So, in your OPINION, it came down to a FEELING.I'm not looking for subjective perspective, I'm looking to establish FACT; something you apparently can't deal with when it concerns Jews.
You are asking for a "fact" where facts might not exist. You are asking for an objective answer to a subjective issue.
Did the Jews pose a threat to the Arabs? The Arabs thought so, and that is what really matters. There is evidence that Haganah may have sought to take much more territory and expel arab citizens of that territory. If so - than there was indeed provocation or a need for the Arabs to act preventively out of fear of a Palestinian genocide while likewise, the Jews were fearing a second holocaust.
What is the objective answer? Given what was going on at the time in the region and Haganah's objectives, I don't agree that the 1948 attack was entirely unprovoked.
I don't see things as simply as you do when it comes to complex events like this.
Ok.
I feel, based on modern and contemporary history, that most Muslims need to be confined to their own borders, and that includes Jordanians all being in Jordan.
You ask a question "did Israel pose a threat" - there is no factual or objective answer here - because "threat" is subjective.
I also looked up the 1948 war to what evidence there was to support an answer and I provided that. Looking at that - how would you answer the question "did Israel pose a threat"? (bonus points if you can view it through a 1948 lens)
And the answer based on the evidence available is a resounding NO, and this is shown in their declaration of independence