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tags:
  - Event
  - Conflict
  - Middle East
category: "Major Conflict"
summary: "Conflict following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and declaration of the State of Israel, resulting in Israeli victory and the creation of the Palestinian refugee problem."
start: 1948
end: 1949
location: "Middle East"
---
The Arab-Israeli War (1948-1949) refers to the conflict that began after the end of the British Mandate for Palestine and the declaration of the State of [[Israel]] in May 1948. This war resulted in [[Israel]]'s victory and the creation of the Palestinian refugee problem in the [[West Bank]] and [[Gaza Strip]]. The [[United Nations]] approved Resolution 194 after the war, directing that the refugees had to be given the option of returning to [[Israel]] if they wished to do so.[^1]

The War of Independence, also known as the 1948 Arab–Israeli War, was fought in 1948 following the end of the British Mandate for Palestine. [[Israel]]'s successful outcome in this war led to the establishment of the State of [[Israel]]. After this conflict, [[Ernst David Bergmann]] became widely known in the international scientific community as a brilliant organic chemist and director of the chemistry division at the [[Weizmann Institute of Science]].[^1]

### Footnotes

[^1]: Hersh, Seymour M. *The Samson Option: Israel's Nuclear Arsenal and American Foreign Policy*. Random House, 1991. Chapter 8.