Patrick Brinzo

“It was essentially a civil war, conducted under the watchful eye and occasional intervention of the British Mandatory authorities, in which the Palestinian Arab community, assisted by a sizeable pan-Arab irregular force, sought to prevent its Jewish counterpart from laying the foundation of statehood in line with the UN resolution.”
― Efraim Karsh, The Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Palestine War 1948

“If such a state is to be established, it can only be established over our dead bodies.”
― Efraim Karsh, The Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Palestine War 1948

“It was to be divided into two distinct phases. The first began on 30 November 1947, the day after the adoption of the Partition Resolution, and ended on 14 May 1948 with the termination of the British Mandate.”
― Efraim Karsh, The Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Palestine War 1948

“The problem will be solved only in blood and fire. The Jews will soon be driven out.”
― Efraim Karsh, The Arab-Israeli Conflict: The Palestine War 1948