UPSC History Optional · Paper II · 2020 · Q5(e) · 10 marks
"The British were slated to withdraw from Palestine in May 1948, and both sides prepared for that day. Violence between Arabs and Jews, already endemic, escalated." Critically examine.
- Chapter
- The World after World War II
- Topic
- Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict
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