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Why was 1948 a pivotal year for the United States with regards to its involvement in the Middle East? The U.S. was first to recognize the independence of the state of Israel.

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This is true. Israel was created after World War ll to make a homeland for dislocated Jews, but this caused much anger from Palestine because the UN basically said, "Palestine we're taking your land so deal with it" and that ruffled some feathers.
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