> They just went to war against their new neighbors Arabs have been massacring Jews living in the region for hundreds of years. Arabs started widespread pogrom

> They just went to war against their new neighbors Arabs have been massacring Jews living in the region for hundreds of years. Arabs started widespread pogroms in 20s and 30s. Arabs have rejected partition plans. Arab states invaded Israel after it declared independence. Saying that Israel "went to war against their new neighbours" is a statement I have very hard time responding to without breaking the rules of Hacker News. I feel sorry for amount of misinformation someone must have been fed to sincerely believe something like this.