Simply put, what is the largest territory Israel could have conquered in 1948, during their war of independence? Could they have captured East Jerusalem? Could they have made it all the way to the Jordan River? How would holding all of Jerusalem from the beginning change Israel and its foreign relations?
NOTE: This thread is NOT for discussing whether or not Israel SHOULD have conquered that territory, nor for discussing current Israeli policy. I am only asking if they had the capability (in numbers, arms, morale, etc.) to capture more than they did in 1948.
NOTE: This thread is NOT for discussing whether or not Israel SHOULD have conquered that territory, nor for discussing current Israeli policy. I am only asking if they had the capability (in numbers, arms, morale, etc.) to capture more than they did in 1948.