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5 In fact, the British turned over bases and arms to Arab irregulars and the Arab Legion. By February, the British said so many Arabs had infiltrated they lacked the forces to run them back. The first large-scale assaults began on January 9, 1948, when approximately 1,000 Arabs attacked Jewish communities in northern Palestine. Violence continued to escalate through the end of the year. The Arabs declared a protest strike and instigated riots that claimed the lives of 62 Jews and 32 Arabs. Husseini's prediction began to come true almost immediately after the UN announced partition resolution on November 29, 1947. 2 Jamal Husseini, the Arab Higher Committee's spokesman, had told the UN prior to the partition vote the Arabs would drench "the soil of our beloved country with the last drop of our blood. The chairman of the Arab Higher Committee said the Arabs would "fight for every inch of their country." 1 Two days later, the holy men of Al-Azhar University in Cairo called on the Muslim world to proclaim a jihad (holy war) against the Jews. “The Arab economic boycott of Israel was imposed after the 1948 war.”

“The West's support of Israel allowed the Jews to conquer Palestine.” “The United States was the only nation that criticized the Arab attack on Israel.” “The Bernadotte Plan was a viable alternative to partition.” “The Jews started the first war with the Arabs.”