France and Britain divided the territories into mandates; this was known as the Sykes-Picot agreement. This was mainly to get oil and to focus on the Suez Canal which was the shortcut through Egypt to get to Asia. This caused a lot of tension within the Middle East, and just made things worse for everyone. The other main cause was the Balfour Declaration which was an agreement in 1917 by the British to set up a Jewish homeland in Palestine. They also promised the Arabs independence in the region. By promising people virtually the same thing, you will usually cause a conflict, and this was no different; and so began the of the Arab-Israeli conflict. After the Holocaust, many Jews left Germany and migrated to Israel. After hearing about the Arabs plan to attack, the Jews attack the Arab League countries and won territory from the partition. The UN's intention of creating world peace was a complete disaster in this situation, The UN was more successful in causing a war make everyone happy just resulted in a war.
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