After the war, the League of Nations — the predecessor ... When the state of Israel declared independence in 1948, neighboring Arab countries attacked, sparking the first Arab-Israeli war.

However, the depiction of "Greater Israel", extending into neighbouring ... Israel's map publication has drawn sharp reactions from Jordan, Qatar, the UAE and other Arab nations.

Israel's geography is most comparable to New Jersey, an expert said. Israel's geography and relatively small size have been some of the major factors behind the decades of conflict between it and ...

The map shows the two-state solution proposed ... the conflict between Israel and surrounding nations has shared a religious root, as well. During the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur in 1973, Egypt ...

the United Nations moved to create a Jewish state and separate Palestinian state with an international zone surrounding Jerusalem. As partition approached, violence worsened. After the Israeli ...