The 1948 Arab-Israeli Conflict and International Law

International law’s indeterminacy and its capacity to be shaped by what Duncan Kennedy describes as “legal work,” or the intervention of legal worker shape many available parts, (i.e., evidence, primary documents, testimony) into an argument makes certain that there is no singular account a conflict in international law. Despite myriad arguments presented jurisprudence, scholarship, advocacy, not single one them “truth” exclusion all others law itself represents terrain battle rather than science discovered verified. This could truer case 1948 Arab-Israeli conflict. The refers establishment Israel, self-defined Jewish state, Mandate Palestine, where native, numerical majority, Arab population sought self-determined. Perhaps worst way pursue this scholarly inquiry begin War between Israel six armies. Doing so effectively erases three decades British colonial oversight Mandatory power facilitated settler-colonization supplanting nascent Palestinian sovereignty with Jewish-Zionist settler-sovereignty, and, ultimately, country’s transformation modern state Israel. While I roughly during First World War, which ended defeat Ottoman Empire dominion over Palestine since 1299, room much earlier especially regard development regimes regulating nationality citizenship well land understand their mutations course 1922 1948. Similarly, it would mistake end upon Israel’s establishment, then again 1967 subsequent occupation lands, do most accounts. intervening two wars serve analytical bridge continuities Britain’s racialized governance natives who remained, West Bank Gaza, together provide more holistic picture ongoing settler-colonial regime usurpation, native removal, settler replacement. bibliography aims historical context reflect some debates within historiography literature. It includes mix sources, analysis, accounts should help robust research project.