Why was the State of Israel 'really' Established?

Most historians of Zionism â " from the â ~Jerusalem Schoolâ (TM) and its followers, as well as those who call themselves â ~new historiansâ (TM) â " understand the story of Israelâ (TM)s establishment as a part of a broader historic story that encompasses hundreds and even thousands of years. They consider the Zionist leadership to be a unified entity and thus relate the decision to establish the state of Israel during May 1948 to international, rather than internal, restraints and challenges. The author of this book suggests a different theoretical approach â " as an alternative to the above â " that considers the struggle to establish a Jewish state much more as a struggle for power within the future state, whose imminent establishment was more or less certain. This point of view provides new insights into important historic events such as the â ~rebellionâ (TM) of NMO head Menaahem Begin; the â ~Saisonâ (TM); the cooperation between Zionist underground movements from the fall of 1945 through to the summer of 1946; the explosion at the King David Hotel in July 1946; the first stage of the War of Independence; and the foundation of â ~The Peopleâ (TM)s Committeeâ (TM) in April 1948 and its declaration of the establishment of an independent Jewish state during May 1948.