to historian Benny Morris , a `` decisive Jewish victory '' . On one side , the `` Palestinian Arab military power was crushed '' and most of the Arab population in the combat zones was fleeing or had been driven out . On the other side , the `` Haganah transformed from a militia into an army '' and succeeded `` in consolidating its hold on a continuous strip of territory embracing the Coastal Plain , the Jezreel Valley , and the Jordan Valley '' . The Yishuv ( the Jewish community and its `` state - in - waiting '' - type organisations ) proved it had the capability to defend itself , persuading the United States and the remainder of the world to support it and the `` victory over the Palestinian Arabs gave the Haganah the experience and self - confidence ( ... ) to confront ( ... ) the invading armies of the Arab states . '' </P>
part of palestine that was proclaimed as a jewish national state in 1948
part of palestine that was proclaimed as a jewish national state in 1948
Israel
Israel