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What if some or all of the Arab states of Lebanon, Syria, Transjordan, Iraq, and/or Egypt were still colonies/mandates/protectorates (basically under European control) by the time of the partition of Palestine? How would this affect the UN vote? The Israeli war of Independence? From what I know, a significant disadvantage for the Yishuv was that they couldn't officially buy arms from other states, since they weren't yet a state, while the Arab states could. Would the British and French empires get drawn into the war, or would they ensure it stayed relatively quiet? Would the British even decide to leave the Mandate?
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