Origins of Distrust Between the Middle East and the West

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…the newly created state. That attack proved to be a disaster for the Arab. The only state to come out on top was Transjordan, who aquired the West Bank after the war. After the deafeat of the Arab forces, questions began to arise on why the war was lost to the Israelis, and why their government was ineffective. The answer came to be that it was the fault of the colonial powers: Britain and France.