Badassbab on 28 May 2011
Regarding the 1948 Arab vs Israeli War this is a very good source-
http://1948-arab-israeli-war.co.tv/#Initial_lineup_of_forces
It's clear it was a case of one fist (Israel) vs 5 fingers (Arab forces). Israel acquired a lot of funds abroad particulary from donors in the US for covert arms acquisition (there was plenty of weapons left over from WWII all over Europe) and was much more organised and disciplined on the eve of the war then her Arab counterparts.
As for US support for Israel, it really intensified after 1967 when Israel did the US a great service and smashed Arab nationalism (Nasser was a stumbling block for US designs in the region) and Western supplied weapons destroyed Soviet supplied arms.
