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Isn't "...armies of Egypt, Trans-Jordan, Iraq, and Syria engaged Israeli troops inside the area of what had just ceased to be Mandatory Palestine, thereby starting the 1948 Arab–Israeli War." just a convoluted way of saying that those armied invaded the newly established state? Please change the wording to "armies of Egypt, Trans-Jordan, Iraq, and Syria invaded the new state of Israel, thereby starting the 1948 Arab–Israeli War." or something along those lines Fyukfy5 (talk) 14:27, 21 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

No, only a part of Mandatory Palestine was in the Jewish State as proposed by the UN. Zero^talk 02:11, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Ok but part of it was Israel and they invaded that part. Fyukfy5 (talk) 06:54, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Only a minor fraction of the fighting was in that part. Zero^talk 10:44, 22 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Oh, come on Zero. The Arab armies invaded Israel state with the aim of destroying it and Jewish population, not to bring freedom and democracy. Oleg 4f (talk) 17:39, 18 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

There is no evidence to support that Jewish emigrants were expelled from the Arab world

The article incorrectly states that Jews emigrated to Israel as refugees from the Arab world. There is zero evidence to support this.

Relevant incorrect passage: ” 1,000,000 Jews left, fled, or were expelled from their homes…”

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https://www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/truth-behind-israeli-propaganda-expulsion-arab-jews 66.215.43.250 (talk) 13:35, 22 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Middleeasteye is not in the category of reliable sources 2600:1700:F920:F780:72BA:AD9C:1961:8076 (talk) 03:14, 1 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]