ABSTRACT
On 15 May 1948, that is on the day following the proclamation of the Jewish State and the withdrawal of British forces from Palestine, the Arab States intervened in the hostilities which Jewish forces had opened against the Palestinians in the month of April. The Arab States intervened essentially to protect the Palestinians from massacre such as that at Deir Yassin and hopefully to prevent the partition of the country. The absence of a resolve on the part of the Arab States to launch a war against the Jews of Palestine is confirmed by John Bagot Glubb, British Commander of the Arab Legion of Transjordan. The Palestine war was theoretically concluded by four Armistice Agreements signed by Israel with Egypt on 24 February 1949, with Lebanon on 23 March 1949, with Jordan on 3 April 1949 and with Syria on 20 July 1949.
